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) July 25, 2012

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 25, 2012, RailAmerica, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s results of operations for the second quarter of 2012. The Company also posted a presentation containing supplemental information for the second quarter and year to date results 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 July 25, 2012, issued by the Company announcing its second quarter 2012 operating results.

99.2		Presentation containing supplemental information for the second quarter and year to date 2012 operating results.

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.


		RAILAMERICA, INC.

Date: July 25, 2012	By:	/s/ B. Clyde Preslar
	Name:	B. Clyde Preslar
	Title:	Senior Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated July 25, 2012, issued by the Company announcing its second quarter 2012 operating results.

99.2		Presentation containing supplemental information for the second quarter and year to date 2012 operating results.

RAILAMERICA INC /DE 8-K