The Narrow Gauge Hall of Fame was started by Eric Bracher and Jim Vail in 1998 after realizing that many influential narrow gauge people were no longer with us, and that there needed to be some kind of recognition of these folks for their contributions to the narrow gauge arena. The basic criteria /categories were established for recognition: Author (Narrow Gauge books including drawings, maps and plans); Railroad artist; Model builder (mostly in Narrow Gauge); Manufacturer of products related to Narrow Gauge or supporting Narrow Gauge; Historian; Pioneer (someone who pioneered a concept, product or process in Narrow Gauge). It is interesting to note that both Eric and Jim were later inducted into the Narrow Gauge Hall of Fame.
Note: (D) – Deceased
| Year | Last Name | First Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Grandt (D) | Cliff | |
| 1998 | Haulk | Cornelius | |
| 1998 | Maxwell (D) | John | |
| 1998 | Perry (D) | Otto | |
| 1998 | Richardson (D) | Robert | |
| 1999 | Alexander (D) | Jack | |
| 1999 | Andrews (D) | Richard | |
| 1999 | Armitage (D) | Allen | |
| 1999 | Boutell (D) | Hugh | |
| 1999 | Collins | Edmond | |
| 2000 | Ferrell | Mal | |
| 2000 | Finnell (D) | Jim | |
| 2000 | Norlin (D) | Avery | |
| 2000 | Ryan (D) | Vince | |
| 2000 | Thode (D) | Jackson | |
| 2001 | Allen (D) | John | |
| 2001 | Kemalyan (D) | Levon | |
| 2001 | Pearsall (D) | Mike | |
| 2001 | Sloan | Robert | |
| 2001 | Swedler | Stan | |
| 2001 | Swedler | Sheldon | |
| 2002 | Brown (D) | Craig | |
| 2002 | Coffee (D) | Bill | |
| 2002 | Grandt | Dave | |
| 2002 | Grandt (D) | Robert | |
| 2002 | Kalin | John | |
| 2003 | Brewster (D) | Allen | |
| 2003 | Brown | Robert | |
| 2003 | Klaus | Lee | |
| 2003 | Madsen (D) | Len | |
| 2003 | Rands (D) | Robert | |
| 2004 | Barnhart (D) | Ken | |
| 2004 | Critenden (D) | H. Temple | |
| 2004 | Francis (D) | H.C. “Chuck” | |
| 2004 | Simpson (D) | Russ | |
| 2004 | Truesdale (D) | Dick | WMC |
| 2005 | Bechtold (D) | Bruce | |
| 2005 | Bracher | Eric | |
| 2005 | Dorman (D) | Richard | |
| 2005 | Kindig (D) | Richard | |
| 2005 | Moedinger (D) | William | |
| 2006 | Bradshaw | Charles | |
| 2006 | Kovalchick | Nick | |
| 2006 | Kovalchick (D) | Joseph | |
| 2006 | McCoy | Dell | |
| 2006 | Ryan (D) | Bill | |
| 2006 | Vail (D) | Jim | |
| 2008 | Blazek | Mike | |
| 2008 | Collman (D) | Russ | |
| 2008 | Furukawa | Sam | |
| 2008 | Peter | Bill | |
| 2008 | Riley (D) | H. Lee | |
| 2009 | Best (D) | Jerry | |
| 2009 | Darney (D) | Dale | |
| 2009 | Frary | Dave | |
| 2009 | Hayden | Bob | |
| 2009 | Shaw (D) | Frederick | |
| 2010 | Atwood (D) | Ellis | |
| 2010 | Dominguez | Steve | |
| 2010 | Ellerby (D) | Brian | |
| 2010 | Parker (D) | John | |
| 2010 | Workman | Nancy | |
| 2011 | Barney | Peter | |
| 2011 | Brown (D) | Irene | |
| 2011 | Darr | Herman | |
| 2011 | Drew (D) | Don | |
| 2011 | Gray (D) | Max | |
| 2012 | Brunk | Harry | |
| 2012 | Cummings (D) | John | |
| 2012 | Martin | Raoul | |
| 2012 | Polkinghorn (D) | Steve | |
| 2012 | Scoles (D) | Paul | |
| 2013 | Anderson | John | |
| 2013 | Nott (D) | Geoff | |
| 2013 | Hartford | Bob | |
| 2013 | Gustafson | Bill | |
| 2014 | Beebe (D) | Lucius | |
| 2014 | Getz | Charles | |
| 2014 | Olsen | John | |
| 2014 | McCarthy (D) | Tim | |
| 2014 | Furlow | Malcolm | |
| 2015 | Olsen | Sharon | |
| 2015 | Heimberger (D) | Don | |
| 2015 | Rons | Jan | |
| 2016 | Coker | John | |
| 2016 | Harris | Steve | |
| 2016 | Symington | Craig | |
| 2017 | Yorke | Tom | |
| 2017 | Mechling (D) | Moe | |
| 2018 | O’Connell | Mike | |
| 2018 | Lauber | Merlyn | |
| 2019 | Barron (D) | Jim | |
| 2019 | Babcock | Randy | |
| 2019 | Null | Dave | |
| 2019 | Alexander | Myron | |
| 2020 | None Presented | ||
| 2021 | None Presented | ||
| 2022 | None Presented | ||
| 2023 | Day | Jerry | |
| 2023 | Malinowski (D) | Roger | |
| 2023 | Hobard | Ernie | |
| 2024 | Hamilton (D) | Fred | |
| 2024 | Adams | David |