RRA Railamerica

RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE:RRA) today reported its freight carloads for the month ended April 30, 2006. Total carloads for April 2006 were 104,651, down 6.6% from 111,993 in April 2005. The acquisition of the Alcoa railroads and the Fremont line in Michigan net of the impact of the sale of the San Luis and Rio Grande Railroad and the three Alberta properties accounted for a decrease of 1,550 of the carloads. On a "same railroad" basis, April 2006 carloads decreased 5.4% to 101,654, from 107,446 in April 2005. Eleven out of fourteen commodity groups had decreased shipments in April 2006. The 5,792 carload decrease was driven primarily by lower shipments of Metals, Paper Products and Chemicals. For the four months ended April 30, 2006, total carloads decreased 2.1% to 432,644 from 441,871 in 2005. On a "same railroad" basis for the same period, carloads were 417,867 down 1.2% from 423,035 in 2005. "Same railroad" totals exclude carloads associated with railroads, or portions of railroads, sold or acquired by the Company after January 1, 2005. Historically, the Company has found that carload information may be indicative of freight revenue on its railroads, but may not be indicative of total revenue, operating expenses, operating income or net income. Attached is a comparison of North America carloads by commodity group for the periods ended April 30, 2006 and 2005. RailAmerica, Inc. (NYSE:RRA) is a leading short line and regional rail service provider with 42 railroads operating approximately 7,800 track 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. -0- *T RailAmerica, Inc. Carload Comparisons by Commodity Group Month/Year-to-Date Ended April 30, 2006 and 2005 Consolidated North American Carloads APRIL YEAR-TO-DATE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity Group 2006 2005 % Chg 2006 2005 % Chg ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bridge Traffic 18,641 18,949 -1.6% 77,584 74,573 4.0% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Coal 13,420 12,813 4.7% 53,319 50,925 4.7% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Lumber & Forest Products 10,218 11,666 -12.4% 42,811 45,064 -5.0% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Agricultural & Farm Products 9,503 9,900 -4.0% 37,622 40,422 -6.9% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Chemicals 8,822 10,076 -12.4% 37,977 40,615 -6.5% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Metallic/Non-metallic Ores 7,604 5,888 29.1% 28,532 20,686 37.9% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Metals 7,250 9,389 -22.8% 30,321 32,975 -8.0% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Food Products 6,801 7,191 -5.4% 29,324 30,065 -2.5% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper Products 6,444 8,903 -27.6% 26,758 35,506 -24.6% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Minerals 4,836 4,992 -3.1% 19,927 18,651 6.8% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other 3,498 3,613 -3.2% 14,615 12,119 20.6% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Petroleum Products 3,309 4,369 -24.3% 15,702 19,783 -20.6% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Intermodal 2,676 2,297 16.5% 10,711 11,796 -9.2% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Autos 1,629 1,947 -16.3% 7,441 8,691 -14.4% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 104,651 111,993 -6.6% 432,644 441,871 -2.1% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *T -0- *T "Same Railroad" Carloads APRIL YEAR-TO-DATE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity Group 2006 2005 % Chg 2006 2005 % Chg ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Bridge Traffic 18,641 18,948 -1.6% 77,584 74,569 4.0% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Coal 13,420 12,813 4.7% 53,319 50,925 4.7% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Lumber & Forest Products 10,218 10,627 -3.8% 42,274 41,453 2.0% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Agricultural & Farm Products 9,503 9,191 3.4% 37,256 37,557 -0.8% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Chemicals 8,689 9,736 -10.8% 37,157 39,303 -5.5% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Metals 7,067 9,286 -23.9% 29,576 32,774 -9.8% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Food Products 6,746 7,141 -5.5% 28,981 29,886 -3.0% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper Products 6,330 7,578 -16.5% 25,353 30,029 -15.6% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Metallic/Non-metallic Ores 5,403 5,456 -1.0% 19,573 19,066 2.7% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Minerals 4,750 4,977 -4.6% 19,613 18,612 5.4% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other 3,478 3,570 -2.6% 14,512 11,984 21.1% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Petroleum Products 3,167 3,879 -18.4% 14,758 16,390 -10.0% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Intermodal 2,676 2,297 16.5% 10,711 11,796 -9.2% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Autos 1,566 1,947 -19.6% 7,200 8,691 -17.2% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 101,654 107,446 -5.4% 417,867 423,035 -1.2% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- *T