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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.5

              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to
the registration statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-45196) of our
report dated March 5, 1999, relating to the financial statements of RaiLink,
Inc. as of December 31, 1998 and for the year then ended, which appear in
RailAmerica, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated October 5, 1999. We also
consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
September 22, 2000