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.