Because a whole new generation of Polar Express owners have just been created, I've created a short video on how to access the light-bulbs and wiring in a Lionel "Baby Madison" type passenger car. This video only applies to the cars built between 1974 and the present, that do not have detailed interiors.
I hope this helps someone out there!
Jon 
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That's great information, but it would help a lot to show a close-up of the special windows with the locking tapers, to help understand what holds them together.
I happen to have those earliest versions of 1973-74 cars which you didn't talk about, and I had to figure out for myself that certain tabs need to be cut with a knife to remove the roof. I had those cars for some time before I got the clues about removing the roofs!
Another issue with my cars, they have cardboard inserts that prevent the interior lights from making the entire carbody glow. The cardboard inserts sometimes slip out of place and cover the windows, which was my reason for wanting to open some of them.
Thanks again for your helpful video!
Yep, it was the Milwaukee Road cars from 1973 that were such a pain! Oddly enough, my 1974 Broadway Limited cars came with instructions on how to open the Milwaukee Road cars!
Jon
Jon well done, I think there is a place for you in How to video as well as Radio.
No lighting and no script. Are you sure?
Jon 
Very good of you to do that. It's a procedure that has confounded many folks.
Hi Jon, I have to say thank you because I never knew that.
Please don't ask me to do a "Reassemble and E-Unit" or "Reassemble a Scout Motor" video!
Jon
Very nice! I saw this last night on the YouTube recommended video page and liked it. Great job 
How many of you have opened an actual recent production Polar Express car like that? In case for some of you Jon's method turns out to not be as easy as he somehow makes it look, here is an alternate method:
http://www.jcstudiosinc.com/BlogShowThread?id=663&categoryId=
The J&C Studios O Gauge Archive is a place well worth bookmarking.
Pete
Way to go Pete, good job. It can't hurt to have plan B should the fingers fail.
Don't take my word for it...
Jon
Jon - I have those instructions. Four copies, one for each of my P.E. Baby Madisons. You need to accept the fact that they don't work for me, and apparently a whole lot of other folks, which is why I devised the method I use.
Meantime, I'm very happy that the procedure in your video works for you.
Pete
Jon-Just tried your method last night, worked great! Thanks
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