Dreyfuss-styled J-3a Hudson No. 5454, the final member of the class, is in the lead as the train departs Chicago's La Salle Street Station. Chicago was favored for NYC publicity shots of the new Century because steam locomotives were banned from the train's eastern terminus, New York City, and were exchanged for electric power at Harmon, New York.

The New York Central Hudson was a popular 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO), Baldwin Locomotive Works [1] and the Lima Locomotive Works in three series from 1927 to 1938 for the New York Central Railroad.

New York Central No. 5445 was a J3a class 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotive built in 1938 by Alco for the New York Central railroad. This streamlined locomotive was used for high-speed passenger service on the New York Central's own crack passenger trains, such as the 20th Century Limited...

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In all the New York Central ‘Hudsons’ numbered 275, built in Classes J-1 and J-2 from the late 1920’s and J-3 during the late ‘30s. Streamlined variants of each class duly appeared and the last ten J-3a’s, including our #5445, carried bodywork created by industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss.

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Class J3a 4-6-4 Dreyfuss Streamlined Hudson w/Sound & DCC - Paragon2 -- New York Central #5454 (1938 20th Century Scheme, 2-Tone Gray) Broadway Limited Imports Part # 187-1147

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2013年2月26日 · In all the New York Central ‘Hudsons’ numbered 275, built in Classes J-1 and J-2 from the late 1920’s and J-3 during the late ‘30s. Streamlined variants of each class duly appeared and the last ten J-3a’s, including our #5454, carried bodywork cre-ated by industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss.

Ten of the Class J-3 Hudsons numbers 5445 through 5454 were built streamlined in 1938. The design was created by Henry Dreyfuss and styled to match the new cars of the New York - Chicago "Twentieth Century Limited" which was America's most famous luxury train. After 1945, the stainless steel shrouds were removed.