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Officers of the Illinois Central Railroad wore this 6 point flat tin star
in the early part of the century. A reproduction is also on the market, being made in Utah,
carrying badge number 942. |
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This small flat 5 point tin star was worn by the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy RR Special Officers, circa WWI. |
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CB&Q watchmen had their own badge, equal to the special officer's. Circa
WWI. |
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Another Road servicing Chicago, the Belt Railway. This 5 point
star has very ornate arms with applied copper numbers on the disc. |
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A more-current day badge from the UPRR, this gold tear drop is adorned
with the Seal of the United States in the center. |
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The Captain of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RR Police
wore this inverted 5 point star, probably circa 1940's. |
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Right about the same time, the Patrolmen of the C. M. St.
P. & P. were wearing a 6-point ball-tipped star. |
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Just like all the other Chicago-area law enforcement agencies, the
Erie Lackawanna Railway Police wore a star for that "Illinois look",
complete with an Illinois State Seal. |
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Big and bold, commensurate of the times (1920s or before),
the C&NW police wore this huge 6-point tin star, similar to the
Chicago first-issue. |
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Another
Chicago area railroad, the Chicago & Northwestern. This particular
badge is probably circa 1960's. |
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This flat tin
star, in the rank of Sgt. is from the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific, or "The Rock Island Lines" |
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Rock Island RR
officers also wore a pie plate like their brother officers in Chicago.
This particular pie plate is a "Schwartz re-make" as can be
attested by the new appearance and the numbers laid straight across the
badge. While this is a re-make from approximately the 1960's, finding a real one is next to
impossible, so, it stays! |
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Another fine
flat tin star from the CRI&P, this issue for Patrolmen, probably
circa WWII. |
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This flat tin
star is the same size (2.5") as the Sergeant's badge above. The
Special Officer title is easier to find and also came in a "Special
Police" title. |
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Basically the
same star as above, but you can notice the variation in fonts used from
one issue to another. |
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This is a slightly smaller star than the two above.
All of the CRI&P Special Officer badges were one-piece, flat
tins. In other words, the ball-tips were stamped into the metal,
not applied as solid balls. |
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A large pie
plate-sized tin star worn by Special Officers of CRI&P. The variety
of star types found on this line is unbelievable. |
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The NFBC was reportedly a commuter railroad for the
suburbs of Chicago back in the 1970s. Any other info you might
have on this road, please drop me a line. |
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