Steam locomotive No. 2252 in 1956, the year of its retirement after nearly six decades of service.
Other monuments in Roseville
BENITO JUAREZ MONUMENT
190 PARK DRIVE AT ROYER PARK NEAR DOUGLAS BOULEVARD
Benito Juarez was President of Mexico from 1858 - 1872. He advocated for the abolition of slavery and was referred to as the Abraham Lincoln of Mexico.
The inscription on the metal plaque reads:
"Benito Juarez, 1807 - 1872. President of Mexico 1858 - 1872. Successfully led his country against the empire of Maximilan and pronouced these immortal words: 'The respect for others rights is peace.' Donated by Alberto and Carmen Heredia and family. Dedicated on April 6, 1980. Rudy Cuellar Coordinator."
Statue of Benito Juarez keeps watch over the baseball diamond at Royer Park along Douglas Boulevard
STEAM ENGINE NO. 2252 & SNOWPLOW
ALONG ATLANTIC STREET WHERE VERNON STREET BEGINS, MARKING THE EASTERN ENTRY TO DOWNTOWN ROSEVILLE
"LOCOMOTIVE NO. 2252 IS A SYMBOL OF THE HISTORY AND OF THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE RAILROAD ON ROSEVILLE.
Locomotive No. 2252 in March 1956 at the time of its retirement from service. It would spend more than four decades at the Placer County Fairgrounds.
This restored snowplow was recently added to the Engine No. 2252 monument site.
IN 2004, THE 70 TON STEAM ENGINE WAS MOVED FROM PLACER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS TO THE PERMANENT DISPLAY SITE ALONG ATLANTIC STREET.
Steam Engine No. 2252 was manufactured in 1897 by Cooke Locomotive & Machine Co. of Patterson, New Jersey. This is one of 38 identical T-1 Class locomotives built that year. Only two, the 2252 and 2248, located in Texas, remain. Originally used for freight service over Donner Pass, in 1929 it was selected to fight snow-shed, brush and forest fires along the Donner Pass route in the Sierra Nevadas. After nearly three decades of firefighting, No. 2252 was retired in 1956. This locomotive was housed at Placer County Fairgrounds for more than four decades before being moved to this site. It took a community effort, including the Community Coalition for the relocation of the 2252, the Roseville Historical Society, City of Roseville, Placer County Fair Board of Directors and others from the community, to establish this permanent display.
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD MONUMENT
133 CHURCH STREET AT WASHINGTON BOULEVARD IN OLD TOWN
The inscription reads:
FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD - ROSEVILLE
Central Pacific graders reached Junction, now Roseville, November 29, 1863. Crossing the line of the California Central, which began building northward from Folsom in May 1858. That line was abandoned in 1868. CP's track reached Junction April 25, 1864, when trains began making daily runs 18 miles to and from Sacramento. Now Roseville is a major railroad distribution center.
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 780-1
Plaque placed by the Calfornia State Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Conference of California Historical Societies and the Placer County Historical Society. May 9, 1969.
RAILROAD WORKER'S MEMORIAL
201 PACIFIC STREET AT ROSEVILLE AMTRAK STATION (RSV)
The inscription reads:
"LEST WE FORGET
This monument has been erected to honor the memory of eleven local railroad workers who met untimely deaths in a tragic train accident between Roseville and Lincoln on April 8, 1935.
Louis Apostolas, Arnold Caballero, Sam Darras, Tony Espinoza, Isaac Esqueda, Steve Gianakopias, Vincent Hernandez, Leonard Jimenez, Agapito Munoz, Pete Piniotis, Jose Vargas.
They kept the railroad moving.
Roseville Historical Society Monument No. 4"
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christopher columbus statue
330 vernon street in front of U. S. post office
The statue of Christopher Columbus was sculpted by artist Bruno Cabrillo and gifted to the City of Roseville by the local chapter of Sons of Italy.
