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Bob Wegner, an illustrator who spent 42 years drawing railroad maps and model train track plans for the Kalmbach line of magazines\u2014Trains<\/em>, Model Railroader<\/em> and Classic Trains<\/em>\u2014died last week at the age of 83. Classic Trains<\/em> has a rememberance<\/a>; obituary here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bob Wegner, an illustrator who spent 42 years drawing railroad maps and model train track plans for the Kalmbach line of magazines\u2014Trains, Model Railroader and Classic Trains\u2014died last week at the age of 83. 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