Resort Special
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The Resort Special was a seasonal night train from Chicago, renowned for serving resort towns such as Traverse City, Charlevoix, Petoskey on the northwestern part of Michigan’s lower peninsula.[1] Begun by the Pere Marquette Railway, it was a rare instance of a named Pere Marquette train continuing after the Chesapeake & Ohio absorbed the Pere Marquette Railway in 1947. In 1960s, the C&O shifted the Resort Special name to a White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia to New York City route.
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![]() Resort Special having highlighted notice in 1948 C&O timetable | |
Overview | |
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Service type | Inter-city rail |
Status | Discontinued |
Locale | Mid-West |
First service | 1904 c. 1963 (second incarnation) |
Last service | 1957 c. 1968 (second incarnation) |
Former operator(s) | Pere Marquette Railway Chesapeake and Ohio Railway |
Route | |
Termini | Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan Bay View, Michigan |
Distance travelled | 411.3 miles (661.9 km), Chicago-Bay View; 379.5 miles (610.7 km), Detroit-Bay View (1941) |
Service frequency | (summer-time) |
Train number(s) | 9 (southbound) 10 (northbound) |
On-board services | |
Seating arrangements | Reclining seat coach |
Sleeping arrangements | Sections, Roomettes, double bedrooms, drawing rooms and compartments (1941) |
Catering facilities | Dining lounge car |
Observation facilities | Club car |
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