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jetrock, your impression is correct. the second boom of the comstock finished with the 1870's, but that was just the "glory days". for the next thirty years the mines produced, just not at the level of uncountable profits as before. the V&T management; although sympathetic for their railroad, were not stupid (not completely anyway - the C & C is another story). with the mines fading, and rail traffic down, they wisely switched to a maintenance attitude and stopped most new acquisitions. having a good crew, the V&T kept more labor than they should have, and when times are slow, a lot of maintenance takes place. on a side note: a friend of mine recently retired from the mining union, and his last job was closing the mines at virginia city. nevin, high sierra models is a fine store and one of my favorites; i hope you find all you are looking for. unless they have moved to china, Roundhouse (the H0 train manufacturer) operates out of carson city and they sometimes produce V&T sets outside the normal channels of distribution. they are very pretty and sometimes hard to get. it probably wouldn't hurt to ask. -rrick
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