Sandy River RailRoad Baggageman Hatbadge
| October 29, 2017 03:32PM |
Back in the late 70s early 80s my wife and I were following the route of the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes in Maine. In Farmington we met an antique dealer who sold me a hat badge that says "SRRR Baggageman." See attached picture. I am guessing that it is from the Sandy River RailRoad. Has anyone seen anything like it before. In all of my Maine two foot books I haven't see any SRRR hat badges. If I wanted to donate it to a museum which one would want it and treat it properly, i.e. put it on proper display and not sell it off?
He also sold me a single chime whistle supposedly off one of the SRRL engines. It isn't marked so there's no proof. I showed it to Bob Werner years ago and he thought it was from #15. I want to eventually donate it too unless one of my sons wants it. They're not "train nuts" like me!
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/29/2017 07:53PM by John Meixel.
He also sold me a single chime whistle supposedly off one of the SRRL engines. It isn't marked so there's no proof. I showed it to Bob Werner years ago and he thought it was from #15. I want to eventually donate it too unless one of my sons wants it. They're not "train nuts" like me!
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/29/2017 07:53PM by John Meixel.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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