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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.
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
Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway: ACWR Alexander Railroad: ARC Atlantic & Western Railway: ATW Caldwell County Railroad: CWCY Carolina Central Railway: Carolina Coastal Railway: CLNA Great Smoky Mountains Railroad: GSMR Winston-Salem Southbound Railway: WSS Yadkin Valley Railroad: YVRR
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.
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On 12 May 1989, a Southern Pacific train carrying trona derailed in San Bernardino, California. The train failed to slow while descending a nearby slope, and sped up to about 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) before derailing, causing the San Bernardino train disaster. The crash destroyed 7 homes along Duffy Street and killed 2 train workers and 2 ...