Wow I didn't realize what I started. JB where did you get the vest? Attire might be a topic for a BOD meeting basically starting with deciding what image BOD wishes to present to our visitors. Authentic WW&F, our own look (WW&F shirt & jeans) or what might be called the sterotype. (Sorry Jason but I think striped pants, jacket and cap for engine crew is the sterotype) In my opinion it is the conductor who is the main interface with our passengers and can be considered the "Face of the WW&F". As the OC&N was a standard gauge RR that brought passengers from Boston to Newport RI so they could board the Fall River Line Steamboats for an overnight trip to NY City the conductors I'm sure were uniformed, I think much like Jules in the slide show picture of him standing on the Alna Center Platform. At the OC&N we really only addressed conductor atire. Given that each volunteer was required to purchase the attire on their own we didn't insist on a uniform. But we required black shoes, black dress pants, white shirt, black vest (like JB was wearing) black tie and a conductors hat which I located a manufacturer for in Taunton MA (as I remember). Then by means I won't describe I had hat badges made based on those of the Old Colony line. Thus at least for conductors we had a standardized "look". Breakmen and engineers basically on their own wore jeans work shirts (like Rick Sission wears) and striped engineer hats. We (I) did have cloth patches for RR hats of two different designs made. The circular one was for sale to our passengers while a retangular one (you may have seen mine when I've worn my OC&N cap) were reserved for operating crew members. Well just a couple of thoughts. I certainly don't want to start a "food fight" over this but do think consideration should, at some point, be given to establishing a WW&F look for our visitors.
