1969 Southern Railway TIES magazine - May/June

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"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 May/June 1969. The cover photo shows production at the Coster Wheel Shop in Knoxville (TN). There is also a feature on Coster. Other articles include the functions of mobile railway agents, winners of the 1968 safety awards, the acquisition by Southern of portions of the Harriman & Northeastern Railroad and Tennessee Central Railroad in Tennessee, lumber traffic at Jacksonville (FL), a program to test railroad brakes, the annual meeting of company surgeons in Jacksonville (FL), the Southern Ladies Auxiliary, the US Savings Bond program, more. An historical photo section includes scenes along Southern.
1969 Southern Railway TIES magazine - May/June
1969 Southern Railway TIES magazine - May/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 May/June 1969
. The
cover photo shows production at the Coster Wheel Shop in Knoxville (TN).
There is also a
feature on Coster
. Other articles include the
functions of mobile railway agents
,
winners of the 1968 safety awards
, the
acquisition by Southern of portions of the Harriman & Northeastern Railroad and Tennessee Central Railroad in Tennessee
,
lumber traffic at Jacksonville
(FL), a
program to test railroad brakes
, the
annual meeting of company surgeons in Jacksonville
(FL), the Southern
Ladies Auxiliary
, the
US Savings Bond program
, more. An
historical photo section includes scenes along Southern
. This edition has
over 4 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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