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I think possibly why Lionel called their 2-6-4 a "Pacific" is because when they produced 2035 they loosely based it on a Pennsylvania k type locomotive. In order to save money, they used the same frame/wheel arrangement from their 2026 or 2036 locomotives. Instead of calling it an Adriatic they called it a Pacific since it has a Pacific styled body. Similar to their General. They called their 4-4-0 a General because that was what it was based on, instead of calling it an American class. On the situation of CTT, I think that why CTT called it a pacific is because that is what Lionel labeled it.