Railfan & Train Chaser Hats

A railfan, as Wikipedia puts it, is a person recreationally interested in trains and rail transport, and the hobby has its own habits: following a train by road, which Australian fans call motorcading, tuning a scanner to the railroad channel, and taking the day off when a steam engine comes through. In 2026 it had a headline. Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 toured the country for America's 250th, with a July 4 stop in Philadelphia, eight major display cities and more than 50 whistle-stops across 10 states. Tens of thousands lined Norfolk Southern rails in Indiana and Ohio, and Pacific, Missouri got a stop of about 15 minutes on July 20. It was also the first time a Union Pacific 4000 ran east of Chicago. These railfan hats are for the people standing beside the crossing gates: the badges (RAILFAN, TRAINSPOTTER, TRAIN CHASER), the Big Boy 4014 chaser, the scanner-on road trip, and the fan who is happy to be stuck while a freight rolls by. This is the trackside spectator, distinct from Model Train Hats, which is the basement layout, and Railroader, which is for people who work on the railroad. We left off the word foamer, which railfans use as a put-down for reckless fans. Every design is custom embroidered on an unstructured dad hat. Choose one for yourself, or for the railfan in your family who is already parked at the crossing.