Reporting mark PCN Length 22,531 m Locale Texas | Dates of operation 1948–present Founded 1948 | |
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Track gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Parent organization RailAmerica Transportation Corp. | ||
The Point Comfort and Northern Railway (reporting mark PCN) is a Class III railroad operating in the U.S. state of Texas. The railroad operates over 14 miles (23 km) of track between Point Comfort, Texas (at the Port of Port Lavaca - Point Comfort) and Lolita, Texas, where the railroad transfers cars with the Union Pacific Railroad.
PCN was purchased by the holding company RailAmerica in 2005; RailAmerica in turn was purchased by Genessee & Wyoming.
The railroad's traffic largely comes from aluminum products from Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals as well as plastics.
PCN hauled around 12,500 carloads in 2008.
References
Point Comfort and Northern Railway Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA