RailAmerica to Present at the Baird Industrial Conference

  
    
  
  
    
      Michael J. Howe, the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer 
      and Treasurer of RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE:RRA) (“RailAmerica” 
      or the “Company”), 
      will present the Company's strategic and financial overview at the Baird 
      Industrial Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois on 
      Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The Company's presentation will begin at 4:40 
      p.m. Eastern Time.
    
    
      Interested investors may listen to the presentation via a live Internet 
      webcast. 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 60 days.
    
    
      RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE:RRA) is a leading short line and regional rail 
      service provider with 42 railroads operating approximately 7,800 miles 
      in the United States and Canada. The Company is a member of the Russell 
      2000® Index. Its 
      website may be found at www.railamerica.com.
    
  
Michael J. Howe, the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE:RRA) ("RailAmerica"
or the "Company"), will present the Company's strategic and financial
overview at the Baird Industrial Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel
in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The Company's
presentation will begin at 4:40 p.m. Eastern Time.

   Interested investors may listen to the presentation via a live
Internet webcast. 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 60 days.

   RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE:RRA) is a leading short line and regional
rail service provider with 42 railroads operating approximately 7,800
miles in the United States and Canada. The Company is a member of the
Russell 2000(R) Index. Its website may be found at
www.railamerica.com.