Calhan Rock Island Railroad Depot is a historic railroad station located in

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provided transportation between

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until it went into bankruptcy in the early 1970s. The depot, built in 1906, still stands on its original site. The rails were removed and sold for scrap by 1994.

Depot station

The one story depot was built according to a common Rock Island depot plan at the time. It had a waiting room, ticket office, freight storage area and a pot belly coal stove. The building, about , had wood clapboard siding, and windows facing the train tracks in the passenger waiting area. Station personnel were able to view trains as they entered and left the station from a bay window. Later the wood siding was covered by asbestos siding and there was likely a change in window and door placement from the original design.

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{{Commons category-inline, Calhan Rock Island Railroad Depot Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Colorado Colorado State Register of Historic Properties National Register of Historic Places in El Paso County, Colorado Railway stations in the United States opened in 1906 Former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad stations Transportation buildings and structures in El Paso County, Colorado Former railway stations in Colorado 1906 establishments in Colorado