ON THE COVER
Equipped with one of the new Air-Chimes that have the Southern's Diesels "whistling while they work", the northbound Southerner rounds a slight curve north of the station at Fairfax, Virginia, on its way into Alexandria, Virginia, and Washington, D. C. From Washington to New Orleans and back, The Southerner now signals its approach with a melodious whistle reminiscent of the mournful wail of the old steam locomotive whistle, instead of the window-rattling "blaat" of the Diesel air horn.
