Conductor's cap

With the word conductor proudly displayed across the center, this cap from the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway is estimated to date from the 1950s or 1960s. Conductors wore the style until 1971 when the AT&SF stopped passenger service.

After the U.S. Civil War railroads expanded rapidly in Kansas. Traveling through the state on train was one of the safest and fastest ways to cross the country. Over a hundred years later railroads still frequently roll across the plains. For more information please visit: https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/railroads-in-kansas/15120