Wayne Wesolowski University of Arizona
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]

• 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.

• Building Model Railroad Wood Structures with Wayne Wesolowski