The Rocky Mountain Railroad Heritage Society is a statewide non-profit with the goal of saving and preserving historic railroad buildings and rolling stock. The group was organized in 2013 and along the way connected with local groups in Kit Carson, Las Animas, Craig, Grand Junction, Castle Rock, Empire and Dumont, Julesburg, and Kersey. Even utilizing Fort Carson’s engineers for assistance.

Representing the organization, local historian Doug Cohn. Cohn has been involved with the group from the start with group president, Jim Jordan, and has always enjoyed anything locomotive related. Along with being the author Englewood’s Amazing Story, Cohn enjoys sharing the stories that he knows best of his state’s towns, tracks, and trains.

The group’s passion project is to preserve and restore the Calhan Rock Island train depot to its old glory with a modern purpose. Recreation and education. When complete, this railroad heritage park will be an additional attraction to Calhan, while contributing to the cultural identity of the surrounding communities. Over the past thirteen years hurdles have been leaped, and progress has come far, yet there is still much work to do, and much to preserve.