Austin Area Terminal Railroad
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Round Rock |
| Reporting mark | AUAR |
| Locale | Texas |
| Dates of operation | 2000–2007 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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 at Giddings, Texas, with a 6.4 miles (10.3 km) branch from to Marble Falls. The line, which was originally a Southern Pacific branch that had been operated by 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 Watco as of October 1, 2007.
In addition, the operated an excursion train between Austin, Cedar Park, and Burnet.
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- Defunct Texas railroads
- Switching and terminal railroads
- Railway companies established in 2000
- Railway companies disestablished in 2007
- 2000 establishments in Texas
- 2007 disestablishments in Texas