RailAmerica

Infobox Company
company_name=RailAmerica, Inc.
company_logo=
company_type=Corporation
foundation=1986
location=Boca Raton, Florida
key_people=Charles Swinburn, CEO
Donald D. Redfearn, President
industry=Rail transport
products=Transportation
revenue=$424.35 million USD
homepage= [http://www.railamerica.com/ www.railamerica.com]

RailAmerica, Inc. based in Boca Raton, Florida, is a holding company of several short-line railroads in the United States and Canada, as well as overseas.

In 2007, RailAmerica was acquired by Fortress Investment Group. [cite press release| url=http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=RRA&script=410&layout=-6&item_id=963386| title=Fortress Completes Acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc.| date=2007-02-14| publisher=RailAmerica| accessdate=2007-10-31| ]

Railroad holdings

RailAmerica directly controls the following railroads:

Canadian railroads

*Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway
*Goderich-Exeter Railway
*Ottawa Valley Railway
*Southern Ontario Railway

United States railroads

*Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway
*Arizona and California Railroad
*Bauxite and Northern Railway (Arkansas)
*California Northern Railroad
*Carolina Piedmont Railroad
*Cascade and Columbia River Railroad
*Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
*Central Railroad of Indiana
*Central Railroad of Indianapolis
*Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad
*Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad
*Connecticut Southern Railroad
*Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad
*Eastern Alabama Railway
*Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad
*Huron and Eastern Railway
*Indiana and Ohio Central Railroad
*Indiana and Ohio Railway
*Indiana Southern Railroad
*Kiamichi Railroad
*Kyle Railroad
*Lahaina-Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad
*Massena Terminal Railroad
*Michigan Shore Railroad
*Mid-Michigan Railroad
*Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad
*New England Central Railroad
*North Carolina and Virginia Railroad
*Otter Tail Valley Railroad
*Point Comfort and Northern Railway
*Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad
*Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad
*San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad
*San Joaquin Valley Railroad
*South Carolina Central Railroad
*Texas Northeastern Railroad
*Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway
*Ventura County Railroad
*Virginia Southern Railroad

Former holdings

* Arizona Eastern Railway (sold to Permian Basin Railways)
* Central Western Railway (sold to CN)
* Lakeland and Waterways Railway (sold to CN)
* Mackenzie Northern Railway (sold to CN)
* Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad (sold to the Ohio Central Railroad)
* San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad (sold to Permian Basin Railways)
* E and N Railway (sold to Southern Railway of British Columbia)

Overseas

* Freight Australia (1999 - 2004: sold to Pacific National)

References

* RailAmerica (September 9 2005), " [http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=rra&script=410&layout=-6&item_id=754641 RailAmerica Selected to Acquire Four Railroads from Alcoa; Additionally Announces Lease with CSX Transportation for the 48 Mile Fremont Branch] ". Retrieved September 13 2005.
* Yahoo Finance, " [http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=RRA RailAmerica Inc. (RRA)] ". Retrieved September 13 2005.

External links

* [http://www.railamerica.com/ Official site]