Single set of tracks with railroad crossing sign. A barn is visible on the left in the distance and there are a few small buildings to the right. "Looks NW. Appanoose NVI. Ron Sims photo, 2717 Cornell, D.M. IA 50313"--Photograph verso.
Two story wooden depot with signal light on pole and trains parked next to and behind. Boxes are stacked up on a wooden platform. A man carrying two cases is standing next to the depot on the wooden platform.
Station sign on metal stakes next to tracks. "Nor. So. IA. State line @ N. edge of Coatsville, MO. Looks S. Ron Sims photo, 2717 Cornell, D.M. IA 50313"--Photograph verso.
Grassy field with a sign for the station on a pole next to a utility pole. "RONALD D. SIMS, 2717 CORNELL ST., DES MOINES, IOWA 50313 - Railroad Photography"--Photograph verso.
