Slight correction, there are no New York Central Hudsons surviving today but there’s some Santa Fe, Wabash, and Canadian Pacific Hudsons still around.
The extinction of the NYC’s Hudsons was a tragedy but what’s done can’t be undone.
Flintlock76, Thank you for this clarification.
Eric
You’re welcome Eric!
I’ll tell you, for the past 65 years railfans have been fuming the NYC didn’t save at least one of their Hudsons. Ironic since the 1920s the Central had made it a point of pride how good their Hudsons were. Once the diesels began showing up on the property they couldn’t get rid of them fast enough. Two Mohawks survive, one by sheer luck, and a bare handful of smaller steamers.
Sad.
During our Amtrak trips back to Ohio, we go by the National New York Central Railroad Museum, located across from the Elkhart, Indiana train station. On display there is NYC 4-8-2 “Mohawk” steam locomotive No. 3001, built by the American Locomotive Company in 1940.
Yes indeed, and there’s plans by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, the folks who operate Nickle Plate 765, to restore it to service! 
The other Mohawk is in St. Louis at the National Museum of Transport. It is, unfortunately, too far gone to consider restoring.
As for the NYC Hudsons, their success depended heavily on the assigned districts. They were very good on the road on which they served. But, put them on roads with other, more mountainous track profiles, and they would fall short.
Still, if the Pennsy guys can recreate a T-1, . . . .
