Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	May 10, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	BARA
Entity Registrant Name	BANYAN RAIL SERVICES INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000764897
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,045,856