@wjstix posted:Generally 2-8-2s were for freight and 4-6-2s for passenger, but there certainly are examples the other way around. New York Central had 4-6-2s that were primarily built to be freight engines.
Good grief! Please provide the historic support for THAT statement. I'm also sure that the New York Central System Historical & Technical Society would just love to learn more.
Canadian National had 2-8-2s that were primarily used on passenger runs between Port Arthur / Fort William Ontario (today's Thunder Bay) and Winnipeg Manitoba.
As noted, as diesel passenger engines bumped steam out of that service, it was not that unusual to find a Pacific (or even an NYC Hudson) on a freight train.
Well,,,,,,,,yes it WAS sort of "unusual"!
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