Watco’s Austin Western Railroad (AWRR) is nearing completion of a project that is rare for a short line to undertake: equipping 10 of its locomotives with a distributive power (DP) system. DP allows ...

Austin City Council will vote this week on funding for a new trail that will transform abandoned rail tracks and bridge the southern portion of the city with the Austin-Bergstrom International Airp… ...

This summer's record-setting heat wave has led to a "sun kink" in a portion of the Austin region's railroad tracks, leading officials to make temporary service changes. Earlier this month, a short ...

Strayhorn served as Austin's mayor from 1977 to 1983, ... Texas — Former Austin mayor, Texas railroad commissioner and Texas comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn died on Wednesday at the age of 85.

Strayhorn served as Austin's mayor from 1977 to 1983, ... Texas — Former Austin mayor, Texas railroad commissioner and Texas comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn died on Wednesday at the age of 85.