Seacoast Division NMRA members mourn the loss of Dwight A. Smith, Jr, MMR, who passed away at age 100 on August 8, 2025.

A Navy veteran of WWII, Dwight was a consummate railroader, having worked for the Boston & Maine and Springfield Terminal. He co-founded the Conway Scenic Railroad in 1974 and managed it until 1990. Locomotive 7470 was named in his honor in 2019.

He built an exquisite HO layout, the Northern Vermont Railway, which was featured in the NER Coupler in 2016. He was MMR #329.