GREENWICH, Conn., Oct. 13, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (NYSE:GWR) today reported traffic volumes for September 2009 and the third quarter of 2009. GWI's traffic in September 2009 was 63,607 carloads, a decrease of 1,250 carloads, or 1.9 percent, compared with September 2008. GWI's traffic in the third quarter of 2009 was 197,087 carloads, a decrease of 4,457 carloads, or 2.2 percent, compared with the third quarter of 2008. The table below sets forth carloading information for September 2009 and September 2008: Genesee & Wyoming Inc. September % of September % of by Commodity Group 2009 Total 2008 Total Coal, Coke & Ores 15,844 24.9% 14,842 22.9% Minerals & Stone 12,058 19.0% 13,057 20.1% Pulp & Paper 7,014 11.0% 9,736 15.0% Metals 5,859 9.2% 7,799 12.0% Lumber & Forest Products 5,417 8.5% 6,534 10.1% Farm & Food Products 4,764 7.5% 4,357 6.7% Chemicals-Plastics 3,945 6.2% 4,292 6.6% Petroleum Products 2,233 3.5% 1,874 2.9% Autos & Auto Parts 770 1.2% 911 1.4% Other 5,703 9.0% 1,455 2.3% Total 63,607 100.0% 64,857 100.0% GWI railroads acquired within the last twelve months shipped a combined 10,346 carloads in September 2009. GWI's same-railroad traffic in September 2009 decreased by 11,596 carloads, or 17.9 percent, compared with September 2008. Pulp & paper traffic decreased 3,027 carloads primarily due to lower shipments in GWI's Southern and Canada Regions. Metals traffic decreased 2,743 carloads due to lower steel shipments in GWI's New York/Ohio/Pennsylvania and Southern Regions. Minerals & stone traffic decreased 2,383 carloads. All other same-railroad traffic decreased by a net 3,443 carloads. The table below sets forth carloading information for the third quarter of 2009 and the third quarter of 2008: Genesee & Wyoming Inc. 3rd Qtr % of 3rd Qtr % of by Commodity Group 2009 Total 2008 Total Coal, Coke & Ores 49,720 25.2% 48,259 23.9% Minerals & Stone 36,459 18.5% 37,659 18.7% Pulp & Paper 22,385 11.4% 30,278 15.0% Metals 18,148 9.2% 23,949 11.9% Farm & Food Products 16,963 8.6% 15,161 7.5% Lumber & Forest Products 16,813 8.5% 20,284 10.1% Chemicals-Plastics 11,891 6.0% 12,554 6.2% Petroleum Products 6,522 3.3% 6,228 3.1% Autos & Auto Parts 1,921 1.0% 2,422 1.2% Other 16,265 8.3% 4,750 2.4% Total 197,087 100.0% 201,544 100.0% GWI railroads acquired within the last 12 months shipped a combined 29,118 carloads in the third quarter of 2009. Same-railroad traffic in the third quarter of 2009 decreased by 33,575 carloads, or 16.7 percent, compared with the third quarter of 2008. The decrease was principally due to declines of 8,852 carloads of pulp & paper traffic, 7,863 carloads of metals traffic, and 5,576 carloads of coal, coke and ores traffic. All other same-railroad traffic decreased by a net 11,284 carloads. GWI railroads acquired within the last 12 months include the Georgia Southwestern Railroad and the Ohio Central Railroad System, both of which GWI purchased on October 1, 2008. On June 15, 2009 GWI announced its intent to discontinue operations of its Huron Central Railway (HCRY) in the fourth quarter of 2009. Starting in August 2009, HCRY carloads are no longer included in this press release due to the structure of a temporary service contract. To facilitate comparison to the prior year, GWI has excluded 1,142 total HCRY carloads from September 2008 and 2,509 total HCRY carloads from Q3 2008 in this press release. However, carloads reported in GWI's Form 10-Q will include HCRY traffic for all of 2008. Historically, GWI has found that carload information may be indicative of freight revenues on its railroads, but may not be indicative of total revenues, operating expenses, operating income or net income. 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. CONTACT: Matthew O. Walsh Senior Vice President - Corporate Development and Treasurer Genesee & Wyoming Inc. 1-203-629-3722 Web Site: http://www.gwrr.com/ DATASOURCE: Genesee & Wyoming Inc. CONTACT: Matthew O. Walsh, Senior Vice President - Corporate Development and Treasurer, Genesee & Wyoming Inc., +1-203-629-3722 Web Site: http://www.gwrr.com/

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