Private company

RailAmerica

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Railroad holding company

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 employed 1,808 people.1 It ceased to exist in 2013.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Mar 31, 1992Founded1

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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.2

Corporate structure

RailAmerica sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on RailAmerica, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 2000Acquired Central Railroad of Indiana1
  2. 2000Acquired Central Railroad of Indianapolis1
  3. 2000Indiana and Ohio Railway became a subsidiary1
  4. 2000Acquired New England Central Railroad1

Timeline

  1. 2013Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Mar 31, 1992Founded Founded1

Sources

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