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MetroRail train crossing Comal Street. The CapMetro Rail system currently consists of the Red Line, 32 miles (51 km) of track that connects Leander and the Austin Convention Center in Downtown Austin. The line also passes through Cedar Park, northwest Austin, north-central Austin, and east Austin. The annual cost to operate the Red Line is $14. ...
The predecessors of CapMetro date back to the late 1800's with the establishment of streetcar services in Austin. In 1874, the City of Austin granted the Austin City Railroad Company a franchise for a "horse or mule railroad" [3] on Congress Avenue, Pecan Street (since renamed Sixth Street), and 11th Street. [4]
Plaza Saltillo station is a CapMetro Rail hybrid rail station in Austin, Texas.It is located in East Austin at the corner of Fifth and Comal Street adjacent to the Plaza Saltillo complex which, in turn, was built in 1998 as a result of a collaborative effort between the city of Austin, the city of Saltillo (a sister city of Austin), Capital Metro and Ole Mexico, an east Austin cultural group. [2]
Downtown station is a CapMetro Rail hybrid rail station in Austin, Texas. It is located in Downtown Austin at the corner of Fourth and Neches Street behind the Austin Convention Center. It is the current southern terminus of the Red Line. It was also the smallest, but busiest CapMetro Rail station, before it was rebuilt and expanded. [4]
The Blue Line corridor will include a transit pathway for a light rail or bus rapid transit line running on the west side of Downtown Austin to Austin–Bergstrom International Airport in southeast Austin. [5] The line was included as part of the Project Connect referendum during the 2020 election. [3] [6]
Workers do a test run of the new Zilker Eagle miniature train in Zilker Park Tuesday April 16, 2024. The new train replaces the Zilker Zephyr mini-train which stopped service in 2019 following a ...
Seven railroad cars derailed in East Austin at 3:44 a.m. Tuesday, near East Sixth Street and Robert T. Martinez Jr. Street.
To fix this problem, CapMetro initiated planning for a new rail line. The Green Line would operate the same as the Red Line, as it would run on an existing freight rail - the Austin Western Railroad - with adjustments made to them to allow for passenger rail service. In December 2008, a presentation, and then a follow-up, were given to the ...