RAILAMERICA INC /DE
10-Q, 1997-05-20
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 10-Q


                QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997
                                                 -------------- 

                           Commission File No. 0-20618
                                               -------


                                RAILAMERICA, INC.
        -----------------------------------------------------------------
        (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)


           DELAWARE                                          65-0328006
 ------------------------------                          -------------------
 (State or other jurisdiction of                            (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)                          Identification No.)


             301 Yamato Road, Suite 1190, Boca Raton, Florida 33431
             ------------------------------------------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)


                                 (561) 994-6015
        -----------------------------------------------------------------
                           (Issuer's telephone number)

Check whether the registrant (1) 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. Yes XX No
             --   --
 
                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date:

Common Stock, par value $.001 - 8,428,229 shares as of May 19, 1997


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                       RAILAMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                               INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

                          QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                     Page No.
                                                                                     --------
<S>                                                                                     <C>
PART I        FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1        Financial Statements

              Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 1997
              and December 31, 1996                                                     1

              Consolidated Statements of Income - For the
              three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996                                2

              Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - For the
              three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996                                3

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                4

Item 2        Management's Discussion and Analysis of
              Financial Condition and Results of Operations                             7

PART II       OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6        Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                         17

              Signatures

</TABLE>


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                       RAILAMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   March 31,       December 31,
                                                                                     1997             1996
                                                                                 ------------      -------------
                                                                                 (Unaudited)
<S>                                                                              <C>                <C>         
                            ASSETS
Current assets:
  Cash                                                                           $  1,472,740       $  3,879,972
  Accounts receivable                                                               4,968,643          4,575,958
  Inventories                                                                       3,313,975          3,104,555
  Other current assets                                                                583,071            462,867
                                                                                  -----------       ------------  
        Total current assets                                                       10,338,429         12,023,352

Property, plant and equipment, net                                                 54,511,587         54,148,966

Investment in and advances to majority-owned subsidiary                             7,559,558               --

Other, net                                                                          2,314,892          2,426,615

Excess of cost over net assets of companies acquired, net                           2,928,693          2,965,853
                                                                                 ------------       ------------
        Total assets                                                             $ 77,653,159       $ 71,564,786
                                                                                 ============       ============



               LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
  Current maturities of long-term debt                                           $  1,708,497       $  1,752,926
  Current maturities of subordinated debt                                             212,392            212,392
  Accounts payable                                                                  3,630,010          3,162,953
  Accrued expenses and income taxes payable                                         1,830,881          1,811,739
                                                                                  -----------       ------------ 
        Total current liabilities                                                   7,381,780          6,940,010
                                                                                 ------------       ------------
Long-term debt, less current maturities                                            37,487,989         38,401,119
                                                                                 ------------       ------------
Subordinated debt, less current maturities                                          3,424,784          3,477,882
                                                                                 ------------       ------------
Deferred income taxes                                                               6,986,687          6,753,668
                                                                                 ------------       ------------
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable convertible preferred stock, $.001 par value, 1,000,000                       --                 --
  shares authorized
Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, $.001 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized;
     8,225,317 issued and 7,988,317 outstanding at March 31, 1997;
     6,125,410 issued  and 5,888,410 outstanding at December 31, 1996                   8,225              6,125
  Additional paid-in capital                                                       20,193,166         11,773,036
  Common stock subscribed                                                                --            2,340,000
  Retained earnings                                                                 3,232,626          2,944,774
  Cumulative translation adjustment                                                    77,171             67,441
  Less treasury stock (237,000 shares at cost)                                     (1,139,269)        (1,139,269)
                                                                                 ------------       ------------
        Total stockholders' equity                                                 22,371,919         15,992,107
                                                                                 ------------       ------------
        Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                               $ 77,653,159       $ 71,564,786
                                                                                 ============       ============

</TABLE>

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

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                       RAILAMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
               For the three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 1997             1996
                                                             -----------       -----------
<S>                                                          <C>               <C>        
Operating revenues:
  Transportation - railroad                                  $ 3,631,671       $ 2,593,914
  Manufacturing                                                4,074,019         3,453,214
  Other                                                          351,622            96,984
                                                             -----------       -----------
                                                               8,057,312         6,144,112
                                                             -----------       -----------
Operating expenses:
  Transportation - railroad                                    1,502,697           999,383
  Cost of goods sold - manufacturing                           3,121,049         2,630,935
  Selling, general and administrative                          1,628,505         1,206,011
  Depreciation and amortization                                  518,532           367,640
                                                             -----------       -----------
                                                               6,770,783         5,203,969
                                                             -----------       -----------

        Operating income                                       1,286,529           940,143

  Equity in income of majority-owned subsidiary                   23,760              --
  Interest expense                                              (709,434)         (403,958)
  Other expenses                                                 (43,074)          (20,666)
                                                             -----------       -----------
        Income from continuing operations before
            income taxes                                         557,781           515,519
 Provision for income taxes                                      208,250           190,742
                                                             -----------       -----------
        Income from continuing operations                        349,531           324,777
Discontinued operations
    Loss from operations of discontinued Motor
     Carrier segment (less applicable income tax
     benefit of $38,000 and $66,000, respectively)               (61,680)         (112,970)
                                                             -----------       -----------
             Net Income                                      $   287,851       $   211,807
                                                             ===========       ===========


Primary earnings per common share
    Continuing operations                                    $      0.04       $      0.07
    Discontinued operations                                        (0.00)            (0.02)
                                                             -----------       -----------
        Net income                                           $      0.04       $      0.05
                                                             ===========       ===========

Fully diluted earnings per common share
    Continuing operations                                    $      0.04       $      0.07
    Discontinued operations                                        (0.00)            (0.02)
                                                             -----------       -----------
        Net income                                           $      0.04       $      0.05
                                                             ===========       ===========

Weighted average common shares and common
    share equivalents outstanding:
    Primary                                                    8,198,160         4,680,141
                                                             ===========       ===========
Fully diluted                                                  8,198,160         5,489,542
                                                             ===========       ===========

</TABLE>

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

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                       RAILAMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
               For the three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                      1997               1996
                                                                                   -----------        -----------
<S>                                                                               <C>                <C>         
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                                                      $    287,851       $    211,807
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
    cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                                                    660,204            508,585
      Equity in income of affiliated company                                           (23,760)              --
      Sale of properties                                                                  --               70,465
      Employee stock grants                                                               --               48,554
      Deferred income taxes                                                            233,019             90,254
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
        Accounts receivable                                                           (392,685)          (834,420)
        Inventories                                                                   (209,420)          (697,999)
        Other current assets                                                          (120,204)            73,675
        Accounts payable                                                               467,057            726,310
        Income taxes payable                                                              --             (400,000)
        Accrued liabilities                                                             19,142           (321,628)
        Deposits and other                                                               7,568            (96,830)
                                                                                  ------------       ------------
          Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                          928,772           (621,227)
                                                                                  ------------       ------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchase of property, plant  and equipment                                          (881,096)        (1,481,478)
  Acquisition of 55% of Ferronor                                                    (7,445,701)              --
  Deferred acquisition costs and other                                                 (70,453)          (101,746)
                                                                                  ------------       ------------
          Net cash used in investing activities                                     (8,397,250)        (1,583,224)
                                                                                  ------------       ------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt and capital leases                        9,894,800          3,450,479
  Principal payments on debt and capital leases                                    (10,905,457)        (3,202,430)
  Sale of common stock                                                               6,176,999               --
  Deferred financing costs                                                             (89,030)              --
  Deferred loan costs                                                                  (16,066)            (5,697)
                                                                                  ------------       ------------
          Net cash provided by financing activities                                  5,061,246            242,352
                                                                                  ------------       ------------

Net decrease in cash                                                                (2,407,232)        (1,962,099)
Cash, beginning of period                                                            3,879,972          3,488,866
                                                                                  ------------       ------------
Cash, end of period                                                               $  1,472,740       $  1,526,767
                                                                                  ============       ============


</TABLE>




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

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                       RAILAMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

1        BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

         The consolidated financial statements included herein have been
         prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and
         regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain
         information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
         statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
         principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and
         regulations.

         In the opinion of Management, the consolidated financial statements
         contain all adjustments which are those of a recurring nature, and
         disclosures necessary to present fairly the financial position of the
         Company as of March 31, 1997 and December 31, 1996, and the results of
         operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and
         1996.

         On February 19, 1997, the Company acquired a 55% equity interest in
         Empresa de Transporte Ferrovario S.A. ("Ferronor"). The Company has 
         accounted for its interest in Ferronor using the equity method.

         The accounting principles which materially affect the financial
         position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company are set
         forth in Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements which are
         included in the Company's financial statements contained in the
         Company's 1996 annual report on Form 10-KSB. Capitalized terms used but
         not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the
         Company's annual report on Form 10-KSB.

2        EARNINGS PER SHARE:

         For the three months ended March 31, 1997, primary and fully diluted
         earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common
         and common equivalent shares outstanding during the three month period
         under the modified treasury stock method. The convertible notes payable
         are anti-dilutive and have been excluded from weighted average number
         of shares outstanding for fully diluted earnings per share.


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                       RAILAMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

2        EARNINGS PER SHARE, continued

         For the three months ended March 31, 1996, primary earnings per share
         is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
         during the three month period. Fully diluted earnings per share was
         computed, in addition to the above computation, assuming the conversion
         of the convertible subordinated notes payable and using the higher of
         the average market price or the end of the quarter market price. The
         stock options and warrants outstanding are anti-dilutive and have been
         excluded from weighted average number of shares outstanding for both
         primary basic and fully diluted earnings per share.

3.       INVESTMENT IN AND ADVANCES TO MAJORITY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY:

         Included in the Company's continuing operations at March 31, 1997 is an
         equity interest of 55% in Ferronor, a railroad serving northern Chile
         with approximately 1,400 miles of rail line. Ferronor's functional
         currency is the Chilean Peso.

         A summary of financial information of Ferronor as of and for the one
         month period ended March 31, 1997 is set forth below:

<TABLE>
<S>           <C>                                                                        <C>
              Current assets                                                             $     5,272,000
              Noncurrent assets                                                               16,216,000
                                                                                              ----------
                     Total assets                                                             21,488,000
                                                                                              ----------
              Current liabilities                                                              8,200,000
              Noncurrent liabilities                                                             180,000
                                                                                             -----------
                     Total liabilities                                                         8,380,000
                                                                                              ----------
              Net assets                                                                 $    13,108,000
                                                                                              ==========

              Railroad revenue                                                           $       677,000
                                                                                             ===========
              Net income                                                                 $        43,200
                                                                                            ============
</TABLE>

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                       RAILAMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

4        INVENTORIES:

         Inventories consist of the following as of March 31, 1997 and December
         31, 1996:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            1997                  1996
                                                                       ------------         -------------
<S>                                                                   <C>                   <C>          
           Raw materials                                              $   3,366,156         $   2,284,683
           Work in process                                                  881,033               635,780
           Finished goods                                                   954,862               881,817
           Replacement or repair parts for equipment
                     and road property                                      465,368               381,309
                                                                       ------------           -----------
                                                                          5,667,419             4,183,589
           Less, advances related to materials                           (2,353,444)           (1,079,034)
                                                                       ------------          ------------
           Inventories in excess of contract advances                 $   3,313,975         $   3,104,555
                                                                       ============          ============
</TABLE>

5.         INCOME TAX PROVISION:

           The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and the
           Company's effective rate from continuing operations is primarily due
           to the Chilean tax rate on income from Ferronor.

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

GENERAL

         RailAmerica, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the
"Company") is a multi- modal transportation company that acquires, develops and
operates shortline railroads formed primarily through the acquisition of light
density rail lines from larger railroads. The Company has expanded its
operations in the transportation industry through its acquisition of
Kalyn/Siebert, Inc. ("Kalyn"), a manufacturer of a broad range of truck
trailers, located in Gatesville, Texas. Through Kalyn, the Company has
established trailer manufacturing operations and substantially increased the
Company's assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and income.

         The Company's objectives are to create a diversified transportation
company by acquiring additional railroads and other transportation-related
companies. In accordance with this strategy, in February 1997, the Company
purchased a majority interest in the stock of Empresa de Transporte Ferrovario
S.A. ("Ferronor"), a railroad serving northern Chile with approximately 1,400
miles of rail line.

         Set forth below is a discussion of the results of operations for the
Company's railroad operations, trailer manufacturing operations and motor
carrier operations (discontinued operations). The corporate overhead, which
benefits all of the Company's segments, has not been allocated to the business
segments for this analysis. The Company feels that this presentation will
facilitate a better understanding of the changes in the results of the Company's
operations. Corporate overhead increased by approximately $95,000 (or 17.6%) to
$634,279 in the three month period ended March 31, 1997 compared to $539,551 for
the prior year period. The increase was related to the additional costs incurred
to manage the new subsidiaries acquired during 1996 and 1997 including
Evansville Terminal Company ("ETC"), Cascade and Columbia River Railroad
Company, Inc. ("CCRR"), Otter Tail Valley Railroad Company, Inc. ("OTVR"),
Gettysburg Railway, Minnesota Northern Railroad, Inc. ("MNR") and Ferronor.

RAILROAD OPERATIONS

         The Company's railroad subsidiaries operated approximately 2,330 miles
of rail line as of March 31, 1997. Currently, these consist of: (i) 136 miles of
rail line which it owns in Michigan; (ii) 4 miles of trackage rights and 45
miles of rail line which are owned by the State of Michigan and operated
pursuant to an agreement with Michigan Department of Transportation; (iii) 49
miles of rail line leased from the South Central Tennessee Railroad Authority
near Nashville, Tennessee and 3 miles of trackage rights; (iv) 45 miles of rail
line in Pennsylvania, 18 miles of which the Company has agreed to purchase from
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a price to be determined and 27 miles of
which are operated under a freight easement with the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania; (v) 10 miles of rail line in Delaware made available to the
Company pursuant to a ten-year lease with the Wilmington & Northern Railroad
Company; (vi) 44 miles of rail line which the Company is operating pursuant to a
contract with the State of

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Minnesota; (vii) 104 miles of rail line and 4 miles of trackage rights in West
Texas; (viii) 51 miles of rail line in the state of Indiana, 18 miles of which
it owns and 33 miles of which it operates under an operating agreement; (ix) 131
miles of rail line which it owns in the state of Washington; (x) 23 miles of
rail line which it owns in southern Pennsylvania; (xi) 72 miles of rail line
which it owns in central Minnesota; (xii) 174 miles of rail line it owns in
northern Minnesota and 37 miles of trackage rights; and (xiii) 1,400 miles of
rail line in northern Chile.

         The Company provides its customers with local rail freight services
with access to the nation's rail system for delivery of products both
domestically and internationally. The Company hauls varied products for its
customers based upon market demands in its local operating areas. The Company's
haulage of products in Michigan include agricultural commodities, automotive
parts, chemicals and fertilizer, ballast and other stone products. The Company's
haulage of products in Tennessee includes wood chips, paper, chemicals and
processed food products. The Company's haulage of products in Pennsylvania and
Delaware includes iron and steel products, chemicals, agricultural products,
lumber and processed food products. The Company's haulage of products in
Minnesota includes plastics, lumber, denatured alcohol, scrap iron and steel.
The Company's haulage of products in Texas consists of cotton, sodium sulfate,
chemicals, fertilizer, scrap iron and steel. The Company's haulage of products
in Indiana consists of agricultural commodities and plastics. The haulage of
products in Washington consists of wood chips, lumber, minerals, cement and
various agricultural products. The haulage of products in Chile consists of
copper, iron ore, limestone and other commodities.

         In keeping with the general nature of business in its Michigan, Texas
and Minnesota market area, agricultural commodities have represented a
significant portion of the Company's annual carloadings. Although the
acquisitions of South Central Tennessee Railroad Corporation ("SCTR"), Delaware
Valley Railway Company ("DVRC"), Dakota Rail, Inc. ("DRI"), West Texas and
Lubbock Railroad Company, Inc. ("WTLR") and Plainview Terminal Company ("PTC")
and CCRR have helped to diversify the Company's traffic base and mitigate
seasonal fluctuations, the Company believes that, absent additional acquisitions
in industrial areas, agricultural commodities will continue to represent the
primary component of the Company's rail traffic base. As a result, the Company's
operations could be materially and adversely affected by factors such as adverse
weather conditions and fluctuations in grain prices. The Company anticipates
that in the future the acquisition of Ferronor will help insulate it from its
dependence on agricultural commodities. Additionally, sellers of commodities
tend to hold shipments if they anticipate price increases for their commodities.
Such actions could cause the Company's results of operations to fluctuate from
period to period as a result of fluctuations in the prices of those commodities.
Moreover, agricultural commodities are generally shipped from September to May
and the Company handles most of its traffic during such periods.

RESULTS OF RAILROAD OPERATIONS

         The discussion of results of operations that follows reflects the
consolidated results of the Company's Railroad Operations for the three months
ended March 31, 1997 and March 31, 1996. The results of railroad operations
include the operations of ETC effective July 1, 1996, CCRR

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from September 6, 1996, OTVR from October 1, 1996, Gettysburg Railway from
November 1, 1996 and MNR from December 28, 1996. As a result, the results of
operations for the three months ended March 31, 1997 are not comparable to the
prior year period in certain material respects.

COMPARISON OF OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED 
MARCH 31, 1997 AND 1996

         The table below compares the components of the Company's revenues from
its railroad operations for the periods shown.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    For the Three Months Ended
                                  ----------------------------------------------------------
                                        March 31, 1997                  March 31, 1996
                                  -------------------------         ------------------------

                                    Gross         % Change            Gross        % Change
                                  Revenues        From 1996         Revenues       From 1995
                                  --------        ---------         --------       ---------
<S>                              <C>                <C>           <C>                <C>  
Transportation Revenue           $3,631,671         40.0%         $2,593,914         67.8%

Other Revenue                       257,002        221.9%             79,850        339.8%
                                  ---------                       ----------       

Total Revenue                    $3,888,673         45.4%         $2,673,764         69.2%
                                 ==========                       ==========       
</TABLE>


         TRANSPORTATION REVENUES. Transportation revenues for the three month
period ended March 31, 1997 increased by $1.0 million, or 40.0%, compared to the
prior year period primarily due to the acquisitions which occurred during the
second half of 1996. CCRR, which was acquired in September 1996, had revenue of
approximately $0.6 million in the first quarter of 1997. MNR, which was acquired
in December 1996, had revenue of approximately $0.5 million in the first quarter
of 1997. OTVR, which was acquired in September 1996, had revenue of
approximately $0.4 million during the first quarter of 1997. These increases in
transportation revenue were partially offset by a decrease of approximately $0.3
million in revenue from HESR due to a decrease in the agricultural shipments in
the first quarter of 1997 compared to the first quarter of 1996. Additionally,
transportation revenue from WTLR decreased approximately $179,000 due to a
decrease in inbound shipments. The net increase in total revenues for the three
month period ended March 31, 1997 was comprised of an increase in both
transportation revenue and other revenue. The transportation revenue per carload
decreased from $395 to $327 per car primarily due to the acquisitions during
1996 of railroads with lower rates per carload than the Company's other
railroads. Carloads handled totaled 11,101 for the three months ended March 31,
1997, an increase of 4,535, or 69.1% compared to 6,566 carloads in the prior
year period. The increase was primarily the result of the acquisitions of MNR,
which handled 2,389 in the first quarter of 1997, CCRR, which handled 1,757
carloads in the first quarter of 1997, OTVR, which handled 1,281 carloads in the
first quarter of 1997 and Gettysburg Railway, which handled 353 carloads in the
first quarter of 1997. These increased carloadings were partially offset by
decreases of 770 carloads from HESR and 489 carloads from WTLR and PTC.

         OTHER REVENUES. Other revenues increased by $177,152, or 221.9%, from
$79,850 for the three months ended March 31, 1996 to $257,002 for the three
months ended March 31, 1997.

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Other revenues for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 primarily
represented rental of locomotives and real estate, sales of surplus rail and
material, certain miscellaneous assets and non-operating real estate. The
increase was primarily the result of sale of easements of approximately $90,000
during the first quarter of 1997 and increased rental income of approximately
$50,000.

         OPERATING EXPENSES. The table below is a comparison of operating
expenses (which do not include interest expense and other expense) for the
periods shown.

<TABLE>                                                                        
<CAPTION>                                 
                                                 For the Three Months Ended
                                          -----------------------------------------
                                          March 31, 1997             March 31, 1996
                                          --------------             --------------    
                                                    % Change                    % Change
                                     Expenses      From 1996    Expenses       From 1995
                                     --------      ---------    --------       ---------
<S>                                <C>               <C>       <C>                <C>  
Maintenance of way                 $  514,777        68.4%     $  305,614         81.5%

Maintenance of equipment              193,823        14.4%        169,363        122.2%

Transportation                        790,144        35.4%        510,198         40.3%

Equipment rental                        3,953       (72.2%)        14,208        522.4%

Selling, general and
  administrative                      559,258        89.9%        294,474         99.9%

Depreciation and
amortization                          363,801        46.3%        248,692         38.0%
                                   ----------                  ----------      


Total operating expenses           $2,425,756        57.3%     $1,542,549        100.3%
                                   ==========                  ==========      
</TABLE>


         Operating expenses increased by approximately $0.9 million, or 57.3%,
from $1.5 million for the three month period ended March 31, 1996 to $2.4
million for the three month period ended March 31, 1997. Maintenance of way
expenses increased by approximately $209,000, or 68.4%, from $305,614 for the
three month period ended March 31, 1996 to $514,777 for the three month period
ended March 31, 1997 primarily due to certain acquisitions which occurred during
the second half of 1996. MNR, which was acquired in December 1996, had
maintenance of way expenses of approximately $64,000 for the three months ended
March 31, 1997. CCRR, which was acquired September 1996, had maintenance of way
expenses of approximately $52,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1997.
Gettysburg Railway, which was acquired in November 1996, had maintenance of way
expenses of approximately $30,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1997. In
addition to the above acquisitions, WTLR's maintenance of way expenses increased
approximately $34,000 from the first quarter of 1996 to the first quarter of
1997 due to increased track work being performed as part of a maintenance
program.

         Maintenance of equipment expenses increased by approximately $24,000,
or 14.4%, from $169,363 for the three month period ended March 31, 1996 to
$193,823 for the three month

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<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1997
<CASH>                                       1,472,740
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