Austin Area Terminal Railroad
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Austin Area Terminal Railroad | |
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Reporting marks | AUAR |
Locale | Texas |
Dates of operation | 2000–2007 |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
Headquarters | Round Rock, Texas |
The Austin Area Terminal Railroad (AAR reporting marks AUAR) was a short-line railroad headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.
AUAR operated a 154.8 miles (249 km) line from Llano, Texas, to an interchange with Union Pacific Railroad at Giddings, Texas, with a 6.4 miles (10 km) branch from Fairland, Texas, to Marble Falls, Texas. The line is owned by Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with whom AUAR had a contract to operate the railroad from April 2000 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, Texas, Cedar Park, Texas, and Burnet, Texas.