Twin Cities 400

400 Twin Cities 400
The 400 of 1936
Overview
Service type	Express train
Status	Discontinued
Locale	Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois
First service	January 2, 1935
Last service	July 23, 1963
Former operator(s)	Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway (Minneapolis–Wyeville) Chicago and North Western Railway (Wyeville–Chicago)
Route
Termini	Great Northern Depot, Minneapolis, Minnesota North Western Terminal, Chicago, Illinois
Stops	10
Train number(s)	400, 401
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed	63 mph (101 km/h) average (1950–1955)
Route map Legend 419.2 mi 674.6 km Minneapolis Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River 408.6 mi 657.6 km Saint Paul St. Croix River Minnesota Wisconsin 323.1 mi 520 km Eau Claire 279.2 mi 449.3 km Merrillan 238.9 mi 384.5 km Wyeville Wisconsin River (Castle Rock Lake) 209.5 mi 337.2 km Adams 148 mi 238 km South Beaver Dam 85 mi 137 km Milwaukee (C&NW Lakefront) 61.9 mi 99.6 km Racine Wisconsin Illinois 12 mi 19 km Evanston (Davis St.) 0 mi 0 km Chicago (C&NW Terminal) This diagram: view talk edit

The 400^[1] (later named the Twin Cities 400^[2]) was a named passenger train operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway between Chicago and Saint Paul, with a final stop in Minneapolis. The train took its name from the schedule of 400 miles between the cities in 400 minutes, and was also a nod to "The Four Hundred Club", a term coined by Ward McAllister to refer to the social elite of New York City in the late 19th century.^[3] It was an express train with limited stops between Chicago and the Twin Cities. The "400" ran from 1935 to 1963 on the Chicago to Twin Cities route. The C&NW later named their other passenger trains using the number "400".^[2]