The 200-pound bell perched atop the historic train at Stewart Park has been stolen, and police want information on the culprits.

Maintenance crews with the Roseburg Parks Division reported the theft of the brass bell to police today. The theft occurred sometime either Wednesday night or early this morning, according to a Roseburg Police Department press release.

The train has been a fixture in the park since 1958.

“It was quite a favorite thing for children to climb up there and ring the bell,” said Barbara Taylor, parks program planner.

She said the bell was fully secured to the train and it would have taken a “significant effort” to remove it.

Though a caretaker used to stay in the mobile home nearby, Taylor said the post was eliminated about a year ago when the parks department became a division of public works.

“I think that it may be that someone wants to sell it,” she said. “Or it may be a prank. I hope it’s returned.”

Anyone with information about the theft should contact the police department at 673-6633 during business hours or at 440-4471 after hours.