Genesee & Wyoming Announces Q3 2009 Financial Release Conference Call and Webcast

GREENWICH, Conn., — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR) announces the following conference call and webcast:

WHAT: GWI Q3 2009 Financial Release Conference Call

WHEN: November 3, 2009 at 11 a.m. EST

WHERE: http://www.gwrr.com and click on the “Investors” tab (listen only)

Conference Call Dial-In Numbers — in U.S., call (800) 230-1092; outside U.S., call (612) 234-9960.

If you are unable to participate during the live conference call and webcast, the call will be archived at http://www.gwrr.com for 30 days (click the “Investors” tab). Telephone replay is available for 30 days beginning at 1 p.m. EST on Nov. 3 by dialing (800) 475-6701 (or outside U.S., dial 320-365-3844). The access code is 974251.

GWI owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in the United States, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands. Operations currently 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.

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Genesee & Wyoming’s business which are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year. – Genesee & Wyoming Inc.