Peninsula 400

Peninsula 400
CNW 5023B (E8A) leading the Peninsula 400 north of Oconto, Wisconsin in September 1964.
Overview
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleIllinois, Wisconsin, Michigan
First service1942
Last service15 July 1969/30 April 1971
Former operator(s)Chicago and North Western Railway
Route
TerminiChicago, Illinois
Ishpeming, Michigan
Distance travelled393.3 mi (633 km)
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)214, southbound
209, northbound
On-board services
Seating arrangementsBi-level coaches
Catering facilitiesCoach-bar-lounge car, tap lounge car, dining car (1964)
Observation facilitiesParlor car
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Peninsula 400 was a daily express passenger train operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway between Chicago and Ishpeming, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It operated as a named consist from 1942 to 1969. It was one of the railroad's 400 passenger trains, whose name stemmed from the original '400-mile, 400-minute' express operated by the railroad between Chicago and Minneapolis–St. Paul.[1]

  1. ^ The Chicago–Minneapolis-St. Paul route was actually 419 miles (674 km) long, while the Peninsula 400 ran for 392 miles (631 km). Michael E. Zega, "Map of the Month," Trains 64, no. 12 (December 2004): 71.