Passenger Rail Project
Joe Newman, Economic Development Director economic@ci.elgin.tx.us 512.281.5724
Connecting Elgin to Austin by Passenger Rail!
The City of Elgin is working with Capital Metro, CAMPO, and others to institute Passenger Rail service from Austin to Elgin and beyond. You will find links to studies, presentations and documents supporting this initiative on the left. They include: Elgin Station Initiative Presentation to Campo's Transit Working Group Rail by Rail Comparison Llano - Giddings Rail Below are news articles regarding this ongiong effort. The Austin Chronicle/”Working on the Railroad” – Feb 2008 Elgin Courier/”CNU Conference Features Elgin” – Apr 2008 The Austin Chronicle/"The Sausage Link: How Elgin Got the New Urbanism Transit Dream" - Sept 12, 2008 The Austin Chronicle/"TWG Considers Green Line - Dec 2008 More Elgin in the NEWS!
The City of Elgin is working with Capital Metro, CAMPO, and others to institute Passenger Rail service from Austin to Elgin and beyond.
You will find links to studies, presentations and documents supporting this initiative on the left. They include:
Elgin Station Initiative Presentation to Campo's Transit Working Group Rail by Rail Comparison Llano - Giddings Rail
Below are news articles regarding this ongiong effort.