10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark One)
x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission File No. 001-31456

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GENESEE & WYOMING INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	06-0984624
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
66 Field Point Road, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(203) 629-3722

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    x  YES    o  NO

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    x  YES    o  NO

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer	x	Accelerated Filer	o
Non-Accelerated Filer	o  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    o  YES    x  NO

Shares of common stock outstanding as of the close of business on October 31, 2012:

Class	Number of Shares Outstanding
Class A Common Stock	44,963,758
Class B Common Stock	1,892,048

INDEX
		Page
	Forward-looking Statements	3
Part I	Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements:
	Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011	4
	Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011	5
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)/Income (Unaudited) - For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011	6
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011	7
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	44
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	45
Part II	Other Information	46
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	46
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	46
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	49
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	49
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	49
Item 5.	Other Information	49
Item 6.	Exhibits	49
Signatures		50
Index to Exhibits		51

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Forward-Looking Statements

This report and other documents referred to in this report contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. that are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our business and our performance, management's beliefs, and assumptions made by management. Words such as “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “should,” “seeks,” “expects,” “estimates,” “trends,” “outlook,” variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to forecast, including the following risks applicable to all of our operations: risks related to the acquisition and integration of railroads; economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies and third-party approvals; economic, political and industry conditions (including employee strikes or work stoppages); customer demand and changes in our operations, retention and contract continuation; legislative and regulatory developments, including changes in environmental and other laws and regulations to which we are subject; increased competition in relevant markets; funding needs and financing sources, including our ability to obtain government funding for capital projects; international complexities of operations, currency fluctuations, finance, tax and decentralized management; challenges of managing rapid growth including retention and development of senior leadership; unpredictability of fuel costs; susceptibility to various legal claims and lawsuits; increase in, or volatility associated with expenses associated with estimated claims, self-insured retention amounts and insurance coverage limits; consummation of new business opportunities; exposure to the credit risk of customers or counterparties; severe weather conditions and other natural occurrences, which could result in shutdowns, derailments or other substantial disruption of operations; susceptibility to the risks of doing business in foreign countries; uncertainties as to the timing or approval of our pending application with the Surface Transportation Board to control the railroads of RailAmerica, Inc. (RailAmerica); the conditions, if any, imposed by the Surface Transportation Board in connection with our pending control application; our success integrating the RailAmerica railroads into our operations and our ability to achieve the expected synergies as a result of the merger; and others including, but not limited to, those set forth in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, if any, and those noted in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K under “Risk Factors.” Therefore, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or as of the date they were made. We undertake no obligation to update the current expectations or forward-looking statements contained in this report.

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

GENESEE & WYOMING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 and DECEMBER 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	516,031		$	27,269
Accounts receivable, net	173,408			165,768
Materials and supplies	15,713			14,445
Prepaid expenses and other	16,651			13,332
Deferred income tax assets, net	19,232			19,385
Total current assets	741,035			240,199
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net	1,769,467			1,643,589
GOODWILL	160,533			160,277
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	225,495			230,628
DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS, net	2,462			2,342
OTHER ASSETS, net	21,723			17,122
Total assets	$	2,920,715		$	2,294,157
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	48,626		$	57,168
Accounts payable	140,429			134,081
Accrued expenses	73,347			69,097
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	138			925
Total current liabilities	262,540			261,271
LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion	594,480			569,026
DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES, net	315,809			285,780
DEFERRED ITEMS - grants from outside parties	221,502			198,824
CONTINGENT FORWARD SALE CONTRACT	50,106			—
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	22,393			18,622
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	—			—
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value, one vote per share; 180,000,000 shares authorized; 57,273,552 and 52,717,553 shares issued and 44,784,327 and 40,257,656 shares outstanding (net of 12,489,225 and 12,459,897 shares in treasury) on September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	573			527
Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value, ten votes per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 1,892,048 and 2,192,473 shares issued and outstanding on September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively	19			22
Additional paid-in capital	832,899			385,473
Retained earnings	780,706			741,669
Accumulated other comprehensive income	46,410			37,895
Treasury stock, at cost	(206,722		)	(204,952		)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,453,885			960,634
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,920,715		$	2,294,157

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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GENESEE & WYOMING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDEDSEPTEMBER 30, 2012 and 2011 (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
OPERATING REVENUES	$	222,745		$	217,210		$	647,600		$	618,710
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Labor and benefits	64,022			58,986			191,145			176,034
Equipment rents	9,289			11,357			28,073			32,887
Purchased services	20,962			20,316			58,297			57,463
Depreciation and amortization	18,980			16,623			54,947			48,781
Diesel fuel used in operations	21,511			21,441			64,643			65,516
Diesel fuel sold to third parties	1,359			3,662			10,460			12,241
Casualties and insurance	6,237			5,020			17,727			16,686
Materials	6,241			6,844			19,131			19,517
Net gain on sale of assets	(3,018		)	(610		)	(10,447		)	(2,708		)
Gain on insurance recoveries	—			—			(5,186		)	(1,043		)
Other operating expenses	24,287			17,548			62,148			46,945
Total operating expenses	169,870			161,187			490,938			472,319
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	52,875			56,023			156,662			146,391
Interest income	928			853			2,759			2,486
Interest expense	(8,814		)	(10,573		)	(26,052		)	(30,765		)
Gain on sale of investments	—			—			—			894
Contingent forward sale contract mark-to-market expense	(50,106		)	—			(50,106		)	—
Other income/(expense), net	853			(1,064		)	1,852			(595		)
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes	(4,264		)	45,239			85,115			118,411
Provision for income taxes	15,303			12,287			46,051			32,192
(Loss)/income from continuing operations, net of tax	(19,567		)	32,952			39,064			86,219
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(10		)	(27		)	(10		)
NET (LOSS)/INCOME	$	(19,567	)	$	32,942		$	39,037		$	86,209
BASIC (LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Basic (loss)/earnings per common share from continuing operations	$	(0.47	)	$	0.82		$	0.96		$	2.16
Basic loss per common share from discontinued operations	—			—			—			—
Basic (loss)/earnings per common share	$	(0.47	)	$	0.82		$	0.95		$	2.16
Weighted average shares - basic	41,682			40,078			40,888			39,825
DILUTED (LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Diluted (loss)/earnings per common share from continuing operations	$	(0.47	)	$	0.77		$	0.90		$	2.02
Diluted loss per common share from discontinued operations	—			—			—			—
Diluted (loss)/earnings per common share	$	(0.47	)	$	0.77		$	0.90		$	2.02
Weighted average shares - diluted	41,682			42,821			43,471			42,711

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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GENESEE & WYOMING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDEDSEPTEMBER 30, 2012 and 2011 (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
NET (LOSS)/INCOME	$	(19,567	)	$	32,942		$	39,037		$	86,209
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS):
Foreign currency translation adjustment	6,750			(34,142		)	7,195			(17,919		)
Net unrealized gain on qualifying cash flow hedges, net of tax provision of $337, $107, $941 and $359, respectively	592			187			1,655			632
Changes in pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax (provision)/benefit of ($24), ($23), $190 and $48, respectively	42			41			(335		)	(84		)
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	7,384			(33,914		)	8,515			(17,371		)
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME	$	(12,183	)	$	(972	)	$	47,552		$	68,838

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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GENESEE & WYOMING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDEDSEPTEMBER 30, 2012 and 2011 (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2012			2011
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	39,037		$	86,209
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss from discontinued operations	27			10
Depreciation and amortization	54,947			48,781
Compensation cost related to equity awards	5,763			5,584
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	(2,842		)	(2,090		)
Deferred income taxes	29,735			20,063
Net gain on sale of assets	(10,447		)	(2,708		)
Gain on sale of investments	—			(894		)
Gain on insurance recoveries	(5,186		)	(1,043		)
Insurance proceeds received	21,479			24
Contingent forward sale contract mark-to-market expense	50,106			—
Changes in assets and liabilities which provided (used) cash, net of effect of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net	(2,110		)	(13,650		)
Materials and supplies	(1,063		)	(531		)
Prepaid expenses and other	(3,081		)	243
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(10,232		)	(14,204		)
Other assets and liabilities, net	3,405			(179		)
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	169,538			125,615
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations	(27		)	(15		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	169,511			125,600
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment	(170,529		)	(106,386		)
Grant proceeds from outside parties	24,929			18,773
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(837		)	(89,935		)
Proceeds from sale of investments	—			1,369
Insurance proceeds for the replacement of assets	370			—
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment	13,673			4,054
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	(132,394		)	(172,125		)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Principal payments on long-term borrowings, including capital leases	(215,439		)	(418,907		)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	196,480			445,424
Debt amendment costs	—			(4,742		)
Net proceeds from Class A common stock issuance	234,361			—
Net proceeds from TEU issuance	222,856			—
Proceeds from employee stock purchases	12,088			13,238
Treasury stock purchases	(1,770		)	(1,292		)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	2,842			2,090
Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations	451,418			35,811
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	227			(1,083		)
CHANGE IN CASH BALANCES INCLUDED IN CURRENT ASSETS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	—			1
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	488,762			(11,796		)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	27,269			27,417
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	516,031		$	15,621

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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GENESEE & WYOMING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

1. PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

The interim consolidated financial statements presented herein include the accounts of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company). All references to currency amounts included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the consolidated financial statements, are in United States dollars unless specifically noted otherwise. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). They do not contain all disclosures which would be required in a full set of financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are presented on a basis consistent with the audited financial statements and contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to provide a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for the full year. The consolidated balance sheet data for 2011 was derived from the audited financial statements in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2011 included in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period balances to conform to the current year presentation.

2. CHANGES IN OPERATIONS:

United States

RailAmerica, Inc.: On July 23, 2012, RailAmerica, Inc. (RailAmerica) and the Company jointly announced an agreement under which the Company would acquire RailAmerica for a cash purchase price of $27.50 per share. RailAmerica owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in North America, operating a portfolio of 45 individual railroads with approximately 7,500 miles of track in 28 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces.

On October 1, 2012, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of RailAmerica. Immediately following consummation of the acquisition, the Company transferred the stock of RailAmerica to a voting trustee to hold such shares of stock in an irrevocable independent voting trust while the United States Surface Transportation Board (STB) considers the Company's pending application to control RailAmerica's railroads. As more fully described in Notes 3 and 14, the acquisition was financed through borrowings under a new five-year Senior Secured Syndicated Facility Agreement (the New Credit Agreement), public offerings of shares of the Company's Class A common stock and Tangible Equity Units (TEUs) and a private issuance of Series A-1 Preferred Stock to Carlyle Partners V, L.P. (together with its affiliates, Carlyle).

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, as discussed more fully under Contingent Forward Sale Contract in Note 5, the Company recorded a $50.1 million non-cash mark-to-market expense and corresponding liability related to an investment agreement governing the sale of $350.0 million of Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued to Carlyle in connection with the funding of the RailAmerica acquisition (the Investment Agreement). The expense is a result of the significant increase in GWI's share price between July 23, 2012 (the date the Company entered into the Investment Agreement) and the end of the third quarter. The Company also incurred $5.2 million and $6.0 million of acquisition costs related to this transaction during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, which were recorded within other expenses.

Commencing on October 1, 2012 and during the period RailAmerica is held in trust, the Company will account for its ownership of RailAmerica under the equity method of accounting.

Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad, Inc.: In April 2012, the Company's newly formed subsidiary, the Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad, Inc. (CCH), signed an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) to lease and operate a 26-mile segment of NS track that runs from Girard, Alabama to Mahrt, Alabama. Operations commenced on July 1, 2012. The CCH interchanges with NS in Columbus, Georgia where the Company's Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc. also has operations. The results from CCH’s operations have been included in the Company’s statement of operations effective July 1, 2012 and are included in the Company’s North American & European Operations segment.

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Hilton & Albany Railroad, Inc.: In November 2011, the Company's newly formed subsidiary, the Hilton & Albany Railroad, Inc. (HAL), signed an agreement with NS to lease and operate a 56-mile segment of NS track that runs from Hilton, Georgia to Albany, Georgia. Operations commenced on January 1, 2012. The HAL handles primarily overhead traffic between NS and the Company's following railroads: The Bay Line Railroad, L.L.C.; Chattahoochee Bay Railroad, Inc.; Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad; and Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc. In addition, the HAL serves several local agricultural and aggregate customers in southwest Georgia. The results from HAL’s operations have been included in the Company’s statement of operations since January 1, 2012 and are included in the Company’s North American & European Operations segment.

Arizona Eastern Railway Company: On September 1, 2011, the Company acquired all of the capital stock of Arizona Eastern Railway Company (AZER). The Company paid the seller $89.5 million in cash at closing, which included a reduction to the purchase price of $0.6 million for the estimated working capital adjustment. Based on the final working capital adjustment, the Company recorded an additional $0.8 million of purchase price in December 2011, which was paid to the seller in January 2012. The Company incurred $0.6 million of acquisition costs related to this transaction through December 31, 2011, which were expensed as incurred. The results from AZER’s operations have been included in the Company’s statement of operations since September 1, 2011 and are included in the Company’s North American & European Operations segment.

Headquartered near Miami, Arizona, with 43 employees and 10 locomotives, AZER owns and operates two rail lines totaling approximately 200 track miles in southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico that are connected by 52 miles of trackage rights over the Union Pacific Railroad. The largest customer of AZER is Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (Freeport-McMoRan). AZER provides rail service to Freeport-McMoRan’s largest North American copper mine and its North American smelter, hauling copper concentrate, copper anode, copper rod and sulfuric acid. In conjunction with the transaction, AZER and Freeport-McMoRan entered into a long-term transportation agreement.

Australia

In May 2012, the Company's subsidiary, Genesee & Wyoming Australia Pty Ltd (GWA), entered into an agreement with Asciano Services Pty Ltd (AIO), a subsidiary of Asciano Pty Ltd, whereby GWA agreed to purchase an intermodal and freight terminal in Alice Springs, Northern Territory from AIO and the Company agreed to sell AIO certain assets in the township of Cook, South Australia that included its third-party fuel-sales business. The Company completed the purchase of the Alice Springs intermodal and freight terminal in June 2012 for A$9.0 million (or $9.2 million at the exchange rate on June 30, 2012) plus A$0.5 million (or $0.6 million at the exchange rate on June 30, 2012) tax liability for stamp duty (an Australian asset transfer tax). Previously, GWA had leased the facility from AIO. The sale of the assets in Cook closed in the third quarter of 2012. The Company received A$4.0 million (or $4.1 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) in pre-tax cash proceeds from the sale and recognized an after-tax book gain of A$1.3 million (or $1.3 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012), or approximately $0.03 per share.

In July 2012, GWA announced that it had expanded two existing rail haulage contracts with Arrium Limited (formerly OneSteel) to transport an additional 2.7 million tons per year of export iron ore in South Australia. To support the increased shipments under the two contracts, GWA expects to invest A$60.0 million (or $62.3 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) to purchase narrow gauge locomotives and wagons, as well as to construct a standard gauge rolling-stock maintenance facility.

Canada

On August 2, 2012, the Company announced that its newly formed subsidiary, KeRail Inc. (KeRail), entered into a long-term agreement with Tata Steel Minerals Canada Ltd. (TSMC), for KeRail to provide rail transportation services to the direct shipping iron ore mine TSMC is developing near Schefferville, Quebec in the Labrador Trough (the Mine). In addition, KeRail will construct an approximately 21-kilometer rail line (Rail Line) that will connect TSMC's mine to the Tshiuetin Rail Transportation (TSH) interchange point in Schefferville. Operated as part of the Company's Canada Region, KeRail will haul unit trains of iron ore from its rail connection with the Mine that will then travel over three privately owned railways (two of which are 100% owned directly or indirectly by the Company) to the Port of Sept-Îles for export primarily to Tata Steel's European operations. The agreement and construction are contingent on certain conditions being met, including the receipt of necessary governmental permits and approvals. Once the track construction has commenced, the Rail Line is expected to be completed three to six months thereafter.

Results from Continuing Operations

When comparing the Company’s results from continuing operations from one reporting period to another, it is important to consider that the Company has historically experienced fluctuations in revenues and expenses due to changing economic conditions, acquisitions, competitive forces, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, one-time freight moves, fuel price fluctuations, customer plant expansions and shut-downs, sales of property and equipment, derailments and weather-related

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conditions, such as hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes, droughts, heavy snowfall, unseasonably warm or cool weather, freezing and flooding. In periods when these events occur, results of operations are not easily comparable from one period to another. Finally, certain of the Company’s railroads have commodity shipments that are sensitive to general economic conditions, such as steel products, paper products and lumber and forest products, as well as product specific economic conditions, such as the availability of lower priced alternative sources of power generation (coal). Other shipments are relatively less affected by economic conditions and are more closely affected by other factors, such as inventory levels maintained at customer plants (coal), winter weather (salt and coal) and seasonal rainfall (South Australian grain). As a result of these and other factors, the Company’s operating results in any reporting period may not be directly comparable to its operating results in other reporting periods.

3. (LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE:

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted (loss)/earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Numerators:
(Loss)/income from continuing operations, net of tax	$	(19,567	)	$	32,952		$	39,064		$	86,219
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(10		)	(27		)	(10		)
Net (loss)/income	$	(19,567	)	$	32,942		$	39,037		$	86,209
Denominators:
Weighted average Class A common shares outstanding - Basic	41,682			40,078			40,888			39,825
Weighted average Class B common shares outstanding	—			2,206			2,105			2,276
Dilutive effect of employee stock grants	—			537			478			610
Weighted average shares - Diluted	41,682			42,821			43,471			42,711
Basic:
(Loss)/earnings per common share from continuing operations	$	(0.47	)	$	0.82		$	0.96		$	2.16
Loss per common share from discontinued operations	—			—			—			—
(Loss)/earnings per common share	$	(0.47	)	$	0.82		$	0.95		$	2.16
Diluted:
(Loss)/earnings per common share from continuing operations	$	(0.47	)	$	0.77		$	0.90		$	2.02
Loss per common share from discontinued operations	—			—			—			—
(Loss)/earnings per common share	$	(0.47	)	$	0.77		$	0.90		$	2.02

In computing diluted loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2012, all of the Company's Class B common shares outstanding and Class A common stock issuable under the assumed exercise of stock options computed based on the treasury stock method were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share as a result of their anti-dilutive effect.

The following total number of Class A common stock issuable under the assumed exercise of stock options computed based on the treasury stock method were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share, as the effect of including these shares would have been anti-dilutive (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Anti-dilutive shares	665	156	264	108

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Offerings

On September 19, 2012, the Company completed a public offering of 3,791,004 shares of Class A common stock at $64.75 per share, which included 525,000 shares issued as a result of the underwriters' exercise of their over-allotment option. The Company received net proceeds of $234.4 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses from the sale of its Class A common stock. A selling stockholder also sold 233,966 shares of Class A common stock in the offering. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the selling stockholder's sale.

In addition, as described in more detail below, the Company completed a public offering of 2,300,000 Tangible Equity Units (TEUs), which included 300,000 TEUs issued as a result of the underwriters' exercise of their over-allotment option, with a stated amount of $100 per unit. The Company received net proceeds of $222.9 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses from the sale of its TEUs. The increase in the Company's weighted average basic shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2011, included 453,272 shares as a result of the public offering of Class A common stock and 411,307 shares as a result of the public offering of TEUs. The increase in the Company's weighted average basic shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2011 included 152,194 shares as a result of the public offering of Class A common stock and 138,103 shares as a result of the public offering of TEUs. The Company used the net proceeds from the offerings to partially fund the acquisition of RailAmerica on October 1, 2012. See Note 14 for additional information regarding the Company's acquisition of RailAmerica.

Tangible Equity Units (TEUs)

On September 19, 2012, the Company issued an aggregate 2,300,0005.00% TEUs. Each TEU initially consisted of a prepaid stock purchase contract (Purchase Contract) and a senior amortizing note due October 1, 2015 (Amortizing Note) issued by the Company, which had an initial principal amount of $14.1023 per Amortizing Note. As of September 30, 2012, the Amortizing Notes have an aggregate principal amount of $32.4 million. On each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, commencing on January 1, 2013, the Company will pay holders of Amortizing Notes equal quarterly installments of $1.25 per Amortizing Note (except for the January 1, 2013 installment payment, which will be $1.4167 per Amortizing Note), which cash payments in the aggregate will be equivalent to a 5.00% cash payment per year with respect to each $100 stated amount of the TEUs. Each installment constitutes a payment of interest (at an annual rate of 4.50%) and a partial repayment of principal on the Amortizing Note, allocated as set forth in the amortization schedule provided in the indenture under which the Amortizing Notes were issued. The Amortizing Notes have a scheduled final installment payment date of October 1, 2015. If the Company elects to settle the Purchase Contracts early, holders of the Amortizing Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase such holders' Amortizing Notes, except in certain circumstances as described in the indenture governing the Amortizing Notes.

Unless settled or redeemed earlier, each Purchase Contract will automatically settle on October 1, 2015 (subject to postponement in certain limited circumstances) and the Company will deliver a number of shares of its Class A common stock based on the applicable market value of the Company's common stock, as defined in the Purchase Contract, which will be between 1.2355 shares and 1.5444 shares (subject to adjustment) per each $100 stated amount of the TEUs. Each TEU may be separated into its constituent Purchase Contract and Amortizing Note after the initial issuance date of the TEUs, and the separate components may be combined to create a TEU. The Amortizing Note component of the TEU is recorded as debt and the Purchase Contract component of the TEU is recorded in equity as additional paid-in capital. As of September 30, 2012, $197.6 million, the initial fair value of the Purchase Contracts, was recorded as additional paid-in capital and was partially offset by $6.1 million of underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

The Company's basic and diluted (loss)/earnings per share calculations reflect the weighted average shares issuable upon settlement of the Purchase Contract component of the TEUs. For purposes of determining the number of shares included in the calculation, the Company used the market price of its Class A common stock at the period end date.

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4. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:

Accounts receivable consisted of the following as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Accounts receivable - trade	$	133,385		$	130,486
Accounts receivable - grants	23,220			20,753
Accounts receivable - insurance claims	19,395			17,336
Total accounts receivable	176,000			168,575
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(2,592		)	(2,807		)
Accounts receivable, net	$	173,408		$	165,768

5. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

The Company actively monitors its exposure to interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risks and uses derivative financial instruments to manage the impact of certain of these risks. The Company uses derivatives only for purposes of managing risk associated with underlying exposures. The Company does not trade or use instruments with the objective of earning financial gains on the interest rate or exchange rate fluctuations alone, nor does the Company use derivative instruments where it does not have underlying exposures. Complex instruments involving leverage or multipliers are not used. The Company manages its hedging position and monitors the credit ratings of counterparties and does not anticipate losses due to counterparty nonperformance. Management believes its use of derivative instruments to manage risk is in the Company’s best interest. However, the Company’s use of derivative financial instruments may result in short-term gains or losses and increased earnings volatility. The Company’s instruments are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value in prepaid expenses and other, other assets, net, accrued expenses or other long-term liabilities.

The Company may designate derivatives as a hedge of a forecasted transaction or a hedge of the variability of the cash flows to be received or paid in the future related to a recognized asset or liability (cash flow hedge). The portion of the changes in the fair value of the derivative used as a cash flow hedge that is offset by changes in the expected cash flows related to a recognized asset or liability (the effective portion) is recorded in other comprehensive income/(loss). As the hedged item is realized, the gain or loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income is reported in the consolidated statements of operations on the same line item as the hedged item. The portion of the changes in the fair value of derivatives used as cash flow hedges that is not offset by changes in the expected cash flows related to a recognized asset or liability (the ineffective portion) is immediately recognized in earnings on the same line item as the hedged item.

The Company matches the hedge instrument to the underlying hedged item (assets, liabilities, firm commitments or forecasted transactions). At inception of the hedge and at least quarterly thereafter, the Company assesses whether the derivatives used to hedge transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in either the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item. When it is determined that a derivative ceases to be a highly effective hedge, the Company discontinues hedge accounting, and any gains or losses on the derivative instrument thereafter are recognized in earnings during the periods it no longer qualifies as a hedge.

From time to time, the Company may enter into certain derivative instruments that may not be designated as hedges for accounting purposes. For example, to mitigate currency exposures related to intercompany debt, cross-currency swap contracts may be entered into for periods consistent with the underlying debt. The Company believes such instruments are closely correlated with the underlying exposure, thus reducing the associated risk. The gains or losses from the changes in the fair value of derivative instruments not accounted for as hedges are recognized in current period earnings within other income/(expense).

Interest Rate Risk Management

The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates of the Company’s variable rate debt. These swap agreements are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. Changes in the fair value of the swap agreements are recorded in net (loss)/income or other comprehensive income/(loss) based on whether the agreements are designated as part of a hedge transaction and whether the agreements are effective in offsetting the change in the value of the future interest payments attributable to the underlying portion of the Company’s variable rate debt. Interest payments accrued each reporting period for these interest rate swaps are recognized in interest expense.

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The Company formally documents its hedge relationships, including identifying the hedge instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and strategies for entering into the hedge transaction. On October 2, 2008, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement to manage its exposure to interest rates on a portion of its outstanding borrowings. The swap has a notional amount of $120.0 million and requires the Company to pay a fixed rate of 3.88% on the notional amount. In return, the Company receives one-month LIBOR on the notional amount of the swap, which is equivalent to the Company’s variable rate portion of its interest obligation on the notional amount under its credit agreement. This swap expires on September 30, 2013. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement represented a liability of $4.4 million as of September 30, 2012 and was estimated based on Level 2 inputs. The Company’s effectiveness testing during the period ended September 30, 2012 resulted in no amount of gain or loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings.

In October 2012, the Company entered into multiple interest rate swap agreements to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates on its variable rate debt. See Note 14 for additional information regarding the Company's interest rate swap agreements.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

As of September 30, 2012, $223.9 million of third-party debt, related to the Company’s foreign operations, was denominated in the currencies in which its subsidiaries operate, including the Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and Euro. The debt service obligations associated with this foreign currency debt are generally funded directly from those operations. As a result, foreign currency risk related to this portion of the Company’s debt service payments is limited. However, in the event the foreign currency debt service is not paid from the Company’s foreign operations, the Company may face exchange rate risk if the Australian or Canadian dollar or Euro were to appreciate relative to the United States dollar and require higher United States dollar equivalent cash.

The Company is also exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk related to its foreign operations, including non-functional currency intercompany debt, typically from the Company’s United States operations to its foreign subsidiaries, and any timing difference between announcement and closing of an acquisition of a foreign business to the extent such acquisition is funded with United States dollars. To mitigate currency exposures related to non-functional currency denominated intercompany debt, cross-currency swap contracts may be entered into for periods consistent with the underlying debt. In determining the fair value of the derivative contract, the significant inputs to valuation models are quoted market prices of similar instruments in active markets. To mitigate currency exposures of non-United States dollar denominated acquisitions, the Company may enter into foreign exchange forward contracts. Although these derivative contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting, the Company believes that such instruments are closely correlated with the underlying exposure, thus reducing the associated risk. The gains or losses from changes in the fair value of derivative instruments that are not accounted for as hedges are recognized in current period earnings within other income, net.

On December 1, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of the assets of FreightLink Pty Ltd, Asia Pacific Transport Pty Ltd and related corporate entities (together, FreightLink) for A$331.9 million (or $320.0 million at the exchange rate on December 1, 2010). The Company financed the acquisition through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under its credit agreement. A portion of the funds was transferred from the United States to Australia through an intercompany loan with a notional amount of A$105.0 million (or $100.6 million at the exchange rate on December 1, 2010). To mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate risk related to this non-functional currency intercompany loan, the Company entered into an Australian dollar/United States dollar floating to floating cross-currency swap agreement (the Swap), effective as of December 1, 2010, which effectively converted the A$105.0 million intercompany loan receivable in the United States into a $100.6 million loan receivable. The Swap requires the Company to pay Australian dollar BBSW plus 3.125% based on a notional amount of A$105.0 million and allows the Company to receive United States LIBOR plus 2.48% based on a notional amount of $100.6 million on a quarterly basis. BBSW is the wholesale interbank reference rate within Australia, which the Company believes is generally considered the Australian equivalent to LIBOR. As a result of these quarterly net settlement payments, the Company realized a net expense of $1.1 million within interest expense, net related to the quarterly settlement for the three months ended September 30, 2012. In addition, the Company recognized a net loss of $0.1 million within other income, net related to the mark-to-market of the derivative agreement and the underlying intercompany debt instrument to the exchange rate on September 30, 2012. The fair value of the Swap represented a current liability of $8.7 million as of September 30, 2012. The fair value of the Swap was estimated based on Level 2 valuation inputs. The Swap expires on December 1, 2012.

Contingent Forward Sale Contract

In conjunction with the Company's announcement on July 23, 2012 of its plan to acquire RailAmerica, the Company entered into the Investment Agreement with Carlyle in order to partially fund the acquisition of RailAmerica. Pursuant to the

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Investment Agreement, the Company agreed to sell to Carlyle a minimum of $350.0 million of Series A-1 Preferred Stock to partially fund the RailAmerica acquisition. Each share of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into approximately 17.1 shares of Class A common stock, subject to customary conversion adjustments. The Series A-1 Preferred Stock will also convert into the relevant number of shares of Class A common stock on the second anniversary of the date of issuance, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Furthermore, the Company has the option to convert some or all of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock prior to the second anniversary of the date of issue of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock if the closing price of the Company's Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange exceeds 130% of the conversion price (or $76.03) for 30 consecutive trading days, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The conversion price of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock was set at approximately $58.49, which was a 4.5% premium to the Company's stock price prior to the announcement of the RailAmerica acquisition.

For the period between July 23, 2012 and September 30, 2012, the Series A-1 Preferred Stock was accounted for as a contingent forward sale contract with mark-to-market non-cash income or expense included in the Company's consolidated financial results and the cumulative effect represented as an asset or liability. As a result of the significant increase in the Company's share price between July 23, 2012 and the end of the third quarter of 2012, the Company recorded a $50.1 million non-cash mark-to-market expense and corresponding liability related to the Investment Agreement for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The Company's closing share price was $66.86 on September 28, 2012, which was the last trading day in the third quarter of 2012.

The following table summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments recorded in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Liability Derivatives:	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedges:
Interest rate swap agreement	Accrued expenses	$	4,429	Accrued expenses	$	4,143
Interest rate swap agreement	Other long-term liabilities	—		Other long-term liabilities	2,882
Total derivatives designated as hedges		$	4,429		$	7,025
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
Cross-currency swap agreement	Accrued expenses	$	8,709	Accrued expenses	$	7,170
Contingent forward sale contract	Other long-term liabilities	50,106		Other long-term liabilities	—
Total liability derivatives not designated as hedges		$	58,815		$	7,170

The following table shows the effect of the Company’s derivative instrument designated as a cash flow hedge for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 in other comprehensive income/(loss) (OCI) (dollars in thousands):

	Total Cash Flow Hedge OCI Activity, Net of Tax
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges:	2012		2011		2012		2011
Effective portion of changes in fair value recognized in OCI:
Interest rate swap agreement	$	592	$	187	$	1,655	$	632

The following table shows the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments not designated as hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 in the consolidated statement of operations (dollars in thousands):

		Amount Recognized in Earnings
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges:		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	Location of Amount Recognized in Earnings	September 30,						September 30,
		2012			2011			2012			2011
Cross-currency swap agreement	Interest expense, net	$	(1,051	)	$	(1,566	)	$	(3,572	)	$	(4,526	)
Cross-currency swap agreement	Other income, net	(70		)	103			218			222
Contingent forward sale contract	Contingent forward sale contract mark-to-market expense	(50,106		)	—			(50,106		)	—
		$	(51,227	)	$	(1,463	)	$	(53,460	)	$	(4,304	)

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6. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument held by the Company:

• Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value: Derivative instruments are recorded on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value. As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s derivative financial instruments consisted of an interest rate swap agreement, a cross-currency swap agreement and a contingent forward sale contract. The Company estimates the fair value of its interest rate swap agreement based on Level 2 valuation inputs, including fixed interest rates, LIBOR implied forward interest rates and the remaining time to maturity. The Company estimates the fair value of its cross-currency swap agreement based on Level 2 valuation inputs, including LIBOR implied forward interest rates, Australian dollar BBSW implied forward interest rates and the remaining time to maturity. The Company estimates the fair value of its contingent forward sale contract based on Level 1 valuation inputs, including the stated conversion price in the Investment Agreement and the Company's stock price.

• Financial Instruments Carried at Historical Cost: Since the Company’s long-term debt is not quoted, fair value was estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on Level 2 valuation inputs, including borrowing rates the Company believes are currently available to it for loans with similar terms and maturities.

The following table presents the Company's financial instruments that are carried at fair value as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Financial liabilities carried at fair value using Level 1 inputs:
Contingent forward sale contract	$	50,106	$	—
Financial liabilities carried at fair value using Level 2 inputs:
Interest rate swap agreement	4,429		7,025
Cross-currency swap agreement	8,709		7,170
Total financial liabilities carried at fair value	$	63,244	$	14,195

The following table presents the carrying value and fair value using Level 2 inputs of the Company’s financial instruments carried at historical cost as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Financial liabilities carried at historical cost:
Series B senior notes	$	100,000	$	109,557	$	100,000	$	107,704
Series C senior notes	—		—		25,000		24,822
Revolving credit facility	223,056		223,757		191,919		186,590
United States term loan	175,000		174,192		190,000		183,869
Canadian term loan	21,017		20,980		21,983		21,226
Australia term loan	83,758		84,033		89,443		88,299
TEUs - amortizing note	32,435		31,649		—		—
Other debt	7,840		7,966		7,849		7,775
Total	$	643,106	$	652,134	$	626,194	$	620,285

7. INCOME TAXES:

Included in the Company's income from continuing operations before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was a $50.1 million mark-to-market expense associated with a contingent forward sale contract, which is a non-deductible expense for income tax purposes. See Note 5 for further details on the contingent forward sale contract. As a result, the Company's provision for income tax was $15.3 million and $46.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, which represents 33.4% and 34.1%, respectively, of income from continuing operations other than the mark-to-market expense. The Company’s effective income tax rate was 27.2% in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in the effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was primarily attributable to the expiration of the United States Short Line Tax Credit on December 31, 2011.

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The Short Line Tax Credit is a track maintenance income tax credit for Class II and Class III railroads to reduce their federal income tax based on qualified railroad track maintenance expenditures. Qualified expenditures included amounts incurred for maintaining track, including roadbed, bridges and related track structures owned or leased by a Class II or Class III railroad. The credit was equal to 50% of the qualified expenditures, subject to an annual limitation of $3,500 multiplied by the number of miles of railroad track owned or leased by the Class II or Class III railroad as of the end of their tax year. The Short Line Tax Credit was in existence from 2005 through 2011.

8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

In connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger (Merger Agreement) among Genesee & Wyoming, RailAmerica and Jaguar Acquisition Sub Inc., the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary (Merger Sub), five putative stockholder class action lawsuits have been filed in state courts located in Florida and Delaware. On July 26, 2012, John Langan v. RailAmerica Inc., et al. was filed in the Circuit Court of the Fourth Judicial Circuit for Duval County, Florida, Civil Division (Florida Circuit Court), against RailAmerica, the RailAmerica directors, Genesee & Wyoming and Merger Sub. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the RailAmerica directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with their decision to sell RailAmerica to Genesee & Wyoming via an allegedly flawed process and failed to obtain the best financial and other terms. The complaint also alleges that RailAmerica, Genesee & Wyoming and Merger Sub aided and abetted those alleged breaches of duty. The complaint requests, among other relief, an order to enjoin consummation of the merger of Merger Sub with and into RailAmerica (the Merger or Acquisition), rescission of the Merger Agreement, and attorneys' fees. On July 31, 2012, Nicolas Sambuco v. RailAmerica Inc., et al. was filed in the same court, names the same defendants and alleges substantially similar claims. Also on July 31, 2012, plaintiffs in the Florida actions filed a motion to consolidate the two Florida actions, appoint plaintiffs Langan and Sambuco as lead plaintiffs and appoint lead counsel in the proposed consolidated action. Plaintiffs in the Florida actions also filed an emergency motion for expedited proceedings on August 7, 2012 and filed an amended complaint on August 8, 2012, which included allegations that the information statement filed by RailAmerica on August 3, 2012, omits material information about the proposed Merger. On August 17, 2012, the parties in the Florida actions submitted a stipulation for expedited proceedings, which the Florida Circuit Court ordered on August 20, 2012.

On August 27, 2012, solely to avoid the costs, risks and uncertainties inherent in litigation, and without admitting any liability or wrongdoing, the Company and the parties to the Florida actions entered into a Memorandum of Understanding setting forth an agreement in principle to settle all related claims. The settlement is subject to, among other things, a determination of the settlement amount, the execution of a stipulation of settlement and final approval by the Florida Circuit Court.

On August 2, 2012, Ford v. RailAmerica, Inc., et al. (Ford) was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (Delaware Chancery Court). The Ford complaint named the same defendants and alleged substantially similar claims as the Florida actions and sought an order to enjoin consummation of the Merger, attorney's fees and damages. On August 7, 2012, two more actions were filed in Delaware Chancery Court, KBC Asset Management N.V. v. RailAmerica, Inc. et al. (KBC) and Pesochinsky v. RailAmerica, Inc., et al. (Pesochinsky). Both of these actions named the same defendants and alleged substantially similar claims as the Florida actions and requested an order to enjoin consummation of the Merger and attorney's fees. On August 13, 2012, plaintiff in Ford filed an amended complaint. In addition to the allegations asserted in the initial Ford complaint, the amended Ford complaint alleged that the information statement filed by RailAmerica on August 3, 2012 omitted material information about the proposed Merger.

On November 1, 2012, the parties in Ford submitted a stipulation and proposed order of dismissal agreeing to dismissal without prejudice of all claims pending in the action. Also on November 1, 2012, plaintiff in Pesochinsky submitted a notice and proposed order of dismissal agreeing to dismiss the action without prejudice. On November 6, 2012, the parties in KBC submitted a stipulation and proposed order of dismissal agreeing to dismissal of all claims pending in the action. The Delaware Chancery Court has granted all three orders of dismissal for the Delaware actions.

In addition to the lawsuits set forth above, from time to time, the Company is a defendant in certain lawsuits resulting from its operations in the ordinary course. Management believes there are adequate provisions in the financial statements for any probable liabilities that may result from disposition of the pending lawsuits. Based upon currently available information, the Company does not believe it is reasonably possible that any such lawsuit or related lawsuits would be material to the Company's results of operations or have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or liquidity.

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9. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:

The following table sets forth accumulated other comprehensive income included in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Defined Benefit Plans			Net Unrealized (Loss)/Gain on Cash Flow Hedges			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	42,394	$	(20	)	$	(4,479	)	$	37,895
Current period change	7,195		(335		)	1,655			8,515
Balance, September 30, 2012	$	49,589	$	(355	)	$	(2,824	)	$	46,410

10. SIGNIFICANT NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

As of September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company had outstanding grants receivable from outside parties for capital expenditures of $23.2 million and $15.2 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company also had approximately $20.5 million and $16.3 million, respectively, of purchases of property and equipment that were not paid and, accordingly, were accrued in accounts payable in the normal course of business.

11. EDITH RIVER DERAILMENT:

On December 27, 2011, a train operated by the Company's subsidiary, GWA, derailed on the Edith River Bridge in Australia's Northern Territory (the Edith River Derailment). Flood waters associated with heavy rainfall from Cyclone Grant washed away the southern portion of the Edith River Bridge while a northbound GWA intermodal train consisting of three locomotives, an unoccupied crew van and 33 wagons was passing over the bridge en route to Darwin. The locomotives were damaged and the crew van and several intermodal containers and wagons containing copper concentrate were derailed into the river.

The railroad segment between Katherine and Darwin remained out of service for approximately 60 days. The Edith River Bridge reopened on February 29, 2012. The 60-day closure of the Edith River Bridge reduced the Company's revenues by approximately $7 million and reduced the Company's operating income from operations by approximately $5 million. In June 2012, the Company recorded a gain on insurance recoveries and a related insurance receivable of A$4.8 million (or $4.8 million at the average exchange rate on June 30, 2012) for a business interruption claim. The Company anticipates further business interruption insurance recovery related to the Edith River Derailment in the fourth quarter of 2012 or first quarter of 2013.

In December 2011, the Company recorded a liability of A$15.0 million (or $15.3 million at the exchange rate on December 31, 2011) for the estimated repair and related costs associated with the Edith River Derailment. Since the Company believes substantially all of these costs will be recovered through insurance, the Company also recorded a receivable of A$14.0 million (or $14.3 million at the exchange rate on December 31, 2011), with the difference representing the Company's insurance deductible. The Company increased its estimate of costs associated with the Edith River Derailment, as well as its estimate of insurance recovery, each by A$12.8 million (or $13.2 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company made cash payments of A$20.5 million (or $21.5 million at the average exchange rate during the period) as a result of the derailment and received cash proceeds from insurance of A$20.0 million (or $20.9 million at the exchange rate on the date received). As of September 30, 2012, the Company's outstanding insurance receivable associated with repair costs was A$6.8 million (or $7.1 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012).

The Company believes it is possible that additional claims related to the Edith River Derailment may arise and additional costs may be incurred. The Company is unable to estimate the range of such claims based on currently available information. However, the Company does not anticipate that these additional claims or costs, if any, will have a material adverse effect on its operating results, financial condition or liquidity.

12. SEGMENT INFORMATION:

The Company's various railroad lines are divided into 10 operating regions. All of the regions have similar characteristics; however, the Company presents its financial information as two reportable segments, North American & European Operations and Australian Operations.

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The results of operations of the foreign entities are maintained in the respective local currency (the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar and the Euro) and then translated into United States dollars at the applicable exchange rates for inclusion in the consolidated financial statements. As a result, any appreciation or depreciation of these currencies against the United States dollar will impact the Company's results of operations.

The following table sets forth the Company's North American & European Operations and Australian Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012									Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations			North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations
Revenues	$	150,323		$	72,422		$	222,745		$	145,807		$	71,403		$	217,210
Income from operations	33,571			19,304			52,875			37,963			18,060			56,023
Depreciation and amortization	12,495			6,485			18,980			11,932			4,691			16,623
Interest expense	(4,621		)	(4,193		)	(8,814		)	(5,988		)	(4,585		)	(10,573		)
Interest income	783			145			928			708			145			853
Provision for income taxes	10,764			4,539			15,303			8,196			4,091			12,287
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	24,023			33,320			57,343			12,054			25,194			37,248

The following table sets forth the Company's North American & European Operations and Australian Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012									Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations			North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations
Revenues	$	439,451		$	208,149		$	647,600		$	417,449		$	201,261		$	618,710
Income from operations	104,782			51,880			156,662			98,635			47,756			146,391
Depreciation and amortization	37,354			17,593			54,947			34,843			13,938			48,781
Interest expense	(14,107		)	(11,945		)	(26,052		)	(17,879		)	(12,886		)	(30,765		)
Interest income	2,407			352			2,759			2,215			271			2,486
Provision for income taxes	33,723			12,328			46,051			21,753			10,439			32,192
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	50,761			94,839			145,600			33,865			53,748			87,613

The following table sets forth the property and equipment recorded in the consolidated balance sheets for the Company's North American & European Operations and Australian Operations as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	North American & European Operations	Australian Operations	Total Operations	North American & European Operations	Australian Operations	Total Operations
Property & equipment, net	$1,162,217	$607,250	$1,769,467	$1,120,121	$523,468	$1,643,589

13. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:

Accounting Standards Not Yet Effective

In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2012-02, Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment, which gives entities the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. This guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

RailAmerica Acquisition

On October 1, 2012, the Company announced the closing of its acquisition of RailAmerica and entered into a new five-year Senior Secured Syndicated Facility Agreement (New Credit Agreement) comprised of a $1.875 billion term loan and $425.0 million revolving credit facility. Immediately following consummation of the acquisition, the Company transferred the stock of RailAmerica to a voting trustee to hold such shares of stock in an irrevocable independent voting trust while the STB considers the Company's pending application to control RailAmerica's railroads. The voting trust will remain in effect until the STB issues its decision on the Company's application to control RailAmerica's railroads. Based on the Company's application and the statutory STB review periods for minor transactions, the STB decision could be issued as early as the fourth quarter of 2012 or as late as the first quarter of 2013. Commencing on October 1, 2012 and during the period that RailAmerica is held in trust, the Company will account for its ownership of RailAmerica under the equity method of accounting. Expected cost savings from the business combination will not be realized unless and until the STB approves the Company's control of RailAmerica's railroads.

The Company financed the $1.4 billion cash purchase price for RailAmerica's shares, the refinancing of $1.2 billion of the Company's and RailAmerica's debt, as well as transaction and financing-related expenses, with $1.8 billion of debt from the New Credit Agreement, $475.5 million of gross proceeds from the Company's recent public offerings of Class A common stock and TEUs and $350.0 million through a private issuance of Series A-1 Preferred Stock to Carlyle.

On October 1, 2012, in connection with the RailAmerica acquisition, the Company repaid in full all outstanding loans, together with interest and all other amounts due under the Company's previously outstanding Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement. No penalties were due in connection with such repayments. In addition, the Company repaid in full its Series B senior notes on October 1, 2012, along with an aggregate $12.6 million make-whole payment. In connection with the repayment of the Company's outstanding notes, the Company expects to write off approximately $4 million of unamortized debt issuance costs. The Company used proceeds from the New Credit Agreement to repay its outstanding loans and notes.

Credit Facilities

The New Credit Agreement expanded the size of the Company's credit facilities from $750.0 million to $2.3 billion and has a maturity date of October 1, 2017. The New Credit Agreement includes a $425.0 million revolving loan, a $1.6 billion United States term loan, a C$24.6 million ($25.0 million at the exchange rate on October 1, 2012) Canadian term loan and an A$202.9 million ($210.0 million at the exchange rate on October 1, 2012) Australian term loan. The New Credit Agreement also has borrowing capacity for letters of credit and for borrowings on same-day notice, referred to as swingline loans. As of October 1, 2012, the United States, Australian and Canadian term loans had interest rates of 2.71%, 6.05% and 3.58%, respectively. On October 1, 2012, the Company had outstanding revolving loans of $55.0 million in the United States with an interest rate of 2.71% and €2.9 million in Europe (or $3.7 million at the exchange rate on October 1, 2012) with an interest rate of 2.57%.

The New Credit Agreement provides for borrowings under the revolving loan in United States dollars, Euros, Canadian dollars and Australian dollars. The applicable borrowing spread for the United States base rate loans and Canadian base rate loans under the New Credit Agreement will initially be 1.50% over the base rate through December 31, 2012 and will range from 0.50% to 1.75% over the base rate depending upon the Company's total leverage ratio thereafter. The applicable borrowing spread for the United States LIBOR rate loans, Canadian LIBOR rate loans, the Australian loans and the European loans will initially be 2.50% over the LIBOR rate through December 31, 2012 and will range from 1.50% to 2.75% over the LIBOR rate depending upon the Company's total leverage ratio thereafter.

In addition to paying interest on any outstanding borrowings under the New Credit Agreement, the Company will be required to pay a commitment fee in respect of the unutilized portion of the commitments under the new revolving loan. The commitment fee rate will initially be 0.50% per annum through December 31, 2012 and will range from 0.25% to 0.50% depending upon the Company's total leverage ratio thereafter. The Company will also pay customary letter of credit and agency fees.

The United States term loan will amortize in quarterly installment amounts of $16.4 million in the first eight quarterly payments beginning December 31, 2012, $21.9 million in the succeeding eight quarterly payments and $43.7 million in the next succeeding quarterly payments through September 30, 2017 with the remaining principal balance of the term loan payable on October 1, 2017. The Canadian term loan will amortize in quarterly installment amounts of C$0.2 million in the first eight quarterly payments beginning December 31, 2012, C$0.3 million in the succeeding eight quarterly payments and C$0.7 million in the next succeeding quarterly payments through September 30, 2017 with the remaining principal balance of the term loan

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payable on October 1, 2017. The Australian term loan will amortize in quarterly installment amounts of A$2.0 million in the first eight quarterly payments beginning December 31, 2012, A$2.7 million in the succeeding eight quarterly payments and A$5.4 million in the next succeeding period through September 30, 2017 with the remaining principal balance of the term loan payable on October 1, 2017.

The New Credit Agreement contains a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, limit or prohibit the Company's ability to incur additional indebtedness; create liens; make investments; pay dividends on capital stock or redeem, repurchase or retire capital stock; consolidate or merge or make acquisitions or dispose of assets; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; engage in any business unrelated to the business currently conducted by the Company; sell or issue capital stock of any of the Company's restricted subsidiaries; change the fiscal year; enter into certain agreements containing negative pledges and upstream limitations; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and modify the voting trust documents or grant certain voting trust consents. In addition, under the New Credit Agreement, the Company may not exceed specified maximum total leverage ratios and may not have less than specified minimum interest coverage ratios.

To hedge certain borrowings under the New Credit Agreement, on October 2, 2012, the Company entered into a one-year interest rate swap agreement effective October 4, 2012 for a notional amount of $1.45 billion. The notional amount reduces to $1.35 billion on January 1, 2013, $1.30 billion on April 1, 2013 and $1.25 billion on July 1, 2013. The swap requires the Company to pay 0.25% and receive one-month LIBOR on the notional amount of the swap.

On October 2, 2012, the Company also entered into a one-year interest rate swap agreement effective September 30, 2013 for a notional amount of $1.35 billion. The notional amount reduces to $1.30 billion on December 31, 2013, $1.25 billion on March 31, 2014 and $1.20 billion on June 30, 2014. The swap requires the Company to pay 0.35% and receive one-month LIBOR on the notional amount of the swap.

On October 2, 2012, the Company entered into a one-year interest rate swap agreement effective September 30, 2014 for a notional amount of $1.15 billion. The notional amount reduces to $1.10 billion on January 1, 2015, $1.05 billion on April 1, 2015 and $1.00 billion on July 1, 2015. The swap requires the Company to pay 0.535% and receive one-month LIBOR on the notional amount of the swap.

Voting Trust Agreement

On September 28, 2012, the Company entered into a Voting Trust Agreement with R. Lawrence McCaffrey as voting trustee. The Voting Trust Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions upon which the Company transferred the stock of RailAmerica to the voting trustee to hold such shares of stock in an irrevocable voting trust while the STB considers the Company's pending application to control RailAmerica's railroads.

Series A-1 Preferred Stock

As part of the financing for the RailAmerica acquisition, on October 1, 2012, the Company completed the issuance of 350,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock at an issuance price of $1,000.00 per share for $349.4 million, net of issuance costs to Carlyle pursuant to the Investment Agreement. Dividends on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears in an amount equal to 5.00% per annum of the issuance price per share. See Note 5 for additional information regarding the Series A-1 Preferred Stock.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and with the consolidated financial statements, related notes and other financial information included in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Overview

We operate short line and regional freight railroads and provide railcar switching services in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium. In addition, we operate a longer-haul railroad that runs approximately 1,400 miles between Tarcoola in South Australia and Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. As of September 30, 2012, our operations included 66 railroads organized into 10 regions, with approximately 7,600 miles of owned, jointly owned or leased track (inclusive of the Tarcoola to Darwin rail line operated under a concession agreement) and 1,405 additional miles under other contractual track access arrangements. In addition, we provide rail service at 23 ports in North America, Australia and Europe and perform contract coal loading and railcar switching for industrial customers.

On October 1, 2012, we announced the closing of our acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc. (RailAmerica) and entered into a new five-year Senior Secured Syndicated Facility Agreement (New Credit Agreement) comprised of a $1.875 billion term loan and $425.0 million revolving loan. As more fully described in "Liquidity and Capital Resources," the acquisition was financed through borrowings under the New Credit Agreement, public offerings of shares of our Class A common stock and Tangible Equity Units (TEUs) and a private issuance of Series A-1 Preferred Stock to Carlyle Partners V, L.P. (together with its affiliates, Carlyle). Immediately following the consummation of the acquisition, we transferred the stock of RailAmerica to a voting trustee to hold such shares of stock in an irrevocable independent voting trust while the United States Surface Transportation Board (STB) considers our pending application to control RailAmerica's railroads. The voting trust will remain in effect until the STB issues its decision on our application to control RailAmerica's railroads. Based on our application and statutory STB review periods for a minor transaction, the STB decision could be issued as early as the fourth quarter of 2012 or as late as the first quarter of 2013. Commencing on October 1, 2012 and during the period that RailAmerica is held in trust, we will account for our ownership under the equity method of accounting. Expected cost savings from the business combination will not be initiated until the STB approves our control of RailAmerica's railroads. The RailAmerica acquisition and its related financing are more fully discussed under "Liquidity and Capital Resources."

Although we did not own RailAmerica during the third quarter of 2012, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, as discussed more fully under Contingent Forward Sale Contract in "Liquidity and Capital Resources," we recorded a $50.1 million non-cash mark-to-market expense and corresponding liability related to an investment agreement governing the sale of $350.0 million of Series A-1 Preferred Stock in connection with the acquisition (the Investment Agreement). Our net loss in the three months ended September 30, 2012 was primarily due to a previously disclosed, one-time, non-cash charge whereby we marked-to-market $350.0 million of Series A-1 Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock issued to Carlyle (Carlyle Convertible) pursuant to an Investment Agreement to partially fund the RailAmerica acquisition. The non-cash charge of $50.1 million for marking-to-market the Carlyle Convertible was a result of the significant increase in our share price between the execution of the RailAmerica acquisition agreement and the Investment Agreement on July 23, 2012 and the end of the third quarter of 2012. We also incurred $5.2 million and $6.0 million of acquisition costs related to this transaction during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, which were recorded within other expenses.

Net loss in the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $19.6 million, compared with net income of $32.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011. Our diluted loss per share in the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.47 with 41.7 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.77 with 42.8 million weighted average shares outstanding in the three months ended September 30, 2011. Excluding the $50.1 million ($50.1 million after-tax) one-time, non-cash mark-to-market expense associated with the Investment Agreement with Carlyle, $5.8 million ($3.5 million after-tax) of acquisition-related costs primarily associated with the RailAmerica acquisition and a $3.0 million ($2.0 million after-tax) net gain on sale of assets, our net income for the three months ended September 30, 2012 would have been $32.0 million. Excluding a $1.16 per share negative impact from the mark-to-market expense associated with the Investment Agreement with Carlyle, a $0.08 per share negative impact from acquisition-related costs, a $0.02 per share negative impact from the increased share count resulting from the Class A common stock and TEU offerings in September of 2012 and a $0.05 per share positive impact from the gain on sale of assets, our diluted EPS for the three months ended September 30, 2012 would have been $0.74.

Operating revenues increased $5.5 million, or 2.5%, to $222.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $217.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in operating revenues included $6.4 million in revenues from new operations partially offset by a $0.8 million, or 0.4%, decrease in revenues from existing operations. During the three months ended September 30, 2012, the depreciation of the Australian and Canadian dollars and the

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Euro relative to the United States dollar decreased operating revenues from existing operations by $1.4 million. Other than the impact from the change in foreign currency exchange rates, revenues from existing operations increased $0.6 million, or 0.3%. When we discuss either revenues from existing operations or same railroad revenues, we are referring to the change in our revenues, period-over-period, associated with operations that we managed in both periods (i.e. excluding the impact of businesses acquired/initiated).

Our traffic in the three months ended September 30, 2012 was 242,783 carloads, a decrease of 13,407 carloads, or 5.2%, compared with the three months ended September 30, 2011. The traffic decrease consisted of a decrease of 20,591 carloads, or 8.0%, from existing operations, partially offset by 7,184 carloads from new operations. The decrease from existing operations was principally due to decreases of 9,129 carloads of other commodity traffic primarily due to a decline in coal-related haulage traffic, 8,689 carloads of farm and food products traffic and 6,283 carloads of minerals and stone traffic, partially offset by an increase of 1,932 carloads of lumber and forest products traffic, 1,921 carloads of intermodal traffic and 1,919 carloads of metallic ores traffic. All remaining traffic from existing operations decreased by a net 2,262 carloads.

Income from operations in the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $52.9 million, compared with $56.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of $3.1 million, or 5.6%. Our operating ratio, defined as operating expenses divided by operating revenues, was 76.3% in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with 74.2% in the three months ended September 30, 2011. Income from operations in the three months ended September 30, 2012 included $5.8 million of acquisition-related costs, primarily related to the RailAmerica acquisition, partially offset by a $3.0 million net gain on sale of assets. Income from operations in the three months ended September 30, 2011 included $1.2 million of acquisition and financing-related costs, partially offset by a $0.6 million gain on sale of assets.

Included in our loss from continuing operations before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was a $50.1 million mark-to-market expense associated with a contingent forward sale contract, which is a non-deductible expense for income tax purposes (described in Note 5 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q). As a result, our provision for income tax was $15.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, which represents 33.4% of income from continuing operations other than the mark-to-market expense. Our effective income tax rate was 27.2% in the three months ended September 30, 2011. The higher income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was driven primarily by the expiration of the United States Short Line Tax Credit (described in Note 7 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q) on December 31, 2011.

Operating revenues increased $28.9 million, or 4.7%, to $647.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared with $618.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Income from operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $156.7 million, compared with $146.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $10.3 million, or 7.0%.

Net income from continuing operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $39.1 million, compared with net income from continuing operations of $86.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Our diluted EPS from continuing operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $0.90 with 43.5 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with diluted EPS from continuing operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 of $2.02 with 42.7 million weighted average shares outstanding. Included in our income from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was a $50.1 million ($1.16 per share) mark-to-market expense associated with a contingent forward sale contract (described in Note 5 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q).

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we generated $169.5 million in cash flow from operating activities from continuing operations. During the same period, we purchased $170.5 million of property and equipment, including $80.3 million in Australia, primarily for new equipment to handle new business. These payments were offset by $234.4 million and $222.9 million net proceeds from the issuance of Class A common stock and TEUs respectively, $24.9 million in cash received from outside parties for capital spending and $13.7 million in proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment.

Changes in Operations

United States

RailAmerica, Inc.: On July 23, 2012, we and RailAmerica jointly announced an agreement under which we would acquire RailAmerica for a cash purchase price of $27.50 per share. RailAmerica owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in North America, operating a portfolio of 45 individual railroads with approximately 7,500 miles of track in 28 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces.

On October 1, 2012, we completed our previously announced acquisition of RailAmerica. Immediately following consummation of the acquisition, we transferred the stock of RailAmerica to a voting trustee to hold such shares of stock in an

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irrevocable independent trust pending formal Surface Transportation Board (STB) approval of our application to control RailAmerica's railroads.

Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad, Inc.: In April 2012, our newly formed subsidiary, CCH, signed an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) to lease and operate a 26-mile segment of NS track that runs from Girard, Alabama to Mahrt, Alabama. Operations commenced July 1, 2012. The CCH interchanges with NS in Columbus, Georgia where our Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc. also has operations. The results from CCH’s operations have been included in our statement of operations effective July 1, 2012 and are included in our North American & European Operations segment.

Hilton & Albany Railroad, Inc.: In November 2011, our newly formed subsidiary, HAL, signed an agreement with NS to lease and operate a 56-mile segment of NS track that runs from Hilton, Georgia to Albany, Georgia. Operations commenced on January 1, 2012. The HAL handles primarily overhead traffic between NS and our following railroads: The Bay Line Railroad, L.L.C.; Chattahoochee Bay Railroad, Inc.; Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad; and Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc. In addition, the HAL serves several local agricultural and aggregate customers in southwest Georgia. The results from HAL’s operations have been included in our statement of operations since January 1, 2012 and are included in our North American & European Operations segment.

Arizona Eastern Railway Company: On September 1, 2011, we acquired all of the capital stock of AZER. We paid the seller $89.5 million in cash at closing, which included a reduction to the purchase price of $0.6 million for the estimated working capital adjustment. Based on the final working capital adjustment, we recorded an additional $0.8 million of purchase price in December 2011, which was paid to the seller in January 2012. We incurred $0.6 million of acquisition costs related to this transaction through December 31, 2011, which were expensed as incurred. The results from AZER’s operations have been included in our statement of operations since September 1, 2011 and are included in our North American & European Operations segment.

Headquartered near Miami, Arizona, with 43 employees and 10 locomotives, AZER owns and operates two rail lines totaling approximately 200 track miles in southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico that are connected by 52 miles of trackage rights over the Union Pacific Railroad. The largest customer of AZER is Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (Freeport-McMoRan). AZER provides rail service to Freeport-McMoRan’s largest North American copper mine and its North American smelter, hauling copper concentrate, copper anode, copper rod and sulfuric acid. In conjunction with the transaction, AZER and Freeport-McMoRan entered into a long-term transportation agreement.

Australia

In May 2012, our subsidiary, Genesee & Wyoming Australia Pty Ltd (GWA), entered into an agreement with Asciano Services Pty Ltd (AIO), a subsidiary of Asciano Pty Ltd, whereby GWA purchased an intermodal and freight terminal in Alice Springs, Northern Territory from AIO and sold AIO certain assets in the township of Cook, South Australia that included a fuel-sales business. We completed the purchase of the Alice Springs intermodal and freight terminal in June 2012 for A$9.0 million (or $9.2 million at the exchange rate on June 30, 2012) plus A$0.5 million (or $0.6 million at the exchange rate on June 30, 2012) tax liability for stamp duty (an Australian asset transfer tax). Previously, GWA had leased the facility from AIO. The sale of the assets in Cook closed in the third quarter of 2012 following completion of certain conditions to the closing. We received A$4.0 million (or $4.1 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) in pre-tax cash proceeds from the sale and recognized an after-tax book gain of A$1.3 million (or $1.3 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012), or approximately $0.03 per share.

In July 2012, GWA expanded two existing rail haulage contracts with Arrium Limited (formerly OneSteel) to transport an additional 2.7 million tons per year of export iron ore in South Australia. To support the increased shipments under the two contracts, GWA expects to invest A$60.0 million (or $62.3 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) to purchase narrow gauge locomotives and wagons as well as to construct a standard gauge rolling-stock maintenance facility.

Canada

On August 2, 2012, we announced that our newly formed subsidiary, KeRail Inc. (KeRail), entered into a long-term agreement with Tata Steel Minerals Canada Ltd. (TSMC), for KeRail to provide rail transportation services to the direct shipping iron ore mine TSMC is developing near Schefferville, Quebec in the Labrador Trough (the Mine). In addition, KeRail will construct an approximately 21-kilometer rail line (Rail Line) which will connect TSMC's mine to the Tshiuetin Rail Transportation (TSH) interchange point in Schefferville. Operated as part of our Canada Region, KeRail will haul unit trains of iron ore from its rail connection with the Mine that will then travel over three privately owned railways to the Port of Sept-Îles for export primarily to Tata Steel's European operations. The agreement and construction are contingent on certain conditions being met, including the receipt of necessary governmental permits and approvals. Once the track construction has commenced, the Rail Line is expected to be completed three to six months thereafter.

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Discontinued Operations

The net assets, results of operations and cash flows of our remaining Mexican subsidiary, GW Servicios S.A., which were classified as discontinued operations, were not material as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. We do not expect any material future adverse financial impact from our remaining Mexican subsidiary.

Results from Continuing Operations

When comparing our results from continuing operations from one reporting period to another, it is important to consider that we have historically experienced fluctuations in revenues and expenses due to changing economic conditions, acquisitions, competitive forces, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, one-time freight moves, fuel price fluctuations, customer plant expansions and shut-downs, sales of property and equipment, derailments and weather-related conditions, such as hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes, droughts, heavy snowfall, unseasonably warm or cool weather, freezing and flooding. In periods when these events occur, results of operations are not easily comparable from one period to another. Finally, certain of our railroads have commodity shipments that are sensitive to general economic conditions, such as steel products, paper products and lumber and forest products, as well as product specific economic conditions, such as the availability of lower priced alternative sources of power generation (coal). Other shipments are relatively less affected by economic conditions and are more closely affected by other factors, such as inventory levels maintained at customer plants (coal), winter weather (salt and coal) and seasonal rainfall (South Australian grain). As a result of these and other factors, our operating results in any reporting period may not be directly comparable to our operating results in other reporting periods.

Three Months EndedSeptember 30, 2012 Compared with Three Months EndedSeptember 30, 2011

Operating Revenues

The following table breaks down our operating revenues into new operations and existing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	2012						2011		Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations					Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations
	Total Operations		New Operations		Existing Operations		Total Operations		Amount			%		Amount			%		Currency Impact
Freight revenues	$	160,639	$	6,014	$	154,625	$	154,561	$	6,078		3.9	%	$	64		—	%	$	(738	)
Non-freight revenues	62,106		340		61,766		62,649		(543		)	(0.9	)%	(883		)	(1.4	)%	(666		)
Total operating revenues	$	222,745	$	6,354	$	216,391	$	217,210	$	5,535		2.5	%	$	(819	)	(0.4	)%	$	(1,404	)
Carloads	242,783		7,184		235,599		256,190		(13,407		)	(5.2	)%	(20,591		)	(8.0	)%

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Freight Revenues

The following table compares freight revenues, carloads and average freight revenues per carload for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands, except average freight revenues per carload):

	Freight Revenues								Carloads						Average Freight Revenues Per Carload
	2012				2011				2012			2011
Commodity Group	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total		Amount	% of Total		Amount	% of Total		2012		2011
Intermodal*	$	25,506	15.9	%	$	23,329	15.1	%	17,754	7.3	%	15,833	6.2	%	$	1,437	$	1,473
Coal & Coke	21,561		13.4	%	20,831		13.4	%	52,990	21.8	%	53,553	20.9	%	407		389
Farm & Food Products	14,640		9.1	%	16,823		10.9	%	22,369	9.2	%	30,843	12.0	%	654		545
Pulp & Paper	17,063		10.6	%	16,139		10.4	%	27,042	11.1	%	24,893	9.7	%	631		648
Metallic Ores**	18,116		11.3	%	15,094		9.8	%	11,707	4.8	%	8,917	3.5	%	1,547		1,693
Metals	14,593		9.1	%	14,040		9.1	%	22,182	9.1	%	22,748	8.9	%	658		617
Minerals & Stone	11,639		7.3	%	13,875		9.0	%	32,713	13.5	%	38,242	14.9	%	356		363
Chemicals & Plastics	13,612		8.5	%	12,015		7.8	%	16,665	6.9	%	15,449	6.0	%	817		778
Lumber & Forest Products	9,230		5.7	%	8,120		5.2	%	18,708	7.7	%	16,614	6.5	%	493		489
Petroleum Products	6,800		4.2	%	6,583		4.3	%	8,038	3.3	%	7,576	3.0	%	846		869
Auto & Auto Parts	2,131		1.3	%	1,830		1.2	%	2,574	1.1	%	2,408	0.9	%	828		760
Other	5,748		3.6	%	5,882		3.8	%	10,041	4.2	%	19,114	7.5	%	572		308
Total	$	160,639	100.0	%	$	154,561	100.0	%	242,783	100.0	%	256,190	100.0	%	$	662	$	603

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*	Carload amounts represent intermodal units
**	Carload amounts include carloads and intermodal units in the 2012 period

Total freight traffic decreased 13,407 carloads, or 5.2%, in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. Carloads from existing operations decreased 20,591 carloads, or 8.0%, and new operations contributed 7,184 carloads. The decrease from existing operations was principally due to decreases of 9,129 carloads of other commodity traffic primarily due to a decline in coal haulage traffic, 8,689 carloads of farm and food products traffic and 6,283 carloads of minerals and stone traffic, partially offset by an increase of 1,932 carloads of lumber and forest products traffic, 1,921 carloads of intermodal traffic and 1,919 carloads of metallic ores traffic. All remaining traffic from existing operations decreased by a net 2,262 carloads.

Average freight revenues per carload increased 9.8% to $662 in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. Average freight revenues per carload from existing operations increased 8.8% to $656. Changes in the commodity mix increased average freight revenues per carload from existing operations by 3.7%, which was partially offset by lower fuel surcharges and the depreciation of the Australian and Canadian dollars relative to the United States dollar, which each decreased average freight revenues per carload from existing operations by 0.5%. Other than these factors, average freight revenues per carload from existing operations increased by 6.1%. Average freight revenues per carload were also positively impacted by changes in the mix of customers within certain commodity groups, primarily other commodities.

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The following table sets forth freight revenues by commodity group segregated into new operations and existing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	2012						2011		Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations					Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations					Currency Impact
Commodity Group	Total Operations		New Operations		Existing Operations		Total Operations		Amount			%		Amount			%
Intermodal	$	25,506	$	—	$	25,506	$	23,329	$	2,177		9.3	%	$	2,177		9.3	%	$	(238	)
Coal & Coke	21,561		78		21,483		20,831		730			3.5	%	652			3.1	%	(5		)
Farm & Food Products	14,640		100		14,540		16,823		(2,183		)	(13.0	)%	(2,283		)	(13.6	)%	(130		)
Pulp & Paper	17,063		1,140		15,923		16,139		924			5.7	%	(216		)	(1.3	)%	(48		)
Metallic Ores	18,116		1,304		16,812		15,094		3,022			20.0	%	1,718			11.4	%	(168		)
Metals	14,593		1,000		13,593		14,040		553			3.9	%	(447		)	(3.2	)%	(41		)
Minerals & Stone	11,639		364		11,275		13,875		(2,236		)	(16.1	)%	(2,600		)	(18.7	)%	(46		)
Chemicals & Plastics	13,612		1,631		11,981		12,015		1,597			13.3	%	(34		)	(0.3	)%	(23		)
Lumber & Forest Products	9,230		184		9,046		8,120		1,110			13.7	%	926			11.4	%	(6		)
Petroleum Products	6,800		198		6,602		6,583		217			3.3	%	19			0.3	%	(14		)
Auto & Auto Parts	2,131		—		2,131		1,830		301			16.4	%	301			16.4	%	(17		)
Other	5,748		15		5,733		5,882		(134		)	(2.3	)%	(149		)	(2.5	)%	(2		)
Total freight revenues	$	160,639	$	6,014	$	154,625	$	154,561	$	6,078		3.9	%	$	64		—	%	$	(738	)

The following information discusses the significant changes in freight revenues from existing operations by commodity group. Changes in average freight revenues per carload in a commodity group can be impacted by changes in customer

rates, fuel surcharges, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, as well as changes in the mix of customer traffic within a commodity group.

Intermodal revenues increased $2.2 million, or 9.3%. Intermodal traffic volume increased 1,921 carloads, or 12.1%, which increased revenues by $2.8 million, primarily due to increased traffic in Australia. Average freight revenues per carload decreased 2.4%, which decreased revenues by $0.6 million, as a result of intra-commodity customer mix.

Farm and food revenues decreased $2.3 million, or 13.6%. Farm and food traffic volume decreased 8,689 carloads, or 28.2%, which decreased revenues by $5.7 million, while average freight revenues per carload increased 20.4%, which increased revenues by $3.4 million. The carload decrease was primarily due to an accelerated shipping schedule earlier in 2012 in Australia, as well as a mechanical failure at an export grain terminal in Australia. Because rates for Australian grain traffic have both a fixed and a variable component, the decrease in Australian grain traffic resulted in higher average freight revenues per carload.

Metallic ores revenues increased $1.7 million, or 11.4%. Effective January 1, 2012, a metallic ores customer in Australia switched its mode of transportation from using railcars to using containers. As a result, our metallic ores traffic count increased 1,572 for an equivalent volume of product shipped. Otherwise, metallic ores traffic volume increased 347 carloads, or 3.9%, and average revenues per carload increased 7.2%.

Minerals and stone revenues decreased $2.6 million, or 18.7%. Minerals and stone traffic volume decreased 6,283 carloads, or 16.4%, which decreased revenues by $2.2 million and average freight revenues per carload decreased 2.8%, which decreased revenues by $0.4 million. The carload decrease was primarily due to a decrease in rock salt shipments due to high stockpiles as a result of mild 2011-2012 winter weather in the northeastern United States.

Lumber and forest products revenues increased $0.9 million, or 11.4%. Lumber and forest products traffic volume increased 1,932 carloads, or 11.6%, which increased revenues by $0.9 million. The carload increase was primarily due to an increase in United States housing starts.

Freight revenues from all remaining commodities increased by $0.1 million.

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Non-Freight Revenues

The following table sets forth non-freight revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	2012				2011
	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total
Railcar switching	$	34,273	55.2	%	$	32,641	52.1	%
Car hire and rental income	5,220		8.4	%	5,426		8.7	%
Fuel sales to third parties	1,339		2.2	%	3,937		6.3	%
Demurrage and storage	6,631		10.7	%	5,667		9.0	%
Car repair services	2,070		3.3	%	1,997		3.2	%
Other non-freight revenues	12,573		20.2	%	12,981		20.7	%
Total non-freight revenues	$	62,106	100.0	%	$	62,649	100.0	%

The following table sets forth non-freight revenues by new operations and existing operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	2012						2011		Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations					Increase/ (Decrease) in Existing Operations					Currency Impact
	Total Operations		New Operations		Existing Operations		Total Operations		Amount			%		Amount			%
Railcar switching	$	34,273	$	230	$	34,043	$	32,641	$	1,632		5.0	%	$	1,402		4.3	%	$	(548	)
Car hire and rental income	5,220		25		5,195		5,426		(206		)	(3.8	)%	(231		)	(4.3	)%	(17		)
Fuel sales to third parties	1,339		—		1,339		3,937		(2,598		)	(66.0	)%	(2,598		)	(66.0	)%	—
Demurrage and storage	6,631		23		6,608		5,667		964			17.0	%	941			16.6	%	(10		)
Car repair services	2,070		56		2,014		1,997		73			3.7	%	17			0.9	%	—
Other non-freight revenues	12,573		6		12,567		12,981		(408		)	(3.1	)%	(414		)	(3.2	)%	(91		)
Total non-freight revenues	$	62,106	$	340	$	61,766	$	62,649	$	(543	)	(0.9	)%	$	(883	)	(1.4	)%	$	(666	)

Non-freight revenues decreased $0.5 million, or 0.9%, to $62.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $62.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in non-freight revenues was attributable to a decrease of $0.9 million from existing operations, partially offset by $0.3 million from new operations. The decrease in non-freight revenues from existing operations was principally due to a decrease in fuel sales to third parties due to the sale of our fuel-sales business in South Australia, partially offset by higher switching revenues.

The following information discusses the significant changes in non-freight revenues from existing operations.

Railcar switching revenues increased $1.4 million, or 4.3%. The increase was due to a $1.0 million increase in industrial switching revenues primarily due to new and expanded customer service contracts and a $1.0 million increase in port switching revenues, partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease due to the depreciation of the Australian and Canadian dollars and the Euro relative to the United States dollar.

Fuel sales to third parties decreased $2.6 million, or 66.0%, primarily as a result of the sale of our fuel-sales business in South Australia in the third quarter of 2012.

Demurrage and storage revenues increased $0.9 million, or 16.6%, primarily due to an increase in the number of third-party rail cars being stored in the United States and Canada.

Other non-freight revenues decreased $0.4 million, or 3.2%. The decrease was primarily due to the closure of our drayage (trucking) business in the fourth quarter of 2011, partially offset by increased crewing revenues in Australia.

Operating Expenses

Overview

Operating expenses were $169.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $161.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $8.7 million, or 5.4%. The increase in operating expenses was attributable to an increase of $4.7 million from existing operations and $3.9 million from new operations. The increase from

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existing operations in the three months ended September 30, 2012 was primarily due to an increase in other expenses of $6.2 million, which were costs principally associated with the RailAmerica acquisition, partially offset by a $0.9 million decrease due to the depreciation of the Australian and Canadian dollars and the Euro relative to the United States dollar.

Our operating ratio, defined as total operating expenses divided by total operating revenues, was 76.3% in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with 74.2% in the three months ended September 30, 2011. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can have a material impact on our operating revenues and operating expenses. However, the net impact of these foreign currency translation effects should not have a material impact on our operating ratio.

The following table sets forth a comparison of our operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	2012					2011					Currency Impact
	Amount			% of Operating Revenues		Amount			% of Operating Revenues
Labor and benefits	$	64,022		28.8	%	$	58,986		27.1	%	$	(337	)
Equipment rents	9,289			4.2	%	11,357			5.2	%	(65		)
Purchased services	20,962			9.4	%	20,316			9.4	%	(241		)
Depreciation and amortization	18,980			8.5	%	16,623			7.7	%	(110		)
Diesel fuel used in operations	21,511			9.7	%	21,441			9.8	%	—
Diesel fuel sold to third parties	1,359			0.6	%	3,662			1.7	%	—
Casualties and insurance	6,237			2.8	%	5,020			2.3	%	(25		)
Materials	6,241			2.8	%	6,844			3.2	%	(37		)
Net gain on sale of assets	(3,018		)	(1.4	)%	(610		)	(0.3	)%	(2		)
Other expenses	24,287			10.9	%	17,548			8.1	%	(86		)
Total operating expenses	$	169,870		76.3	%	$	161,187		74.2	%	$	(903	)

The following information discusses the significant changes in operating expenses.

Labor and benefits expense was $64.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $59.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $5.0 million, or 8.5%, of which $3.8 million was from existing operations and $1.3 million was from new operations. The increase from existing operations consisted of $2.0 million due to an increase in the average number of employees in Australia, approximately $1.6 million of benefit increases and $1.4 million from annual wage increases, partially offset by $0.9 million primarily due to a decrease in the average number of employees in our North American & European Operations and $0.3 million due to the depreciation of the Australian and Canadian dollar and the Euro relative to the United States dollar. Our average number of employees in our Australian Operations during the three months ended September 30, 2012 increased by 47 employees compared with our average number of employees during the three months ended September 30, 2011 and were added primarily to support a new iron ore contract in South Australia which began in the fourth quarter of this year. Our average number of employees in our North American & European Operations during the three months ended September 30, 2012 decreased by 37 employees compared with the three months ended September 30, 2011 primarily due to reduced coal and minerals and stone traffic, as well as the closure of our drayage business in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Equipment rents expense was $9.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $11.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of $2.1 million, or 18.2%. The decrease was primarily due to the replacement of leased locomotives in Australia with new owned units and a decrease in freight car rents in the United States, partially offset by $0.3 million in equipment rents from new operations.

Depreciation and amortization expense was $19.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $16.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $2.4 million, or 14.2%. The increase was attributable to a $1.9 million increase from existing operations, primarily due to new locomotives and wagons in Australia, and $0.5 million from new operations.

The cost of diesel fuel used in operations was $21.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $21.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $0.1 million, or 0.3%. The increase was attributable to $0.7 million from new operations, partially offset by a decrease of $0.6 million from existing operations. The

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decrease from existing operations was composed of $1.1 million due to a 5.0% decrease in diesel fuel consumption, primarily due to an 8.0% decrease in carloads, partially offset by $0.5 million from a 2.1% increase in average fuel cost per gallon.

The cost of diesel fuel sold to third parties was $1.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $3.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of $2.3 million, or 62.9%. The decrease was primarily due to the sale of our fuel-sales business in South Australia.

Materials expense, which primarily consists of the costs of materials purchased for use in repairing and maintaining our track property, locomotives, rail cars and other equipment as well as costs for general tools and supplies used in our business, was $6.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $6.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of $0.6 million, or 8.8%. The decrease primarily resulted from a decrease in locomotive and track repairs from existing operations.

Net gain on sale of assets was $3.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $0.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to a $1.8 million gain on sale of certain assets in the township of Cook, South Australia, including a fuel-sales business, in the third quarter of 2012.

Other expenses were $24.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $17.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $6.7 million, or 38.4%. The increase was primarily attributable to increased acquisition-related costs, primarily due to the RailAmerica acquisition, an increase in trackage rights and property tax expenses and $0.5 million from new operations.

Other Income (Expense) Items

Interest Expense

Total interest cost was $9.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012. Of this amount, we capitalized $0.4 million attributable to significant expenditures for the construction of new Australian locomotives and wagons, resulting in a net reported interest expense of $8.8 million, compared with $10.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to lower interest rates as a result of replacing our Series A Senior fixed rate notes with United States revolving debt in November 2011.

Contingent Forward Sale Contract

In conjunction with our announcement on July 23, 2012 of our plan to acquire RailAmerica, we entered into an investment agreement with Carlyle (the Investment Agreement) in order to partially fund the acquisition of RailAmerica. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, Carlyle agreed to invest a minimum of $350.0 million in Series A-1 Preferred Stock. The conversion price of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock was set at approximately $58.49, which was a 4.5% premium to our stock price prior to the announcement of the RailAmerica acquisition. For the period between July 23, 2012 and September 30, 2012, this instrument was accounted for as a contingent forward sale contract with mark-to-market non-cash income or expense included in our consolidated financial results and the cumulative effect represented as an asset or liability. Our closing share price was $66.86 on September 28, 2012, which was the last trading day in the third quarter of 2012, and, accordingly, we recorded a $50.1 million non-cash mark-to-market expense and corresponding liability related to the Investment Agreement for the three months ended September 30, 2012.

Provision for Income Taxes

Included in our loss from continuing operations before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was a $50.1 million mark-to-market expense associated with a contingent forward sale contract, which is a non-deductible expense for income tax purposes. See Note 5 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for further details on the contingent forward sale contract. As a result, our provision for income tax was $15.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, which represents 33.4% of income from continuing operations other than the mark-to-market expense. Our effective income tax rate was 27.2% in the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in the effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was primarily attributable to the expiration of the United States Short Line Tax Credit on December 31, 2011.

The Short Line Tax Credit is a track maintenance income tax credit for Class II and Class III railroads to reduce their federal income tax based on qualified railroad track maintenance expenditures. Qualified expenditures included amounts incurred for maintaining track, including roadbed, bridges and related track structures owned or leased by a Class II or Class III railroad. The credit was equal to 50% of the qualified expenditures, subject to an annual limitation of $3,500 multiplied by the number of miles of railroad track owned or leased by the Class II or Class III railroad as of the end of their tax year. The Short Line Tax Credit was in existence from 2005 through 2011.

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(Loss)/Income and (Loss)/Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations

Loss from continuing operations, net of tax, in the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $19.6 million, compared with income from continuing operations, net of tax, in the three months ended September 30, 2011 of $33.0 million. Our loss from continuing operations, net of tax, in the three months ended September 30, 2012 included a $50.1 million mark-to-market expense associated with a contingent forward sale contract. Our basic loss per share from continuing operations was $0.47 with 41.7 million weighted average shares outstanding in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with basic EPS from continuing operations of $0.82 with 40.1 million weighted average shares outstanding in the three months ended September 30, 2011. Our diluted loss per share from continuing operations in the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.47 with 41.7 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with diluted EPS from continuing operations of $0.77 with 42.8 million weighted average shares outstanding in the three months ended September 30, 2011. The weighted average shares outstanding in the three months ended September 30, 2012 included 453,272 shares as a result of the public offering of Class A common stock and 411,307 shares as a result of the public offering of TEUs, which both took place in September of 2012.

Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, 2012 Compared with Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, 2011

Operating Revenues

The following table breaks down our operating revenues into new operations and existing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	2012						2011		Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations					Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations					Currency Impact
	Total Operations		New Operations		Existing Operations		Total Operations		Amount			%		Amount			%
Freight revenues	$	459,399	$	18,774	$	440,625	$	434,154	$	25,245		5.8	%	$	6,471		1.5	%	$	(1,905	)
Non-freight revenues	188,201		1,165		187,036		184,556		3,645			2.0	%	2,480			1.3	%	(1,594		)
Total operating revenues	$	647,600	$	19,939	$	627,661	$	618,710	$	28,890		4.7	%	$	8,951		1.4	%	$	(3,499	)
Carloads	697,276		16,284		680,992		750,254		(52,978		)	(7.1	)%	(69,262		)	(9.2	)%

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Freight Revenues

The following table compares freight revenues, carloads and average freight revenues per carload for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands, except average freight revenues per carload):

	Freight Revenues								Carloads						Average Freight Revenues Per Carload
	2012				2011				2012			2011
Commodity Group	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total		Amount	% of Total		Amount	% of Total		2012		2011
Intermodal*	$	67,295	14.6	%	$	63,309	14.6	%	47,920	6.9	%	44,774	6.0	%	$	1,404	$	1,414
Coal & Coke	53,085		11.6	%	59,824		13.8	%	124,686	17.9	%	155,288	20.7	%	426		385
Farm & Food Products	51,425		11.2	%	50,917		11.7	%	83,395	11.9	%	94,040	12.5	%	617		541
Pulp & Paper	48,811		10.6	%	46,398		10.7	%	75,299	10.8	%	73,025	9.7	%	648		635
Metallic Ores**	46,422		10.1	%	41,210		9.5	%	29,942	4.3	%	23,837	3.2	%	1,550		1,729
Metals	46,880		10.2	%	37,063		8.5	%	72,867	10.4	%	67,486	9.0	%	643		549
Minerals & Stone	35,570		7.7	%	36,054		8.3	%	98,232	14.1	%	104,299	13.9	%	362		346
Chemicals & Plastics	41,693		9.1	%	33,855		7.8	%	50,269	7.2	%	44,933	6.0	%	829		753
Lumber & Forest Products	25,758		5.6	%	23,733		5.5	%	52,302	7.5	%	49,150	6.5	%	492		483
Petroleum Products	21,110		4.6	%	18,965		4.4	%	23,518	3.4	%	22,405	3.0	%	898		846
Auto & Auto Parts	6,306		1.4	%	6,179		1.4	%	7,526	1.1	%	8,179	1.1	%	838		755
Other	15,044		3.3	%	16,647		3.8	%	31,320	4.5	%	62,838	8.4	%	480		265
Total	$	459,399	100.0	%	$	434,154	100.0	%	697,276	100.0	%	750,254	100.0	%	$	659	$	579

*	Carload amounts represent intermodal units
**	Carload amounts include carloads and intermodal units in the 2012 period

Total freight traffic decreased by 52,978 carloads, or 7.1%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. Carloads from existing operations decreased by 69,262 carloads, or 9.2%, and new operations contributed 16,284 carloads. The decrease from existing operations was principally due to decreases of 31,660 carloads of other commodity traffic, 30,602 carloads of coal and coke traffic, 11,291 carloads of farm and food products traffic and 7,727 carloads of minerals and stone traffic, partially offset by increases of 3,146 carloads of metallic ores traffic and 3,111 carloads of intermodal traffic. All remaining traffic from existing operations increased by a net 5,761 carloads.

Average freight revenues per carload increased 13.8% to $659 in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. Average freight revenues per carload from existing operations increased 11.7% to $647. Changes in the commodity mix and higher fuel surcharges increased average freight revenues per carload from existing operations by 4.5% and 0.5%, respectively, and were partially offset by the depreciation of the Australian and Canadian dollars relative to the United States dollar, which decreased average freight revenues per carload from existing operations by 0.6%. Other than these factors, average freight revenues per carload from existing operations increased by 7.3%. Average freight revenues per carload were also positively impacted by changes in the mix of customers within certain commodity groups, primarily other commodities, coal and metals.

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The following table sets forth freight revenues by commodity group segregated into new operations and existing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	2012						2011		Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations					Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations					Currency Impact
Commodity Group	Total Operations		New Operations		Existing Operations		Total Operations		Amount			%		Amount			%
Intermodal	$	67,295	$	—	$	67,295	$	63,309	$	3,986		6.3	%	$	3,986		6.3	%	$	(489	)
Coal & Coke	53,085		277		52,808		59,824		(6,739		)	(11.3	)%	(7,016		)	(11.7	)%	(19		)
Farm & Food Products	51,425		264		51,161		50,917		508			1.0	%	244			0.5	%	(289		)
Pulp & Paper	48,811		1,735		47,076		46,398		2,413			5.2	%	678			1.5	%	(232		)
Metallic Ores	46,422		4,250		42,172		41,210		5,212			12.6	%	962			2.3	%	(353		)
Metals	46,880		3,720		43,160		37,063		9,817			26.5	%	6,097			16.5	%	(178		)
Minerals & Stone	35,570		966		34,604		36,054		(484		)	(1.3	)%	(1,450		)	(4.0	)%	(68		)
Chemicals & Plastics	41,693		6,860		34,833		33,855		7,838			23.2	%	978			2.9	%	(108		)
Lumber & Forest Products	25,758		221		25,537		23,733		2,025			8.5	%	1,804			7.6	%	(28		)
Petroleum Products	21,110		388		20,722		18,965		2,145			11.3	%	1,757			9.3	%	(46		)
Auto & Auto Parts	6,306		—		6,306		6,179		127			2.1	%	127			2.1	%	(90		)
Other	15,044		93		14,951		16,647		(1,603		)	(9.6	)%	(1,696		)	(10.2	)%	(5		)
Total freight revenues	$	459,399	$	18,774	$	440,625	$	434,154	$	25,245		5.8	%	$	6,471		1.5	%	$	(1,905	)

The following information discusses the significant changes in freight revenues from existing operations by commodity group. Changes in average freight revenues per carload in a commodity group can be impacted by changes in customer rates, fuel surcharges, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, as well as changes in the mix of customer traffic within a commodity group.

Intermodal revenues increased $4.0 million, or 6.3%. Intermodal traffic volume increased 3,146 carloads, or 7.0%, which increased revenues by $4.4 million, while average freight revenues per carload decreased 0.7%, which decreased revenues by $0.4 million. The carload increase was primarily due to increased traffic in Australia and a new customer in the southern United States.

Coal and coke revenues decreased $7.0 million, or 11.7%. Coal and coke traffic volume decreased 30,602 carloads, or 19.7%, which decreased revenues by $13.0 million, while average freight revenues per carload increased 10.1%, which increased revenues by $6.0 million. The decrease in traffic was driven by customer-specific circumstances (such as temporary plant shut-downs, high inventory and a plant closing) as well as by warm winter weather, low natural gas prices and lower levels of export coal.

Farm and food products revenues increased $0.2 million, or 0.5%. Average revenues per carload increased 14.2%, which increased revenues by $7.2 million, while farm and food products traffic volume decreased 11,291 carloads, or 12.0%, which decreased revenues by $7.0 million. The carload decrease was primarily due to an accelerated shipping schedule earlier in 2012 in Australia, as well as a mechanical failure at an export grain terminal in Australia and increased grain traffic in the midwestern United States in 2011 resulting from the rerouting of traffic onto our line due to flooding. Because rates for Australian grain traffic have both a fixed and a variable component, the decrease in Australian grain traffic resulted in higher average freight revenues per carload.

Metallic ores revenues increased $1.0 million, or 2.3%. Effective January 1, 2012, a metallic ores customer in Australia switched its mode of transportation from using railcars to using containers. As a result, our metallic ores traffic count increased 4,551 carloads for an equivalent volume of product shipped. Otherwise, metallic ores traffic volume decreased 1,440 carloads, or 6.0%, primarily as a result of the Edith River Bridge closure (described in Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q). This decrease was partially offset by an increase in average revenues per carload of 8.9%. Because rates for our Australian copper concentrate traffic have both a fixed and variable component, the decrease in Australian traffic resulted in higher average revenues per carload.

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Metals revenues increased $6.1 million, or 16.5%. Average freight revenues per carload increased 11.8%, which increased revenues by $4.4 million, and metals traffic volume increased 2,831 carloads, or 4.2%, which increased revenues by $1.7 million. The carload increase was primarily due to an increase in carloads due to the expansion of a plant we serve in the southern United States. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to a change in mix of customer traffic.

Minerals and stone revenues decreased $1.5 million, or 4.0%. Minerals and stone traffic volume decreased 7,727 carloads, or 7.4%, which decreased revenues by $2.8 million, while average freight revenues per carload increased 3.5%, which increased revenues by $1.3 million. The carload decrease was primarily due to a decrease in rock salt shipments due to high stockpiles as a result of mild 2011-2012 winter weather in the northeastern United States and a reduction in limestone shipments due to the temporary closure of a government-owned rail line in Australia, partially offset by increased cement traffic in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

Chemicals and plastics revenues increased $1.0 million, or 2.9%. The increase was primarily due to a 2.4% increase in average freight revenues per carload, which increased revenues by $0.8 million.

Lumber and forest products revenues increased $1.8 million, or 7.6%. Lumber and forest products traffic volume increased 2,990 carloads, or 6.1%, which increased revenues by $1.5 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 1.4%, which increased revenues by $0.3 million. The carload increase was primarily due to an increase in United States housing starts.

Petroleum products revenues increased $1.8 million, or 9.3%. Average freight revenues per carload increased 6.6%, which increased revenues by $1.3 million and petroleum products traffic volume increased 558 carloads, or 2.5%, which increased revenues by $0.5 million.

Other freight revenues decreased $1.7 million, or 10.2%. Other freight traffic volume decreased 31,660 carloads, or 50.4%, which decreased revenues by $15.2 million, while average freight revenues per carload increased 81.1%, which increased revenues by $13.5 million. The carload decrease was largely driven by a decline in coal haulage traffic. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to the change in mix of customer traffic.

Freight revenues from all remaining commodities increased by $0.8 million.

Non-Freight Revenues

The following table compares non-freight revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	2012				2011
	Amount		% of Total		Amount		% of Total
Railcar switching	$	100,392	53.4	%	$	95,765	51.9	%
Car hire and rental income	15,862		8.4	%	16,608		9.0	%
Fuel sales to third parties	10,963		5.8	%	12,948		7.0	%
Demurrage and storage	19,400		10.3	%	16,767		9.1	%
Car repair services	6,002		3.2	%	6,220		3.4	%
Other non-freight revenues	35,582		18.9	%	36,248		19.6	%
Total non-freight revenues	$	188,201	100.0	%	$	184,556	100.0	%

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The following table sets forth non-freight revenues by new operations and existing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	2012						2011		Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations					Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations					Currency Impact
	Total Operations		New Operations		Existing Operations		Total Operations		Amount			%		Amount			%
Railcar switching	$	100,392	$	480	$	99,912	$	95,765	$	4,627		4.8	%	$	4,147		4.3	%	$	(1,259	)
Car hire and rental income	15,862		269		15,593		16,608		(746		)	(4.5	)%	(1,015		)	(6.1	)%	(44		)
Fuel sales to third parties	10,963		—		10,963		12,948		(1,985		)	(15.3	)%	(1,985		)	(15.3	)%	—
Demurrage and storage	19,400		159		19,241		16,767		2,633			15.7	%	2,474			14.8	%	(39		)
Car repair services	6,002		251		5,751		6,220		(218		)	(3.5	)%	(469		)	(7.5	)%	(21		)
Other non-freight revenues	35,582		6		35,576		36,248		(666		)	(1.8	)%	(672		)	(1.9	)%	(231		)
Total non-freight revenues	$	188,201	$	1,165	$	187,036	$	184,556	$	3,645		2.0	%	$	2,480		1.3	%	$	(1,594	)

Non-freight revenues increased $3.6 million, or 2.0%, to $188.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $184.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in non-freight revenues included a $2.5 million, or 1.3%, increase in existing operations and $1.2 million from new operations. The increase in non-freight revenues from existing operations resulted primarily from higher switching revenues, partially offset by a decrease in fuel sales to third parties due to the sale of our fuel-sales business in South Australia.

The following information discusses the significant changes in non-freight revenues from existing operations.

Railcar switching revenues increased $4.1 million, or 4.3%. The increase included a $4.6 million increase in industrial switching revenues primarily due to new and expanded customer service contracts and a $0.8 million increase in port switching revenues, partially offset by a $1.3 million decrease due to the depreciation of the Australian and Canadian dollars and the Euro relative to the United States dollar.

Car hire and rental income revenues decreased $1.0 million, or 6.1%, primarily due to decreased export coal traffic in the United States.

Fuel sales to third parties decreased $2.0 million, or 15.3%, primarily as a result of the sale of our fuel-sales business in South Australia in July 2012.

Demurrage and storage revenues increased $2.5 million, or 14.8%, primarily due to an increase in the number of third-party rail cars being stored in the United States and Canada.

Other non-freight revenues decreased $0.7 million, or 1.9%. The decrease was primarily due to the closure of our drayage (trucking) business in the fourth quarter of 2011, partially offset by an increase in crewing revenues in Australia.

Operating Expenses

Overview

Operating expenses were $490.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $472.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $18.6 million, or 3.9%. The increase in operating expenses was attributable to an increase of $6.7 million from existing operations and $11.9 million from new operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily due to a $14.1 million increase in other expenses, which were costs principally associated with the RailAmerica acquisition, and an $11.6 million increase in labor and benefits, partially offset by a $7.7 million increase in net gain on sale of assets, a $5.9 million decrease in equipment rents and a $4.1 million increase in gains on insurance recoveries. In addition, the depreciation of the Australian and Canadian dollars and the Euro relative to the United States dollar resulted in a $2.1 million decrease in operating expenses from existing operations.

Operating Ratios

Our operating ratio, defined as total operating expenses divided by total operating revenues, improved to 75.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to 76.3% in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can have a material impact on our operating revenues and operating expenses. However, the net impact of these foreign currency translation effects should not have a material impact on our operating ratio.

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The following table sets forth a comparison of our operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	2012					2011					Currency Impact
	Amount			% of Operating Revenues		Amount			% of Operating Revenues
Labor and benefits	$	191,145		29.5	%	$	176,034		28.4	%	$	(874	)
Equipment rents	28,073			4.3	%	32,887			5.3	%	(140		)
Purchased services	58,297			9.0	%	57,463			9.3	%	(491		)
Depreciation and amortization	54,947			8.5	%	48,781			7.9	%	(247		)
Diesel fuel used in operations	64,643			10.0	%	65,516			10.6	%	—
Diesel fuel sold to third parties	10,460			1.6	%	12,241			2.0	%	—
Casualties and insurance	17,727			2.7	%	16,686			2.7	%	(35		)
Materials	19,131			3.0	%	19,517			3.2	%	(110		)
Net gain on sale of assets	(10,447		)	(1.6	)%	(2,708		)	(0.4	)%	15
Gain on insurance recoveries	(5,186		)	(0.8	)%	(1,043		)	(0.2	)%	43
Other expenses	62,148			9.6	%	46,945			7.5	%	(226		)
Total operating expenses	$	490,938		75.8	%	$	472,319		76.3	%	$	(2,065	)

The following information discusses the significant changes in operating expenses.

Labor and benefits expense was $191.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $176.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $15.1 million, or 8.6%, of which $11.6 million was from existing operations and $3.5 million was from new operations. The increase from existing operations consisted of $4.7 million due to an increase in the average number of employees, $4.6 million from annual wage increases and $3.2 million of benefit increases (primarily health care costs), partially offset by $0.9 million due to the depreciation of the Australian and Canadian dollar and the Euro relative to the United States dollar. Our average number of employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, increased by 40 employees compared with our average number of employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and were added primarily to support a new iron ore contract in South Australia which began in the fourth quarter of this year.

Equipment rents expense was $28.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $32.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of $4.8 million, or 14.6%. The decrease was primarily due to the replacement of leased locomotives in Australia with new owned units and a decrease in freight car rents in the United States, which were partially offset by $1.1 million from new operations.

Depreciation and amortization expense was $54.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $48.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $6.2 million, or 12.6%. The increase was attributable to a $4.3 million increase from existing operations, primarily due to new locomotives and wagons in Australia, and $1.9 million from new operations.

The cost of diesel fuel used in operations was $64.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $65.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of $0.9 million, or 1.3%. The decrease was attributable to a $3.1 million decrease in existing operations, partially offset by $2.2 million from new operations. The decrease from existing operations was composed of $5.1 million due to a 7.5% decrease in diesel fuel consumption, primarily due to a 9.2% decrease in carloads, partially offset by $2.0 million from a 3.1% increase in average fuel cost per gallon.

The cost of diesel fuel sold to third parties was $10.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $12.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 14.5%. The decrease was primarily due to the sale of our fuel-sales business in South Australia in the third quarter of 2012.

Net gain on sale of assets was $10.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $2.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was primarily attributable to a $5.3 million gain on sale of land and track in Canada and a $1.8 million gain on sale of certain assets in South Australia in the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

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Gain on insurance recoveries in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 of $5.2 million was related primarily to a business interruption claim associated with the Edith River Derailment (described in Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q). Insurance recoveries in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 of $1.0 million related to a business interruption claim associated with Cyclone Carlos.

Other expenses were $62.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $46.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $15.2 million, or 32.4%. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in acquisition-related costs, primarily due to the RailAmerica acquisition, an increase in trackage rights and property tax expenses and $1.1 million from new operations.

Other Income (Expense) Items

Interest Expense

Total interest cost was $28.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Of this amount, we capitalized $2.2 million attributable to significant expenditures for the construction of new Australian locomotives and wagons, resulting in a net reported interest expense of $26.1 million, compared with $30.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to lower interest rates as a result of replacing our Series A Senior fixed rate notes with United States revolving debt in November 2011.

Contingent Forward Sale Contract

In conjunction with our announcement on July 23, 2012 of our plan to acquire RailAmerica, we entered into an Investment Agreement with Carlyle in order to partially fund the acquisition of RailAmerica. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, Carlyle agreed to invest a minimum of $350.0 million in Series A-1 Preferred Stock. The conversion price of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock was set at approximately $58.49, which was a 4.5% premium to our stock price prior to the announcement of the RailAmerica acquisition. For the period between July 23, 2012 and September 30, 2012, this instrument was accounted for as a contingent forward sale contract with mark-to-market non-cash income or expense included in our consolidated financial results and the cumulative effect represented as an asset or liability. Our closing price was $66.86 on September 28, 2012, which was the last trading day in the third quarter of 2012, and, accordingly, we recorded a $50.1 million non-cash mark-to-market expense and corresponding liability related to the Investment Agreement for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Provision for Income Taxes

Included in our income from continuing operations before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was a $50.1 million mark-to-market expense associated with a contingent forward sale contract, which is a non-deductible expense for income tax purposes. See Note 5 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for further details on the contingent forward sale contract. As a result, our provision for income tax was $46.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, which represents 34.1% of income from continuing operations other than the mark-to-market expense. Our effective income tax rate was 27.2% in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in the effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was primarily attributable to the expiration of the United States Short Line Tax Credit on December 31, 2011.

Income and Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations

Income from continuing operations, net of tax, in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $39.1 million, compared with income from continuing operations, net of tax, in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 of $86.2 million. Our loss from continuing operations, net of tax, in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included a $50.1 million mark-to-market expense associated with a contingent forward sale contract. Our basic EPS from continuing operations were $0.96 with 40.9 million weighted average shares outstanding in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with basic EPS from continuing operations of $2.16 with 39.8 million weighted average shares outstanding in the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Our diluted EPS from continuing operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $0.90 with 43.5 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with diluted EPS from continuing operations in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 of $2.02 with 42.7 million weighted average shares outstanding. The weighted average shares outstanding in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included 152,194 shares as a result of the public offering of Class A common stock and 138,103 shares as a result of the public offering of TEUs, which both took place in September of 2012.

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Segment Information

Our various railroad lines are organized into 10 operating regions. All of the regions have similar characteristics; however, we present our financial information as two reportable segments, North American & European Operations and Australian Operations.

The results of operations of our foreign entities are maintained in the respective local currency (the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar and the Euro) and then translated into United States dollars at the applicable exchange rates for inclusion in our consolidated financial statements. As a result, any appreciation or depreciation of these currencies against the United States dollar can impact our results of operations.

The following table sets forth our North American & European Operations and Australian Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012									Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations			North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations
Revenues:
Freight	$	107,567		$	53,072		$	160,639		$	102,827		$	51,734		$	154,561
Non-freight	42,756			18,011			60,767			42,980			15,732			58,712
Fuel sales to third parties	—			1,339			1,339			—			3,937			3,937
Total revenues	$	150,323		$	72,422		$	222,745		$	145,807		$	71,403		$	217,210
Operating expenses:
Labor and benefits	48,880			15,142			64,022			46,474			12,512			58,986
Equipment rents	6,716			2,573			9,289			6,845			4,512			11,357
Purchased services	6,734			14,228			20,962			6,920			13,396			20,316
Depreciation and amortization	12,495			6,485			18,980			11,932			4,691			16,623
Diesel fuel used in operations	13,632			7,879			21,511			13,377			8,064			21,441
Diesel fuel sold to third parties	—			1,359			1,359			—			3,662			3,662
Casualties and insurance	4,295			1,942			6,237			3,361			1,659			5,020
Materials	5,706			535			6,241			6,166			678			6,844
Net gain on sale of assets	(1,081		)	(1,937		)	(3,018		)	(610		)	—			(610		)
Other expenses	19,375			4,912			24,287			13,379			4,169			17,548
Total operating expenses	$	116,752		$	53,118		$	169,870		$	107,844		$	53,343		$	161,187
Operating ratio	77.7		%	73.3		%	76.3		%	74.0		%	74.7		%	74.2		%
Income from operations	$	33,571		$	19,304		$	52,875		$	37,963		$	18,060		$	56,023
Interest expense	$	(4,621	)	$	(4,193	)	$	(8,814	)	$	(5,988	)	$	(4,585	)	$	(10,573	)
Interest income	$	783		$	145		$	928		$	708		$	145		$	853
Provision for income taxes	$	10,764		$	4,539		$	15,303		$	8,196		$	4,091		$	12,287
Carloads	192,168			50,615			242,783			201,253			54,937			256,190
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	$	24,023		$	33,320		$	57,343		$	12,054		$	25,194		$	37,248

Revenues from our North American & European Operations were $150.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $145.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $4.5 million, or 3.1%. The $4.5 million increase in revenues from our North American & European Operations consisted of a $4.7 million increase in freight revenues, partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in non-freight revenues. The $4.7 million increase in freight revenues consisted of an increase of $6.0 million from new operations, partially offset by a decrease of $1.3 million from existing operations. The $1.3 million decrease from existing operations consisted of $8.9 million due to a 16,269, or 8.1%,

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carload decrease, partially offset by $7.6 million due to a 7.4% increase in average freight revenues per carload. Lower fuel surcharges, changes in commodity mix and the depreciation of the Canadian dollar compared to the United States dollar decreased average revenues per carload from existing operations by 1.0%, 0.2% and 0.2%, respectively. Other than these factors, average freight revenues per carload from existing operations in our North American & European Operations increased 8.8%, mainly driven by changes in the mix of customers within certain commodity groups, primarily other commodities.

Operating expenses from our North American & European Operations were $116.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $107.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $8.9 million. The increase in operating expenses included $5.0 million from existing operations and $3.9 million from new operations. The $5.0 million increase in operating expenses from existing operations was primarily attributable to an increase in other expenses which were costs principally associated with the RailAmerica acquisition.

Revenues from our Australian Operations were $72.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $71.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $1.0 million, or 1.4%. The increase in revenues included a $1.3 million increase in freight revenues and a $2.3 million increase in non-freight revenues, partially offset by a $2.6 million decrease in fuel sales to third parties. The $1.3 million increase in freight revenues consisted of $6.4 million due to a 12.6% increase in average freight revenues per carload, partially offset by $4.5 million due to a 4,322, or 7.9%, carload decrease and $0.6 million from the depreciation of the Australian dollar relative to the United States dollar. The $2.3 million increase in non-freight revenues was primarily driven by an increased level of activity with existing customers. The $2.6 million decrease in fuel sales to third parties was primarily due to the sale of our fuel-sales business in South Australia in July 2012.

Operating expenses from our Australian Operations were $53.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $53.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2011, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 0.4%. The decrease in operating expenses included a $2.3 million decrease in diesel fuel sold to third parties, primarily as a result of the sale of our fuel-sales business in South Australia, a $1.9 million gain on sale of assets attributable to the sale of certain assets and our fuel-sales business in South Australia and a $1.9 million decrease in equipment rents due to the replacement of leased locomotives with new owned units, partially offset by an increase in labor and benefits of $2.6 million primarily due to an increase in the average number of employees and annual wage and benefit increases, and an increase in depreciation expense of $1.8 million primarily due to new equipment. In addition, the depreciation of the Australian dollar relative to the United States dollar resulted in a $0.4 million decrease in operating expenses. Our average number of employees in our Australian Operations during the three months ended September 30, 2012 increased by 47 employees compared with our average number of employees during the three months ended September 30, 2011. These additional employees were added primarily to support a new iron ore contract in South Australia which began in the fourth quarter of this year.

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The following table sets forth our North American & European Operations and Australian Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012									Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations			North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations
Revenues:
Freight	$	311,611		$	147,788		$	459,399		$	290,154		$	144,000		$	434,154
Non-freight	127,840			49,398			177,238			127,295			44,313			171,608
Fuel sales to third parties	—			10,963			10,963			—			12,948			12,948
Total revenues	$	439,451		$	208,149		$	647,600		$	417,449		$	201,261		$	618,710
Operating expenses:
Labor and benefits	147,251			43,894			191,145			139,100			36,934			176,034
Equipment rents	19,744			8,329			28,073			19,851			13,036			32,887
Purchased services	19,455			38,842			58,297			20,402			37,061			57,463
Depreciation and amortization	37,354			17,593			54,947			34,843			13,938			48,781
Diesel fuel used in operations	41,858			22,785			64,643			42,410			23,106			65,516
Diesel fuel sold to third parties	—			10,460			10,460			—			12,241			12,241
Casualties and insurance	11,657			6,070			17,727			11,417			5,269			16,686
Materials	17,858			1,273			19,131			18,078			1,439			19,517
Net gain on sale of assets	(8,376		)	(2,071		)	(10,447		)	(2,694		)	(14		)	(2,708		)
Gain on insurance recoveries	—			(5,186		)	(5,186		)	(25		)	(1,018		)	(1,043		)
Other expenses	47,868			14,280			62,148			35,432			11,513			46,945
Total operating expenses	$	334,669		$	156,269		$	490,938		$	318,814		$	153,505		$	472,319
Operating ratio	76.2		%	75.1		%	75.8		%	76.4		%	76.3		%	76.3		%
Income from operations	$	104,782		$	51,880		$	156,662		$	98,635		$	47,756		$	146,391
Interest expense	$	(14,107	)	$	(11,945	)	$	(26,052	)	$	(17,879	)	$	(12,886	)	$	(30,765	)
Interest income	$	2,407		$	352		$	2,759		$	2,215		$	271		$	2,486
Provision for income taxes	$	33,723		$	12,328		$	46,051		$	21,753		$	10,439		$	32,192
Carloads	543,021			154,255			697,276			591,160			159,094			750,254
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	$	50,761		$	94,839		$	145,600		$	33,865		$	53,748		$	87,613

Revenues from our North American & European Operations were $439.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $417.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $22.0 million, or 5.3%. The $22.0 million increase in revenues from our North American & European Operations consisted of a $21.5 million increase in freight revenues and a $0.5 million increase in non-freight revenues. The $21.5 million increase in freight revenues consisted of an increase of $18.8 million from new operations and $2.7 million from existing operations. The $2.7 million increase from existing operations consisted of $38.5 million due to a 13.2% increase in average freight revenues per carload, partially offset by $35.8 million due to a 64,423, or 10.9%, carload decrease. Changes in commodity mix and higher fuel surcharges increased average freight revenues per carload from existing operations by 2.1% and 0.6%, respectively, partially offset by a 0.5% decrease due to the depreciation of the Canadian dollar compared to the United States dollar. Other than these factors, average freight revenues per carload from existing operations in our North American & European Operations increased 11.0%, mainly driven by changes in the mix of customers within certain commodities, primarily other commodities and metals.

Operating expenses from our North American & European Operations were $334.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $318.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $15.9 million, or 5.0%. The increase in operating expenses included $11.9 million from new operations and $4.0 million from existing operations. The $4.0 million increase in operating expenses from existing operations was primarily due to an increase of $4.7

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million of acquisition-related costs, mainly related to the RailAmerica acquisition, and a $3.0 million increase in trackage rights and property tax expenses, partially offset by $1.5 million decrease due to the depreciation of the Canadian dollar and the Euro relative to the United States dollar.

Revenues from our Australian Operations were $208.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $201.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $6.9 million, or 3.4%. The increase in revenues included a $5.1 million increase in non-freight revenues and a $3.8 million increase in freight revenues, partially offset by a $2.0 million decrease in fuel sales to third parties. The $5.1 million increase in non-freight revenues was primarily driven by an increased level of activity with existing customers. The $3.8 million increase in freight revenues consisted of an increase of $9.5 million due to a 6.6% increase in average freight revenues per carload, partially offset by $4.6 million due to a 4,839, or 3.0%, carload decrease. Changes in commodity mix increased average freight revenues per carload by 6.7% and the depreciation of the Australian dollar compared with the United States dollar decreased average freight revenues per carload by 0.7%.

Operating expenses from our Australian Operations were $156.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared with $153.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $2.8 million, or 1.8%. The increase in operating expenses included a $7.0 million increase in labor and benefits expense due to an increase in the average number of employees and annual wage and benefit increases, a $3.7 million increase in depreciation resulting from new equipment and a $2.7 million increase in other operating expenses primarily due to increased trackage rights and property tax expenses, partially offset by a decrease of $4.7 million in equipment rents due to the replacement of leased locomotives with new owned units, $4.1 million of higher insurance recoveries in 2012 primarily related to a business interruption claim associated with the Edith River Derailment (described in Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q) and $2.1 million of net gain on sale of assets primarily related to a gain on sale of certain assets in the township of Cook, South Australia, that included a fuel-sales business. Our average number of employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 increased by 40 employees compared with our average number of employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. These additional employees were added primarily to support a new iron ore contract in South Australia which began in October 2012.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On September 19, 2012, we completed a public offering of 3,791,004 shares of our Class A common stock at $64.75 per share, which included 525,000 shares issued as a result of the underwriters' exercise of their over-allotment option. We received net proceeds of $234.4 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses from the sale of our Class A common stock. In addition, we completed a public offering of 2,300,000 TEUs, which included 300,000 TEUs issued as a result of the underwriters' exercise of their over-allotment option, with a stated amount of $100 per unit. We received net proceeds of $222.9 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses from the sale of our TEUs. We used the net proceeds from the offerings to partially fund the acquisition of RailAmerica on October 1, 2012.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we generated $169.5 million of cash from operating activities from continuing operations, compared with $125.6 million of cash from operating activities from continuing operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, changes in working capital decreased net cash flow from operating activities by $13.1 million and $28.3 million, respectively. Of the $28.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, $13.7 million was due to an increase in accounts receivable driven by an increase in business in 2011 and $14.2 million was due to a reduction in accounts payable and accrued expenses. Of the $14.2 million, $13.0 million was associated with the payment of stamp duty for the acquisition of FreightLink in Australia, which was accrued in 2010 and paid in 2011.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, our cash flows used in investing activities from continuing operations were $132.4 million and $172.1 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, primary drivers of cash used in investing activities were $170.5 million of cash used for capital expenditures, including $80.3 million for Australian new business investments and $0.8 million of net cash paid for acquisitions, partially offset by $24.9 million in cash received from grants from outside parties for capital spending and $13.7 million in cash proceeds from the sale of property and equipment. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, primary drivers of cash used in investing activities were $106.4 million of cash used for capital expenditures, including $46.7 million for new Australian locomotives and wagons and $89.9 million paid for acquisitions, partially offset by $18.8 million in cash received from grants from outside parties for capital spending, $4.1 million in cash proceeds from the sale of property and equipment and $1.4 million in cash proceeds from the sale of investments.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, our cash flows provided by financing activities from continuing operations were $451.4 million and $35.8 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, primary drivers of cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations were net proceeds of $234.4 million from the sale of our Class A common stock, net proceeds of $222.9 million from the sale of our TEUs and net cash inflows of $13.2 million from exercises of stock-based awards, partially offset by a net decrease in outstanding debt of $19.0 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, primary drivers of cash flows provided by financing activities from continuing operations were a net increase in outstanding debt of $26.5 million and net cash inflows of $14.0 million from exercises of stock-based awards, partially offset by $4.7 million of debt issuance costs.

At September 30, 2012, we had long-term debt, including current portion, totaling $643.1 million, which was 30.7% of our total capitalization, and $198.4 million of unused borrowing capacity under our credit facility. At December 31, 2011, we had long-term debt, including current portion, totaling $626.2 million, which was 39.5% of our total capitalization, and $227.2 million of unused borrowing capacity under our credit facility.

Based on current expectations, we believe our cash and other liquid assets, anticipated future cash flows, availability under our credit facility, access to debt and equity capital markets and sources of available financing will be sufficient to fund expected operating, capital and debt service requirements and other financial commitments for the foreseeable future.

Tangible Equity Units (TEUs)

On September 19, 2012, we issued an aggregate 2,300,0005.00% TEUs. Each TEU initially consisted of a prepaid stock purchase contract (Purchase Contract) and a senior amortizing note due October 1, 2015 (Amortizing Note) issued by us, which had an initial principal amount of $14.1023 per Amortizing Note. As of September 30, 2012, the Amortizing Notes have an aggregate principal amount of $32.4 million. On each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, commencing on January 1, 2013, we will pay holders of Amortizing Notes equal quarterly installments of $1.25 per Amortizing Note (except for the January 1, 2013 installment payment, which will be $1.4167 per Amortizing Note), which cash payments in the aggregate will be equivalent to a 5.00% cash payment per year with respect to each $100 stated amount of the TEUs. Each installment constitutes a payment of interest (at an annual rate of 4.50%) and a partial repayment of principal on the Amortizing Note, allocated as set forth in the amortization schedule provided in the indenture under which the Amortizing Notes were issued. The Amortizing Notes have a scheduled final installment payment date of October 1, 2015. If we elect to settle the Purchase Contracts early, holders of the Amortizing Notes will have the right to require us to repurchase such holders' Amortizing Notes, except in certain circumstances as described in the indenture governing the Amortizing Notes.

Unless settled or redeemed earlier, each Purchase Contract will automatically settle on October 1, 2015 (subject to postponement in certain limited circumstances) and we will deliver a number of shares of our Class A common stock based on the applicable market value of our Class A common stock, as defined in the Purchase Contract, which will be between 1.2355 shares and 1.5444 shares (subject to adjustment) per each $100 stated amount of the TEUs. Each TEU may be separated into its constituent Purchase Contract and Amortizing Note after the initial issuance date of the TEU, and the separate components may be combined to create a TEU. The Amortizing Note component of the TEU is recorded as debt and the Purchase Contract component of the TEU is recorded in equity as additional paid-in capital. As of September 30, 2012, $197.6 million, the initial fair value of the Purchase Contracts, was recorded as additional paid-in capital and was partially offset by $6.1 million of underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

Our basic and diluted (loss)/earnings per share calculations reflect the weighted average shares issuable upon settlement of the Purchase Contract component of the TEUs. For purposes of determining the number of shares included in the calculation, we used the market price of our Class A common stock at the period end date.

RailAmerica Acquisition and Related Financing

On October 1, 2012, we announced the closing of our acquisition of RailAmerica and entered into a New Credit Agreement comprised of a $1.875 billion term loan and $425.0 million revolving loan. The acquisition was financed through borrowings under the New Credit Agreement, public offerings of shares of our Class A common stock and TEUs and a private issuance of Series A-1 Preferred Stock to Carlyle Partners V, L.P. (together with its affiliates, Carlyle). Immediately following the consummation of the acquisition, we transferred the stock of RailAmerica to a voting trustee to hold such shares of stock in an irrevocable independent voting trust while the STB considers our pending application to control RailAmerica's railroads. The voting trust will remain in effect until the STB issues its decision on our application to control RailAmerica's railroads. Based on our application and statutory STB review periods for a minor transaction, the STB decision could be issued as early as the fourth quarter of 2012 or as late as the first quarter of 2013. Commencing on October 1, 2012 and during the period that RailAmerica is held in trust, we will account for its ownership under the equity method of accounting. Expected cost savings from the business combination will not be initiated until the STB approves our control of RailAmerica's railroads.

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We financed the $1.4 billion cash purchase price for RailAmerica's shares, the refinancing of $1.2 billion of our and RailAmerica's debt, as well as transaction and financing-related expenses with $1.8 billion of debt from our New Credit Agreement, $475.5 million of gross proceeds from our recent public offerings of Class A common stock and Tangible Equity Units and $350.0 million through the October 1, 2012 private issuance of Series A-1 Preferred Stock to Carlyle.

On October 1, 2012, in connection with the RailAmerica acquisition, we repaid in full all outstanding loans, together with interest and all other amounts due under our previously outstanding Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement. No penalties were due in connection with such repayments. In addition, we repaid in full our Series B senior notes on October 1, 2012, along with an aggregate $12.6 million make-whole payment. In connection with the repayment of our outstanding notes, we expect to write off approximately $4 million of unamortized debt issuance costs. We used proceeds from the New Credit Agreement to repay our outstanding loans and notes.

Credit Facilities

The New Credit Agreement expanded the size of our credit facilities from $750.0 million to $2.3 billion and has a maturity date of October 1, 2017. The New Credit Agreement includes a $425.0 million revolving loan, a $1.6 billion United States term loan, a C$24.6 million ($25.0 million at the exchange rate on October 1, 2012) Canadian term loan and a A$202.9 million ($210.0 million at the exchange rate on October 1, 2012) Australian term loan. The New Credit Agreement also has borrowing capacity for letters of credit and for borrowings on same-day notice, referred to as swingline loans. As of October 1, 2012, the United States, Australian and Canadian term loans had interest rates of 2.71%, 6.05% and 3.58%, respectively. On October 1, 2012, we had outstanding revolving loans of $55.0 million in the United States with an interest rate of 2.71% and €2.9 million in Europe (or $3.7 million at the exchange rate on October 1, 2012) with an interest rate of 2.57%.

The New Credit Agreement provides for borrowings under the revolving loan in United States dollars, Euros, Canadian dollars and Australian dollars. The applicable borrowing spread for the United States base rate loans and Canadian base rate loans under the New Credit Agreement will initially be 1.50% over the base rate through December 31, 2012 and will range from 0.50% to 1.75% over the base rate depending upon our total leverage ratio. The applicable borrowing spread for the United States LIBOR rate loans, Canadian LIBOR rate loans, the Australian loans and the European loans will initially be 2.50% over the LIBOR rate through December 31, 2012 and will range from 1.50% to 2.75% over the LIBOR rate depending upon our total leverage ratio.

In addition to paying interest on any outstanding borrowings under the New Credit Agreement, we will be required to pay a commitment fee in respect of the unutilized portion of the commitments under the new revolving loan. The commitment fee rate will initially be 0.50% per annum through December 31, 2012 and will range from 0.25% to 0.50% depending upon our total leverage ratio. We will also pay customary letter of credit and agency fees.

The United States term loan will amortize in quarterly installment amounts of $16.4 million in the first eight quarterly payments beginning December 31, 2012, $21.9 million in the succeeding eight quarterly payments and $43.7 million in the next succeeding quarterly payments through September 30, 2017 with the remaining principal balance of the term loan payable on October 1, 2017. The Canadian term loan will amortize in quarterly installment amounts of C$0.2 million in the first eight quarterly payments beginning December 31, 2012, C$0.3 million in the succeeding eight quarterly payments and C$0.7 million in the next succeeding quarterly payments through September 30, 2017 with the remaining principal balance of the term loan payable on October 1, 2017. The Australian term loan will amortize in quarterly installment amounts of A$2.0 million in the first eight quarterly payments beginning December 31, 2012, A$2.7 million in the succeeding eight quarterly payments and A$5.4 million in the next succeeding period through September 30, 2017 with the remaining principal balance of the term loan payable on October 1, 2017.

The New Credit Agreement contains a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, limit or prohibit our ability to incur additional indebtedness; create liens; make investments; pay dividends on capital stock or redeem, repurchase or retire capital stock; consolidate or merge or make acquisitions or dispose of assets; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; engage in any business unrelated to the business currently conducted by us; sell or issue capital stock of any of our restricted subsidiaries; change the fiscal year; enter into certain agreements containing negative pledges and upstream limitations; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and modify the voting trust documents or grant certain voting trust consents. In addition, under the New Credit Agreement, we may not exceed specified maximum total leverage ratios and may not have less than specified minimum interest coverage ratios.

To hedge certain borrowings under the New Credit Agreement, on October 2, 2012, we entered into a one-year interest rate swap agreement effective October 4, 2012 for a notional amount of $1.45 billion. The notional amount reduces to $1.35 billion on January 1, 2013, $1.30 billion on April 1, 2013 and $1.25 billion on July 1, 2013. The swap requires us to pay 0.25% and receive one-month LIBOR on the notional amount of the swap.

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On October 2, 2012, we also entered into a one-year interest rate swap agreement effective September 30, 2013 for a notional amount of $1.35 billion. The notional amount reduces to $1.30 billion on December 31, 2013, $1.25 billion on March 31, 2014 and $1.20 billion on June 30, 2014. The swap requires us to pay 0.35% and receive one-month LIBOR on the notional amount of the swap.

On October 2, 2012, we entered into a one-year interest rate swap agreement effective September 30, 2014 for a notional amount of $1.15 billion. The notional amount reduces to $1.10 billion on January 1, 2015, $1.05 billion on April 1, 2015 and $1.00 billion on July 1, 2015. The swap requires us to pay 0.535% and receive one-month LIBOR on the notional amount of the swap.

Series A-1 Preferred Stock

As part of the financing for the RailAmerica acquisition, on October 1, 2012, we completed the issuance of 350,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock at an issuance price of $1,000.00 per share for $349.4 million, net of issuance costs to Carlyle pursuant to the Investment Agreement. Dividends on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears in an amount equal to 5.00% per annum of the issuance price per share. Each share of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into approximately 17.1 shares of Class A common stock, subject to customary conversion adjustments. The Series A-1 Preferred Stock will also convert into the relevant number of shares of Class A common stock on the second anniversary of the date of issuance, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Furthermore, we have the option to convert some or all of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock prior to the second anniversary of the date of issue of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock if the closing price of our Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange exceeds 130% of the conversion price (or $76.03) for 30 consecutive trading days, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The conversion price of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock was set at approximately $58.49, which was a 4.5% premium to our stock price prior to the announcement of the RailAmerica acquisition.

Edith River Derailment

On December 27, 2011, a train operated by our subsidiary, GWA, derailed on the Edith River Bridge in Australia's Northern Territory (the Edith River Derailment). Flood waters associated with heavy rainfall from Cyclone Grant washed away the southern portion of the Edith River Bridge while a northbound GWA intermodal train consisting of three locomotives, unoccupied crew van and 33 wagons was passing over the bridge en route to Darwin. The locomotives were damaged and the crew van and several intermodal containers and wagons containing copper concentrate were derailed into the river.

The railroad segment between Katherine and Darwin remained out of service for approximately 60 days. The Edith River Bridge reopened on February 29, 2012. The 60-day closure of the Edith River Bridge reduced our revenues by approximately $7 million and reduced our operating income from operations by approximately $5 million, primarily in the first quarter of 2012. In June 2012, we recorded a gain on insurance recoveries and a related insurance receivable of A$4.8 million (or $4.8 million at the average exchange rate on June 30, 2012) for a business interruption claim. This recovery represents a partial recovery of the total expected business interruption claim. Additional recovery is expected in the fourth quarter of 2012 or first quarter of 2013.

In December 2011, we recorded a liability of A$15.0 million (or $15.3 million at the exchange rate on December 31, 2011) for the estimated repair and related costs associated with the Edith River Derailment. Since we believe substantially all of these costs will be recovered through insurance, we also recorded a receivable of A$14.0 million (or $14.3 million at the exchange rate on December 31, 2011), with the difference representing our insurance deductible. We increased our estimate of costs associated with the Edith River Derailment, as well as our estimate of insurance recovery, by A$12.8 million (or $13.2 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we made cash payments of A$20.5 million (or $21.5 million at the average exchange rate during the period) as a result of the derailment and received cash proceeds from insurance of A$20.0 million (or $20.9 million at the exchange rate on the date received). As of September 30, 2012, our outstanding insurance receivable associated with repair costs was A$6.8 million (or $7.1 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012).

We believe it is possible that additional claims related to the Edith River Derailment may arise and additional costs may be incurred. We are unable to estimate the range of such claims based on currently available information. However, we do not anticipate that these additional claims or costs, if any, will have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition or liquidity.

2012 Expected Capital Expenditures

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we have incurred $171.9 million in aggregate capital expenditures, of which we have paid $151.3 million in cash and accrued $20.5 million in accounts payable as of September 30, 2012. We expect

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to receive $26.9 million in grants from outside parties related to this year-to-date activity. Of this amount, as of September 30, 2012, $14.9 million was included within outstanding grant receivables from outside parties and $12.0 million was collected from outside parties during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Cash of $170.5 million paid for purchases of property and equipment during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 consisted of $151.3 million for 2012 capital projects and $19.2 million related to capital expenditures accrued in 2011. Grant proceeds during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 consisted of $12.0 million for grants related to 2012 capital expenditures and $12.9 million for grants related to our capital expenditures from prior years.

In conjunction with the expansion of two existing rail haulage contracts with Arrium Limited (formerly OneSteel), our Australian subsidiary expects to invest A$60.0 million (or $62.3 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) to purchase narrow gauge locomotives and wagons as well as construct a standard gauge rolling-stock maintenance facility. Of this A$60.0 million, A$50 million (or $51.9 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) is expected to be incurred in 2012 and A$10 million (or $10.4 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) is expected to be incurred in 2013. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we also approved the purchase of three additional locomotives for A$18 million (or $18.7 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) for our existing business in Australia as well as A$5 million (or $5.2 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) for other Australian equipment purchases.

In addition we approved $9.9 million of net capital expenditures primarily related to the purchase of locomotives and track improvements for our newly formed subsidiary, CCH, and our purchase of the Alice Springs rail yard.

Accordingly, capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared with our 2012 full year expected capital expenditures can be summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

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							Expected			Nine Months Ended
	Original Budget			Change			Full Year 2012			September 30, 2012
Capital expenditures, other than Australian new business investments	$	149,100		$	11,100		$	160,200		$	91,551
Australian new business investments	36,100			74,900			111,000			80,299
Grant proceeds from outside parties	(51,800		)	(1,200		)	(53,000		)	(26,859		)
Net capital expenditures	$	133,400		$	84,800		$	218,200		$	144,991

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

An off-balance sheet arrangement includes any contractual obligation, agreement or transaction involving an unconsolidated entity under which we (1) have made guarantees, (2) have a retained or contingent interest in transferred assets, or a similar arrangement, that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to that entity for such assets, (3) have an obligation under certain derivative instruments or (4) have any obligation arising out of a material variable interest in such an entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to us, or that engages in leasing or hedging services with us. Our off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2011 consisted of operating lease obligations. There were no material changes in our off-balance sheet arrangements in the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Impact of Foreign Currencies on Operating Revenues and Expenses

When comparing the effects of average foreign currency exchange rates on revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 with the nine months ended September 30, 2011, foreign currency translation had a negative impact on our consolidated revenues due to the weakening of the Australian and Canadian dollar and the Euro relative to the United States dollar. Since the world’s major crude oil and refined product market is traded in United States dollars, we believe there was little, if any, impact of foreign currency translation on our fuel sales and fuel costs. Currency effects related to operating revenues and expenses are presented within the discussion of these respective items included within this Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Except as disclosed below, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, there were no material changes to the Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk previously disclosed in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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On October 2, 2008, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement to manage our exposure to interest rates on a portion of our outstanding borrowings. The swap has a notional amount of $120.0 million and requires us to pay 3.88% on the notional amount and receive one-month LIBOR on the notional amount of the swap. This swap expires on September 30, 2013. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement was estimated based on Level 2 valuation inputs. The fair value of the swap represented a liability of $4.4 million at September 30, 2012 and $7.0 million at December 31, 2011.

On December 1, 2010, we entered into an Australian dollar/United States dollar floating to floating cross-currency swap agreement which effectively converted an A$105.0 million intercompany loan receivable in the United States into a $100.6 million loan receivable. We are required to pay Australian dollar BBSW plus 3.125% based on a notional amount of A$105.0 million and receive United States LIBOR plus 2.48% based on a notional amount of $100.6 million on a quarterly basis. BBSW is the wholesale interbank reference rate within Australia, which we believe is generally considered the Australian equivalent to LIBOR. We realized a net expense of $1.1 million and $1.6 million within interest expense, net related to the quarterly settlement for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In addition, we recognized a net gain of $0.1 million within other income, net related to the mark-to-market of the derivative agreement and the underlying intercompany debt instrument to the exchange rate on September 30, 2012. The fair value of the cross-currency swap represented a current liability of $8.7 million as of September 30, 2012 and $7.2 million as of December 31, 2011. The fair value of the cross-currency swap agreement was estimated based on Level 2 valuation inputs. The swap expires on December 1, 2012.

In conjunction with our announcement on July 23, 2012 of our plan to acquire RailAmerica, we entered into the Investment Agreement in order to partially fund the acquisition of RailAmerica. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, Carlyle agreed to invest a minimum of $350.0 million in Series A-1 Preferred Stock. The conversion price of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock was set at approximately $58.49, which was a 4.5% premium to our stock price prior to the announcement of the RailAmerica acquisition. For the period between July 23, 2012 and September 30, 2012, this instrument was accounted for as a contingent forward sale contract with mark-to-market non-cash income or expense included in our consolidated financial results and the cumulative effect represented as an asset or liability. Our closing share price was $66.86 on September 28, 2012, which was the last trading day in the third quarter of 2012, and, accordingly, we recorded a $50.1 million non-cash mark-to-market expense and corresponding liability related to the Investment Agreement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures — We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2012. Based upon that

evaluation and subject to the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2012, the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting — During the three months ended September 30, 2012, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as the term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

In connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger (Merger Agreement) among Genesee & Wyoming, RailAmerica and Jaguar Acquisition Sub Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary (Merger Sub), five putative stockholder class action lawsuits have been filed in state courts located in Florida and Delaware. On July 26, 2012, John Langan v. RailAmerica Inc., et al. was filed in the Circuit Court of the Fourth Judicial Circuit for Duval County, Florida, Civil Division (Florida Circuit Court), against RailAmerica, the RailAmerica directors, Genesee & Wyoming and Merger Sub. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the RailAmerica directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with their decision to sell RailAmerica to Genesee & Wyoming via an allegedly flawed process and failed to obtain the best financial and other terms. The complaint also alleges that RailAmerica, Genesee & Wyoming and Merger Sub aided and abetted those alleged breaches of duty. The complaint requests, among other relief, an order to enjoin consummation of the merger of Merger Sub with and into RailAmerica (the Merger or Acquisition), rescission of the Merger Agreement, and attorneys' fees. On July 31, 2012, Nicolas Sambuco v. RailAmerica Inc., et al. was filed in the same court, names the same defendants and alleges substantially similar claims. Also on July 31, 2012, plaintiffs in the Florida actions filed a motion to consolidate the two Florida actions, appoint plaintiffs Langan and Sambuco as lead plaintiffs and appoint lead counsel in the proposed consolidated action. Plaintiffs in the Florida actions also filed an emergency motion for expedited proceedings on August 7, 2012 and filed an amended complaint on August 8, 2012, which included allegations that the information statement filed by RailAmerica on August 3, 2012, omits material information about the proposed Merger. On August 17, 2012, the parties in the Florida actions submitted a stipulation for expedited proceedings, which the Florida Circuit Court ordered on August 20, 2012.

On August 27, 2012, solely to avoid the costs, risks and uncertainties inherent in litigation, and without admitting any liability or wrongdoing, the Company and the parties to the Florida actions entered into a Memorandum of Understanding setting forth an agreement in principle to settle all related claims. The settlement is subject to, among other things, a determination of the settlement amount, the execution of a stipulation of settlement and final approval by the Florida Circuit Court.

On August 2, 2012, Ford v. RailAmerica, Inc., et al. (Ford) was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (Delaware Chancery Court). The Ford complaint named the same defendants and alleged substantially similar claims as the Florida actions and sought an order to enjoin consummation of the Merger, attorney's fees and damages. On August 7, 2012, two more actions were filed in Delaware Chancery Court, KBC Asset Management N.V. v. RailAmerica, Inc. et al. (KBC) and Pesochinsky v. RailAmerica, Inc., et al. (Pesochinsky). Both of these actions named the same defendants and alleged substantially similar claims as the Florida actions and requested an order to enjoin consummation of the Merger and attorney's fees. On August 13, 2012, plaintiff in Ford filed an amended complaint. In addition to the allegations asserted in the initial Ford complaint, the amended Ford complaint alleged that the information statement filed by RailAmerica on August 3, 2012 omitted material information about the proposed Merger.

On November 1, 2012, the parties in Ford submitted a stipulation and proposed order of dismissal agreeing to dismissal without prejudice of all claims pending in the action. Also on November 1, 2012, plaintiff in Pesochinsky submitted a notice and proposed order of dismissal agreeing to dismiss the action without prejudice. On November 6, 2012, the parties in KBC submitted a stipulation and proposed order of dismissal agreeing to dismissal of all claims pending in the action. The Delaware Chancery Court has granted all three orders of dismissal for the Delaware actions.

In addition to the lawsuits set forth above, from time to time, we are a defendant in certain lawsuits resulting from our operations in the ordinary course. Management believes there are adequate provisions in the financial statements for any probable liabilities that may result from disposition of the pending lawsuits. Based upon currently available information, we do not believe it is reasonably possible that any such lawsuit or related lawsuits would be material to our results of operations or have a material adverse effect on our financial position or liquidity.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

For a discussion of our potential risks or uncertainties, please see Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A of the Company's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as the risk factors described below.

Risks Related to Our Acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc.

On July 23, 2012, we entered into the Merger Agreement with Merger Sub, and RailAmerica, providing for the Merger, with RailAmerica surviving the Merger as our wholly owned subsidiary. The Merger was closed on October 1, 2012. In connection with the Merger, we are subject to certain risks including, but not limited to, those set forth below.

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The proposed integration of RailAmerica is subject to the receipt of consents and approvals from government entities that may impose conditions that could have an adverse effect on us or could delay or prevent the completion of the integration.

We are waiting for the United States Service Transportation Board (STB) decision on our pending application to control RailAmerica's railroads. Based on our application and the statutory STB review period for a minor transaction, we expect the STB's control decision will be received as early as the fourth quarter of 2012 or as late as the first quarter of 2013. Upon formal STB approval, we expect to be able to integrate RailAmerica. There is no assurance that we will obtain this necessary governmental approval to complete the integration. The STB may not permit the integration of the RailAmerica railroads or may impose significant restrictions or conditions on such integration, including conditions associated with our service, the rates we charge or divestiture of certain of our assets, and any such asset divestiture may be material. Any delay in the completion of the integration of RailAmerica from the failure to obtain such approvals or adverse conditions to such approvals could delay or diminish the anticipated benefits of the acquisition or result in unanticipated transaction costs, loss of revenue or other effects associated with uncertainty about the proposed acquisition. Further, denial by the STB of its formal approval of the integration could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and liquidity and could be detrimental to our shareholders. In addition, the current market price of our common stock may reflect a market assumption that we will receive the STB's formal approval of the integration. Denial by the STB of its formal approval of the integration could adversely affect the share price of our common stock.

We will not control the operation of RailAmerica and its railroads during the pendency of the voting trust.

On October 1, 2012, the shares of RailAmerica were placed into an irrevocable sole voting trust, while the STB reviews our pending application to control the RailAmerica railroads. Unless and until such time as the STB issues a decision that permits us to control the RailAmerica railroads, the voting trustee will hold the shares of RailAmerica in trust for us and has responsibility for preserving the value of the trust's assets, i.e., the RailAmerica shares. During this period, the day-to-day management of RailAmerica will be carried out by those members of RailAmerica's current management team. As a result, we do not control the operations of RailAmerica and its railroads. If RailAmerica is not managed well during the time in which it is in trust, the value of our investment in the RailAmerica stock could be reduced, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition and liquidity and could be detrimental to our shareholders. Unless and until the STB formally approves our control of RailAmerica, which allows us to integrate the RailAmerica railroads, we expect to account for our ownership of RailAmerica using the equity method of accounting.

The Merger may not achieve its intended results, including anticipated synergies.

We may be unable to realize the expected amount of synergies and other financial and operational benefits associated with the RailAmerica acquisition in the timeframe that we expect or at all. Achieving the anticipated benefits, including synergies, is subject to a number of uncertainties, including whether the businesses acquired can be operated in the manner we intend and whether our costs to integrate the business will be consistent with our expectations. Events outside of our control, including, but not limited to, conditions imposed by the STB, operating changes and/or regulatory changes, could also adversely affect our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Merger. Thus, the integration may be unpredictable, subject to delays or changed circumstances, and the acquired businesses may not perform in accordance with our expectations. Further, we will incur implementation costs relative to these anticipated synergies, and our expectations with respect to integration or synergies as a result of the Merger may not materialize. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on our anticipated synergies.

Uncertainty about the effect of the Merger on RailAmerica's employees, customers and suppliers may have an adverse effect on RailAmerica and, consequently, us.

The uncertainty created by the Merger may impair RailAmerica's ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel, since current and prospective employees may experience uncertainty about their future roles with us. If key employees of RailAmerica depart because of issues relating to the uncertainty and difficulty of integration or a desire not to become our employees, our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Merger could be reduced or delayed. In addition, disruptions resulting from the Merger may also affect our relationships with our customers, suppliers and employees and with the Class I railroads.

We will incur, and have incurred, significant transaction and Merger-related costs in connection with financing the Merger.

We will incur, and have incurred, significant costs associated with financing the Merger and related transactions. Such costs include costs associated with borrowings under our New Credit Facility, premiums in connection with the early extinguishment of debt and the payment of certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger and related transactions, including legal and other professional advisor fees. The costs of continued borrowing under our New Credit Facility will be significant and could have a significant adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition and liquidity.

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Litigation associated with the Merger may have a material adverse effect on our financial results.

We and Merger Sub, among others, have been named as defendants in putative class actions filed on behalf of RailAmerica's shareholders. See Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings and Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. Litigation relating to the Merger may require us to expend significant amounts of money, may require significant time from our management and may result in an adverse settlement or judgments against us that could have a material adverse effect on our financial results, which could be detrimental to our shareholders.

Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations under such indebtedness.

We have a significant amount of indebtedness.

Subject to the limits contained in our New Credit Facility, we may be able to incur additional debt from time to time to finance working capital, capital expenditures, investments or acquisitions, or for other purposes. If we do so, the risks related to our high level of debt could intensify. Specifically, our high level of debt could have important consequences, including the following:

• making it more difficult to satisfy our obligations with respect to our outstanding debt;

• limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general corporate requirements;

• requiring a substantial portion of our cash flows to be dedicated to debt service payments instead of other purposes, thereby reducing the amount of cash flows available for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;

• increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

• exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates as certain of our borrowings, including borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, are at variable rates of interest;

• limiting our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in the industry in which we compete;

• placing us at a disadvantage compared to other, less leveraged competitors; and

• increasing our cost of borrowing.

In addition, our New Credit Facility contains restrictive covenants that may limit our ability to engage in activities that may be in our long-term best interest. Our failure to comply with those covenants could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, could result in the acceleration of all our debt and foreclosure on the assets securing such debt.

Our New Credit Facility contains numerous covenants that impose certain restrictions on the way we operate our business, and the Investment Agreement related to the Series A-1 Preferred Stock also contains certain restrictions.

Our New Credit Facility contains numerous covenants that impose restrictions on the way Genesee & Wyoming can operate. For instance, our credit agreement restricts our ability to:

• incur additional indebtedness;

• pay dividends on capital stock or redeem, repurchase or retire capital stock or indebtedness;

• make investments, loans, advances and acquisitions;

• engage in certain transactions with affiliates;

• sell assets, including capital stock of any of our subsidiaries;

• consolidate or merge;

• create liens;

• enter into sale leaseback transactions;

• change the business conducted by us and the guarantors;

• change our fiscal year;

• enter into certain agreements containing negative pledges and upstream limitations; and

• modify certain voting trust documents and grant voting trust consents.

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Our New Credit Facility also contains financial covenants that require us to meet certain financial ratios and tests. Our failure to comply with the obligations in our credit agreement could result in an increase in our interest expense and could give rise to events of default under the credit agreement, which, if not cured or waived, could permit lenders to accelerate our indebtedness and foreclose on the assets securing such debt, if any.

In addition, the Investment Agreement contains a prohibition on our payment of certain dividends on our common stock, including cash dividends, for so long as the Series A-1 Preferred Stock is outstanding.

Our ability to use RailAmerica's Section 45G tax credit carryforwards and net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to limitation due to a change in the ownership of its stock.

As of September 30, 2012, RailAmerica had tax benefits totaling approximately $138 million of Section 45G tax credit carryforwards and federal net operating loss carryforwards. Under Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change,” the ability to use its pre-change net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes to offset post-change income may be limited and may result in a partial or full write-down of the related deferred tax assets. An ownership change is defined generally for these purposes as a greater than 50% change in ownership over a three-year period, taking into account shareholders that own 5% or more by value of our common stock. Accordingly, the Merger is an ownership change of RailAmerica and the application of the Code provisions may limit our planned expectation to use RailAmerica's net operating loss carryforwards and other tax attributes to reduce our future tax liabilities.

Other than with respect to those discussed above, there have been no other material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities for the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Period in 2012	(a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased (1)	(b) Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)		(c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	(d) Maximum Number of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
July 1 to July 31	—	$	—	—	—
August 1 to August 31	118	$	63.56	—	—
September 1 to September 30	—	$	—	—	—
Total	118	$	63.56	—	—

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(1) The 118 shares acquired in the three months ended September 30, 2012 represent common stock acquired by us from our employees who surrendered shares in lieu of cash to pay taxes on equity awards in conjunction with our Second Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Plan.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

NONE

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

NONE

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

For a list of exhibits, see INDEX TO EXHIBITS following the signature page to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		GENESEE & WYOMING INC.
Date:	November 9, 2012	By:	/S/    TIMOTHY J. GALLAGHER
		Name:	Timothy J. Gallagher
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Date:	November 9, 2012	By:	/S/    CHRISTOPHER F. LIUCCI
		Name:	Christopher F. Liucci
		Title:	Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure, other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibits
1.1	Underwriting Agreement dated September 13, 2012 among Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Mortimer B. Fuller III and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1(a) to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 19, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
1.2	Underwriting Agreement dated September 13, 2012 among Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1(b) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 19, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 23, 2012, by and among Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Jaguar Acquisition Sub Inc. and RailAmerica, Inc., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 23, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
3.1	Series A-1 Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations dated as of September 28, 2012, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
4.1	Purchase Contract Agreement, dated as of September 19, 2012, among Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Purchase Contract Agent and as attorney-in-fact for the holders of the Purchase Contracts from time to time and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(p) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 19, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
4.2	Form of Unit (included in Exhibit 4.1 hereof), is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(q) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 19, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
4.3	Form of Purchase Contract (included in Exhibit 4.1 hereof), is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(r) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 19, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
4.4	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 19, 2012, between Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(s) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 19, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
4.5	Form of Amortizing Note (included in Exhibit 4.4 hereof), is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(t) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 19, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
4.6	Indenture, dated as of September 19, 2012, between Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4(u) to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 19, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
10.1	Investment Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2012, by and among Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and Carlyle Partners V, L.P., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 23, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
10.2	Debt Commitment Letter, dated as of July 23, 2012, among Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 23, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
10.3	First Amendment to the Investment Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2012, by and between Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and Carlyle Partners V, L.P., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 10, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
10.4	Voting Trust Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2012, between Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and R. Lawrence McCaffrey, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)

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10.5	Senior Secured Syndicated Facility Agreement dated as of October 1, 2012, among Genesee & Wyoming Inc., RP Acquisition Company Two, Quebec Gatineau Railway Inc., Genesee & Wyoming Australia Pty Ltd, Rotterdam Rail Feeding B.V., Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup Global markets Inc., as co-lead arrangers and co-bookrunning managers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as co-syndication agents, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Sovereign Bank N.A., Branch Banking and Trust Company, Fifth Third Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as co-documentation agents, and the lenders and certain guarantors party thereto from time to time, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Form of Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2012 (SEC file No. 001-31456)
10.6	Registration Rights Agreement dated as of October 1, 2012, among Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Carlyle Partners V GW, L.P., CP V GW AIV 1, L.P., CP GW AIV 2 .LP., CP V GW AIV 3, L.P., CPV GW AIV 4, L.P., CP V Coinvestment A, L.P. and CP V Coinvestment B, L.P., is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Current Report of Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
99.1	Voting Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2012, by and between Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and RR Acquisition Holding LLC, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 23, 2012 (SEC File No. 001-31456)
*31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer
*31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer
*32.1	Section 1350 Certification
*101	The following financial information from Genesee & Wyoming Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, formatted in XBRL includes: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)/Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and (iv) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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* Exhibit filed or furnished with this Report, as applicable.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer

I, John C. Hellmann, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012, of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (the "registrant");

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	November 9, 2012	/s/ JOHN C. HELLMANN
		John C. Hellmann,
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer

I, Timothy J. Gallagher, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012, of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (the "registrant");

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	November 9, 2012	/s/ TIMOTHY J. GALLAGHER
		Timothy J. Gallagher,
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Section 1350 Certification

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 906”), John C. Hellmann and Timothy J. Gallagher, President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., certify that (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2012, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

/s/ JOHN C. HELLMANN

John C. Hellmann

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 9, 2012

/s/ TIMOTHY J. GALLAGHER

Timothy J. Gallagher

Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 9, 2012

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Cross-currency swap [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
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Other income/(expense), net	(70)	103	218	222
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	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012 Refinancing of Debt [Member]	Oct. 02, 2012 RailAmerica [Member]	Oct. 02, 2012 RailAmerica [Member] Refinancing of Debt [Member]	Jul. 17, 2012 The Carlyle Group [Member] Series A-1 Preferred Stock [Member] RailAmerica [Member]	Oct. 02, 2012 Term Loan [Member]	Oct. 02, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Series B Senior Notes [Member] Refinancing of Debt [Member]
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Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 1,875,000,000	$ 425,000,000
Cash purchase price			1,400,000,000
Refinanced company and RailAmerica debt and transaction and financing related expenses				1,200,000,000
Debt from New Credit Agreement				1,800,000,000
Proceeds from Class A common stock issuance and TEU issuance	475,500,000
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock					350,000,000
Make-whole payment								12,600,000
Write off of unamortized deferred debt issuance cost		$ 4,000,000

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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 222,745	$ 217,210	$ 647,600	$ 618,710
Income from operations	52,875	56,023	156,662	146,391
Depreciation and amortization	18,980	16,623	54,947	48,781
Interest expense	(8,814)	(10,573)	(26,052)	(30,765)
Interest income	928	853	2,759	2,486
Provision for income taxes	15,303	12,287	46,051	32,192
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	57,343	37,248	145,600	87,613
North American & European Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	150,323	145,807	439,451	417,449
Income from operations	33,571	37,963	104,782	98,635
Depreciation and amortization	12,495	11,932	37,354	34,843
Interest expense	(4,621)	(5,988)	(14,107)	(17,879)
Interest income	783	708	2,407	2,215
Provision for income taxes	10,764	8,196	33,723	21,753
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	24,023	12,054	50,761	33,865
Australian Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	72,422	71,403	208,149	201,261
Income from operations	19,304	18,060	51,880	47,756
Depreciation and amortization	6,485	4,691	17,593	13,938
Interest expense	(4,193)	(4,585)	(11,945)	(12,886)
Interest income	145	145	352	271
Provision for income taxes	4,539	4,091	12,328	10,439
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	$ 33,320	$ 25,194	$ 94,839	$ 53,748

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Earnings per Share (Details 2) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive-dilutive shares	665	156	264	108

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the Company's financial instruments that are carried at fair value as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Financial liabilities carried at fair value using Level 1 inputs:
Contingent forward sale contract	$	50,106	$	—
Financial liabilities carried at fair value using Level 2 inputs:
Interest rate swap agreement	4,429		7,025
Cross-currency swap agreement	8,709		7,170
Total financial liabilities carried at fair value	$	63,244	$	14,195

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the carrying value and fair value using Level 2 inputs of the Company’s financial instruments carried at historical cost as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Financial liabilities carried at historical cost:
Series B senior notes	$	100,000	$	109,557	$	100,000	$	107,704
Series C senior notes	—		—		25,000		24,822
Revolving credit facility	223,056		223,757		191,919		186,590
United States term loan	175,000		174,192		190,000		183,869
Canadian term loan	21,017		20,980		21,983		21,226
Australia term loan	83,758		84,033		89,443		88,299
TEUs - amortizing note	32,435		31,649		—		—
Other debt	7,840		7,966		7,849		7,775
Total	$	643,106	$	652,134	$	626,194	$	620,285

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Subsequent Events (Details3) (The Carlyle Group [Member], RailAmerica [Member], USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 17, 2012	Oct. 02, 2012 Series A-1 Preferred Stock [Member]
Net proceeds from issuance of stock		$ 349.4
Stated par value per share		$ 1,000.00
Shares issued		350,000
Coupon rate	4.50%	5.00%

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Contingent forward sale contract mark-to-market expense	$ 50,106,000	$ 0	$ 50,106,000	$ 0
Provision for income taxes	15,303,000	12,287,000	46,051,000	32,192,000
Provision for income tax as a % of income from continuing operations other than non-deductible mark-to-market expense	33.40%		34.10%
Effective income tax rate	27.20%			27.20%
Tax credits percentage of qualified maintenance expenditures to reduce federal income tax				50.00%
Tax credits limitation per mile on maintenance expenditures to reduce federal income tax				$ 3,500

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liability	$ 4,429	$ 7,025
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accrued expenses [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liability	4,429	4,143
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other long-term liabilities [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liability	0	2,882
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liability	58,815	7,170
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accrued expenses [Member] | Cross-currency swap [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liability	8,709	7,170
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Contingent forward sale contract [Member] | Other long-term liabilities [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liability		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Contingent forward sale contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liability	$ 50,106	$ 0

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Segment Information (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property & equipment, net	$ 1,769,467	$ 1,643,589
North American & European Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property & equipment, net	1,162,217	1,120,121
Australian Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Property & equipment, net	$ 607,250	$ 523,468

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Changes in Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Significant Changes in Operations [Abstract]

Changes in Operations

CHANGES IN OPERATIONS:

United States

RailAmerica, Inc.: On July 23, 2012, RailAmerica, Inc. (RailAmerica) and the Company jointly announced an agreement under which the Company would acquire RailAmerica for a cash purchase price of $27.50 per share. RailAmerica owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in North America, operating a portfolio of 45 individual railroads with approximately 7,500 miles of track in 28 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces.

On October 1, 2012, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of RailAmerica. Immediately following consummation of the acquisition, the Company transferred the stock of RailAmerica to a voting trustee to hold such shares of stock in an irrevocable independent voting trust while the United States Surface Transportation Board (STB) considers the Company's pending application to control RailAmerica's railroads. As more fully described in Notes 3 and 14, the acquisition was financed through borrowings under a new five-year Senior Secured Syndicated Facility Agreement (the New Credit Agreement), public offerings of shares of the Company's Class A common stock and Tangible Equity Units (TEUs) and a private issuance of Series A-1 Preferred Stock to Carlyle Partners V, L.P. (together with its affiliates, Carlyle).

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, as discussed more fully under Contingent Forward Sale Contract in Note 5, the Company recorded a $50.1 million non-cash mark-to-market expense and corresponding liability related to an investment agreement governing the sale of $350.0 million of Series A-1 Preferred Stock issued to Carlyle in connection with the funding of the RailAmerica acquisition (the Investment Agreement). The expense is a result of the significant increase in GWI's share price between July 23, 2012 (the date the Company entered into the Investment Agreement) and the end of the third quarter. The Company also incurred $5.2 million and $6.0 million of acquisition costs related to this transaction during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, which were recorded within other expenses.

Commencing on October 1, 2012 and during the period RailAmerica is held in trust, the Company will account for its ownership of RailAmerica under the equity method of accounting.

Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad, Inc.: In April 2012, the Company's newly formed subsidiary, the Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad, Inc. (CCH), signed an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) to lease and operate a 26-mile segment of NS track that runs from Girard, Alabama to Mahrt, Alabama. Operations commenced on July 1, 2012. The CCH interchanges with NS in Columbus, Georgia where the Company's Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc. also has operations. The results from CCH’s operations have been included in the Company’s statement of operations effective July 1, 2012 and are included in the Company’s North American & European Operations segment.

Hilton & Albany Railroad, Inc.: In November 2011, the Company's newly formed subsidiary, the Hilton & Albany Railroad, Inc. (HAL), signed an agreement with NS to lease and operate a 56-mile segment of NS track that runs from Hilton, Georgia to Albany, Georgia. Operations commenced on January 1, 2012. The HAL handles primarily overhead traffic between NS and the Company's following railroads: The Bay Line Railroad, L.L.C.; Chattahoochee Bay Railroad, Inc.; Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad; and Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc. In addition, the HAL serves several local agricultural and aggregate customers in southwest Georgia. The results from HAL’s operations have been included in the Company’s statement of operations since January 1, 2012 and are included in the Company’s North American & European Operations segment.

Arizona Eastern Railway Company: On September 1, 2011, the Company acquired all of the capital stock of Arizona Eastern Railway Company (AZER). The Company paid the seller $89.5 million in cash at closing, which included a reduction to the purchase price of $0.6 million for the estimated working capital adjustment. Based on the final working capital adjustment, the Company recorded an additional $0.8 million of purchase price in December 2011, which was paid to the seller in January 2012. The Company incurred $0.6 million of acquisition costs related to this transaction through December 31, 2011, which were expensed as incurred. The results from AZER’s operations have been included in the Company’s statement of operations since September 1, 2011 and are included in the Company’s North American & European Operations segment.

Headquartered near Miami, Arizona, with 43 employees and 10 locomotives, AZER owns and operates two rail lines totaling approximately 200 track miles in southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico that are connected by 52 miles of trackage rights over the Union Pacific Railroad. The largest customer of AZER is Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (Freeport-McMoRan). AZER provides rail service to Freeport-McMoRan’s largest North American copper mine and its North American smelter, hauling copper concentrate, copper anode, copper rod and sulfuric acid. In conjunction with the transaction, AZER and Freeport-McMoRan entered into a long-term transportation agreement.

Australia

In May 2012, the Company's subsidiary, Genesee & Wyoming Australia Pty Ltd (GWA), entered into an agreement with Asciano Services Pty Ltd (AIO), a subsidiary of Asciano Pty Ltd, whereby GWA agreed to purchase an intermodal and freight terminal in Alice Springs, Northern Territory from AIO and the Company agreed to sell AIO certain assets in the township of Cook, South Australia that included its third-party fuel-sales business. The Company completed the purchase of the Alice Springs intermodal and freight terminal in June 2012 for A$9.0 million (or $9.2 million at the exchange rate on June 30, 2012) plus A$0.5 million (or $0.6 million at the exchange rate on June 30, 2012) tax liability for stamp duty (an Australian asset transfer tax). Previously, GWA had leased the facility from AIO. The sale of the assets in Cook closed in the third quarter of 2012. The Company received A$4.0 million (or $4.1 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) in pre-tax cash proceeds from the sale and recognized an after-tax book gain of A$1.3 million (or $1.3 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012), or approximately $0.03 per share.

In July 2012, GWA announced that it had expanded two existing rail haulage contracts with Arrium Limited (formerly OneSteel) to transport an additional 2.7 million tons per year of export iron ore in South Australia. To support the increased shipments under the two contracts, GWA expects to invest A$60.0 million (or $62.3 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) to purchase narrow gauge locomotives and wagons, as well as to construct a standard gauge rolling-stock maintenance facility.

Canada

On August 2, 2012, the Company announced that its newly formed subsidiary, KeRail Inc. (KeRail), entered into a long-term agreement with Tata Steel Minerals Canada Ltd. (TSMC), for KeRail to provide rail transportation services to the direct shipping iron ore mine TSMC is developing near Schefferville, Quebec in the Labrador Trough (the Mine). In addition, KeRail will construct an approximately 21-kilometer rail line (Rail Line) that will connect TSMC's mine to the Tshiuetin Rail Transportation (TSH) interchange point in Schefferville. Operated as part of the Company's Canada Region, KeRail will haul unit trains of iron ore from its rail connection with the Mine that will then travel over three privately owned railways (two of which are 100% owned directly or indirectly by the Company) to the Port of Sept-Îles for export primarily to Tata Steel's European operations. The agreement and construction are contingent on certain conditions being met, including the receipt of necessary governmental permits and approvals. Once the track construction has commenced, the Rail Line is expected to be completed three to six months thereafter.

Results from Continuing Operations

When comparing the Company’s results from continuing operations from one reporting period to another, it is important to consider that the Company has historically experienced fluctuations in revenues and expenses due to changing economic conditions, acquisitions, competitive forces, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, one-time freight moves, fuel price fluctuations, customer plant expansions and shut-downs, sales of property and equipment, derailments and weather-related conditions, such as hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes, droughts, heavy snowfall, unseasonably warm or cool weather, freezing and flooding. In periods when these events occur, results of operations are not easily comparable from one period to another. Finally, certain of the Company’s railroads have commodity shipments that are sensitive to general economic conditions, such as steel products, paper products and lumber and forest products, as well as product specific economic conditions, such as the availability of lower priced alternative sources of power generation (coal). Other shipments are relatively less affected by economic conditions and are more closely affected by other factors, such as inventory levels maintained at customer plants (coal), winter weather (salt and coal) and seasonal rainfall (South Australian grain). As a result of these and other factors, the Company’s operating results in any reporting period may not be directly comparable to its operating results in other reporting periods.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Beginning Balance			$ 42,394
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Current Period Change	6,750	(34,142)	7,195	(17,919)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Ending Balance	49,589		49,589
Defined Benefit Plans, Beginning Balance			(20)
Defined Benefit Plans, Current Period Change	42	41	(335)	(84)
Defined Benefit Plans, Ending Balance	(355)		(355)
Net Unrealized Losses on Cash Flow Hedges, Beginning Balance			(4,479)
Net Unrealized Losses on Cash Flow Hedges, Current Period Change	(592)	(187)	(1,655)	(632)
Net Unrealized Losses on Cash Flow Hedges, Ending Balance	(2,824)		(2,824)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Beginning Balance			37,895
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period Change	7,384	(33,914)	8,515	(17,371)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Ending Balance	46,410		46,410
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Net Unrealized Losses on Cash Flow Hedges, Current Period Change	$ (592)	$ (187)	$ (1,655)	$ (632)

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Changes in Operations (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011 AZER [Member]	Sep. 01, 2011 AZER [Member] employees locomotives rail_lines track_miles	Jul. 02, 2012 CCH [Member] track_miles	Jan. 02, 2012 HAL [Member] track_miles
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Track miles leased			26	56
Cost of acquired entity		$ 89.5
Working capital adjustment to purchase price	(0.8)	(0.6)
Acquisition costs		$ 0.6
Number of employees acquired		43
Number of locomotives acquired		10
Number of rail lines acquired		2
Track miles acquired		200
Trackage rights miles acquired		52

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Changes in Operations (Details1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 RailAmerica [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 RailAmerica [Member]	Jul. 23, 2012 RailAmerica [Member] railroads track_miles states provinces	Jul. 17, 2012 The Carlyle Group [Member] Series A-1 Preferred Stock [Member] RailAmerica [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Contingent forward sale contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Contingent forward sale contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Contingent forward sale contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Contingent forward sale contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Contingent forward sale contract [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Contingent forward sale contract [Member] Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price per share								$ 27.50
Number of railroads								45
Track miles acquired								7,500
Number of U.S states in which entity operates								28
Canadian provinces operated in								3
Contingent forward sale contract mark-to-market expense	$ 50,106,000	$ 0	$ 50,106,000	$ 0						$ 50,106,000	$ 0	$ 50,106,000	$ 0
Contingent forward sale contract														50,106,000	0
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock									350,000,000
Acquisition-related costs						5,200,000	6,000,000
CONTINGENT FORWARD SALE CONTRACT	$ 50,106,000		$ 50,106,000		$ 0

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Significant Non-Cash Investing Activities (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Cash Flow, Noncash Investing and Financing Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Grant receivables from outside parties for capital expenditures	$ 23.2	$ 15.2
Purchases of property and equipment accrued in accounts payable	$ 20.5	$ 16.3

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Changes in Operations (Details 3)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2012 Arrium Limited [Member] tons	Jul. 17, 2012 Arrium Limited [Member] Narrow Gauge Locomotives And Wagons [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 17, 2012 Arrium Limited [Member] Narrow Gauge Locomotives And Wagons [Member] AUD	Sep. 30, 2012 Cook [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Cook [Member] AUD	Jun. 30, 2012 Alice Springs Intermodal And Freight Terminal [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Alice Springs Intermodal And Freight Terminal [Member] AUD	Sep. 30, 2012 Alice Springs Intermodal And Freight Terminal [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Alice Springs Intermodal And Freight Terminal [Member] AUD
Purchase of property and equipment			$ 170,529,000	$ 106,386,000						$ 9,200,000	9,000,000
Stamp duty												600,000	500,000
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment			13,673,000	4,054,000				4,100,000	4,000,000
Gain/(loss) on sale of property and equipment	3,018,000	610,000	10,447,000	2,708,000				1,300,000	1,300,000
EPS impact from gain on sale of property and equpment								$ 0.03
Tons per year of product shipped					2,700,000
Other commitment						$ 62,300,000	60,000,000

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Changes in Operations (Details 4) (TSMC [Member])	1 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2012 km
TSMC [Member]
Track kilometers to be constructed	21

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Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

The interim consolidated financial statements presented herein include the accounts of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company). All references to currency amounts included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the consolidated financial statements, are in United States dollars unless specifically noted otherwise. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). They do not contain all disclosures which would be required in a full set of financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are presented on a basis consistent with the audited financial statements and contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to provide a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for the full year. The consolidated balance sheet data for 2011 was derived from the audited financial statements in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2011 included in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period balances to conform to the current year presentation.

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Earnings per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Numerators:
(Loss)/Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ (19,567)	$ 32,952	$ 39,064	$ 86,219
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(10)	(27)	(10)
Net (loss)/income	$ (19,567)	$ 32,942	$ 39,037	$ 86,209
Denominators:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic	41,682	40,078	40,888	39,825
Dilutive effect of employee stock grants	0	537	478	610
Weighted average shares - Diluted	41,682	42,821	43,471	42,711
Basic:
(Loss)/earnings per common share from continuing operations	$ (0.47)	$ 0.82	$ 0.96	$ 2.16
Loss per common share from discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
(Loss)/earnings per common share	$ (0.47)	$ 0.82	$ 0.95	$ 2.16
Diluted:
(Loss)/earnings per common share from continuing operations	$ (0.47)	$ 0.77	$ 0.90	$ 2.02
Loss per common share from discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
(Loss)/earnings per common share	$ (0.47)	$ 0.77	$ 0.90	$ 2.02
Class B common shares [Member]
Denominators:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic	0	2,206	2,105	2,276

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
CONTINGENT FORWARD SALE CONTRACT	$ 50,106	$ 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Contingent forward sale contract [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liability	50,106	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liability	63,244	14,195
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest rate swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liability	4,429	7,025
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Cross-currency swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liability	$ 8,709	$ 7,170

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 516,031	$ 27,269
Accounts receivable, net	173,408	165,768
Materials and supplies	15,713	14,445
Prepaid expenses and other	16,651	13,332
Deferred income tax assets, net	19,232	19,385
Total current assets	741,035	240,199
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net	1,769,467	1,643,589
GOODWILL	160,533	160,277
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	225,495	230,628
DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS, net	2,462	2,342
OTHER ASSETS, net	21,723	17,122
Total assets	2,920,715	2,294,157
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current portion of long-term debt	48,626	57,168
Accounts payable	140,429	134,081
Accrued expenses	73,347	69,097
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	138	925
Total current liabilities	262,540	261,271
LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion	594,480	569,026
DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES, net	315,809	285,780
DEFERRED ITEMS - grants from outside parties	221,502	198,824
CONTINGENT FORWARD SALE CONTRACT	50,106	0
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	22,393	18,622
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	0	0
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Additional paid-in capital	832,899	385,473
Retained earnings	780,706	741,669
Accumulated other comprehensive income	46,410	37,895
Treasury stock, at cost	(206,722)	(204,952)
Total stockholders' equity	1,453,885	960,634
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,920,715	2,294,157
Class A common shares [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common Stock	573	527
Class B common shares [Member]
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common Stock	$ 19	$ 22

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Edith River Derailment (Details)	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Edith River Derailment [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Edith River Derailment [Member] AUD	Mar. 31, 2012 Edith River Derailment [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Edith River Derailment [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Edith River Derailment [Member] AUD	Sep. 30, 2012 Edith River Derailment [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Edith River Derailment [Member] AUD	Sep. 30, 2012 Accounts receivable insurance claims [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts receivable insurance claims [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Accounts receivable insurance claims [Member] Edith River Derailment [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Accounts receivable insurance claims [Member] Edith River Derailment [Member] AUD	Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts receivable insurance claims [Member] Edith River Derailment [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Accounts receivable insurance claims [Member] Edith River Derailment [Member] AUD
Lost revenues						$ 7,000,000
Lost income from operations						5,000,000
Gain on business interruption insurance recovery				4,800,000	4,800,000
Estimated accrued repair costs							15,300,000	15,000,000	13,200,000	12,800,000
Insurance receivable	176,000,000		168,575,000								19,395,000	17,336,000	7,100,000	6,800,000	14,300,000	14,000,000
Accounts receivable insurance claims				4,800,000	4,804,000
Insurance decuctible							1,021,000	1,000,000
Payment of derailment costs									21,500,000	20,500,000
Insurance proceeds received	$ 21,479,000	$ 24,000							$ 20,900,000	20,000,000

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Comprehensive Income Parenthetical (Parentheticals) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Cash flow hedge - tax (provision)/benefit	$ (337)	$ (107)	$ (941)	$ (359)
Pension & postretirement benefits - tax (provision)/benefit	$ (24)	$ (23)	$ 190	$ 48

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Accounts Receivable (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total accounts receivable	$ 176,000	$ 168,575
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(2,592)	(2,807)
Accounts receivable, net	173,408	165,768
Accounts receivable - trade [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total accounts receivable	133,385	130,486
Accounts receivable - grants [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total accounts receivable	23,220	20,753
Accounts receivable - insurance claims [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total accounts receivable	$ 19,395	$ 17,336

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Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted (loss)/earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Numerators:
(Loss)/income from continuing operations, net of tax	$	(19,567	)	$	32,952		$	39,064		$	86,219
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(10		)	(27		)	(10		)
Net (loss)/income	$	(19,567	)	$	32,942		$	39,037		$	86,209
Denominators:
Weighted average Class A common shares outstanding - Basic	41,682			40,078			40,888			39,825
Weighted average Class B common shares outstanding	—			2,206			2,105			2,276
Dilutive effect of employee stock grants	—			537			478			610
Weighted average shares - Diluted	41,682			42,821			43,471			42,711
Basic:
(Loss)/earnings per common share from continuing operations	$	(0.47	)	$	0.82		$	0.96		$	2.16
Loss per common share from discontinued operations	—			—			—			—
(Loss)/earnings per common share	$	(0.47	)	$	0.82		$	0.95		$	2.16
Diluted:
(Loss)/earnings per common share from continuing operations	$	(0.47	)	$	0.77		$	0.90		$	2.02
Loss per common share from discontinued operations	—			—			—			—
(Loss)/earnings per common share	$	(0.47	)	$	0.77		$	0.90		$	2.02

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

The following total number of Class A common stock issuable under the assumed exercise of stock options computed based on the treasury stock method were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share, as the effect of including these shares would have been anti-dilutive (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Anti-dilutive shares	665	156	264	108

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended							3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended													9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2010 AUD	Oct. 02, 2008 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Contingent forward sale contract [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Contingent forward sale contract [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Contingent forward sale contract [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Contingent forward sale contract [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Cross-currency swap [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cross-currency swap [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Cross-currency swap [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Cross-currency swap [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2010 FreightLink [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2010 FreightLink [Member] AUD	Sep. 30, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Contingent forward sale contract [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Contingent forward sale contract [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Cross-currency swap [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Interest rate swap [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Interest rate swap [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2012 The Carlyle Group [Member] RailAmerica [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 17, 2012 The Carlyle Group [Member] RailAmerica [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 AUD BBSW Interest Rate [Member] Cross-currency swap [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Libor Interest Rate [Member] Cross-currency swap [Member]
Derivatives [Line Items]
Notional amount of interest rate derivatives									$ 120,000,000
Derivative, fixed interest rate									3.88%
Fair value of derivative liability																				50,106,000	0	63,244,000	14,195,000		4,429,000	7,025,000
Gain/loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive into earnings			0
Third-party debt associated with foreign currency debt	223,900,000		223,900,000
Acquisition of assets																		320,000,000	331,900,000
Notional amount of foreign currency derivatives							100,600,000	105,000,000
Derivative, description of variable rate basis																													Australian dollar BBSW plus 3.125%	LIBOR plus 2.48%
Interest expense, net														(1,051,000)	(1,566,000)	(3,572,000)	(4,526,000)
Other income/(expense), net	853,000	(1,064,000)	1,852,000	(595,000)										(70,000)	103,000	218,000	222,000
Derivative liability, net																								8,700,000
Minimum private placement of mandatorily convertible preferred stock																											350,000,000
Series A-1 Preferred Stock conversion shares																											17.1
Rate stock price must exceed conversion price for optional Series A-1 Preferred Stock conversion																											130.00%
Price stock price must exceed for optional Series A-1 Preferred Stock conversion																											$ 76.03
Series A-1 Preferred Stock conversion price																												58.49
Series A-1 Preferred Stock coupon rate																												4.50%
Contingent forward sale contract mark-to-market expense	50,106,000	0	50,106,000	0						50,106,000	0	50,106,000	0
Contingent forward sale contract	$ 50,106,000		$ 50,106,000			$ 0
The Company's closing share price on last trading day in the third quarter 2012					$ 66.86

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Derivative Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments recorded in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Liability Derivatives:	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedges:
Interest rate swap agreement	Accrued expenses	$	4,429	Accrued expenses	$	4,143
Interest rate swap agreement	Other long-term liabilities	—		Other long-term liabilities	2,882
Total derivatives designated as hedges		$	4,429		$	7,025
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
Cross-currency swap agreement	Accrued expenses	$	8,709	Accrued expenses	$	7,170
Contingent forward sale contract	Other long-term liabilities	50,106		Other long-term liabilities	—
Total liability derivatives not designated as hedges		$	58,815		$	7,170

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Effect on Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the effect of the Company’s derivative instrument designated as a cash flow hedge for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 in other comprehensive income/(loss) (OCI) (dollars in thousands):

	Total Cash Flow Hedge OCI Activity, Net of Tax
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges:	2012		2011		2012		2011
Effective portion of changes in fair value recognized in OCI:
Interest rate swap agreement	$	592	$	187	$	1,655	$	632

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]

The following table shows the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments not designated as hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 in the consolidated statement of operations (dollars in thousands):

		Amount Recognized in Earnings
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges:		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	Location of Amount Recognized in Earnings	September 30,						September 30,
		2012			2011			2012			2011
Cross-currency swap agreement	Interest expense, net	$	(1,051	)	$	(1,566	)	$	(3,572	)	$	(4,526	)
Cross-currency swap agreement	Other income, net	(70		)	103			218			222
Contingent forward sale contract	Contingent forward sale contract mark-to-market expense	(50,106		)	—			(50,106		)	—
		$	(51,227	)	$	(1,463	)	$	(53,460	)	$	(4,304	)

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net (loss)/income	$ 39,037	$ 86,209
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss from discontinued operations	(27)	(10)
Depreciation and amortization	54,947	48,781
Compensation cost related to equity awards	5,763	5,584
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	(2,842)	(2,090)
Deferred income taxes	29,735	20,063
Net gain on sale of assets	10,447	2,708
Gain on sale of investments	0	(894)
Gain on insurance recoveries	(5,186)	(1,043)
Insurance proceeds received	21,479	24
Contingent forward sale contract mark-to-market expense	50,106	0
Changes in assets and liabilities which provided (used) cash, net of effect of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net	(2,110)	(13,650)
Materials and supplies	(1,063)	(531)
Prepaid expenses and other	(3,081)	243
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(10,232)	(14,204)
Other assets and liabilities, net	3,405	(179)
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations	169,538	125,615
Net cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations	(27)	(15)
Net cash provided by operating activities	169,511	125,600
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment	(170,529)	(106,386)
Grant proceeds from outside parties	(24,929)	(18,773)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(837)	(89,935)
Proceeds from sale of investments	0	1,369
Insurance proceeds for the replacement of assets	370	0
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment	13,673	4,054
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations	(132,394)	(172,125)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Principal payments on long-term borrowings, including capital leases	(215,439)	(418,907)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	196,480	445,424
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	0	(4,742)
Net proceeds from Class A common stock issuance	234,361	0
Net proceeds from TEU issuance	222,856	0
Proceeds from employee stock purchases	12,088	13,238
Treasury stock purchases	(1,770)	(1,292)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation	2,842	2,090
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities from continuing operations	451,418	35,811
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	227	(1,083)
CHANGE IN CASH BALANCES INCLUDED IN CURRENT ASSETS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	0	1
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	488,762	(11,796)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	27,269	27,417
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 516,031	$ 15,621

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Balance Sheet Parenthetical (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Class A common shares [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	180,000,000	180,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	57,273,552	52,717,553
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	44,784,327	40,257,656
Treasury Stock, Shares	12,489,225	12,459,897
Class B common shares [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	30,000,000	30,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	1,892,048	2,192,473
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	1,892,048	2,192,473

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Significant Non-Cash Investing Activities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Cash Flow, Noncash Investing and Financing Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block]

SIGNIFICANT NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

As of September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company had outstanding grants receivable from outside parties for capital expenditures of $23.2 million and $15.2 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company also had approximately $20.5 million and $16.3 million, respectively, of purchases of property and equipment that were not paid and, accordingly, were accrued in accounts payable in the normal course of business.

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012 Common Class A [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Common Class B [Member]
Entity Registrant Name	GENESEE & WYOMING INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001012620
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		44,963,758	1,892,048
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes

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Edith River Derailment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

EDITH RIVER DERAILMENT [Abstract]

Schedule of Business Insurance Recoveries [Table Text Block]

EDITH RIVER DERAILMENT:

On December 27, 2011, a train operated by the Company's subsidiary, GWA, derailed on the Edith River Bridge in Australia's Northern Territory (the Edith River Derailment). Flood waters associated with heavy rainfall from Cyclone Grant washed away the southern portion of the Edith River Bridge while a northbound GWA intermodal train consisting of three locomotives, an unoccupied crew van and 33 wagons was passing over the bridge en route to Darwin. The locomotives were damaged and the crew van and several intermodal containers and wagons containing copper concentrate were derailed into the river.

The railroad segment between Katherine and Darwin remained out of service for approximately 60 days. The Edith River Bridge reopened on February 29, 2012. The 60-day closure of the Edith River Bridge reduced the Company's revenues by approximately $7 million and reduced the Company's operating income from operations by approximately $5 million. In June 2012, the Company recorded a gain on insurance recoveries and a related insurance receivable of A$4.8 million (or $4.8 million at the average exchange rate on June 30, 2012) for a business interruption claim. The Company anticipates further business interruption insurance recovery related to the Edith River Derailment in the fourth quarter of 2012 or first quarter of 2013.

In December 2011, the Company recorded a liability of A$15.0 million (or $15.3 million at the exchange rate on December 31, 2011) for the estimated repair and related costs associated with the Edith River Derailment. Since the Company believes substantially all of these costs will be recovered through insurance, the Company also recorded a receivable of A$14.0 million (or $14.3 million at the exchange rate on December 31, 2011), with the difference representing the Company's insurance deductible. The Company increased its estimate of costs associated with the Edith River Derailment, as well as its estimate of insurance recovery, each by A$12.8 million (or $13.2 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012) during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company made cash payments of A$20.5 million (or $21.5 million at the average exchange rate during the period) as a result of the derailment and received cash proceeds from insurance of A$20.0 million (or $20.9 million at the exchange rate on the date received). As of September 30, 2012, the Company's outstanding insurance receivable associated with repair costs was A$6.8 million (or $7.1 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2012).

The Company believes it is possible that additional claims related to the Edith River Derailment may arise and additional costs may be incurred. The Company is unable to estimate the range of such claims based on currently available information. However, the Company does not anticipate that these additional claims or costs, if any, will have a material adverse effect on its operating results, financial condition or liquidity.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
OPERATING REVENUES	$ 222,745	$ 217,210	$ 647,600	$ 618,710
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Labor and benefits	64,022	58,986	191,145	176,034
Equipment rents	9,289	11,357	28,073	32,887
Purchased services	20,962	20,316	58,297	57,463
Depreciation and amortization	18,980	16,623	54,947	48,781
Diesel fuel used in operations	21,511	21,441	64,643	65,516
Diesel fuel sold to third parties	1,359	3,662	10,460	12,241
Casualties and insurance	6,237	5,020	17,727	16,686
Materials	6,241	6,844	19,131	19,517
Net gain on sale of assets	3,018	610	10,447	2,708
Gain on insurance recoveries	0	0	(5,186)	(1,043)
Other operating expenses	24,287	17,548	62,148	46,945
Total operating expenses	169,870	161,187	490,938	472,319
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	52,875	56,023	156,662	146,391
Interest income	928	853	2,759	2,486
Interest expense	(8,814)	(10,573)	(26,052)	(30,765)
Gain on sale of investments	0	0	0	894
Contingent forward sale contract mark-to-market expense	(50,106)	0	(50,106)	0
Other income/(expense), net	853	(1,064)	1,852	(595)
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes	(4,264)	45,239	85,115	118,411
Provision for income taxes	15,303	12,287	46,051	32,192
(Loss)/Income from continuing operations, net of tax	(19,567)	32,952	39,064	86,219
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(10)	(27)	(10)
NET (LOSS)/INCOME	$ (19,567)	$ 32,942	$ 39,037	$ 86,209
BASIC (LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Basic (loss)/earnings per common share from continuing operations	$ (0.47)	$ 0.82	$ 0.96	$ 2.16
Basic loss per common share from discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Basic (loss)/earnings per common share	$ (0.47)	$ 0.82	$ 0.95	$ 2.16
Weighted average shares - basic	41,682	40,078	40,888	39,825
DILUTED (LOSS)/EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Diluted (loss)/earnings per common share from continuing operations	$ (0.47)	$ 0.77	$ 0.90	$ 2.02
Diluted loss per common share from discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Diluted (loss)/earnings per common share	$ (0.47)	$ 0.77	$ 0.90	$ 2.02
Weighted average shares - diluted	41,682	42,821	43,471	42,711

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Derivative Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Derivative Instruments [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

The Company actively monitors its exposure to interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risks and uses derivative financial instruments to manage the impact of certain of these risks. The Company uses derivatives only for purposes of managing risk associated with underlying exposures. The Company does not trade or use instruments with the objective of earning financial gains on the interest rate or exchange rate fluctuations alone, nor does the Company use derivative instruments where it does not have underlying exposures. Complex instruments involving leverage or multipliers are not used. The Company manages its hedging position and monitors the credit ratings of counterparties and does not anticipate losses due to counterparty nonperformance. Management believes its use of derivative instruments to manage risk is in the Company’s best interest. However, the Company’s use of derivative financial instruments may result in short-term gains or losses and increased earnings volatility. The Company’s instruments are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value in prepaid expenses and other, other assets, net, accrued expenses or other long-term liabilities.

The Company may designate derivatives as a hedge of a forecasted transaction or a hedge of the variability of the cash flows to be received or paid in the future related to a recognized asset or liability (cash flow hedge). The portion of the changes in the fair value of the derivative used as a cash flow hedge that is offset by changes in the expected cash flows related to a recognized asset or liability (the effective portion) is recorded in other comprehensive income/(loss). As the hedged item is realized, the gain or loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income is reported in the consolidated statements of operations on the same line item as the hedged item. The portion of the changes in the fair value of derivatives used as cash flow hedges that is not offset by changes in the expected cash flows related to a recognized asset or liability (the ineffective portion) is immediately recognized in earnings on the same line item as the hedged item.

The Company matches the hedge instrument to the underlying hedged item (assets, liabilities, firm commitments or forecasted transactions). At inception of the hedge and at least quarterly thereafter, the Company assesses whether the derivatives used to hedge transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in either the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item. When it is determined that a derivative ceases to be a highly effective hedge, the Company discontinues hedge accounting, and any gains or losses on the derivative instrument thereafter are recognized in earnings during the periods it no longer qualifies as a hedge.

From time to time, the Company may enter into certain derivative instruments that may not be designated as hedges for accounting purposes. For example, to mitigate currency exposures related to intercompany debt, cross-currency swap contracts may be entered into for periods consistent with the underlying debt. The Company believes such instruments are closely correlated with the underlying exposure, thus reducing the associated risk. The gains or losses from the changes in the fair value of derivative instruments not accounted for as hedges are recognized in current period earnings within other income/(expense).

Interest Rate Risk Management

The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates of the Company’s variable rate debt. These swap agreements are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. Changes in the fair value of the swap agreements are recorded in net (loss)/income or other comprehensive income/(loss) based on whether the agreements are designated as part of a hedge transaction and whether the agreements are effective in offsetting the change in the value of the future interest payments attributable to the underlying portion of the Company’s variable rate debt. Interest payments accrued each reporting period for these interest rate swaps are recognized in interest expense.

The Company formally documents its hedge relationships, including identifying the hedge instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and strategies for entering into the hedge transaction. On October 2, 2008, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement to manage its exposure to interest rates on a portion of its outstanding borrowings. The swap has a notional amount of $120.0 million and requires the Company to pay a fixed rate of 3.88% on the notional amount. In return, the Company receives one-month LIBOR on the notional amount of the swap, which is equivalent to the Company’s variable rate portion of its interest obligation on the notional amount under its credit agreement. This swap expires on September 30, 2013. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement represented a liability of $4.4 million as of September 30, 2012 and was estimated based on Level 2 inputs. The Company’s effectiveness testing during the period ended September 30, 2012 resulted in no amount of gain or loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings.

In October 2012, the Company entered into multiple interest rate swap agreements to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates on its variable rate debt. See Note 14 for additional information regarding the Company's interest rate swap agreements.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

As of September 30, 2012, $223.9 million of third-party debt, related to the Company’s foreign operations, was denominated in the currencies in which its subsidiaries operate, including the Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and Euro. The debt service obligations associated with this foreign currency debt are generally funded directly from those operations. As a result, foreign currency risk related to this portion of the Company’s debt service payments is limited. However, in the event the foreign currency debt service is not paid from the Company’s foreign operations, the Company may face exchange rate risk if the Australian or Canadian dollar or Euro were to appreciate relative to the United States dollar and require higher United States dollar equivalent cash.

The Company is also exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk related to its foreign operations, including non-functional currency intercompany debt, typically from the Company’s United States operations to its foreign subsidiaries, and any timing difference between announcement and closing of an acquisition of a foreign business to the extent such acquisition is funded with United States dollars. To mitigate currency exposures related to non-functional currency denominated intercompany debt, cross-currency swap contracts may be entered into for periods consistent with the underlying debt. In determining the fair value of the derivative contract, the significant inputs to valuation models are quoted market prices of similar instruments in active markets. To mitigate currency exposures of non-United States dollar denominated acquisitions, the Company may enter into foreign exchange forward contracts. Although these derivative contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting, the Company believes that such instruments are closely correlated with the underlying exposure, thus reducing the associated risk. The gains or losses from changes in the fair value of derivative instruments that are not accounted for as hedges are recognized in current period earnings within other income, net.

On December 1, 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of the assets of FreightLink Pty Ltd, Asia Pacific Transport Pty Ltd and related corporate entities (together, FreightLink) for A$331.9 million (or $320.0 million at the exchange rate on December 1, 2010). The Company financed the acquisition through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under its credit agreement. A portion of the funds was transferred from the United States to Australia through an intercompany loan with a notional amount of A$105.0 million (or $100.6 million at the exchange rate on December 1, 2010). To mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate risk related to this non-functional currency intercompany loan, the Company entered into an Australian dollar/United States dollar floating to floating cross-currency swap agreement (the Swap), effective as of December 1, 2010, which effectively converted the A$105.0 million intercompany loan receivable in the United States into a $100.6 million loan receivable. The Swap requires the Company to pay Australian dollar BBSW plus 3.125% based on a notional amount of A$105.0 million and allows the Company to receive United States LIBOR plus 2.48% based on a notional amount of $100.6 million on a quarterly basis. BBSW is the wholesale interbank reference rate within Australia, which the Company believes is generally considered the Australian equivalent to LIBOR. As a result of these quarterly net settlement payments, the Company realized a net expense of $1.1 million within interest expense, net related to the quarterly settlement for the three months ended September 30, 2012. In addition, the Company recognized a net loss of $0.1 million within other income, net related to the mark-to-market of the derivative agreement and the underlying intercompany debt instrument to the exchange rate on September 30, 2012. The fair value of the Swap represented a current liability of $8.7 million as of September 30, 2012. The fair value of the Swap was estimated based on Level 2 valuation inputs. The Swap expires on December 1, 2012.

Contingent Forward Sale Contract

In conjunction with the Company's announcement on July 23, 2012 of its plan to acquire RailAmerica, the Company entered into the Investment Agreement with Carlyle in order to partially fund the acquisition of RailAmerica. Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the Company agreed to sell to Carlyle a minimum of $350.0 million of Series A-1 Preferred Stock to partially fund the RailAmerica acquisition. Each share of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock may be converted at any time, at the option of the holder, into approximately 17.1 shares of Class A common stock, subject to customary conversion adjustments. The Series A-1 Preferred Stock will also convert into the relevant number of shares of Class A common stock on the second anniversary of the date of issuance, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Furthermore, the Company has the option to convert some or all of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock prior to the second anniversary of the date of issue of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock if the closing price of the Company's Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange exceeds 130% of the conversion price (or $76.03) for 30 consecutive trading days, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The conversion price of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock was set at approximately $58.49, which was a 4.5% premium to the Company's stock price prior to the announcement of the RailAmerica acquisition.

For the period between July 23, 2012 and September 30, 2012, the Series A-1 Preferred Stock was accounted for as a contingent forward sale contract with mark-to-market non-cash income or expense included in the Company's consolidated financial results and the cumulative effect represented as an asset or liability. As a result of the significant increase in the Company's share price between July 23, 2012 and the end of the third quarter of 2012, the Company recorded a $50.1 million non-cash mark-to-market expense and corresponding liability related to the Investment Agreement for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The Company's closing share price was $66.86 on September 28, 2012, which was the last trading day in the third quarter of 2012.

The following table summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments recorded in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Liability Derivatives:	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedges:
Interest rate swap agreement	Accrued expenses	$	4,429	Accrued expenses	$	4,143
Interest rate swap agreement	Other long-term liabilities	—		Other long-term liabilities	2,882
Total derivatives designated as hedges		$	4,429		$	7,025
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
Cross-currency swap agreement	Accrued expenses	$	8,709	Accrued expenses	$	7,170
Contingent forward sale contract	Other long-term liabilities	50,106		Other long-term liabilities	—
Total liability derivatives not designated as hedges		$	58,815		$	7,170

The following table shows the effect of the Company’s derivative instrument designated as a cash flow hedge for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 in other comprehensive income/(loss) (OCI) (dollars in thousands):

	Total Cash Flow Hedge OCI Activity, Net of Tax
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges:	2012		2011		2012		2011
Effective portion of changes in fair value recognized in OCI:
Interest rate swap agreement	$	592	$	187	$	1,655	$	632

The following table shows the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments not designated as hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 in the consolidated statement of operations (dollars in thousands):

		Amount Recognized in Earnings
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges:		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	Location of Amount Recognized in Earnings	September 30,						September 30,
		2012			2011			2012			2011
Cross-currency swap agreement	Interest expense, net	$	(1,051	)	$	(1,566	)	$	(3,572	)	$	(4,526	)
Cross-currency swap agreement	Other income, net	(70		)	103			218			222
Contingent forward sale contract	Contingent forward sale contract mark-to-market expense	(50,106		)	—			(50,106		)	—
		$	(51,227	)	$	(1,463	)	$	(53,460	)	$	(4,304	)

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Accounts Receivable

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Accounts Receivable, Net [Abstract]

Accounts Receivable

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:

Accounts receivable consisted of the following as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Accounts receivable - trade	$	133,385		$	130,486
Accounts receivable - grants	23,220			20,753
Accounts receivable - insurance claims	19,395			17,336
Total accounts receivable	176,000			168,575
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(2,592		)	(2,807		)
Accounts receivable, net	$	173,408		$	165,768

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Accounts Receivable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE: [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

Accounts receivable consisted of the following as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Accounts receivable - trade	$	133,385		$	130,486
Accounts receivable - grants	23,220			20,753
Accounts receivable - insurance claims	19,395			17,336
Total accounts receivable	176,000			168,575
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(2,592		)	(2,807		)
Accounts receivable, net	$	173,408		$	165,768

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

SEGMENT INFORMATION:

The Company's various railroad lines are divided into 10 operating regions. All of the regions have similar characteristics; however, the Company presents its financial information as two reportable segments, North American & European Operations and Australian Operations.

The results of operations of the foreign entities are maintained in the respective local currency (the Australian dollar, the Canadian dollar and the Euro) and then translated into United States dollars at the applicable exchange rates for inclusion in the consolidated financial statements. As a result, any appreciation or depreciation of these currencies against the United States dollar will impact the Company's results of operations.

The following table sets forth the Company's North American & European Operations and Australian Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012									Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations			North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations
Revenues	$	150,323		$	72,422		$	222,745		$	145,807		$	71,403		$	217,210
Income from operations	33,571			19,304			52,875			37,963			18,060			56,023
Depreciation and amortization	12,495			6,485			18,980			11,932			4,691			16,623
Interest expense	(4,621		)	(4,193		)	(8,814		)	(5,988		)	(4,585		)	(10,573		)
Interest income	783			145			928			708			145			853
Provision for income taxes	10,764			4,539			15,303			8,196			4,091			12,287
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	24,023			33,320			57,343			12,054			25,194			37,248

The following table sets forth the Company's North American & European Operations and Australian Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012									Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations			North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations
Revenues	$	439,451		$	208,149		$	647,600		$	417,449		$	201,261		$	618,710
Income from operations	104,782			51,880			156,662			98,635			47,756			146,391
Depreciation and amortization	37,354			17,593			54,947			34,843			13,938			48,781
Interest expense	(14,107		)	(11,945		)	(26,052		)	(17,879		)	(12,886		)	(30,765		)
Interest income	2,407			352			2,759			2,215			271			2,486
Provision for income taxes	33,723			12,328			46,051			21,753			10,439			32,192
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	50,761			94,839			145,600			33,865			53,748			87,613

The following table sets forth the property and equipment recorded in the consolidated balance sheets for the Company's North American & European Operations and Australian Operations as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	North American & European Operations	Australian Operations	Total Operations	North American & European Operations	Australian Operations	Total Operations
Property & equipment, net	$1,162,217	$607,250	$1,769,467	$1,120,121	$523,468	$1,643,589

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

In connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger (Merger Agreement) among Genesee & Wyoming, RailAmerica and Jaguar Acquisition Sub Inc., the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary (Merger Sub), five putative stockholder class action lawsuits have been filed in state courts located in Florida and Delaware. On July 26, 2012, John Langan v. RailAmerica Inc., et al. was filed in the Circuit Court of the Fourth Judicial Circuit for Duval County, Florida, Civil Division (Florida Circuit Court), against RailAmerica, the RailAmerica directors, Genesee & Wyoming and Merger Sub. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the RailAmerica directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with their decision to sell RailAmerica to Genesee & Wyoming via an allegedly flawed process and failed to obtain the best financial and other terms. The complaint also alleges that RailAmerica, Genesee & Wyoming and Merger Sub aided and abetted those alleged breaches of duty. The complaint requests, among other relief, an order to enjoin consummation of the merger of Merger Sub with and into RailAmerica (the Merger or Acquisition), rescission of the Merger Agreement, and attorneys' fees. On July 31, 2012, Nicolas Sambuco v. RailAmerica Inc., et al. was filed in the same court, names the same defendants and alleges substantially similar claims. Also on July 31, 2012, plaintiffs in the Florida actions filed a motion to consolidate the two Florida actions, appoint plaintiffs Langan and Sambuco as lead plaintiffs and appoint lead counsel in the proposed consolidated action. Plaintiffs in the Florida actions also filed an emergency motion for expedited proceedings on August 7, 2012 and filed an amended complaint on August 8, 2012, which included allegations that the information statement filed by RailAmerica on August 3, 2012, omits material information about the proposed Merger. On August 17, 2012, the parties in the Florida actions submitted a stipulation for expedited proceedings, which the Florida Circuit Court ordered on August 20, 2012.

On August 27, 2012, solely to avoid the costs, risks and uncertainties inherent in litigation, and without admitting any liability or wrongdoing, the Company and the parties to the Florida actions entered into a Memorandum of Understanding setting forth an agreement in principle to settle all related claims. The settlement is subject to, among other things, a determination of the settlement amount, the execution of a stipulation of settlement and final approval by the Florida Circuit Court.

On August 2, 2012, Ford v. RailAmerica, Inc., et al. (Ford) was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (Delaware Chancery Court). The Ford complaint named the same defendants and alleged substantially similar claims as the Florida actions and sought an order to enjoin consummation of the Merger, attorney's fees and damages. On August 7, 2012, two more actions were filed in Delaware Chancery Court, KBC Asset Management N.V. v. RailAmerica, Inc. et al. (KBC) and Pesochinsky v. RailAmerica, Inc., et al. (Pesochinsky). Both of these actions named the same defendants and alleged substantially similar claims as the Florida actions and requested an order to enjoin consummation of the Merger and attorney's fees. On August 13, 2012, plaintiff in Ford filed an amended complaint. In addition to the allegations asserted in the initial Ford complaint, the amended Ford complaint alleged that the information statement filed by RailAmerica on August 3, 2012 omitted material information about the proposed Merger.

On November 1, 2012, the parties in Ford submitted a stipulation and proposed order of dismissal agreeing to dismissal without prejudice of all claims pending in the action. Also on November 1, 2012, plaintiff in Pesochinsky submitted a notice and proposed order of dismissal agreeing to dismiss the action without prejudice. On November 6, 2012, the parties in KBC submitted a stipulation and proposed order of dismissal agreeing to dismissal of all claims pending in the action. The Delaware Chancery Court has granted all three orders of dismissal for the Delaware actions.

In addition to the lawsuits set forth above, from time to time, the Company is a defendant in certain lawsuits resulting from its operations in the ordinary course. Management believes there are adequate provisions in the financial statements for any probable liabilities that may result from disposition of the pending lawsuits. Based upon currently available information, the Company does not believe it is reasonably possible that any such lawsuit or related lawsuits would be material to the Company's results of operations or have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or liquidity.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument held by the Company:

• Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value: Derivative instruments are recorded on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value. As of September 30, 2012, the Company’s derivative financial instruments consisted of an interest rate swap agreement, a cross-currency swap agreement and a contingent forward sale contract. The Company estimates the fair value of its interest rate swap agreement based on Level 2 valuation inputs, including fixed interest rates, LIBOR implied forward interest rates and the remaining time to maturity. The Company estimates the fair value of its cross-currency swap agreement based on Level 2 valuation inputs, including LIBOR implied forward interest rates, Australian dollar BBSW implied forward interest rates and the remaining time to maturity. The Company estimates the fair value of its contingent forward sale contract based on Level 1 valuation inputs, including the stated conversion price in the Investment Agreement and the Company's stock price.

• Financial Instruments Carried at Historical Cost: Since the Company’s long-term debt is not quoted, fair value was estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on Level 2 valuation inputs, including borrowing rates the Company believes are currently available to it for loans with similar terms and maturities.

The following table presents the Company's financial instruments that are carried at fair value as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Financial liabilities carried at fair value using Level 1 inputs:
Contingent forward sale contract	$	50,106	$	—
Financial liabilities carried at fair value using Level 2 inputs:
Interest rate swap agreement	4,429		7,025
Cross-currency swap agreement	8,709		7,170
Total financial liabilities carried at fair value	$	63,244	$	14,195

The following table presents the carrying value and fair value using Level 2 inputs of the Company’s financial instruments carried at historical cost as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Financial liabilities carried at historical cost:
Series B senior notes	$	100,000	$	109,557	$	100,000	$	107,704
Series C senior notes	—		—		25,000		24,822
Revolving credit facility	223,056		223,757		191,919		186,590
United States term loan	175,000		174,192		190,000		183,869
Canadian term loan	21,017		20,980		21,983		21,226
Australia term loan	83,758		84,033		89,443		88,299
TEUs - amortizing note	32,435		31,649		—		—
Other debt	7,840		7,966		7,849		7,775
Total	$	643,106	$	652,134	$	626,194	$	620,285

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

INCOME TAXES:

Included in the Company's income from continuing operations before income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was a $50.1 million mark-to-market expense associated with a contingent forward sale contract, which is a non-deductible expense for income tax purposes. See Note 5 for further details on the contingent forward sale contract. As a result, the Company's provision for income tax was $15.3 million and $46.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, which represents 33.4% and 34.1%, respectively, of income from continuing operations other than the mark-to-market expense. The Company’s effective income tax rate was 27.2% in both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in the effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was primarily attributable to the expiration of the United States Short Line Tax Credit on December 31, 2011.

The Short Line Tax Credit is a track maintenance income tax credit for Class II and Class III railroads to reduce their federal income tax based on qualified railroad track maintenance expenditures. Qualified expenditures included amounts incurred for maintaining track, including roadbed, bridges and related track structures owned or leased by a Class II or Class III railroad. The credit was equal to 50% of the qualified expenditures, subject to an annual limitation of $3,500 multiplied by the number of miles of railroad track owned or leased by the Class II or Class III railroad as of the end of their tax year. The Short Line Tax Credit was in existence from 2005 through 2011.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:

The following table sets forth accumulated other comprehensive income included in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Defined Benefit Plans			Net Unrealized (Loss)/Gain on Cash Flow Hedges			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	42,394	$	(20	)	$	(4,479	)	$	37,895
Current period change	7,195		(335		)	1,655			8,515
Balance, September 30, 2012	$	49,589	$	(355	)	$	(2,824	)	$	46,410

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Earnings per Share (Details 3) (USD $)	9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 TEUs - Amortizing Note [Member]	Sep. 19, 2012 TEUs - Amortizing Note [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Tangible Equity Units [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Tangible Equity Units [Member]	Sep. 19, 2012 Tangible Equity Units [Member]	Sep. 19, 2012 Tangible Equity Units [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 19, 2012 Tangible Equity Units [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 TEU - Prepaid Purchase Contract [Member]	Sep. 19, 2012 TEU - Prepaid Purchase Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Common Class A [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Common Class A [Member]	Sep. 19, 2012 Common Class A [Member]
Schedule of Stock Offering [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, new Issues						2,300,000							3,791,004
Sale of stock, price per share														$ 64.75
Shares issued as a result of the underwriter's exercise of their over-allotment option						300,000							525,000
Net proceeds from Class A common stock issuance	$ 234,361,000	$ 0											$ 234,400,000
Shares of stock sold by selling stockholder													233,966
Stated par value per share							$ 100
Net proceeds from TEU issuance	222,856,000	0
Weighted average share impact resulting from offerings					411,307	138,103						453,272	152,194
Coupon rate			5.00%
Maturity date			Oct. 01, 2015
Principal amount per amortizing note			14.1023
Aggregate principal amount			32,400,000
TEU quarterly cash installment per note				$ 1.25
TEU quarterly installment per note on January 1, 2013				$ 1.4167
Annual interest rate				4.50%
TEU number of shares upon conversion per unit								1.2355	1.5444
TEU prepaid stock purchase contract											197,600,000
TEU underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses										$ 6,100,000

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

RailAmerica Acquisition

On October 1, 2012, the Company announced the closing of its acquisition of RailAmerica and entered into a new five-year Senior Secured Syndicated Facility Agreement (New Credit Agreement) comprised of a $1.875 billion term loan and $425.0 million revolving credit facility. Immediately following consummation of the acquisition, the Company transferred the stock of RailAmerica to a voting trustee to hold such shares of stock in an irrevocable independent voting trust while the STB considers the Company's pending application to control RailAmerica's railroads. The voting trust will remain in effect until the STB issues its decision on the Company's application to control RailAmerica's railroads. Based on the Company's application and the statutory STB review periods for minor transactions, the STB decision could be issued as early as the fourth quarter of 2012 or as late as the first quarter of 2013. Commencing on October 1, 2012 and during the period that RailAmerica is held in trust, the Company will account for its ownership of RailAmerica under the equity method of accounting. Expected cost savings from the business combination will not be realized unless and until the STB approves the Company's control of RailAmerica's railroads.

The Company financed the $1.4 billion cash purchase price for RailAmerica's shares, the refinancing of $1.2 billion of the Company's and RailAmerica's debt, as well as transaction and financing-related expenses, with $1.8 billion of debt from the New Credit Agreement, $475.5 million of gross proceeds from the Company's recent public offerings of Class A common stock and TEUs and $350.0 million through a private issuance of Series A-1 Preferred Stock to Carlyle.

On October 1, 2012, in connection with the RailAmerica acquisition, the Company repaid in full all outstanding loans, together with interest and all other amounts due under the Company's previously outstanding Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement. No penalties were due in connection with such repayments. In addition, the Company repaid in full its Series B senior notes on October 1, 2012, along with an aggregate $12.6 million make-whole payment. In connection with the repayment of the Company's outstanding notes, the Company expects to write off approximately $4 million of unamortized debt issuance costs. The Company used proceeds from the New Credit Agreement to repay its outstanding loans and notes.

Credit Facilities

The New Credit Agreement expanded the size of the Company's credit facilities from $750.0 million to $2.3 billion and has a maturity date of October 1, 2017. The New Credit Agreement includes a $425.0 million revolving loan, a $1.6 billion United States term loan, a C$24.6 million ($25.0 million at the exchange rate on October 1, 2012) Canadian term loan and an A$202.9 million ($210.0 million at the exchange rate on October 1, 2012) Australian term loan. The New Credit Agreement also has borrowing capacity for letters of credit and for borrowings on same-day notice, referred to as swingline loans. As of October 1, 2012, the United States, Australian and Canadian term loans had interest rates of 2.71%, 6.05% and 3.58%, respectively. On October 1, 2012, the Company had outstanding revolving loans of $55.0 million in the United States with an interest rate of 2.71% and €2.9 million in Europe (or $3.7 million at the exchange rate on October 1, 2012) with an interest rate of 2.57%.

The New Credit Agreement provides for borrowings under the revolving loan in United States dollars, Euros, Canadian dollars and Australian dollars. The applicable borrowing spread for the United States base rate loans and Canadian base rate loans under the New Credit Agreement will initially be 1.50% over the base rate through December 31, 2012 and will range from 0.50% to 1.75% over the base rate depending upon the Company's total leverage ratio thereafter. The applicable borrowing spread for the United States LIBOR rate loans, Canadian LIBOR rate loans, the Australian loans and the European loans will initially be 2.50% over the LIBOR rate through December 31, 2012 and will range from 1.50% to 2.75% over the LIBOR rate depending upon the Company's total leverage ratio thereafter.

In addition to paying interest on any outstanding borrowings under the New Credit Agreement, the Company will be required to pay a commitment fee in respect of the unutilized portion of the commitments under the new revolving loan. The commitment fee rate will initially be 0.50% per annum through December 31, 2012 and will range from 0.25% to 0.50% depending upon the Company's total leverage ratio thereafter. The Company will also pay customary letter of credit and agency fees.

The United States term loan will amortize in quarterly installment amounts of $16.4 million in the first eight quarterly payments beginning December 31, 2012, $21.9 million in the succeeding eight quarterly payments and $43.7 million in the next succeeding quarterly payments through September 30, 2017 with the remaining principal balance of the term loan payable on October 1, 2017. The Canadian term loan will amortize in quarterly installment amounts of C$0.2 million in the first eight quarterly payments beginning December 31, 2012, C$0.3 million in the succeeding eight quarterly payments and C$0.7 million in the next succeeding quarterly payments through September 30, 2017 with the remaining principal balance of the term loan payable on October 1, 2017. The Australian term loan will amortize in quarterly installment amounts of A$2.0 million in the first eight quarterly payments beginning December 31, 2012, A$2.7 million in the succeeding eight quarterly payments and A$5.4 million in the next succeeding period through September 30, 2017 with the remaining principal balance of the term loan payable on October 1, 2017.

The New Credit Agreement contains a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, limit or prohibit the Company's ability to incur additional indebtedness; create liens; make investments; pay dividends on capital stock or redeem, repurchase or retire capital stock; consolidate or merge or make acquisitions or dispose of assets; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; engage in any business unrelated to the business currently conducted by the Company; sell or issue capital stock of any of the Company's restricted subsidiaries; change the fiscal year; enter into certain agreements containing negative pledges and upstream limitations; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and modify the voting trust documents or grant certain voting trust consents. In addition, under the New Credit Agreement, the Company may not exceed specified maximum total leverage ratios and may not have less than specified minimum interest coverage ratios.

To hedge certain borrowings under the New Credit Agreement, on October 2, 2012, the Company entered into a one-year interest rate swap agreement effective October 4, 2012 for a notional amount of $1.45 billion. The notional amount reduces to $1.35 billion on January 1, 2013, $1.30 billion on April 1, 2013 and $1.25 billion on July 1, 2013. The swap requires the Company to pay 0.25% and receive one-month LIBOR on the notional amount of the swap.

On October 2, 2012, the Company also entered into a one-year interest rate swap agreement effective September 30, 2013 for a notional amount of $1.35 billion. The notional amount reduces to $1.30 billion on December 31, 2013, $1.25 billion on March 31, 2014 and $1.20 billion on June 30, 2014. The swap requires the Company to pay 0.35% and receive one-month LIBOR on the notional amount of the swap.

On October 2, 2012, the Company entered into a one-year interest rate swap agreement effective September 30, 2014 for a notional amount of $1.15 billion. The notional amount reduces to $1.10 billion on January 1, 2015, $1.05 billion on April 1, 2015 and $1.00 billion on July 1, 2015. The swap requires the Company to pay 0.535% and receive one-month LIBOR on the notional amount of the swap.

Voting Trust Agreement

On September 28, 2012, the Company entered into a Voting Trust Agreement with R. Lawrence McCaffrey as voting trustee. The Voting Trust Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions upon which the Company transferred the stock of RailAmerica to the voting trustee to hold such shares of stock in an irrevocable voting trust while the STB considers the Company's pending application to control RailAmerica's railroads.

Series A-1 Preferred Stock

As part of the financing for the RailAmerica acquisition, on October 1, 2012, the Company completed the issuance of 350,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock at an issuance price of $1,000.00 per share for $349.4 million, net of issuance costs to Carlyle pursuant to the Investment Agreement. Dividends on the Series A-1 Preferred Stock are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears in an amount equal to 5.00% per annum of the issuance price per share. See Note 5 for additional information regarding the Series A-1 Preferred Stock.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth accumulated other comprehensive income included in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Defined Benefit Plans			Net Unrealized (Loss)/Gain on Cash Flow Hedges			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	42,394	$	(20	)	$	(4,479	)	$	37,895
Current period change	7,195		(335		)	1,655			8,515
Balance, September 30, 2012	$	49,589	$	(355	)	$	(2,824	)	$	46,410

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Subsequent Events (Details2)																	1 Months Ended					1 Months Ended						1 Months Ended						1 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2012	Oct. 02, 2008 USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2013 October 4, 2012 [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2013 October 4, 2012 [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2013 October 4, 2012 [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2012 October 4, 2012 [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2014 September 30, 2013 [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2014 September 30, 2013 [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2014 September 30, 2013 [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2013 September 30, 2013 [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2012 September 30, 2013 [Member]	Apr. 02, 2015 September 30, 2014 [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2015 September 30, 2014 [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2014 September 30, 2014 [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2013 September 30, 2014 [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2012 September 30, 2014 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Credit Facilities [Member]	Oct. 02, 2012 Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Credit Facilities [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2012 Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2012 United States Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 United States Term Loan [Member] 12/31/2012 - 9/30/2014 [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 United States Term Loan [Member] 12/31/2014 - 9/30/2016 [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 United States Term Loan [Member] 12/31/2016 - 9/30/2017 [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 United States Term Loan [Member] 10/1/2017 [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2012 Australian Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2012 Australian Term Loan [Member] AUD	Oct. 31, 2012 Australian Term Loan [Member] 12/31/2012 - 9/30/2014 [Member] AUD	Oct. 31, 2012 Australian Term Loan [Member] 12/31/2014 - 9/30/2016 [Member] AUD	Oct. 31, 2012 Australian Term Loan [Member] 12/31/2016 - 9/30/2017 [Member] AUD	Oct. 31, 2012 Australian Term Loan [Member] 10/1/2017 [Member] AUD	Oct. 02, 2012 Canadian Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2012 Canadian Term Loan [Member] CAD	Oct. 31, 2012 Canadian Term Loan [Member] 12/31/2012 - 9/30/2014 [Member] CAD	Oct. 31, 2012 Canadian Term Loan [Member] 12/31/2014 - 9/30/2016 [Member] CAD	Oct. 31, 2012 Canadian Term Loan [Member] 12/31/2016 - 9/30/2017 [Member] CAD	Oct. 31, 2012 Canadian Term Loan [Member] 10/1/2017 [Member] CAD	Oct. 02, 2012 United States Revolving Loan [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2012 European Revolving Loan [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2012 European Revolving Loan [Member] EUR (€)	Jan. 02, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Oct. 02, 2012 Base Rate [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 Base Rate [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 Base Rate [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 02, 2012 Libor Interest Rate [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 Libor Interest Rate [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jan. 02, 2013 Libor Interest Rate [Member] Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity																		$ 2,300,000,000	$ 750,000,000	$ 1,875,000,000	$ 1,600,000,000
Maturity date																	Oct. 01, 2017
Credit facility, amount outstanding																										210,000,000	202,900,000					25,000,000	24,600,000					55,000,000	3,700,000	2,900,000
Annual interest rate																					2.71%					6.05%	6.05%					3.58%	3.58%					2.71%	2.57%	2.57%
Basis spread on variable rate																																											1.50%	0.50%	1.75%	2.50%	1.50%	2.75%
Commitment fee rate on unutilized portion of new revolving loan	0.50%																																								0.25%	0.50%
Quarterly principal payments																						16,400,000	21,900,000	43,700,000	1,158,932,000			2,000,000	2,700,000	5,400,000	150,472,000			200,000	300,000	700,000	17,784,000
Notional amount of interest rate derivatives		$ 120,000,000	$ 1,250,000,000	$ 1,300,000,000	$ 1,350,000,000	$ 1,450,000,000	$ 1,200,000,000	$ 1,250,000,000	$ 1,300,000,000	$ 1,350,000,000		$ 1,050,000,000	$ 1,100,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,150,000,000
Derivative, fixed interest rate		3.88%				0.25%					0.35%					0.535%

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
TEUs - Amortizing Note [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying value	$ 32,400
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying value	643,106	626,194
Fair value	652,134	620,285
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Series B Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying value	100,000	100,000
Fair value	109,557	107,704
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Series C Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying value	0	25,000
Fair value	0	24,822
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying value	223,056	191,919
Fair value	223,757	186,590
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | United States Term Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying value	175,000	190,000
Fair value	174,192	183,869
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Canadian Term Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying value	21,017	21,983
Fair value	20,980	21,226
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Australian Term Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying value	83,758	89,443
Fair value	84,033	88,299
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | TEUs - Amortizing Note [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying value	32,435	0
Fair value	31,649	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Other Debt Obligations [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying value	7,840	7,849
Fair value	$ 7,966	$ 7,775

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Net (loss)/income	$ (19,567)	$ 32,942	$ 39,037	$ 86,209
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	6,750	(34,142)	7,195	(17,919)
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on qualifying cash flow hedges, net of tax	592	187	1,655	632
Changes in pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax	42	41	(335)	(84)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income	7,384	(33,914)	8,515	(17,371)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ (12,183)	$ (972)	$ 47,552	$ 68,838

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Earnings per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

EARNINGS PER SHARE:

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted (loss)/earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Numerators:
(Loss)/income from continuing operations, net of tax	$	(19,567	)	$	32,952		$	39,064		$	86,219
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(10		)	(27		)	(10		)
Net (loss)/income	$	(19,567	)	$	32,942		$	39,037		$	86,209
Denominators:
Weighted average Class A common shares outstanding - Basic	41,682			40,078			40,888			39,825
Weighted average Class B common shares outstanding	—			2,206			2,105			2,276
Dilutive effect of employee stock grants	—			537			478			610
Weighted average shares - Diluted	41,682			42,821			43,471			42,711
Basic:
(Loss)/earnings per common share from continuing operations	$	(0.47	)	$	0.82		$	0.96		$	2.16
Loss per common share from discontinued operations	—			—			—			—
(Loss)/earnings per common share	$	(0.47	)	$	0.82		$	0.95		$	2.16
Diluted:
(Loss)/earnings per common share from continuing operations	$	(0.47	)	$	0.77		$	0.90		$	2.02
Loss per common share from discontinued operations	—			—			—			—
(Loss)/earnings per common share	$	(0.47	)	$	0.77		$	0.90		$	2.02

In computing diluted loss per share for the three months ended September 30, 2012, all of the Company's Class B common shares outstanding and Class A common stock issuable under the assumed exercise of stock options computed based on the treasury stock method were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share as a result of their anti-dilutive effect.

The following total number of Class A common stock issuable under the assumed exercise of stock options computed based on the treasury stock method were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share, as the effect of including these shares would have been anti-dilutive (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Anti-dilutive shares	665	156	264	108

Offerings

On September 19, 2012, the Company completed a public offering of 3,791,004 shares of Class A common stock at $64.75 per share, which included 525,000 shares issued as a result of the underwriters' exercise of their over-allotment option. The Company received net proceeds of $234.4 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses from the sale of its Class A common stock. A selling stockholder also sold 233,966 shares of Class A common stock in the offering. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the selling stockholder's sale.

In addition, as described in more detail below, the Company completed a public offering of 2,300,000 Tangible Equity Units (TEUs), which included 300,000 TEUs issued as a result of the underwriters' exercise of their over-allotment option, with a stated amount of $100 per unit. The Company received net proceeds of $222.9 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses from the sale of its TEUs. The increase in the Company's weighted average basic shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared with the three months ended September 30, 2011, included 453,272 shares as a result of the public offering of Class A common stock and 411,307 shares as a result of the public offering of TEUs. The increase in the Company's weighted average basic shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2011 included 152,194 shares as a result of the public offering of Class A common stock and 138,103 shares as a result of the public offering of TEUs. The Company used the net proceeds from the offerings to partially fund the acquisition of RailAmerica on October 1, 2012. See Note 14 for additional information regarding the Company's acquisition of RailAmerica.

Tangible Equity Units (TEUs)

On September 19, 2012, the Company issued an aggregate 2,300,0005.00% TEUs. Each TEU initially consisted of a prepaid stock purchase contract (Purchase Contract) and a senior amortizing note due October 1, 2015 (Amortizing Note) issued by the Company, which had an initial principal amount of $14.1023 per Amortizing Note. As of September 30, 2012, the Amortizing Notes have an aggregate principal amount of $32.4 million. On each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, commencing on January 1, 2013, the Company will pay holders of Amortizing Notes equal quarterly installments of $1.25 per Amortizing Note (except for the January 1, 2013 installment payment, which will be $1.4167 per Amortizing Note), which cash payments in the aggregate will be equivalent to a 5.00% cash payment per year with respect to each $100 stated amount of the TEUs. Each installment constitutes a payment of interest (at an annual rate of 4.50%) and a partial repayment of principal on the Amortizing Note, allocated as set forth in the amortization schedule provided in the indenture under which the Amortizing Notes were issued. The Amortizing Notes have a scheduled final installment payment date of October 1, 2015. If the Company elects to settle the Purchase Contracts early, holders of the Amortizing Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase such holders' Amortizing Notes, except in certain circumstances as described in the indenture governing the Amortizing Notes.

Unless settled or redeemed earlier, each Purchase Contract will automatically settle on October 1, 2015 (subject to postponement in certain limited circumstances) and the Company will deliver a number of shares of its Class A common stock based on the applicable market value of the Company's common stock, as defined in the Purchase Contract, which will be between 1.2355 shares and 1.5444 shares (subject to adjustment) per each $100 stated amount of the TEUs. Each TEU may be separated into its constituent Purchase Contract and Amortizing Note after the initial issuance date of the TEUs, and the separate components may be combined to create a TEU. The Amortizing Note component of the TEU is recorded as debt and the Purchase Contract component of the TEU is recorded in equity as additional paid-in capital. As of September 30, 2012, $197.6 million, the initial fair value of the Purchase Contracts, was recorded as additional paid-in capital and was partially offset by $6.1 million of underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses.

The Company's basic and diluted (loss)/earnings per share calculations reflect the weighted average shares issuable upon settlement of the Purchase Contract component of the TEUs. For purposes of determining the number of shares included in the calculation, the Company used the market price of its Class A common stock at the period end date.

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the Company's North American & European Operations and Australian Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012									Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations			North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations
Revenues	$	150,323		$	72,422		$	222,745		$	145,807		$	71,403		$	217,210
Income from operations	33,571			19,304			52,875			37,963			18,060			56,023
Depreciation and amortization	12,495			6,485			18,980			11,932			4,691			16,623
Interest expense	(4,621		)	(4,193		)	(8,814		)	(5,988		)	(4,585		)	(10,573		)
Interest income	783			145			928			708			145			853
Provision for income taxes	10,764			4,539			15,303			8,196			4,091			12,287
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	24,023			33,320			57,343			12,054			25,194			37,248

The following table sets forth the Company's North American & European Operations and Australian Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012									Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations			North American & European Operations			Australian Operations			Total Operations
Revenues	$	439,451		$	208,149		$	647,600		$	417,449		$	201,261		$	618,710
Income from operations	104,782			51,880			156,662			98,635			47,756			146,391
Depreciation and amortization	37,354			17,593			54,947			34,843			13,938			48,781
Interest expense	(14,107		)	(11,945		)	(26,052		)	(17,879		)	(12,886		)	(30,765		)
Interest income	2,407			352			2,759			2,215			271			2,486
Provision for income taxes	33,723			12,328			46,051			21,753			10,439			32,192
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties	50,761			94,839			145,600			33,865			53,748			87,613

Property and Equipment by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the property and equipment recorded in the consolidated balance sheets for the Company's North American & European Operations and Australian Operations as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	North American & European Operations	Australian Operations	Total Operations	North American & European Operations	Australian Operations	Total Operations
Property & equipment, net	$1,162,217	$607,250	$1,769,467	$1,120,121	$523,468	$1,643,589

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Derivatives [Line Items]
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on qualifying cash flow hedges, net of tax	$ 592	$ 187	$ 1,655	$ 632
Interest rate swap [Member]
Derivatives [Line Items]
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on qualifying cash flow hedges, net of tax	$ 592	$ 187	$ 1,655	$ 632

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: [Abstract]

Description of New Accounting Pronouncements Not yet Adopted [Text Block]

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:

Accounting Standards Not Yet Effective

In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2012-02, Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment, which gives entities the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. This guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.