Source for Hat Badges

tomgears · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2018 8:04 am

Friends,

I'm interested in finding a source that can manufacture railroad hat badges; conductor, trainman, etc...

Thanks in advance,

James Fouchard · **Joined:** Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:56 pm **Posts:** 126

Generic badges (Conductor, Brakeman, Trainman etc.) show up on EBay often.New-stock ones can be bought from Gifts For Rails and Field and Flower online, both offer Conductor/Trainman hats also. Sundance Pin Company produces custom badges for a number of scenic railroads.

Steve DeGaetano · **Joined:** Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:06 pm **Posts:** 174

Sundance Marketing has made gorgeous custom hat badges. Contact Larry Hodson at larry@sundancepins.com.

Bowmore · **Joined:** Tue Jul 12, 2016 6:12 pm **Posts:** 195

I got mine from the CA state RR museum in Sacramento

Adam Phillips · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2018 6:36 pm

These folks made them for Canadian Pacific and Canadian National. They can custom make you whatever you want, if you order enough of them.

https://www.williamscully.ca/shop/index.php/

Good luck.

RCD · **Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2018 4:06 pm

Have you tried a compeny that specializes in trophies and awards? They usually have the know how and how to engrave and print on metal surfaces. Best of all they are cheap and are used to small orders.

Steve DeGaetano · **Joined:** Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:06 pm **Posts:** 174

An example of Sundance's recent work. Doubt a trophy guy could make this:

https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict ... er-Hat.jpg

I think the minimum run is about 50, but they are only about $5 bucks a piece. If this is for a tourist railroad, you could easily sell them for twice that in the gift shop and make your money back,.