Check the listing for details. 1955 Southern Railway TIES magazine - September. 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 September 1955. The cover shows shows the Southern Crescent passenger train as it heads east from Anniston (AL). Features include an editorial diatribe against truckers and their successes at defeating a roads tax bill in Congress; the “Frontier Days” centennial celebration at Morristown (TN); how research engineers at the Alexandria (VA) laboratories test and evaluate diesel fuels; the filming of the movie “The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell” using Southern trains. A 4-page photo album section includes a 1916 photo of repairs being made on a railroad bridge near Fort Mill (SC).