RailAmerica to Report First Quarter 2005 Earnings April 28, 2005

    Business Editors/Transportation Writers

    BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2005--RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE:RRA) has scheduled a live webcast of its first quarter 2005 earnings conference call for Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. RailAmerica's senior management team will host the presentation and discussion of the Company's first quarter 2005 financial results, which will be released before the market opens on that day.
    The Company invites shareholders and other stakeholders to listen to its earnings conference call live over the Internet. The audio webcast and presentation material will be available through our website at http://www.railamerica.com in the Investor Relations section. To listen to the presentation, please visit the website at least fifteen minutes early to register. Following the live webcast, an Internet replay of the presentation will be available through RailAmerica's website for 30 days.
    RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE:RRA) is a leading short line and regional rail service provider with 44 railroads operating approximately 8,800 miles in the United States and Canada. The Company is a member of the Russell 2000(R) Index. Its website may be found at http://www.railamerica.com.

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CONTACT: RailAmerica, Inc., Boca Raton Susan Wright Greenfield, 561-994-6015

KEYWORD: FLORIDA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TRANSPORTATION EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: RailAmerica, Inc.

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