Through its subsidiaries such as Cascade & Columbia River Railroad, RailAmerica is a leading short line and regional rail service provider with more than 40 short line and regional railroads, operating approximately 7,800 miles in the United States and Canada. Based in Boca Raton, Fla., the company's railroads operate in approximately 26 states and three Canadian provinces. RailAmerica acquires, develops and operates short line and regional railroads formed primarily through the acquisition of light-density rail lines from larger domestic railroads and through the acquisition of regional railroads privatized by foreign governments. Cascade & Columbia River Railroad is located in Omak, Wash.