Railtex Inc – ‘8-K’ for 11/8/99

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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 8-K         Current Report on Form 8-K                             4     11K 
 2: EX-99.1     Petition for Exemption                                80    179K 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 8, 1999              
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 RAILTEX, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas                   34-022552          74-1948121 
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(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File     (IRS Employer             
of incorporation)              Number)       Identification No.)  

4040 Broadway, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX         78209                         
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(Address of principal executive offices)        Zip Code                        

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (210) 841-7600      

N/A 
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)                  

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Item 5.       Other Events                                                      
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(a)       On October 14, 1999, RailTex, Inc. (the "Company"), RailAmerica, Inc. 
("RailAmerica") and Cotton Acquisition Corp.("Merger Sub"), a wholly  
owned subsidiary of RailAmerica, entered into an Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the "Merger Agreement") providing for the merger of Merger Sub
with and into RailTex (the "Merger").                                 

     Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the grant of an approval by the
Surface Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation (the 
"STB") or an exemption from such approval is a condition to each      
party's obligation to consummate the Merger. On November 8, 1999, the 
Company and RailAmerica filed before the STB a Petition for Exemption 
seeking an exemption from the STB approval and authorization          
 requirements and an expedited procedural schedule (the "STB Petition").
The foregoing description of the STB Petition is qualified in its     
entirety by reference to the Petition for Exemption, dated November 8,
 1999, filed before the Surface Transportation Board, Finance Docket No.
33813, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and         
incorporated herein by reference.                                     

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits                                      
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(a)  Financial Statements of business acquired:  None                           

(b)  Pro Forma Financial Information:            None                           

(c)  Exhibits:                                                                  

   99.1     Petition for Exemption, dated November 8, 1999, filed before the
      Surface Transportation Board, Finance Docket No. 33813, by
RailAmerica, Inc. and RailTex, Inc.                 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,  
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the    
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.                                           

     RAILTEX, INC.

Dated: November 10, 1999            By: /s/ Joseph P. Jahnke                    
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                Name:   Joseph P. Jahnke
                               Title:  Senior Vice President - Finance
                                   and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit No.       Description                                                   
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99.1              Petition for Exemption, dated November 8, 1999, filed before  
                  the Surface Transportation Board, Finance Docket No. 33813, by
RailAmerica, Inc. and RailTex, Inc.         

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