Charles Swinburn, Donald D. Redfearn and Ferd C. Meyer, Jr. Elected to RailAmerica Inc. Board of Directors.

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Shareholders of RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE:RRA) elected three directors at its annual meeting of shareholders held today in Boca Raton.

Elected to three-year terms are:

Charles Swinburn, Chief Executive Officer of RailAmerica, Inc. since August 2004 and a director of RailAmerica since 1995.

Donald D. Redfearn, President, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary of RailAmerica, Inc. Mr. Redfearn has served as President of RailAmerica, Inc. since June 2004, has served as Chief Administrative Officer since January 2000, as Secretary since December 1994, and as a director since 1992.

Ferd C. Meyer, Jr., retired Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Central and South West Corporation. Mr. Meyer has been a director since February 2000.

In other business, shareholders approved the RailAmerica, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and approved the RailAmerica, Inc. Second Amendment to the 1998 Executive Incentive Compensation Plan.

RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE:RRA) is a leading short line and regional rail service provider with 43 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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