National and State Register
Calhan Rock Island Railroad Depot
El Paso County
The 1906 depot served the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad on its route between Kansas and Colorado Springs. It is one of only three surviving depots of the Rock Island Railroad in Colorado remaining on their original sites.
The Rock Island slipped into bankruptcy in the early 1970s, and in 1993 94 the rails were pulled up and sold for scrap. The property is associated with the Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 Multiple Property Submission.
National Register
Address
West of Denver St., Calhan
Site Number
5EP.2173