I have a friend who proclaimed his collecting days were over when he sold off his PW collection as the JLC series began. Since then, this former collector's JLC''s collection on shelves that once held his PW collection now holds VL engines along with differently painted NS & UP heritage engines... Point is, whether it's engines, passenger cars or RS, for many of us collecting trains has evolved, not ended . Only thing changed today is how expensive they've become, how quickly they depreciate and how aged we've become chasing that carrot.
Joe