Check the listing for details. 1953 Southern Railway TIES magazine - December. Condition: New. Listed at 8.00 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 December 1953. The cover photo shows a southbound freight near Clifton (VA). Feature articles include work done by the railroad to map and identify underground water sources for use in attracting new industry; a profile of the Southern sales offices in Baltimore (MD); and an employee in Asheville (NC) who had been elected a City Councilman multiple times. A 4-page album section includes pictures of the construction of a railroad bridge across the Wabash River (IN) in the 1800s; two old Southern diesels entering the scrap yards at Baltimore (MD); a 1908 steam engine and its crew in Pulaski (KY); more.