RailAmerica

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In 2007, RailAmerica was acquired by Fortress Investment Group. Before that, it traded on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol RRA.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Alt URL</ref> It was relisted in October 2009 with the ticker symbol RA.

On June 30, 2010, the company announced that it had acquired Atlas Railroad Construction, a construction and maintenance company operating in the Northeast and Midwest United States, for US$24 million.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

In April 2011, RailAmerica made its first shortline purchase in over five years by initiating a deal with Gulf and Ohio Railways to acquire three Alabama shortlines for $12.7 million.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On July 23, 2012, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced that it intended to purchase RailAmerica in a deal valued at $1.39 billion.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Approval of the purchase was granted by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board on December 19, 2012.<ref>Surface Transportation Board, Decision, Case No. 42772 Template:Webarchive, December 19, 2012</ref> While awaiting the decision, Genesee & Wyoming put RailAmerica control in the hands of a trust.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> They assumed control on December 28, 2012,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the company was in the process of integration to G&W.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Former subsidiaries

RailAmerica controlled the following railroads. It acquired some through purchase of other holding companies: RailLink Canada in July 1999, RailTex in February 2000, ParkSierra and StatesRail in January 2002, and the rail properties of Alcoa in September 2005.

In addition to those listed below, RailAmerica's prior owner, Fortress Investment Group, purchased the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) in September 2007 from Florida East Coast Industries. Although Fortress maintained a level of common control between the two railroads, FEC was never made a formal part of the RailAmerica family, and Fortress did not include FEC in the RailAmerica spinoff.

RailAmerica was founded by Gary O. Marino and John H. Marino in 1986.

Company	Acquired from	Date<ref name=10-K>Securities and Exchange Commission, Form 10-K: RailAmerica, Inc., for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005</ref>	Notes
Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway	StatesRail<ref>STB Finance Docket No. 34128 Template:Webarchive, December 28, 2001</ref>	Template:Dts
Arizona and California Railroad	ParkSierra<ref name=STB-34197>STB Finance Docket No. 34197 Template:Webarchive, May 23, 2002</ref>	Template:Dts
Bauxite and Northern Railway	Alcoa<ref name=STB-34758/>	Template:Dts
California Northern Railroad	ParkSierra<ref name=STB-34197/>	Template:Dts
Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway	RailTex<ref name=RailTex>Securities and Exchange Commission, Form 8-K: RailTex, Inc., November 8, 1999</ref>	Template:Dts
Carolina Piedmont Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Cascade and Columbia River Railroad	direct<ref>STB Finance Docket No. 33048, September 13, 1996</ref>	Template:Dts
Central Michigan Railway	direct	Template:Dts	Leased by Huron and Eastern Railway
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Central Railroad of Indiana	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Central Railroad of Indianapolis	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts	Also operates Winamac Southern Railway as agent
Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad	direct<ref>STB Finance Docket No. 34508 Template:Webarchive, July 30, 2004</ref>	Template:Dts
Connecticut Southern Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Eastern Alabama Railway	StatesRail<ref name=STB-34129/>	Template:Dts
Goderich-Exeter Railway	RailTex<ref name=RailTex/>	Template:Dts
Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Huron and Eastern Railway	direct	Template:Dts
Indiana and Ohio Railway	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Indiana Southern Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Kiamichi Railroad	direct<ref>STB Finance Docket No. 34130 Template:Webarchive, January 30, 2002</ref>	Template:Dts
Kyle Railroad	StatesRail<ref name=STB-34129/>	Template:Dts
Lahaina, Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad	StatesRail<ref name=10-K/>	Template:Dts
Marquette Rail	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts
Massena Terminal Railroad	Alcoa<ref name=STB-34758/>	Template:Dts
Michigan Shore Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Mid-Michigan Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
New England Central Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
North Carolina and Virginia Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Ottawa Valley Railway	RaiLink<ref name=10-K/>	Template:Dts
Otter Tail Valley Railroad	direct<ref>STB Finance Docket No. 33138, October 25, 1996</ref>	Template:Dts
Point Comfort and Northern Railway	Alcoa<ref name=STB-34758>STB Finance Docket No. 34758 Template:Webarchive, October 19, 2005</ref>	Template:Dts
Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad	ParkSierra<ref name=STB-34197/>	Template:Dts
Raillink Canada Limited	Direct	Template:Dts	Registered office in Montreal
Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad	Alcoa<ref name=STB-34758/>	Template:Dts
San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
San Joaquin Valley Railroad	StatesRail<ref name=STB-34129/>	Template:Dts
South Carolina Central Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Southern Ontario Railway	RaiLink<ref name=10-K/>	Template:Dts
Texas Northeastern Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway	direct<ref>STB Finance Docket No. 33777 Template:Webarchive, September 17, 1999</ref>	Template:Dts
Ventura County Railroad	direct<ref>STB Finance Docket No. 33650 Template:Webarchive, September 24, 1998</ref>	Template:Dts
Virginia Southern Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts
A&R Line, Inc.	TP&W	Template:Dts	Leased by TP&W since 1997; owned by Cargill; service ended in September 2002<ref>STB Docket No. AB-855 (Sub-No. 1X) Template:Webarchive, September 29, 2003</ref>
Arizona Eastern Railway	StatesRail<ref name=STB-34129>STB Finance Docket No. 34129 Template:Webarchive, December 28, 2001</ref>	Template:Dts	Sold December 2004 to Permian Basin Railways<ref name=10-K/><ref name=Permian/><ref>STB Finance Docket No. 34614 Template:Webarchive, December 22, 2004</ref>
Central Western Railway	RaiLink<ref name=10-K/>	Template:Dts	Sold January 2006<ref name=10-K/>
Dakota Rail, Inc.	direct	Template:Dts	Sold December 2001 to Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority<ref name=10-K/><ref>STB Docket No. AB-472 (Sub-No. 1X) Template:Webarchive, December 27, 2001</ref>
Delaware Valley Railway	direct	Template:Dts	Lease transferred March 1999 to Brandywine Valley Railroad<ref>STB Finance Docket No. 33722 Template:Webarchive, April 16, 1999</ref>
E&N Railway	direct	Template:Dts	Sold June 2006 to Southern Railway of British Columbia
Evansville Terminal Company	direct<ref>STB Finance Docket No. 32990, July 17, 1996</ref>	Template:Dts	Sold September 1997 to John H. Marino<ref name=10-K/><ref name=STB-33505>STB Finance Docket No. 33505 Template:Webarchive, November 21, 1997</ref>
Ferronor	direct	Template:Dts	Leased Potrerillos Railway in January 2002;<ref name=history>RailAmerica: History, accessed December 2008</ref> sold February 2004<ref name=10-K/>
Freight Australia	direct	Template:Dts	Sold August 2004 to Pacific National<ref name=10-K/>
Georgia Southwestern Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts	Sold March 2002 to local interests<ref name=10-K/><ref>History of the GSWR, accessed December 2008</ref>
Gettysburg Railway	direct<ref>STB Finance Docket No. 33287 Template:Webarchive, November 18, 1996</ref>	Template:Dts	Sold October 1997 to John H. Marino; included Gettysburg Scenic Rail Tours<ref name=10-K/><ref name=STB-33505/>
Indiana and Ohio Central Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts	Merged May 2005 into Indiana and Ohio Railway<ref>Railroad Retirement Board, Employer Status Determination: Indiana & Ohio Central Railroad, Inc. Template:Webarchive, October 11, 2005</ref>
J.K. Line, Inc.	TP&W	Template:Dts	Leased by TP&W since 1998; owned by Cargill; service ended in April 2002<ref>Railroad Retirement Board, Employer Status Determination: Marksman Corporation Template:Webarchive, December 18, 2000</ref><ref>STB Docket No. AB-856 (Sub-No. 1X) Template:Webarchive, November 18, 2003</ref>
Lakeland and Waterways Railway	RaiLink<ref name=10-K/>	Template:Dts	Sold January 2006<ref name=10-K/>
Mackenzie Northern Railway	RaiLink<ref name=10-K/>	Template:Dts	Sold January 2006<ref name=10-K/>
Minnesota Northern Railroad	direct<ref>STB Finance Docket No. 33316 Template:Webarchive, March 12, 1997</ref>	Template:Dts	Sold August 2000 to KBN, Inc.<ref name=10-K/><ref name=STB-33911>STB Finance Docket No. 33911 Template:Webarchive, August 31, 2000</ref>
Ontario L'Orignal Railway	RailTex<ref name=RailTex/>	Template:Dts	Sold December 2000<ref name=10-K/>
Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813/>	Template:Dts	Sold December 2000 to Summit View, Inc.<ref name=10-K/><ref>STB Finance Docket No. 33978, January 11, 2001</ref>
Plainview Terminal Company	direct	Template:Dts
St. Croix Valley Railroad	direct<ref>STB Finance Docket No. 33443 Template:Webarchive, September 3, 1997</ref>	Template:Dts	Sold August 2000 to KBN, Inc.<ref name=10-K/><ref name=STB-33911/>
Saginaw Valley Railway	direct	Template:Dts	Merged September 2004 into Huron and Eastern Railway<ref>Railroad Retirement Board, Employer Status Determination: Saginaw Valley Railway Company Template:Webarchive, March 22, 2005</ref>
San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad	direct<ref>STB Finance Docket No. 34352 Template:Webarchive, July 18, 2003</ref>	Template:Dts	Sold December 2005 to Permian Basin Railways<ref name=10-K/><ref name=Permian/><ref>STB Finance Docket No. 34799 Template:Webarchive, January 12, 2006</ref>
San Pedro and Southwestern Railway	StatesRail<ref name=STB-34129/>	Template:Dts	Sold October 2003 to Arizona Railroad Group<ref name=10-K/><ref>STB Finance Docket No. 34430 Template:Webarchive, November 21, 2003</ref>
South Central Tennessee Railroad	direct	Template:Dts	Sold December 2000 to Henry G. Hohorst et al.<ref name=10-K/><ref>STB Finance Docket No. 33987 Template:Webarchive, January 12, 2001</ref>
Texas-New Mexico Railroad	RailTex<ref name=STB-33813>STB Finance Docket No. 33813 Template:Webarchive, November 16, 1999</ref>	Template:Dts	Sold May 2002 to Permian Basin Railways<ref name=10-K/><ref name=Permian>Permian Basin Railways Template:Webarchive, accessed December 2008</ref><ref name=STB-34206>STB Finance Docket No. 34206 Template:Webarchive, June 14, 2002</ref>
West Texas and Lubbock Railroad	direct	Template:Dts	Leased May 2002 to Permian Basin Railways subsidiary West Texas and Lubbock Railway; sold December 2004 to Permian Basin Railways<ref name=10-K/><ref name=Permian/><ref name=STB-34206/><ref>STB Finance Docket No. 34613 Template:Webarchive, December 22, 2004</ref>

References

• RailAmerica (September 9, 2005), 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, RailAmerica Inc. (RRA). Retrieved September 13, 2005.

External links

• Official site Template:Webarchive