N.Y. Railroad Law § 65

§ 65. Conductors and employees must wear badges. Every conductor and\nemployee of a railroad corporation employed on a passenger train, or at\nstations for passengers, shall wear upon his hat or cap a badge, which\nshall indicate his office or employment, and the initial letters of the\ncorporation employing him. No conductor or collector without such badge\nshall demand or receive from any passenger any fare or ticket or\nexercise any of the powers of his employment. No officer or employee\nwithout such badge shall meddle or interfere with any passenger, his\nbaggage or property.\n