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1948 Southern Railway TIES magazine - June

$ 5.8

Availability: 20 in stock
  • Condition: New

    Description

    "Ties" was the company magazine of the Southern Railway System. The first issue appeared in March 1947, and the last issue was published in 1982.You are bidding on an issue of "Ties" from June, 1948. The cover photo shows the Carolina Special excursion train passing Andrews Geyser between Ashville and Statesville (NC); features include a profile of the daughter of famed Civil War General and railroad executive “Fighting” Joe Wheeler, a railroad industrial tour in Knoxville (TN), the Greenville (SC) night transfer facility for textile shipments, a meeting of freight traffic agents, and how Southern handles “overs” and “shorts” (errors in freight shipping invoices); there are over 5 dozen photos. dozen photos.
    1948 Southern Railway TIES magazine - June
    1948 Southern Railway TIES magazine - June
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    Description
    "Ties"
    was the award-winning company magazine of the former
    Southern Railway System
    .
    The
    first issue appeared in March 1947,
    and the
    last issue was published in March 1982
    , at which time Southern merged with the Norfolk & Western Railway and "
    Ties"
    was discontinued. The magazine was
    published monthly through 1968
    ; it was issued
    every two months from 1968 through the last edition
    . It was considered to be
    among the finest of the railroad company magazines
    . All issues contain feature stories about railroad operations, company news, and many photographs; the later issues were printed in color, some with 2-page centerfold color photos.
    You are bidding on an issue of "Ties" from June, 1948
    . The
    cover photo
    shows the
    Carolina Special
    excursion train passing Andrews Geyser
    between Ashville and Statesville (NC); features include a
    profile of the daughter of famed Civil War General and railroad executive “Fighting” Joe Wheeler
    , a
    railroad industrial tour in Knoxville
    (TN), the
    Greenville (SC) night transfer facility
    for textile shipments, a
    meeting of freight traffic agents
    , and how Southern handles
    “overs” and “shorts”
    (errors in freight shipping invoices); there are
    over 5 dozen photos.
    This issue measures appx 11 x 8 1/2 inches and
    contains 36 pages
    . It is in
    excellent condition.
    Other sellers offer used and worn issues at similar prices, but this copy has
    never been in circulation
    . The magazine has no rips, tears, writing, markings or mailing labels,and the binding is secure with all pages firmly in place.
    A nice addition for any railroad collector, especially fans of Southern. See my other listings of
    "Ties"
    now on auction.
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