New Haven Railroad Class I-5

The New Haven I-5 4-6-4 Hudson Locomotives are built in 1937 for the increase of passenger train traffic on the New Haven's Shore Line requiring trains of fourteen to sixteen cars, the capacity of the I-4 Pacifics which had been used for twenty years was severely taxed. As a result of tests with two of these engines with a twelve-car train operating over the 156.8 miles between New Haven and Boston, this new design was worked out. Much research went into these studies, which included consideration of the 0.6 to 0.7 per cent ruling grade near Sharon Heights outside of Boston, and the eventual plans called for a locomotive which could maintain a 60-mile speed over these grades with a twelve-car 830-ton train. These Locomotives were built in 1937 before the start of World War 2 in 1939 .
Ten of these Class I-5 “4-6-4 Hudson” Tender engines were delivered in 1937, being partly streamlined but with maintenance accessibility in mind. 
The first of the class, #1400, was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1937. The last ones were withdrawn in 1951 with a life of only 14 years in American railroad service from 1937-1951 . They were scrapped in 1951 during the Cold War after the end of World War 2 in 1945 .
== Trivia ==
* The I-5s appeared in ‘A Great Railroad at Work’, a 1942 short documentary on the NYNH&H during World War 2 between the Allies and the Axis Powers.
* It also appears in the Shining Time Station intro & outro when there is a sign that says Welcome to Shining Time, Population 15.000. Give or take and You are leaving Shining Time. Come back again soon. 
==Stock list==
Image	No. 	Build date	Manufacturer 	Notes
 	1400	1937 	Baldwin Locomotives Works	Scrapped 1951
 	1401	1937 	Baldwin Locomotives Works	Scrapped 1951
 	1402	1937 	Baldwin Locomotives Works	Scrapped 1951
 	1403	1937 	Baldwin Locomotives Works	Scrapped 1951
 	1404	1937 	Baldwin Locomotives Works	Scrapped 1951
 	1405	1937 	Baldwin Locomotives Works	Scrapped 1951
 	1406	1937 	Baldwin Locomotives Works	Scrapped 1951
 	1407	1937 	Baldwin Locomotives Works	Scrapped 1951
 	1408	1937 	Baldwin Locomotives Works	Scrapped 1951
 	1409	1937 	Baldwin Locomotives Works	Scrapped 1951
==See also==
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