what is the pacific?

Answer 1

it si an ocean

Answer 2

A "Pacific" is a class of steam engine. Steam engines were classified by their wheel arrangement. A"Pacific" had a wheel arrangement of 4-6-2, meaning it had a four wheel leading (or 'pony' truck) six drive wheels and a two wheel trailing truck.

Here are all of the most common types, by name and wheel arrangement.

American - 4-4-0
Switcher - 0-6-0
Switcher - 0-8-0
Heavy Switcher - 0-10-2 unique to Union RR of Pa. and DM&IR
Mogul 2-6-0
Prairie - 2-6-2
Ten Wheel - 4-6-0
Consolidation - 2-8-0
Twelve Wheel - 4-8-0
Atlantic - 4-4-2
Hudson - 4-6-4
Mikado - 2-8-2
Berkshire - 2-8-4
Santa Fe 2-10-2
Decapod - 2-10-4
Russian Decapod - 2-10-0
Mountain - 4-8-2
General Service - 4-8-4 (also called "Northern " or "Niagra")
Southern Pacific - 4-10-2

Finally, there are the articulateds, and in a class by themselves, as they were two "engines" under one boiler, with pivoting engines that allowed these beheamoths to negotiate sharp curves, with a variety of wheel arrangements, including:

4-4-4-4 "T-1 Duplex"
2-6-6-6 "Allegheny"
2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone"
4-6-6-2 "Mallet Mogul"
4-6-6-4 "Challenger"
2-6-6-2
2-8-8-2
4-8-8-2 "Articulated Consolidated"
4-8-8-4 "Big Boy" (Unique to Union Pacific)

Answer 3

Indian Pacific,,,Pacific National ?

Answer 4

the ocean on the pacific coast?

Answer 5

i think you are talking about the Pacific Ocean in Australian waters

or you couldbe like dexlixicated like me an mean specific?

Answer 6

It's you know, like when the teacher says, "could you be mo' pacific with your answer"

Answer 7

it's an ocean off the west coast of California, Oregon and Washington.

Answer 8

Its an ocean west of california

Answer 9

It's that giant body of water off the California coast which rusts our cars.

Answer 10

its an ocean west of washington and also the ocean that the titanic (ship) sunk