Conductor's Cap, Long Island Rail Road
notes: label: Description
content: This small stiff gray cap has a short black patent visor a , with chromed metal badge, is from the Long Island Rail Road, principally a commuter line. Historically, until takeover in the mid-20th century by public authority, the LIRR was a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the largest US railroad from about 1880 through the 1950s. This gray color was used on only a few railroads. The conductor had—and still has today—overall charge of the train and its management, the safety of its passengers, and the accounting of fares.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Long Island
topic: label: Subject
content: Railroads
label: Subject
content: Commuting
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content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Work
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content: Transportation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.335006
label: catalog number
content: 335006
label: accession number
content: 315445
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cap, conductor's
label: Other Terms
content: cap, conductor's; Rail