New York Consolidated Laws, Railroad Law - RRD § 65. Conductors and employees must wear badges

Every conductor and employee of a railroad corporation employed on a passenger train, or at stations for passengers, shall wear upon his hat or cap a badge, which shall indicate his office or employment, and the initial letters of the corporation employing him.  No conductor or collector without such badge shall demand or receive from any passenger any fare or ticket or exercise any of the powers of his employment.  No officer or employee without such badge shall meddle or interfere with any passenger, his baggage or property.