Glidden East Rail & Sky Cam

A Working Stretch of the Union Pacific Boone Subdivision

This camera frames the Union Pacific Boone Subdivision at milepost 250.68, one of the busiest freight corridors crossing the American heartland. The arrow-straight double-track mainline carries grain, ethanol and intermodal traffic across the plains, making it a magnet for railfans and scanner listeners alike.

Grain Elevators and the Glidden Yard

Dominating the left of the frame are the concrete grain elevators that define small-town Iowa. The adjacent industrial yard stages tank cars, trailers and agricultural equipment, a constant reminder that this is a hard-working agricultural community built around the railroad.

Endless Iowa Farmland

Beyond the tracks the land opens into the rolling cornfields of Carroll County. These fertile prairie soils rank among the most productive in the world, and the view captures the vast, uninterrupted geometry of Midwestern crop country.

A Live Sky & Trackside Window

As a combined rail and sky cam, this feed offers an expansive view of the wide prairie horizon along with the trackside action. Paired with a long-range railroad radio feed, it lets viewers both watch and listen to the rhythm of operations on the line.