by BSOR Patarak
I am looking into the costs to have an Arcade & Attica Conductor hat badge produced. It would be similar to those that many roads had. It would say " Arcade & Attica Railroad" curved across the top in small letters, a round A&A Corporate symbol in orange and then "CONDUCTOR" underneath. I envision one looking like the classic NYC ones. Like the one 2nd down on the right of this page: http://railroadiana.org/badges/pgBadges.php
They would be curved to match the hat and have two screw connectors to fasten them. They'll be of high quality.
Another question would be what symbol to use. I prefer the corporate symbol of the A&A in the orange circle with the passenger train through the center. It has been in use since the beginning of the passenger excursions.
My only other thought was there was an earlier A&A type that was just an outline of the letters in an oval pattern. It was used on early passes and a few letterheads. It would make it more historic. To my knowledge, the A&A never had any such badges though. I'm leaning towards the orange newer symbol to go along with today's excursions. Your thoughts?
The biggest hang up is the cost of the initial tooling to get them made. Would anyone be interested in purchasing one? The more that are produced, the lower the initial cost. I can see the A&A needing 5 or 6 for their own crews, I'd take a couple. Let me know if there is any interest in this so I can justify the costs involved. If there is enough interest they could also be sold as a fund raiser. Right now, I'm looking at over $110 per copy.
They would be curved to match the hat and have two screw connectors to fasten them. They'll be of high quality.
Another question would be what symbol to use. I prefer the corporate symbol of the A&A in the orange circle with the passenger train through the center. It has been in use since the beginning of the passenger excursions.
My only other thought was there was an earlier A&A type that was just an outline of the letters in an oval pattern. It was used on early passes and a few letterheads. It would make it more historic. To my knowledge, the A&A never had any such badges though. I'm leaning towards the orange newer symbol to go along with today's excursions. Your thoughts?
The biggest hang up is the cost of the initial tooling to get them made. Would anyone be interested in purchasing one? The more that are produced, the lower the initial cost. I can see the A&A needing 5 or 6 for their own crews, I'd take a couple. Let me know if there is any interest in this so I can justify the costs involved. If there is enough interest they could also be sold as a fund raiser. Right now, I'm looking at over $110 per copy.