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RailAmerica, Inc.
Type
 Private
Industry Rail transport
Founded 1986
Headquarters
Jacksonville, Florida
,
United States
Services
Short line and regional railroads
Revenue US$410.6 million (2009)[1]
Owner Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
Website www.railamerica.com

RailAmerica, Inc., based in Jacksonville, Florida, was a holding company of a number of short-line railroads and regional railroads in the United States and Canada.


In 2007, RailAmerica was acquired by Fortress Investment Group. Before that, it traded on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol RRA.[2] 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.[3]


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.[4]


On July 23, 2012, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced that it intended to purchase RailAmerica in a deal valued at $1.39 billion.[5][6] Approval of the purchase was granted by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board on December 19, 2012.[7] While awaiting the decision, Genesee & Wyoming put RailAmerica control in the hands of a trust.[8] They assumed control on December 28, 2012 and the company was in the process of integration to G&W.[9][10]



Present and former subsidiaries


RailAmerica controlled the following railroads. It has 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 Donald Redfearn and Gary O. Marino in 1986.









































































































































































































































































































































































































Company
 Acquired from
 Date[11]
 Notes

Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway
 StatesRail[12]
January 2002

Arizona and California Railroad
 ParkSierra[13]
January 2002

Bauxite and Northern Railway
 Alcoa[14]
September 2005

California Northern Railroad
 ParkSierra[13]
January 2002

Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway
 RailTex[15]
February 2000

Carolina Piedmont Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Cascade and Columbia River Railroad
 direct[17]
September 1996

Central Michigan Railway
 direct
January 2004
 Leased by Huron and Eastern Railway

Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Central Railroad of Indiana
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Central Railroad of Indianapolis
 RailTex[16]
February 2000
 Also operates Winamac Southern Railway as agent

Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad
 direct[18]
July 2004

Connecticut Southern Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Dallas, Garland and Northeastern Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Eastern Alabama Railway
 StatesRail[19]
January 2002

Goderich-Exeter Railway
 RailTex[15]
February 2000

Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Huron and Eastern Railway
 direct
March 1992

Indiana and Ohio Railway
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Indiana Southern Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Kiamichi Railroad
 direct[20]
January 2002

Kyle Railroad
 StatesRail[19]
January 2002

Lahaina, Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad
 StatesRail[11]
January 2002

Marquette Rail
 direct[21]
February 2012

Massena Terminal Railroad
 Alcoa[14]
September 2005

Michigan Shore Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Mid-Michigan Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

New England Central Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

North Carolina and Virginia Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Ottawa Valley Railway
 RaiLink[11]
July 1999

Otter Tail Valley Railroad
 direct[22]
October 1996

Point Comfort and Northern Railway
 Alcoa[14]
September 2005

Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad
 ParkSierra[13]
January 2002

Raillink Canada Limited
 Direct
January 2002
 Registered office in Montreal

Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad
 Alcoa[14]
September 2005

San Diego and Imperial Valley Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

San Joaquin Valley Railroad
 StatesRail[19]
January 2002

South Carolina Central Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Southern Ontario Railway
 RaiLink[11]
July 1999

Texas Northeastern Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway
 direct[23]
September 1999

Ventura County Railroad
 direct[24]
August 1998

Virginia Southern Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000

A&R Line, Inc.
TP&W
September 1999
 Leased by TP&W since 1997; owned by Cargill; service ended in September 2002[25]

Arizona Eastern Railway
 StatesRail[19]
January 2002
 Sold December 2004 to Permian Basin Railways[11][26][27]

Central Western Railway
 RaiLink[11]
July 1999
 Sold January 2006[11]

Dakota Rail, Inc.
 direct
September 1995
 Sold December 2001 to Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority[11][28]

Delaware Valley Railway
 direct
July 1994
 Lease transferred March 1999 to Brandywine Valley Railroad[29]

E&N Railway
 direct
January 1999
 Sold June 2006 to Southern Railway of British Columbia

Evansville Terminal Company
 direct[30]
June 1996
 Sold September 1997 to John H. Marino[11][31]

Ferronor
 direct
February 1997
 Leased Potrerillos Railway in January 2002;[32] sold February 2004[11]

Freight Australia
 direct
April 1999
 Sold August 2004 to Pacific National[11]

Georgia Southwestern Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000
 Sold March 2002 to local interests[11][33]

Gettysburg Railway
 direct[34]
November 1996
 Sold October 1997 to John H. Marino; included Gettysburg Scenic Rail Tours[11][31]

Indiana and Ohio Central Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000
 Merged May 2005 into Indiana and Ohio Railway[35]

J.K. Line, Inc.
TP&W
September 1999
 Leased by TP&W since 1998; owned by Cargill; service ended in April 2002[36][37]

Lakeland and Waterways Railway
 RaiLink[11]
July 1999
 Sold January 2006[11]

Mackenzie Northern Railway
 RaiLink[11]
July 1999
 Sold January 2006[11]

Minnesota Northern Railroad
 direct[38]
December 1996
 Sold August 2000 to KBN, Inc.[11][39]

Ontario L'Orignal Railway
 RailTex[15]
February 2000
 Sold December 2000[11]

Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000
 Sold December 2000 to Summit View, Inc.[11][40]

Plainview Terminal Company
 direct
November 1995

St. Croix Valley Railroad
 direct[41]
September 1997
 Sold August 2000 to KBN, Inc.[11][39]

Saginaw Valley Railway
 direct
March 1992
 Merged September 2004 into Huron and Eastern Railway[42]

San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad
 direct[43]
June 2003
 Sold December 2005 to Permian Basin Railways[11][26][44]

San Pedro and Southwestern Railway
 StatesRail[19]
January 2002
 Sold October 2003 to Arizona Railroad Group[11][45]

South Central Tennessee Railroad
 direct
February 1994
 Sold December 2000 to Henry G. Hohorst et al.[11][46]

Texas-New Mexico Railroad
 RailTex[16]
February 2000
 Sold May 2002 to Permian Basin Railways[11][26][47]

West Texas and Lubbock Railroad
 direct
November 1995
 Leased May 2002 to Permian Basin Railways subsidiary West Texas and Lubbock Railway; sold December 2004 to Permian Basin Railways[11][26][47][48]


References





  1. ^ RailAmerica (December 31, 2009). "Form 10-K: Commission file number 001-32579". United States Securities and Exchange Commission..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Fortress Completes Acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc". RailAmerica. February 14, 2007. Archived from the original on February 14, 2007. Retrieved October 31, 2007.


  3. ^ "RailAmerica buys rail construction company". Trains Magazine. July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.


  4. ^ "RailAmerica to Acquire Gulf and Ohio's Three Alabama Short Lines". Progressive Railroading. April 11, 2011.


  5. ^ Associated Press (July 23, 2012). "Genesee & Wyoming to pay $1.39B for RailAmerica". STL Today.com. Retrieved July 23, 2012.


  6. ^ "UPDATE 4-Genesee & Wyoming to buy RailAmerica for $1.4 billion". Reuters. July 23, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.


  7. ^ Surface Transportation Board, Decision, Case No. 42772, December 19, 2012


  8. ^ "Rail America sale completed - Railway Gazette". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 4 October 2012.


  9. ^ staff (February 13, 2013). "RailAmerica acquisition skewed Genesee & Wyoming's 4Q financial results". Progressive Railroading. Retrieved 19 March 2015.


  10. ^ Bowen, Douglas John (2 May 2013). "GWI marks 1Q earnings, new headquarters". Railway Age. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 2 April 2015.


  11. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 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


  12. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34128, December 28, 2001


  13. ^ abc STB Finance Docket No. 34197, May 23, 2002


  14. ^ abcd STB Finance Docket No. 34758, October 19, 2005


  15. ^ abc Securities and Exchange Commission, Form 8-K: RailTex, Inc., November 8, 1999


  16. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw STB Finance Docket No. 33813, November 16, 1999


  17. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 33048, September 13, 1996


  18. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34508, July 30, 2004


  19. ^ abcde STB Finance Docket No. 34129, December 28, 2001


  20. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34130, January 30, 2002


  21. ^ "RailAmerica acquires Marquette Rail". Rail-USA. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.


  22. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 33138, October 25, 1996


  23. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 33777, September 17, 1999


  24. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 33650, September 24, 1998


  25. ^ STB Docket No. AB-855 (Sub-No. 1X), September 29, 2003


  26. ^ abcd Permian Basin Railways, accessed December 2008


  27. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34614, December 22, 2004


  28. ^ STB Docket No. AB-472 (Sub-No. 1X), December 27, 2001


  29. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 33722, April 16, 1999


  30. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 32990, July 17, 1996


  31. ^ ab STB Finance Docket No. 33505, November 21, 1997


  32. ^ RailAmerica: History, accessed December 2008


  33. ^ History of the GSWR, accessed December 2008


  34. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 33287, November 18, 1996


  35. ^ Railroad Retirement Board, Employer Status Determination: Indiana & Ohio Central Railroad, Inc., October 11, 2005


  36. ^ Railroad Retirement Board, Employer Status Determination: Marksman Corporation, December 18, 2000


  37. ^ STB Docket No. AB-856 (Sub-No. 1X), November 18, 2003


  38. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 33316, March 12, 1997


  39. ^ ab STB Finance Docket No. 33911, August 31, 2000


  40. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 33978, January 11, 2001


  41. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 33443, September 3, 1997


  42. ^ Railroad Retirement Board, Employer Status Determination: Saginaw Valley Railway Company, March 22, 2005


  43. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34352, July 18, 2003


  44. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34799, January 12, 2006


  45. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34430, November 21, 2003


  46. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 33987, January 12, 2001


  47. ^ ab STB Finance Docket No. 34206, June 14, 2002


  48. ^ STB Finance Docket No. 34613, December 22, 2004




  • 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


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