During the grand opening ceremony at the end of May 1999, then UP Chairman Dick Davidson dedicated the Roseville Yard in honor of retired Vice Chairman Jerry Davis.

A $142 million state-of-the-art facility, Davis Yard was built to handle West Coast traffic more efficiently.

The site of the Union Pacific J. R. Davis Yard first opened in 1906, with the last renovation completed in 1952.

In the largest renovation since its opening at the turn of the century, more than 120 old buildings were demolished to make way for three new buildings: a hump crest building, a yard office, and a one-spot repair facility.

Four new bridges were built, signals were upgraded, utility and electrical lines were put into place, and miles of pipe and fiber optic cable were installed.

Features:

Encompasses 915 acres

55 bowl tracks

50 miles of track constructed around local area for bulk and intermodal trains

More than 86 miles of new track

247 switches

2 main lines

6,500 rail car capacity

1,800-2,300 cars per day classification ability

8 receiving and departure tracks

New repair facility