# \[Home movie: 098811: A rail fan in the midwest: 1970s footage of vintage demonstration steam train, the Chessie Steam Special\]

1978 footage by a rail fan in the midwest, featuring a demonstration run in Illinois by a vintage steam engine with cars attached, the Chessie Steam Special painted in orange and black; includes 1978 people standing in rail yard; footage is dark, rails overgrown with diminished use; some is out of focus.

- Kind: Home movie
- Year: 1978
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/098811)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/098811?play=1)