Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Revenues:
Transportation	$ 24,841	$ 22,991
Mining royalty land	977	1,095
Developed property rentals	4,541	4,177
Total revenues	30,359	28,263
Cost of operations:
Transportation	23,398	21,003
Cost of Operations Mining royalty land	293	339
Cost of Operations Developed property rentals	3,162	3,146
Unallocated corporate	292	587
Total cost of operations	27,145	25,075
Operating profit:
Operating profit Transportation	1,443	1,988
Operating profit Mining royalty land	684	756
Operating profit Developed property rentals	1,379	1,031
Unallocated corporate	(292)	(587)
Total operating profit	3,214	3,188
Gain on termination of sale contract	1,039	0
Interest income and other	9	102
Equity in loss of joint venture	(7)	0
Interest expense	(804)	(906)
Income before income taxes	3,451	2,384
Provision for income taxes	(1,326)	(916)
Income from continuing operations	2,125	1,468
Income from discontinued operations	(1)	4,927
Net income	$ 2,124	$ 6,395
Basic earnings per common share
Continuing operations	$ 0.23	$ 0.16
Discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.53
Net income	$ 0.23	$ 0.69
Diluted earnings per common share
Continuing operations	$ 0.23	$ 0.16
Discontinued operations	$ 0.00	$ 0.52
Net income	$ 0.23	$ 0.68
Number of shares (in thousands) used in computing:
-basic earnings per common share	9,290	9,273
-diluted earnings per common share	9,422	9,460