diff --git a/railties/CHANGELOG b/railties/CHANGELOG
index 2143504b338f3..86a31f1fbdeda 100644
--- a/railties/CHANGELOG
+++ b/railties/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Add Rails.logger, Rails.root, Rails.env and Rails.cache shortcuts for RAILS_* constants [pratik]
+
 * Allow files in plugins to be reloaded like the rest of the application.  [rick]
 
   Enables or disables plugin reloading.
diff --git a/railties/lib/initializer.rb b/railties/lib/initializer.rb
index 40c2ad90cbf2a..d2c61b8dc9688 100644
--- a/railties/lib/initializer.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/initializer.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,22 @@ def self.configuration=(configuration)
     @@configuration = configuration
   end
   
+  def self.logger
+    RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER
+  end
+  
+  def self.root
+    RAILS_ROOT
+  end
+  
+  def self.env
+    RAILS_ENV
+  end
+  
+  def self.cache
+    RAILS_CACHE
+  end
+  
   # The Initializer is responsible for processing the Rails configuration, such
   # as setting the $LOAD_PATH, requiring the right frameworks, initializing
   # logging, and more. It can be run either as a single command that'll just