Like many here I have been converting passenger cars to LED lights. Using the tape and GRJ modules. I wonder about lighting the dome itself on a Vista Dome. MTH did not. I tried one and it looked very cool, but it does not seem prototypical. Would a real dome be mostly dark to facilitate the passengers viewing ability? However the lighted dome is very dramatic on the layout. Any thought? Are others leaving them dark or lighting them?
Thanks
Bill
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Bill, you're forgetting the basic rule of Model Railroading! 
Who cares if it's "prototypical" to light them? I light them because it does look great on the layout! They surely would have some lights, maybe not as bright as we might do.
With my domes lighted, the passengers appear to be riding in bright daylight with good air conditioning. By all means light the vista domes and fill them with people.
For sure I put lots of folks in the domes when I light them, that's the whole point! 
Well I rode the Western Maryland Dome on a night trip and it was lite and we had very little problem seeing out both during the day and on the return trip after dark. GRJ sent me several photos on how he put his kits in several different domes and they were very trick installs and look very good.
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