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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 .
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 ...
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.
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 .
Alexandria and Western Railway: AW: Ahnapee and Western Railway: AWP: Atlanta and West Point Railroad → Seaboard System Railroad → CSX Transportation: AWRR: Austin Western Railroad: AWW: Algers, Winslow and Western Railway: AYSS: Allegheny and South Side Railway: AZER: Arizona Eastern Railway: AZS: Arizona Southern Railroad
Texas and St. Louis Railway; Texas City Terminal Railway; Texas Mexican Railway; Texas & New Mexico Railway; Texas North Western Railway; Texas and Northern Railway; Texas Pacifico Transportation; Texas Transportation Company (1866–1896) Texas, Gonzales and Northern Railway; Timber Rock Railroad; Trinity Railway Express
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 ...
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