Pelican Station in Port Isabel, Cameron County, United States | Restaurant

Welcome to Pelican Station, Port Isabel, United States!

Pelican Station is located on the exact site where the Rio Grande Rail Road ran in the late 1800's. Rio Grande Rail Road began in 1870 as the only railroad in Texas and one of the few in the United States. It was a 42" gauge railroad. Rio Grande Rail Road ran a twenty-six mile route between Point Isabel and Brownsville and consisted of three locomotives and fifty-six cars.

Rio Grande Rail Road Company had a loading / unloading pier 1000 feet long, built over the shallow waters of the Laguna Madre. Lighter boats would offload cargo from ships offshore of Point Isabel and deliver it to the pier to be offloaded once again. This process was reversed for cargo shipped from Port Isabel.

While Rio Grande Rail Road has long since ceased operations, the history is still very much alive inside Pelican Station, Port Isabel, United States. Dine on our amazing meals for example delicious steak cooked to order or Jumbo shrimp in a lemon-lime butter sauce ect... and enjoy our beautiful view of the Laguna Madre Bay and Queen Isabella Causeway.