Check the listing for details. 1949 Southern Railway TIES magazine - May. Condition: New. Listed at 9.00 USD. "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, 1949. The cover photo shows a Southern diesel pulling the "€œRoyal Palm"€ near Dallas (GA) through the dogwood trees. Feature stories include "€œWorking on the Second Trick at Inman Yard in Atlanta"€; the salvaging and scrapping of old steam locomotives at Spartanburg (SC); how highway truck competition destroys railroad jobs; a South Carolina railroad doctor selected by the AMA as the "€œgeneral practitioner of the year"€ in the US; freight loss prevention measures at New Orleans; and a profile of Southern’s marketing office at St. Louis (MO). This over 5 dozen photos, to include many "€œsad"€ pictures of steam locomotives being dismantled.