Jim Davis Retires as Head of Genesee & Wyoming's Rocky Mountain Region, Succeeded...

Jim Davis Retires as Head of Genesee & Wyoming's Rocky Mountain Region,
Succeeded by Paula Henry

GREENWICH, Conn., March 31, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genesee &
Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR) today announced the retirement of James M.
Davis, senior vice president, Rocky Mountain Region and president of the Utah
Railway Company. He is succeeded by Paula J. Henry, who was previously chief
operating officer of Tacoma Rail.
Davis, who has more than 40 years in railroading, joined GWI subsidiary
Rail Link, Inc., in January 1996 and was responsible for all industrial
railcar switching operations nationwide. When GWI acquired the Utah Railway in
2002, he was named its general manager and later senior vice president of
GWI's Utah Region, which became the Rocky Mountain Region in 2007.
"Jim's work ethic and leadership skills made him a natural in the role of
starting up new operations," said Rail Link founder and GWI Chief Operating
Officer Jim Benz. "He is relentless about safety and operating excellence and
always greets people with a big smile and the right attitude. We wish Jim and
his wife all the happiness in the world in retirement."
Paula Henry joins GWI from the City of Tacoma, Wash., Department of Public
Utilities, where she was deputy chief operating officer of Tacoma Rail from
July 1998 to December 2005 and chief operating officer since then. She was
responsible for overall safety, management, operation and maintenance of
approximately 195 miles of track.
John C. Hellmann, CEO of GWI commented, "Paula brings a strong track
record of leadership at the Port of Tacoma and an entrepreneurial drive that
will be a tremendous asset to our Rocky Mountain Region. We welcome Paula to
GWI and look forward to her contributions for many years to come."
Henry is an executive board member of the American Short Line and Regional
Railroad Association (ASLRRA) and a member of the National Association for
Railroad Female Executives, Inc. She earned a B.A. in regional urban planning
from Western Washington University.
GWI is a leading owner and operator of short line and regional freight
railroads in the United States, Canada and Australia and owns a minority
interest in a railroad in Bolivia. Operations currently include 48 railroads
organized in eight regions, with more than 5,700 miles of owned and leased
track and approximately 3,000 additional miles under track access
arrangements. GWI provides rail service at 12 U.S. ports and also performs
contract coal loading and railcar switching for industrial customers.
Corporate headquarters is in Greenwich, Conn.
For more information, contact Michael Williams, Director of Corporate
Communications, Genesee & Wyoming, 203-629-3722.
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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.
SOURCE Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

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