Wayne Wesolowski
Wayne Wesolowski University of Arizona | |
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| Occupation(s) | Model train maker and chemistry professor. |
| Website | Wayne's Trains: Custom Model Building |
Wayne Wesolowski is a builder of miniature models.[1]
Wesolowski's models have been exhibited at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry,[2] the Springfield, Illinois, Lincoln Home Site,[3] the West Chicago City Museum, the Batavia Depot Museum, and the National Railroad Museum.[4]
One of his more noted works is a model of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train. This model took 4½ years to build and is 15 feet (4½ meters) long.[3] Wesolowski appeared on an episode of Tracks Ahead featuring this train and his model of Lincoln's home.[5]
Wesolowski has written scores of articles and four books on model building.[6] He has been featured in videos shown on PBS television.[7] Good Morning America selected and showed part of one tape as an example of video education.[8]
Bob Hundman of Mainline Modeler Magazine noted that "He's always leading those of us who like scratchbuilding down new roads. He's a very inventive modeler."[9]
Wesolowski holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Arizona and lectures there.[6]
Publications
[edit]- Wesolowski, Wayne (1995). The Lincoln train is coming. Lincoln Group of Illinois.
- Wesolowski, Wayne; Mary Cay Wesolowski (1985). ABCs of Building Model Railroad Cars. Tab Books. ISBN 0830616357.
- Wesolowski, Wayne (1981). Model Railroad Scratchbuilding. Tab Books. ISBN 0830696571.
References
[edit]- ^ Chow, Denise (2013-05-09). "Abraham Lincoln's funeral train: A mystery is solved". Nbc News.com. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "AS HOBBYISTS GO, HE`S A RUNAWAY TRAIN". Chicago Tribune. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 06 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Lincoln Model Funeral Train." Abraham Lincoln Online.
- ^ "ONE-TRACK MIND". Chicago Tribune. 14 January 1996. Retrieved 07 January 2025. Categories
- ^ (1995). "Tracks Ahead." Imdb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1467216/
- ^ a b "Emeritus Awarded in Chemistry." Benedictine University. https://ben.edu/faculty/wayne-wesolowski/
- ^ "Building Model Railroad Wood Structures with Wayne Wesolowski." PBS.
- ^ The Progressive Model Design Team. Ultimate Model Magic.
- ^ Bob Hundman. Mainline Modeler magazine.