Prairie Marksman

Prairie Marksman
The Prairie Marksman at East Peoria in August 1981
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleIllinois
PredecessorPeoria Rocket
First serviceAugust 10, 1980
Last serviceOctober 4, 1981
Former operator(s)Amtrak
Route
TerminiChicago, Illinois
East Peoria, Illinois
Stops1
Distance travelled149 miles (240 km)
Average journey time3 hours 15 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)311, 312, 314
On-board services
Class(es)Unreserved coach
Catering facilitiesOn-board cafe
Technical
Rolling stockAmfleet coaches
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Track owner(s)Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway
Route map
Dist.
Station
0 mi
Chicago
37 mi
60 km
Joliet
Eureka
149 mi
240 km
East Peoria

The Prairie Marksman was a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago's Union Station and East Peoria, Illinois. The route was an indirect successor to the Rock Island's Peoria Rocket.