Genesee & Wyoming (GWR) Merger – Acquisition Details

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. owns and leases freight railroads worldwide. It operates through three segments: North American Operations, Australian Operations, and U.K./European Operations. The company transports various commodities, including agricultural products, autos and auto parts, chemicals and plastics, coal and coke, intermodal, food and kindred products, lumber and forest products, metallic ores, metals, minerals and stone, petroleum products, pulp and paper, waste, and other commodities. It owns or leases 120 freight railroads, including 104 short line railroads and 2 regional freight railroads located in the United States, 8 short line railroads located in Canada, 3 railroads located in Australia, 1 railroad located in the United Kingdom, 1 railroad in Poland and Germany, and 1 railroads in the Netherlands with a total of approximately 16,100 miles of track.

The company also operates 6,200 additional miles of track that is owned or leased by others. In addition, it operates deep sea maritime containers and provides bulk haulage, including coal, aggregates, cement, and infrastructure services. Further, the company provides rail services at approximately 40 ports; rail-ferry services in the United States Southeast and Mexico; transload services; and contract coal loading, and railcar switching and repair services for industrial customers. Genesee & Wyoming Inc. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Darien, Connecticut.