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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.2

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
RailAmerica Transportation Corporation of our report dated March 15, 2000
relating to the financial statements of RailAmerica, Inc., which appears in such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
September 5, 2000