ON THE COVER
In the current holiday season the Southern freight and passenger trains featured in this month's cover painting take on their customary roles as Santa's "silent partners."
Helping the white-whiskered gentleman spread Yule tide cheer, freight trains speed from all parts of the country the gifts that appear under millions of festive Christmas trees while passenger trains bring many a family together for the holidays.
The cover drawing has also been used, in full color, to illustrate Southern Railway's desk calendar for 1958