The Wolverine was an international night train that twice crossed the Canada–United States border, going from New York City to Chicago.

In the late 1960s, this was the last remaining train taking this route, failing to survive into the Penn Central era.

[9] In the Penn Central era (following the merger with long time rival Pennsylvania Railroad) the train only had its westbound unnamed #61/#17 with sleeper, coach and dining car service.

Riders would need to switch at a late night hour to a different train at 2:30 am in Buffalo to complete the trip to New York City.

[10] Steely Dan's 1973 song, "My Old School", makes a reference to the Wolverine, which stopped at Rhinecliff, NY, very nearby Bard College, the alma mater of the band's two leaders.