Uniform, Railroad Conductor

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Uniform, Railroad Conductor

Entry/Object ID

1.00.695 a,b,c

Description

C&NW Railroad Conductor Uniform. Material: textile and metal. (a) Jacket. Size: 20" W. x 28" L. Description: navy blue wool Chicago Northwest Railroad (C&NW) uniform with gold colored buttons stamped "C&NW" and a monograph. (b) Vest. Description: navy blue wool trimmed with gold colored C&NW buttons; sleeveless, V-neckline. (c) Shirt. Description: white cotton, short sleeved with white button front closure.

Context

Conductor's uniform: similar to or possibly the uniform worn by John Raymond "Ray" Johnson, a conductor on the Chicago Northwest out of Waseca most of his lifetime between 1912 and 1960. Chuck Johnson, Ray's son provided the information that conductors belonged to a very supportive brotherhood. When a conductor came to the end of the line, he would often stay at the home of another conductor, thereby saving the cost of a hotel or boarding house room.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1955

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Uniform, Railroad Conductor

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

June 9, 2000

Update Date

December 18, 2025