Austin Western Railroad
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Round Rock, Texas |
| Reporting mark | AWRR |
| Locale | Texas |
| Dates of operation | 2007– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 154 miles (248 km) |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
The Austin Western Railroad (reporting mark AWRR) is a short-line railroad headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.
AWRR operates a 154.8 miles (249.1 km) line from Llano, Texas, to an interchange with Union Pacific Railroad at Giddings, Texas, with a 6.4 miles (10.3 km) branch from Fairland, Texas, to Marble Falls, Texas. Additional interchanges with the UPRR are at McNeil and Elgin. The line was originally part of the Houston and Texas Central Railway, and later part of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad followed by the Southern Pacific Railroad. It is now 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.