Point Comfort and Northern Railway
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The Point Comfort and Northern Railway is a Class III railroad
operating in the United States
state of Texas
. The railroad operates over 14 miles (22.5 km) of track
between Point Comfort, Texas
and Lolita, Texas
, where the railroad transfers cars with the Union Pacific Railroad
.
PCN was purchased by the holding company
RailAmerica
in 2005.
The railroad's traffic largely comes from aluminum products from Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals
. PCN hauled around 12,500 carloads in 2008.
Class III railroad
A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million . The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries...
operating in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
state of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. The railroad operates over 14 miles (22.5 km) of track
Rail tracks
The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers and ballast , plus the underlying subgrade...
between Point Comfort, Texas
Point Comfort, Texas
Point Comfort is a city in Calhoun County, Texas, United States. It is a part of the Victoria, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 781 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Point Comfort is located at...
and Lolita, Texas
Lolita, Texas
Lolita is a census-designated place in Jackson County, Texas, United States. The population was 548 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lolita is located at ....
, where the railroad transfers cars with the Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
.
PCN was purchased by the holding company
Holding company
A holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...
RailAmerica
RailAmerica
RailAmerica, Inc., based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a holding company of a number of short-line railroads and regional railroads in the United States and Canada....
in 2005.
The railroad's traffic largely comes from aluminum products from Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals
Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals
Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals is a joint venture between Alumina Limited and Alcoa and is abbreviated to AWAC. AWAC's business is the mining of bauxite, the extraction of alumina and the smelting of aluminium. It has about 25% of the global alumina market...
. PCN hauled around 12,500 carloads in 2008.