UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 11, 2009

RailAmerica, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-32579		65-0328006
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

7411 Fullerton Street, Suite 300, Jacksonville, Florida 32256
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(800) 342-1131
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On November 11, 2009, RailAmerica, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s results of operations for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. The Company will hold a conference call on November 12, 2009, at 8:30am EST and post a presentation that will be used during the conference call on the Company’s website at www.railamerica.com. Copies of the press release and presentation are furnished herewith as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.

     The information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibits attached hereto, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing that such information is incorporated by reference therein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

     (d) The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:

Exhibit No.				Description
	99.1			Press Release, dated November 11, 2009, issued by the Company announcing its third quarter 2009 operating results.
	99.2			Presentation to be given on November 12, 2009, as part of the third quarter 2009 earnings conference call.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.				Description
	99.1			Press Release, dated November 11, 2009, issued by the Company announcing its third quarter 2009 operating results.
	99.2			Presentation to be given on November 12, 2009, as part of the third quarter 2009 earnings conference call.