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Guilford Rail System’s Bishop Street Branch in HO scale

By Lance Mindheim | December 7, 2022

| Last updated on April 25, 2024


Learn how a custom builder assembles, disassembles, ships, and then reassembles a new model railroad for clients

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Enjoy this exclusive Trains.com Video highlighting the processes veteran layout builder and frequent author Lance Mindheim uses to build and deliver top-notch layouts to clients throughout the world. In this instance, you can glean rare insights from the construction of the 10’-6” x 22’-0” HO scale (1:87) Bishop Street Branch inspired by Guilford/Pan Am Railways operations in Portland, Maine, during the 1980s and 1990s.

Follow the project build, action along the completed line, and then look for additional coverage of the model railroad in the January 2023 issue of Model Railroader magazine!

For even more insights from this savvy builder, also be sure to read his book, How to Design a Model Railroad, available at KalmbachHobbyStore.com.

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