2/29/1996
Landmark information
- Location:
SE corner of Rocklin Rd and Front St, Rocklin - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
2/29/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
2/29/1996 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 47.502, W 121 14.2735
About this landmark
Plaque text:
First Transcontinental Railroad
Rocklin
Central Pacific reached Rocklin, 22 miles from its Sacramento terminus, in May, 1864 when the railroad established a major locomotive terminal here. Trains moving over the Sierra were generally cut in two sections at this point, in order to ascend the grade. The first CP freight movement was three carloads of Rocklin granite, pulled by the engine "Governor Stanford." The terminal was moved to Roseville April 18, 1908.