Genesee & Wyoming Inc. to Present at Stephens Investment Conference

GREENWICH, Conn., Nov. 4, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genesee & Wyoming
Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR) Chief Financial Officer T.J. Gallagher will present at
the Stephens Inc. Fall Investment Conference in New York on Wednesday, Nov.
18, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Interested investors may access Mr. Gallagher's presentation via live Internet
webcast at the GWI web site (http://www.gwrr.com) under "Investors." The
webcast also will be archived on the site.

GWI owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in the United
States, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands. Operations currently include 62
railroads organized in nine regions, with more than 6,000 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.

Contact: Michael Williams, Corporate Communications, Genesee & Wyoming Inc.,
203.629.3722, mwilliams@gwrr.com

SOURCE Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Michael Williams, Corporate Communications, Genesee & Wyoming Inc.,
+1-203-629-3722, mwilliams@gwrr.com