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Bill
The Mopac shopped four heavyweight coaches in 1942 or 43 and ‘Eagle-ized’ them with skirting and Thermo-pane windows. They were unique as they only had one vestibule the other end of the car was modified with larger restrooms/lounges so
you’ d have to say these would be the earliest. The roof also wasn’t modified as the other heavyweights were when they were modernized. My passenger car diagrams are in the archives so David would have to dig them out for car numbers. Due to the war I’d say these four were it under after August 1945. John Harper has the 4″ x 5″ maintenance cards on the passenger car fleet so you’d have to ask him if he could come up with a time-frame on when the shops really started the repainting program full bore.
I know to a few of the repaints received black roofs instead of the familiar roof gray color. I’ve seen a HW Pullman and HW 22 window coach at least in Eagle colors with black roofs.
