Those cars are still in service. They have new windows with a different proportion but fill the some size openings. The "eyebrows" over the windows were removed. The end doors were made wider by opening up the siding on the ends and moving the vertical steel member, The big thing that changed them was paint. I painted them Pullman Green with black trucks, underframes and end railings. Gold lettering replaced what was there. The heralds on each end got removed, the name sign removed and the name painted on the car in gold. Obviously, it as an improvement if you can't tell them from the later clerestory- roofed cars.
Mechanically, the big change was converting the trucks to leaf springs, but that is for a later story.....
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/11/2017 06:24PM by Earl.