Genesee and Wyoming Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
66 Field Point Rd., Greenwich, CT 06830-6473, United States
(203)629-3722, (203)661-4106 fax, http://www.gwrr.com

Primary SIC: Railroads, Line-Haul Operating, Primary NAICS: Line-Haul Railroads
Description: Genesee and Wyoming Inc. was founded in 1899 as a 14-mile rail line serving a single salt mine in upstate New York. The publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in the United States, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands, with a minority interest in a railroad in Bolivia. The company's operations include 63 railroads organized in nine regions, with more than 6,800 miles of owned and leased track and approximately 3,000 additional miles under track access arrangements. GWI provides rail service at 16 ports in North America and Europe and performs contract coal loading and railcar switching for industrial customers. Since 1977, Genesee and Wyoming has completed 27 acquisitions, including: Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway Co., Luxapalia Valley Railroad Inc., Columbus and Greenville Railway Company, The Aliquippa and Ohio River Railroad Company, The Columbus and Ohio River Rail Road Company, The Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad Company plus eight more, all in 2008 alone. Genesee and Wyoming is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn. More

Transportation: Operator of short-line and regional freight railroads. Finance: Holding company.