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The Union Pacific first opened the Davis Yard in 1906. In 2010, according to the Union Pacific Railroad's own web site: "The Davis Yard greatly improves the UP network to and from Northern California for manifest carload traffic. Approximately 98 percent of all traffic in Northern California moves through the Davis Yard. [It] blocks all cars for Northern California into zones for satellite yards such as Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento, Fresno, Stockton, Tracy, Warm Springs, Milpitas and Modesto to avoid additional switching at these yards." (See "Union Pacific's J. R. Davis Yard,"Accessed 10/18/2010.)

The Union Pacific Railroad's Davis Yard was one of the biggest operating on the West Coast c. 2010. In 2009, the Union Pacific was the third largest employer in Roseville, providing jobs for 2,000.

According to the Union Pacific's web site, the Davis yard had large-scale renovations in 1952 and 1999. "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." (See "Union Pacific's J. R. Davis Yard,"Accessed 10/18/2010.) A dedication ceremony for the $142 million 1990s renovation occurred in 05/1999.

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