The ditch lights stick up above the front walkway, you just need to cut them off and put a little black paint where they were. You can get fancier with a little BLMA treadplate if you felt the holes looked a little out of place.
Watch out... Many of the ex- N&W units in the 6xxx series with low hoods are getting new "Admiral" cabs and changed to short hood forward.. Another modeling challenge. Harold
Poor NS why does eveyone's favorite black and white road do such things and buy locos that are not made in N scale!:tb-hissyfit: