Exhibit 23.2



         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 12, 2004, relating to the
financial statements, which appears in RailAmerica Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Miami, Florida
June 14, 2004