Genesee and Wyoming Railroad
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Genesee & Wyoming Inc. is a short-line railroad holding company
that owns or maintains interests in 63 railroads throughout six countries (the United States
, Canada
, Bolivia
, Australia
, Mexico
, and Netherlands
), and operates more than 7400 miles (11,909.1 km) of owned and leased track, with more than 1400 miles (2,253.1 km) under additional track-access arrangements
. The company had its roots in the Class III
Genesee and Wyoming Railroad
, which began in 1899.
With deregulation of the rail industry by the Staggers Rail Act
of 1980, railroads began disposing of unprofitable routes. Genesee & Wyoming acquired several of these short line railroads, scattered across the United States, from 1985 to 1996. Its acquisitions began including railroads in other countries in 1997.
, operated by G&W subsidiary Rail Link, Inc., was sold to Main Line Rail Management, Inc.
On May 26, 2005, G&W announced that it has agreed to purchase the railroad operations of Rail Management Corporation
(RMC). G&W paid $
243 million in cash and assume $1.7 million in company debt to gain control of 14 short line railroads from RMC across the southeastern United States
, as of June 1, 2005.
As of the close of 2005, Genesee and Wyoming had 2,330 employees in North America
. That year, Hurricane Stan
wiped out several miles of Genesee & Wyoming track in Mexico. In 2006, the Mexican government agreed to pay 75 percent of the rebuilding costs, or $15 million, to reconstruct the track.
On February 13, 2006, G&W announced that it has sold its 50% share in operations (the other 50% was owned by Wesfarmers Ltd.
) of the Australian Railroad Group
(ARG) in Western Australia
to Queensland Rail
(QR) and Babcock and Brown
(B&B). The deal, valued at $
974 million (A$
1.55 billion), splits the holdings between operations and infrastructure elements with QR purchasing the above-rail operations and B&B purchasing the below-rail infrastructure. In a concurrent deal, G&W purchased Wesfarmers' share of ARG in South Australia
for $15 million (A$22 million), which was renamed Genesee and Wyoming Australia
Pty Ltd and is operated as a subsidiary company of G&W.
Also in 2006, Genesee & Wyoming elected to write off most of the value of its Bolivian operation, on fears that the Bolivian government would soon nationalize privately held railroads there.
In June 2010, Genesee & Wyoming Inc, through a subsidiary holding company, paid A$334 million to acquire the operational rights to and the leasehold of the Tarcoola to Darwin Railway from the Asia Pacific Transport Consortium
, and the operational rolling stock of Freightlink. The railway operations are conducted by Genesee and Wyoming Australia Pty Ltd. This 1400 miles (2,253.1 km) rail line was the longest the company had purchased.
On 2 August 2011, Genesee & Wyoming announced that it planned to purchase the Arizona Eastern Railway from Iowa Pacific Holdings
for US$90.1 million, with the deal expected to be completed by the end of the year. The deal was closed on 1 September 2011.
Rail Link, Inc. , a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., provides industrial switching and related customer logistics services. Rail Link, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida
, serves industrial customers at 30 locations in 11 states and operates 26 short line railroads (including the Commonwealth Railway
, Louisiana and Delta Railroad
, and Yorkrail
). Rail Link railroads serve 10 major U.S. ports.
.
The G&W also owns a minority share in Ferroviaria Oriental, a Bolivia
n railway.
Holding company
A holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...
that owns or maintains interests in 63 railroads throughout six countries (the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, and Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
), and operates more than 7400 miles (11,909.1 km) of owned and leased track, with more than 1400 miles (2,253.1 km) under additional track-access arrangements
Arrangements between railroads
Railway companies can interact with and control others in many ways. These relationships can be complicated by bankruptcies.-Operating:Often, when a railroad first opens, it is only a short spur of a main line. The owner of the spur line may contract with the owner of the main line for operation of...
. The company had its roots in the Class III
Class III railroad
A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million . The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries...
Genesee and Wyoming Railroad
Genesee and Wyoming Railroad
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. is a short-line railroad holding company that owns or maintains interests in 63 railroads throughout six countries , and operates more than of owned and leased track, with more than under additional track-access arrangements...
, which began in 1899.
Early years
Genesee and Wyoming Railroad, predecessor of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., was purchased out of bankruptcy in 1899 by Edward L. Fuller. At that time, the railroad was operating as a 14.5 miles (23.3 km) long single-track line serving a single customer, a salt mine owned by Fuller in Retsof, NY. It was still operating the same line for the salt mine when Mortimer B. Fuller III, great grandson of Edward L. Fuller, purchased the railroad in 1977. The holding company, Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Inc., was organized during the same year, and the railroad became its subsidiary.With deregulation of the rail industry by the Staggers Rail Act
Staggers Rail Act
The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 is a United States federal law that deregulated the American railroad industry to a significant extent, and replaced the regulatory structure that existed since the 1887 Interstate Commerce Act.-Background:...
of 1980, railroads began disposing of unprofitable routes. Genesee & Wyoming acquired several of these short line railroads, scattered across the United States, from 1985 to 1996. Its acquisitions began including railroads in other countries in 1997.
Continued expansion
In July 2003, the Carolina Coastal RailwayCarolina Coastal Railway
Carolina Coastal Railway is a shortline railroad.CLNA operates of line from Pinetown to Belhaven, North Carolina. CLNA interchanges with Norfolk Southern at Pinetown....
, operated by G&W subsidiary Rail Link, Inc., was sold to Main Line Rail Management, Inc.
On May 26, 2005, G&W announced that it has agreed to purchase the railroad operations of Rail Management Corporation
Rail Management Corporation
Rail Management Corporation , based in Panama City Beach, Florida, was a holding company of short line railroads in the southeastern United States.- History :...
(RMC). G&W paid $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
243 million in cash and assume $1.7 million in company debt to gain control of 14 short line railroads from RMC across the southeastern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, as of June 1, 2005.
As of the close of 2005, Genesee and Wyoming had 2,330 employees in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. That year, Hurricane Stan
Hurricane Stan
Hurricane Stan was the eighteenth named tropical storm and eleventh hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was also the sixth of seven tropical cyclones to make landfall in Mexico. Stan was a relatively weak storm that only briefly reached hurricane status...
wiped out several miles of Genesee & Wyoming track in Mexico. In 2006, the Mexican government agreed to pay 75 percent of the rebuilding costs, or $15 million, to reconstruct the track.
On February 13, 2006, G&W announced that it has sold its 50% share in operations (the other 50% was owned by Wesfarmers Ltd.
Wesfarmers
Wesfarmers Limited is one of Australia’s largest public companies and one of Australia's largest retailers. Its headquarters are in Perth, Western Australia....
) of the Australian Railroad Group
Australian Railroad Group
Australian Railroad Group was one of Australia's largest private rail operators, operating across almost 10,000 kilometres of track and began operating in Western Australia on 17 December 2000 following its purchase of the Westrail freight business. It was acquired by QR National...
(ARG) in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
to Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail, also known as QR, is a government-owned railway operator in the state of Queensland. Under the control of the Queensland Government, Queensland Rail operates the inner-city and long-distance passenger services, as well as some freight operations and gives railway access to other...
(QR) and Babcock and Brown
Babcock and Brown
Babcock & Brown was a global investment and advisory firm based in Sydney, Australia that went into liquidation in 2009. It was best known in financial markets for structured finance deals. The company had at its peak 28 offices and over 1,500 employees worldwide. Although headquartered in Sydney,...
(B&B). The deal, valued at $
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
974 million (A$
Australian dollar
The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
1.55 billion), splits the holdings between operations and infrastructure elements with QR purchasing the above-rail operations and B&B purchasing the below-rail infrastructure. In a concurrent deal, G&W purchased Wesfarmers' share of ARG in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
for $15 million (A$22 million), which was renamed Genesee and Wyoming Australia
Genesee and Wyoming Australia
Genesee and Wyoming Australia is an Australian rail freight operator based in Adelaide, South Australia. It is a 100 percent owned subsidiary of Genesee and Wyoming Inc based in the USA, and was formed in June 2006 to run the South Australian operations of the Australian Railroad Group joint...
Pty Ltd and is operated as a subsidiary company of G&W.
Also in 2006, Genesee & Wyoming elected to write off most of the value of its Bolivian operation, on fears that the Bolivian government would soon nationalize privately held railroads there.
In June 2010, Genesee & Wyoming Inc, through a subsidiary holding company, paid A$334 million to acquire the operational rights to and the leasehold of the Tarcoola to Darwin Railway from the Asia Pacific Transport Consortium
Asia Pacific Transport Consortium
In 2000, the AustralAsia Rail Corporation awarded the contract to build and operate the Adelaide to Darwin railway line as a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer back project to the Asia Pacific Transport Consortium, which consists of:*Kellogg Brown & Root...
, and the operational rolling stock of Freightlink. The railway operations are conducted by Genesee and Wyoming Australia Pty Ltd. This 1400 miles (2,253.1 km) rail line was the longest the company had purchased.
On 2 August 2011, Genesee & Wyoming announced that it planned to purchase the Arizona Eastern Railway from Iowa Pacific Holdings
Iowa Pacific Holdings
Iowa Pacific Holdings is a holding company that owns railroad properties across North America and the United Kingdom, as well as providing services such as railcar repairs and leasing and management and consulting services to other operators...
for US$90.1 million, with the deal expected to be completed by the end of the year. The deal was closed on 1 September 2011.
Subsidiaries
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
, serves industrial customers at 30 locations in 11 states and operates 26 short line railroads (including the Commonwealth Railway
Commonwealth Railway
The Commonwealth Railway, Inc. is a Class III short-line railroad operating of track of a former Norfolk, Franklin and Danville Railway line from Suffolk, Virginia, to Portsmouth, Virginia. The main office is in the Wilroy area of Suffolk. Commonwealth Railway is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc....
, Louisiana and Delta Railroad
Louisiana and Delta Railroad
Louisiana and Delta Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in New Iberia, Louisiana.LDRR operates over 114 miles of branch line in southern Louisiana between Lafayette, Louisiana and Raceland, Louisiana, with most of the lines near US 90...
, and Yorkrail
Yorkrail
The York Railway is a shortline railroad operating of track in and near York, Pennsylvania. The company was created in 1999 through a consolidation of Yorkrail, Inc. and the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad , both owned by the Emons Railroad Group, and it immediately sold the property thus...
). Rail Link railroads serve 10 major U.S. ports.
Holdings
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. owns controlling interests in the following railroads, either directly or through subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include Rail Link, Inc. (1996), Genesee & Wyoming Canada, Inc. (1997), Emons Railroad Group (2002), CAGY Industries (2008), and Summit View, Inc. (2008). In 2005 G&W acquired the properties formerly owned by the Rail Management CorporationRail Management Corporation
Rail Management Corporation , based in Panama City Beach, Florida, was a holding company of short line railroads in the southeastern United States.- History :...
.
| Company | Acquired from | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliquippa and Ohio River Railroad | Summit View | 2008 | |
| Allegheny and Eastern Railroad Allegheny and Eastern Railroad The Allegheny and Eastern Railroad was a shortline railroad operating in Pennsylvania, owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.. It is now operated by the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad.... |
direct | 1992 | |
| AN Railway AN Railway The AN Railway is one of several shortline railroad companies owned by the Genesee & Wyoming parent company. It operates between Port Saint Joe, Florida and a connection with CSX's Pensacola & Atlantic and Tallahassee Subdivisions at Chattahoochee, Florida, with a short spur to Apalachicola, Florida... |
Rail Management | 2005 | |
| Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad The Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad is a short-line railroad in northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas. Opened in 1908, it has undergone several corporate reorganizations, but has remained independent of larger carriers. In 2004, paper producer Georgia-Pacific sold the company to... |
Georgia-Pacific Georgia-Pacific Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals. As of Fall 2010, the company employed more than 40,000 people at more... |
2003 | |
| Atlantic and Western Railway Atlantic and Western Railway The Atlantic and Western Railway is a Class III short-line railroad operating about of track in Lee County, North Carolina. Atlantic and Western is part of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and formerly part of Rail Management and Consulting... |
Rail Management | 2005 | |
| Bay Line Railroad Bay Line Railroad The Bay Line Railroad is one of several short line railroad companies owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It operates between Panama City, Florida, and Dothan, Alabama, including a branch from Grimes to Abbeville, Alabama, reached via trackage rights on CSX's Dothan Subdivision between Dothan and Grimes... |
Rail Management | 2005 | |
| Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad The Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad is a Class II railroad operating in New York and Pennsylvania.The BPRR is owned by Genesee and Wyoming Industries. Its main line runs between Buffalo, New York and Eidenau, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh. Here, connections are made to the city center via the... |
direct | 1988 | |
| Chattahoochee Bay Railroad | direct | 2006 | |
| Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad is a class III railroad located in southern Georgia.It connects Cedar Springs, Hilton and Saffold over a 15 mile route, interconnecting with CSX Corporation and Norfolk Southern.... |
Georgia-Pacific Georgia-Pacific Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals. As of Fall 2010, the company employed more than 40,000 people at more... |
2003 | |
| Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway The Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway is a short-line railroad which is headquartered in LaFayette, Georgia. The railroad operated twenty-two miles of the Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Kensington, Georgia, which went reverted to the Norfolk Southern System... |
CAGY | 2008 | |
| Columbus and Greenville Railway Columbus and Greenville Railway There have been two uses of Columbus and Greenville Railway, both for the same rail line.-Original Columbus and Greenville:The first Columbus and Greenville Railway was formed by the sale of the Southern Railway operated Southern Railway in Mississippi, to local interests... |
CAGY | 2008 | |
| Columbus and Ohio River Railroad Columbus and Ohio River Railroad Columbus and Ohio River Railroad is a railroad in the U.S. state of Ohio owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.It begins in Columbus along CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railway tracks and stretches to Mingo Junction, Ohio near Steubenville just on the Ohio river. It has two interchanges with... |
Summit View | 2008 | |
| Commonwealth Railway Commonwealth Railway The Commonwealth Railway, Inc. is a Class III short-line railroad operating of track of a former Norfolk, Franklin and Danville Railway line from Suffolk, Virginia, to Portsmouth, Virginia. The main office is in the Wilroy area of Suffolk. Commonwealth Railway is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.... |
Rail Link | 1996 | |
| Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad The Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad is a terminal railroad originally created in 1924 to facilitate heavy bulk freight cargo traffic flow from the recently completed deep water port channel of the new Corpus Christi Port... |
Port of Corpus Christi Port of Corpus Christi * Port Corpus Christi is the 5th largest port in the United States in total tonnage . Port Corpus Christi is located on Corpus Christi Bay in the western Gulf of Mexico, with a straight 45’ deep channel. The Port is located close to downtown Corpus Christi, Texas, Nueces County, Texas; but the... |
1997 | |
| Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad The Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad is a short line railroad located in Dansville, New York.The Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad first opened in the 1870s. It extended the entire length from Dansville to Mount Morris, New York.... |
direct | 1985 | |
| East Tennessee Railway East Tennessee Railway The East Tennessee Railway is a short line railroad linking Elizabethton, Tennessee to CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway in Johnson City, Tennessee, away. Since 1996, the railroad has been owned by Genesee and Wyoming, an international operator of short line railroads, as part... |
Rail Management | 2005 | |
| First Coast Railroad First Coast Railroad The First Coast Railroad is a class III railroad operating in Florida and Georgia, owned by Rail Link Inc..The FCRD was founded in April 2005 to lease 32 miles of a former Seaboard Air Line Railroad from CSX... |
direct | 2005 | |
| Fordyce and Princeton Railroad Fordyce and Princeton Railroad The Fordyce and Princeton Railroad Company is a short-line railroad headquartered in Crossett, Arkansas.F&P operates of line from Fordyce, Arkansas , to an interchange with Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad at Crossett.F&P traffic generally consists of lumber and paper products.F&P... |
Georgia-Pacific Georgia-Pacific Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products and related chemicals. As of Fall 2010, the company employed more than 40,000 people at more... |
2003 | |
| FreightLink FreightLink FreightLink is a railway freight operator in Australia that operates over the Adelaide–Darwin railway.-History:In 2000, the AustralAsia Rail Corporation awarded the contract to build and operate the Adelaide to Darwin railway as a Build, Own, Operate and Transfer back project to the Asia Pacific... |
2009–2010 | ||
| Galveston Railroad Galveston Railroad The Galveston Railroad is a Class III terminal switching railroad headquartered in Galveston, Texas. It primarily serves the transportation of cargo to and from the Port of Galveston.... |
Rail Management | 2005 | |
| Genesee and Wyoming Railroad Genesee and Wyoming Railroad Genesee & Wyoming Inc. is a short-line railroad holding company that owns or maintains interests in 63 railroads throughout six countries , and operates more than of owned and leased track, with more than under additional track-access arrangements... |
direct | 1977 | |
| Genesee and Wyoming Australia Genesee and Wyoming Australia Genesee and Wyoming Australia is an Australian rail freight operator based in Adelaide, South Australia. It is a 100 percent owned subsidiary of Genesee and Wyoming Inc based in the USA, and was formed in June 2006 to run the South Australian operations of the Australian Railroad Group joint... |
direct | 2006 | |
| Georgia Central Railway Georgia Central Railway The Georgia Central Railway operates about of track from Macon, Georgia through Dublin, Georgia and Vidalia, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia. It also operates about of trackage between Savannah and Riceboro, Georgia, switching Interstate Paper LLC. It connects with CSX Transportation and the... |
Rail Management | 2005 | |
| Georgia Southwestern Railroad Georgia Southwestern Railroad The Georgia Southwestern Railroad is a Class III short line railroad company that operates over of track in southwestern Georgia and southeastern Alabama... |
direct | 2008 | |
| Golden Isles Terminal Railroad Golden Isles Terminal Railroad The Golden Isles Terminal Railroad is a terminal railroad that began operations in 1998, taking over from the Colonel's Island Railroad. It operates 33 miles of track in and around the port at Brunswick, GA. Starting in 1998, GITM is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.... |
Georgia Ports Authority Georgia Ports Authority The Georgia Ports Authority is the administrative agency of the U.S. state of Georgia that oversees the development, maintenance and operation of two deepwater seaports and two inland ports in the state. The GPA was established in 1945 by State Ports Authority Act #422 and is currently... |
1998 | |
| Huron Central Railway Huron Central Railway Huron Central Railway is a Canadian railway operating in northern Ontario, operated by Genesee & Wyoming Canada Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc.... |
G&W Canada | 1997 | |
| Illinois and Midland Railroad | direct | 1996 | |
| KWT Railway | Rail Management | 2005 | |
| Little Rock and Western Railway Little Rock and Western Railway The Little Rock and Western Railway is a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Perry, Arkansas, and owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc..... |
Rail Management | 2005 | |
| Louisiana and Delta Railroad Louisiana and Delta Railroad Louisiana and Delta Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in New Iberia, Louisiana.LDRR operates over 114 miles of branch line in southern Louisiana between Lafayette, Louisiana and Raceland, Louisiana, with most of the lines near US 90... |
direct | 1987 | |
| Luxapalila Valley Railroad Luxapalila Valley Railroad Luxapalila Valley Railroad operates of track between Columbus, Mississippi, and Belk, Alabama.LXVR was incorporated in 1996, and was previously a subsidiary of CAGY Industries which owned several railroads in the Southeastern United States. In 2008, CAGY was purchased by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.,... |
CAGY | 2008 | |
| Mahoning Valley Railway Mahoning Valley Railway Mahoning Valley Railway is a short-line railroad in Mahoning County, Ohio, USA, owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It has an interchange with Norfolk Southern Railway at its east end. The west end is Youngstown Belt Railroad which is also owned by Genesee & Wyoming. This services Youngstown, Ohio area... |
Summit View | 2008 | |
| Maryland Midland Railway Maryland Midland Railway The Maryland Midland Railway is a Class III short-line railroad operating about 63 miles of track in central Maryland. It was originally headquartered in the former Western Maryland Railway station in Union Bridge, Maryland, however it is now located in a new facility across the street from the... |
direct | 2007 | Owns 87.4% interest, Lehigh Cement (the largest shipper on the line) owns the remaining 12.6% |
| Meridian and Bigbee Railroad | Rail Management | 2005 | |
| Ohio Central Railroad Ohio Central Railroad (1988) The Ohio Central Railroad is a part of the Ohio Central Railroad System, operating a former Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway line between Warwick and Zanesville, Ohio, United States. Operations began in 1988... |
Summit View | 2008 | |
| Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad | Summit View | 2008 | |
| Ohio Southern Railroad Ohio Southern Railroad (1986) Ohio Southern Railroad is a railroad that is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It begins in Zanesville, Ohio along the intersections of Ohio Central Railroad and Columbus and Ohio River Railroad which are both also owned by Genesee & Wyoming... |
Summit View | 2008 | |
| Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad The Pittsburgh and Ohio Central Railroad is a short-line railroad operating 35 miles of track over the Chartiers Branch in southwest Pennsylvania... |
Summit View | 2008 | |
| Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad The Pittsburg and Shawmut Railroad , also known as the Shawmut Line, was a short line railroad company operating passenger and freight service on standard gauge track in central and southwestern Pennsylvania... |
direct | 1996 | |
| Portland and Western Railroad Portland and Western Railroad The Portland and Western Railroad is a Class II railroad serving the U.S. state of Oregon, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of shortline and regional railroad holding company Genesee & Wyoming Inc... |
direct | 1995 | |
| Quebec Gatineau Railway | G&W Canada | 1997 | Lessee of Mirabel Railway |
| Riceboro Southern Railway Riceboro Southern Railway The Riceboro Southern Railway began operations in 2004 operating on about 33 miles of track, some of which is leased from CSX Transportation. The track on which it operates is part of the ex-Seaboard Air Line route from Savannah, Georgia to Jacksonville, Florida. The tracks were taken up... |
Rail Management | 2005 | |
| Rochester and Southern Railroad Rochester and Southern Railroad The Rochester and Southern Railroad , a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., is a class III shortline that runs from the city of Rochester in Monroe County to Silver Springs, NY. The RSR started in 1986, when the B&O sold off its Buffalo and Rochester branches... |
direct | 1986 | |
| St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad , known as St-Laurent et Atlantique Quebec in Canada, is a short line railroad operating between Portland, Maine on the Atlantic Ocean and Montreal, Quebec on the St. Lawrence River. It crosses the Canada-U.S... |
Emons | 2002 | |
| St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (Quebec) | Emons | 2002 | |
| Salt Lake City Southern Railroad Salt Lake City Southern Railroad The Salt Lake City Southern Railroad is a 25-mile shortline operating between Salt Lake City, Utah and Murray, Utah. The SL began operating on April 19, 1993 as a RailTex subsidiary. Today the SL is a subsidiary of the Utah Railway and is owned by the Genesee & Wyoming Inc.-History:The line was... |
Utah | 2002 | |
| Savannah Port Terminal Railroad Savannah Port Terminal Railroad The Savannah Port Terminal Railroad is a terminal railroad that began operations on June 9, 1998, taking over track operations from the Savannah State Docks Railroad. It operates about 23 miles of track and handles about 46,000 cars annually. The owner is Genesee & Wyoming Inc.... |
Georgia Ports Authority Georgia Ports Authority The Georgia Ports Authority is the administrative agency of the U.S. state of Georgia that oversees the development, maintenance and operation of two deepwater seaports and two inland ports in the state. The GPA was established in 1945 by State Ports Authority Act #422 and is currently... |
1998 | |
| South Buffalo Railway South Buffalo Railway The South Buffalo Railway operates more than fifty miles of railway lines along the southeast shore of Lake Erie. South Buffalo connects to CSX, Norfolk Southern, Canadian Pacific, and Canadian National Railway.-Historical connections:... |
Bethlehem Steel Bethlehem Steel The Bethlehem Steel Corporation , based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was once the second-largest steel producer in the United States, after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based U.S. Steel. After a decline in the U.S... |
2001 | |
| Talleyrand Terminal Railroad Talleyrand Terminal Railroad The Talleyrand Terminal Railroad is a short line terminal railroad run by Rail Link, Inc., a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It serves the Jacksonville Port Authority and tenants with over ten miles of track. It has only one main line, running west from the Tallyrand Marine Terminal on the St... |
Rail Link | 1996 | |
| Tazewell and Peoria Railroad Tazewell and Peoria Railroad The Tazewell & Peoria Railroad is a short-line railroad, running entirely in Peoria County and Tazewell County, Illinois, and formed by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. to lease the assets of the century-old Peoria and Pekin Union Railway , which is owned by Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern and Canadian... |
direct | 2004 | Lessee of Peoria and Pekin Union Railway Peoria and Pekin Union Railway The Peoria and Pekin Union Railway is a switching and terminal railroad in Illinois that began operating in 1881 and was leased to the Tazewell and Peoria Railroad in 2004. Its main yard and roundhouse are in East Peoria, Illinois, and it owns track on both sides of the Illinois River... |
| Tomahawk Railway | Rail Management | 2005 | |
| Utah Railway Utah Railway The Utah Railway is a class III railroad operating in Utah and Colorado, and owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.-History:The Utah Railway Company was incorporated on January 24, 1912, with the name of Utah Coal Railway, shortened to Utah Railway in May of the same year... |
direct | 2002 | |
| Valdosta Railway Valdosta Railway The Valdosta Railway is a shortline railroad in the U.S. state of Georgia, connecting Clyattville to CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway at Valdosta. The company began operations in 1992 as a subsidiary of the Rail Management and Consulting Corporation, and was acquired by Genesee... |
Rail Management | 2005 | |
| Warren and Trumbull Railroad Warren and Trumbull Railroad The Warren and Trumbull Railroad is a part of the Ohio Central Railroad System, which was bought by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. in 2008, operating three lines in and near Warren... |
Summit View | 2008 | |
| Western Kentucky Railway Western Kentucky Railway The Western Kentucky Railway is a shortline railroad in Kentucky, connecting coal mines with CSX Transportation at Providence. The lines were part of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad until March 1982, when Costain Coal, Inc. bought the trackage and set up the Tradewater Railway to operate it... |
Rail Management | 2005 | |
| Willamette and Pacific Railroad | direct | 1993 | |
| Wilmington Terminal Railroad Wilmington Terminal Railroad The Wilmington Terminal Railroad is a shortline railroad serving the Port of Wilmington . It began operations in 1986 over trackage owned by the North Carolina Ports Railway Commission, whose other lines were simultaneously leased to the Carolina Rail Services Company... |
Rail Management | 2005 | |
| York Railway | Emons | 2002 | |
| Yorkrail Yorkrail The York Railway is a shortline railroad operating of track in and near York, Pennsylvania. The company was created in 1999 through a consolidation of Yorkrail, Inc. and the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad , both owned by the Emons Railroad Group, and it immediately sold the property thus... |
Emons (York) | 2002 | |
| Youngstown and Austintown Railroad Youngstown and Austintown Railroad Youngstown and Austintown Railroad is a short-line railroad that exists just west of Youngstown, Ohio, USA. It is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It connects with the Youngstown Belt Railroad which is owned by the same company. The lines are very short and they service the steel industry in... |
Summit View | 2008 | |
| Youngstown Belt Railroad Youngstown Belt Railroad The Youngstown Belt Railroad is a part of the Ohio Central Railroad System, which was bought by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. in 2008, serving the area northwest of Youngstown, Ohio. It began operations in 1997, mainly on ex-Erie Railroad trackage owned by the affiliated Warren and Trumbull Railroad ,... |
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| Bradford Industrial Railroad | direct | 1988 | Merged 2004 into Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad The Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad is a Class II railroad operating in New York and Pennsylvania.The BPRR is owned by Genesee and Wyoming Industries. Its main line runs between Buffalo, New York and Eidenau, Pennsylvania, north of Pittsburgh. Here, connections are made to the city center via the... |
| Carolina Coastal Railway Carolina Coastal Railway Carolina Coastal Railway is a shortline railroad.CLNA operates of line from Pinetown to Belhaven, North Carolina. CLNA interchanges with Norfolk Southern at Pinetown.... |
Rail Link | 1996 | Sold 2003 |
| direct | 1999 | Ceased operations 2007 | |
| GWI Switching Services | direct | 1994 | Ceased operations 1997 |
| Penn Eastern Rail Lines | Emons | 2002 | Sold 2002 |
The G&W also owns a minority share in Ferroviaria Oriental, a Bolivia
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n railway.