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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.3

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration
statement filed on Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 of our report dated February 4,
2000, on our audits of the financial statements of Ferronor S.A. (a Chilean
corporation and subsidiary of RailAmerica) included in the RailAmerica, Inc.
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, and to all references to our
firm included in this Registration Statement.


                                                 ARTHUR ANDERSEN-LANGTON CLARKE

Charles A. Bunce
(Partner)

Santiago, Chile
September 22, 2000