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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.
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 and Oatmanville Railway: 1883 1888 N/A Bartlett–Florence Railway: 1909 1911 Bartlett ...
In 2005 it began operating the Alabama Southern Railroad, the Louisiana Southern Railroad, the Mississippi Southern Railroad, and the Yellowstone Valley Railroad in Montana. The Austin Western Railroad was started in 2007 and shares rail with passenger rail. It also acquired Millennium Rail, a mechanical service company in 2007.
Angelina and Neches River Railroad: ANR Austin Western Railroad: AWRR Blacklands Railroad: BLR Central Texas and Colorado River Railway: CTXR Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad: DGNO Fort Worth & Western Railroad: FWWR Galveston Railroad: GVSR Georgetown Railroad: GRR Moscow, Camden and San Augustine Railroad: MCSA Pecos Valley Southern ...
Freight rail services are offered on the agency's approximately 162 miles of railroad right of way between Giddings and Llano, only a portion of which is used for the CapMetro Rail passenger service. Since 2015, CapMetro Freight Rail operations have been sub-contracted to Austin Western Railroad, a subsidiary of short-line rail operator Watco. [75]
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.
AG Valley Railroad: A&W: 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 ...