Home movie: 098811: A rail fan in the midwest: footage of vintage demonstration steam train, the Chessie Steam Special (1978)
1978 · Ephemeral film · 15 min
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Running time
- 15 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Chessie Steam Special
- steam train
- railroad
- fan culture
- rail fans
- 1978
- Illinois
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