Austin Area Terminal Railroad

Austin Area Terminal Railroad
Reporting mark AUAR
Locale Texas
Dates of operation 2000–2007
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Headquarters Round Rock, Texas

The Austin Area Terminal Railroad (reporting mark AUAR) was a short-line terminal railroad headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.

Overview

AUAR operated 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 to Marble Falls. The line, which was originally a Southern Pacific Railroad branch that had been operated by Longhorn Railway until AUAR assumed control, is owned by Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with whom AUAR had a contract to operate the railroad from April 2000[1] to September 2007. AUAR traffic included aggregates, crushed limestone, calcium bicarbonate, lumber, beer, chemicals, plastics, and paper.

The contract was transferred to the Watco Companies as of October 1, 2007.

In addition, the Austin Steam Train Association operated an excursion train between Austin, Cedar Park, and Burnet.

References

  1. ↑ Harbour, Mike (July 2000). "New operator, and an Alco, on tap in Austin". Trains. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Publishing. 60 (7): 22. ISSN 0041-0934.
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