Austin and Western Railroad
- Austin and Western Railroad
Infobox SG rail
railroad_name=Austin and Western Railroad
marks=AWRR
locale=Texas
hq_city=Round Rock, Texas
start_year=2007| end_year=present
The Austin and Western Railroad reporting mark|AWRR is a short-line railroad headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.
AWRR operates a mi to km|154.8 line from Llano, Texas, to an interchange with Union Pacific Railroad at Giddings, Texas, with a mi to km|6.4 branch from Fairland, Texas, to Marble Falls, Texas. The line is owned by Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with whom AWRR has the contract to operate the railroad from September 2007. AWRR traffic includes aggregates, crushed limestone, calcium bicarbonate, lumber, beer, chemicals, plastics, and paper. AWRR is a subsidiary of the Watco Companies.
In addition, the Austin Steam Train Association operates an excursion train between Austin, Texas, Cedar Park, Texas, and Burnet, Texas.
External links
* [http://www.uprr.com/customers/shortline/lines/auar.shtml Link to Union Pacific Website with AUAR Details]
* [http://www.austinmonorail.org/capital_metro_carrying_the_freig.htm Capital Metro carrying the freight]
* [http://www.austinsteamtrain.org/ Austin Steam Train Association]
* [http://www.watcocompanies.com Watco Companies] official website
* [http://formeremployees.watcocompanies.org Say NO to WATCO] Former employees of WATCO speak out
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