Train near grain elevator with sign for "Alton Premium Feeds." "CNW (Omaha line) #153 on S. bound way freight passes thru Carnes, Iowa. Ronald D. Sims, 2717 Cornell, Des Moines, Iowa 50313"--Photograph verso.
Single story depot with sign for Buxton. Railroad cars on tracks. "From Ronald D. Sims, 2717 Cornell St. Des Moines, Iowa 50313"--Photograph verso. "C.&N.W. Ry. Depot, Buxton, Iowa."--Caption on photograph.
Large buildings next to tracks. Train on tracks. Sign for Burchinal on two poles. "[V]iew looks N & E. [Ro]n Sims, [27]17 Cornell, [D.]M. IA 50313"--Photograph verso.
Several sets of tracks with a sign for Bryant Yard and railroad cars sitting on the tracks. "View looks NW. Ron Sims photo, 2717 Cornell, D.M. IA 50313"--Photograph verso.