Just before Christmas, Capital Metro and Watco Companies Austin Western Railroad LLC (AWRR) finalized a new agreement for freight service along the Giddings to Llano rail line owned by Capital Metro. The Giddings to Llano line is a total of 163 miles long and includes the 32 mile MetroRail Red Line. The Capital Metro board [...]
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Capital Metro and Watco Companies sign great new deal for freight rail
Posted in Capital Metro news, freight rail, tagged metrorail, watco on December 30, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Capital Metro to Contract with New Rail Provider for MetroRail
Posted in Capital Metro news, MetroRail, tagged herzog, veolia, watco on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Capital Metro terminated its rail contract with Veolia today, but is expected to award a new contract with another rail provider this afternoon. Here is the text of the news release. Capital Metro Terminates Rail Contract with Veolia Board will vote on new passenger and freight rail contracts this afternoon December 9, 2009 Austin, Texas [...]