Ben Hom wrote:

"Or, did some western roads convert cars too?"

At least one - GN converted DS boxcars into stock cars as modeled by the Accurail 4700 series kits.

SP Pacific Lines did so in the 1930s, and T&NO did so right after WW II. Kits for the latter cars were offered by Sunshine.

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