National and State Register

Kit Carson Union Pacific Railroad Signal Maintainer’s House

Cheyenne County

The Signal Maintainer’s House, built about 1930, is a well-preserved and publicly accessible example of a Union Pacific standard plan 24 foot x 34 foot frame dwelling with bath.

Vintage Photo of house with bike on side

Kit Carson Union Pacific Railroad Signal Maintainer’s House

Though once common along the railroad’s right-of-way, few intact examples of this type of building remain.  The relocated building is now part of the Kit Carson Museum.