Point Comfort and Northern Railway

Point Comfort and Northern Railway

Overview
Headquarters	Lolita, Texas
Reporting mark	PCN
Locale	Texas
Dates of operation	1948–present
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	14 miles (23 km)
Route map Point Comfort and Northern Railway Union Pacific Lolita, Texas U.S. Route 35 Point Comfort, Texas

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)^[1] of track between Point Comfort, Texas, (at the Port of Port Lavaca - Point Comfort) and Lolita, Texas, where the railroad transfers cars with Union Pacific.

PCN was purchased by the holding company RailAmerica in 2005; RailAmerica in turn was purchased by Genesee & Wyoming.

The railroad's traffic largely comes from aluminum products from Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals as well as plastics.

PCN hauled around 12,500 carloads in 2008.^[1]

• Point Comfort and Northern Railway official webpage - Genesee and Wyoming website