[citation needed] Mound House grew in importance with the Comstock silver strike and the famed Virginia and Truckee Railroad (V&T) passed through the community.

Upon construction of the narrow gauge Carson and Colorado Railway (C&C) in 1880, Mound House became an important multi-gauge transfer depot for both freight and passengers.

[4] In 1907 Adams, J.C. Curry and Nathaniel Bell formed Nevada Gypsum Co.,[3] which started construction of a new mill and tramway just north of Mound House on the V&T.

[citation needed] With the reconstruction of the Virginia & Truckee Railway underway since the mid-1970s, Mound House residents and visitors can now once again hear the sound of trains nearby.

However, the 2009 version of the V&T had to deviate from the historical alignment down what is now Red Rock Road and Highland Drive due to the development that had taken place over the last 68 years.

[6] Significant industrial enterprises, small commercial businesses, mining, and several residential areas make up the community of Mound House today.