Russ, Chunko to Lead Operating Regions at Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

GREENWICH, Conn., June 1, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genesee & Wyoming
Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR) today announced the promotion of Ronald G. Russ and
Andrew T. Chunko to senior vice president.

Russ will lead GWI's Oregon Region, which includes the Portland & Western and
Willamette & Pacific railroads. He joined GWI in March 2009 as deputy general
manager of the Oregon Region and has more than 30 years of railroad and
financial management experience. He was previously executive vice president
and chief financial officer with Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU). Prior to
that, he was a founder, treasurer, executive vice president and chief
financial officer of Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp.

Chunko will lead GWI's Rocky Mountain Region, which includes the Utah Railway
and contract coal loading operations in the Powder River Basin. He was
previously vice president of GWI's Rail Link Region, where he was responsible
for a combination of short line railroads and port operations. Chunko joined
GWI in 2002 with the acquisition of the York Railway, where he served as
operations manager. Prior to that, he held a variety of management positions
with CSX Transportation, Inc.

GWI owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in the United
States, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands and owns a minority interest in
a railroad in Bolivia. 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.

For more information, contact Michael Williams, Director of Corporate
Communications, Genesee & Wyoming, 203-629-3722.

"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.

SOURCE Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Michael Williams, Director of Corporate Communications, Genesee & Wyoming,
+1-203-629-3722