Former passenger train service between Chicago and Saint Paul
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)
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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]
^Chicago & North Western Railway Route of the "400" The Streamliners and the Challengers [Time Table]. Rand McNally, January 15, 1939. Chicago, IL
^ abChicago & North Western Railway Through Passenger Schedules [Time Table]. Rand McNally, April 29, 1962. Chicago, IL
^Scribbins, Jim (2008) [1982]. The 400 Story. Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-5449-9.
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