Longhorn Railway with headquarters in McNeil, Texas was only in business for a few short years. The Orange & White Engines (1996 – 2009 approx)

The 2 articles below tells the story of the troubles this company had from the beginning to the end.

https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2000-03-17/76396/

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/1997/03/03/newscolumn2.html

If the link above does work, this was the jest of the article.

By Daryl Janes

Mar 2, 1997

Updated Mar 2, 1997, 11:00pm CST

Longhorn Railway Company, the Tennessee-based operator of the City of Austin-owned, Capital Metro-managed shortline railroad that runs from Llano to Giddings is suing a Colorado-based locomotive “remanufacturer” and lessor.