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The Austin Western Railroad (reporting mark AWRR) is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Round Rock, Texas. [1] AWRR is a subsidiary of Watco . It is the contracted operator of 126 miles (203 km) of ex-Southern Pacific trackage, now owned by Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority .
Austin & Northwestern Railroad locomotive in Austin, Texas, early 1880s. The Austin and Northwestern Railroad began construction on a rail line west of Austin, Texas, USA, toward Llano on April 20, 1881. The railroad was originally built as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line with plans to connect to the Texas and Pacific Railway at Abilene.
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway: Austin Area Terminal Railroad: AUAR 2000 2007 Austin Western Railroad: Austin Dam and Suburban Railway: MP: 1895 1956 Missouri Pacific Railroad: Austin and Northwestern Railroad: AUNW 1986 1996 Longhorn Railway: Austin and Northwestern Railroad: SP: 1881 1901 Houston and Texas Central Railroad: Austin ...
The light-rail system is the centerpiece of Project Connect, which includes plans for new high-frequency bus routes, improvements to the Austin area's existing commuter rail offerings and other ...
The contract was transferred to Watco as of October 1, 2007 and the name of the railroad was subsequently changed to the Austin Western Railroad. In addition, the Austin Steam Train Association operated an excursion train between Austin, Cedar Park, and Burnet.
CapMetro Rail is a hybrid rail (light rail with some features similar to commuter rail) system that serves the Greater Austin area in Texas and is owned by CapMetro, Austin's primary public transportation provider. The Red Line is CapMetro's first and currently only rail line, and connects Downtown Austin with Austin's northwestern
The Texas North Western Railway (“TXNW”), [1] sometimes called the Texas Northwestern Railway, is a shortline railroad which had operations in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, but is now limited to an area around Sunray, Texas.
The Western Rail Road (reporting mark WRRC) is a 1.9-mile (3.1 km) shortline railroad owned by Cemex [1] that connects a Cemex quarry and cement plant at Dittlinger, Texas (just south of New Braunfels), to the Austin Subdivision of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP). The company was incorporated in March 1974 as the PB Railroad, and the present ...