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New York Central Railroad No. 5342 was a black 4-6-4 steam locomotive that was built for the New York Central Railroad in 1927.

History[]

NYC No. 5342 was built in 1927[1] by the American Locomotive company at Schenectady as part of the New York Central's J1e class "Hudson" 4-6-2 tender engines. As a J1e,[1] No. 5342 was designed to haul express passenger trains, like the famous 20th Century Limited.[2] All New York Central J class "Hudsons" were withdrawn and scrapped in the 1950s,[2] following dieselization of the NYC System. With No. 5342 being allegedly withdrawn in 1957[Not cited.].

Trivia[]

  • No. 5342 is probably most well known for it's various model incarnations, such as the Lionel 00 gauge model of No. 5342 produced from 1938 to 1941 (Box No. 003).[3]
  • Another model is produced by Broadway Limited Imports, LLC for H0 Scale.[4]


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