B&MRRHS Hall of Fame
Passed board members and major contributors who have made their mark on the BMRRHS
LeRoy C. Hutchinson
Founding member, President 1971 - 1973, 1977 - 1978.
B&M Employee
Passed December 7, 1987
John A. Goodwin
Photographer, author, contributor, B&M employee
Past President, 1981 - 1982
Passed June 14, 2012
Donald S. Robinson
Founding member, photographer, contributor, author
B&M Dispatcher
Past President, 1974 - 1975
Passed 2002
H. Bentley Crouch
Prolific railroad photographer, author of and contributor to many B&M Bulletin articles, principal author of the Society’s book, The Central Mass.
Chairman of the B&MRRHS Board, 1974-77.
Passed July 3, 2005
Alan G. Dustin
The final president of an independent Boston & Maine, Mr. Dustin helped the B&M recover after the 1970 bankruptcy through effective leadership. He led the way to rehabilitate B&M infrastructure and equipment, improve service, shed money-losing operations, and repair the B&M’s reputation. Mr. Dustin was also a great supporter of the B&MRRHS and a longtime member; during his time with the B&M, many collaborations and donations to the Society’s archives were made.
President of the Boston & Maine Corporation, 1974-1983
Passed February 27, 2022 at age 93.
Preston S. Johnson
Railroad historian, photographer, longtime member and supporter.
B&M Employee (Retired as Chief Dispatcher in 1984)
Passed September 13, 2015 at age 92.
Harry A. Frye
Former B&MRRHS Historian, author of Minuteman Steam, Bulletin contributor, rail historian and B&M steam expert.
Passed September 2, 2000 at age 60
Brent S. Michiels
Railroad historian, photographer, Bulletin contributor.
Contributed photos and information for many B&MRRHS books.
Passed March 7, 2021 at age 72
Francis J. “Buddy” Winiarz
Past President 2003 - 2005, Membership Secretary.
Passed March 29, 2016
Ellis E. Walker, Jr.
Past Director
Passed October 28, 2016
Wayne M. Gagnon
Past President 2006, 2011 - 2012, Secretary.
Passed January 29th, 2018
Henry W. Marrec
Longtime member, frequent program presenter
Passed January 2, 2018.
Joseph N. Shaw
Past President 1994 - 1996
Passed January 18, 2003
Edward A. Felten
Longtime member, model railroader, photographer
Guilford Rail System employee
Contributed greatly to our 410 Project
November 13th, 1938 - Friday, March 12th, 2021
Dana D. Goodwin
Member, director, frequent contributor.
Noted rail photographer and historian
Passed 1982
H. Arnold Wilder
Member, photographer, historian, longtime contributor
Passed May 20, 2009
John M. Boardman
Member, contributor
Passed June 25, 2017
Donald J. Provencher
Longtime supporter of Society activities, rail advocate
Organizer of the railroad exhibit at Gorham, NH
Passed July 20th, 2015