Historic Calhan Rock Island Railroad Depot (Calhan, Colorado). According to the History Colorado website: "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 site. The Rock Island slipped into bankruptcy in the early 1970s, and in 1993 94 the rails were pulled up and sold for scrap." The depot was placed on the National Re

Much of the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad became property of the Iowa Interstate Railroad and the IAIS paid tribute with a Rock Island heritage scheme on two of its locomotives. From the BKVP show "Railroading Across the Heartland" https://rfd.video/HeartRail | Railfan Depot

An odd looking EMC AB6, built exclusively for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad by General Motors' Electro-Motive Corporation with a commuter train and more conventional diesels on another train. From the Green Frog Productions show "Rock Island Special (w/ Bonus), 2 Discs, 4 Hours" https://rfd.video/ROCKSpecial | Railfan Depot