Minnesota 400

Minnesota 400
Dakota 400
Rochester 400
A streamlined C&NW class E-4 Hudson steam locomotive appears in Chicago in 1942 (right). Class ES Pacific engines used for the Minnesota 400 had almost identical shrouding.
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleMid-West
First serviceJune 14, 1936 (1936-06-14)
Last serviceJuly 23, 1963 (1963-07-23)
Former operator(s)Chicago and North Western Railway
Route
TerminiChicago, Illinois
Rapid City, South Dakota
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)418 (eastbound)
419 (westbound)
On-board services
Seating arrangementsCoaches (1956)
Sleeping arrangementsOpen sections and double bedrooms
Catering facilitiesDining car, tap lounge car
Observation facilitiesLounge car, parlor car

The Minnesota 400 was a streamlined passenger train operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway on its southern Minnesota line between Mankato, Minnesota and Wyeville, Wisconsin. It began running in 1936. In 1950 it was extended to run between Chicago, Illinois and Huron, South Dakota and renamed the Dakota 400. It would be further extended to Rapid City, South Dakota, before being cut back to Mankato, in 1960. This final iteration was named the Rochester 400 and it ceased operation in 1963.