Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) (NYSE:GWR) announces the following conference call and webcast:

WHAT: G&W Q2 2017 Financial Release Conference Call

WHEN: Aug. 1, 2017, at 11 a.m. EDT

WHERE: www.gwrr.com/investors (listen only)

Conference Call Dial-In Numbers -- in U.S., call (800) 230-1059; outside U.S., call (612) 234-9959.

If you are unable to participate during the live conference call and webcast, the webcast will be archived at www.gwrr.com/investors until the next quarter. Telephone replay is also available for 30 days beginning at 1 p.m. EDT on Aug. 1 by dialing (800) 475-6701 (or outside U.S., dial 320-365-3844). The access code is 405460.

About G&W

G&W is unique in the rail industry, owning or leasing more than 120 freight railroads organized in 10 locally managed operating regions with 8,000 employees serving 3,000 customers.

  • G&W’s eight North American regions serve 41 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces and include 115 short line and regional freight railroads with more than 13,000 track-miles.
  • G&W’s Australia Region provides freight rail service in New South Wales, the Northern Territory and South Australia and operates the 1,400-mile Tarcoola-to-Darwin rail line. The Australia Region is 51.1% owned by G&W and 48.9% owned by a consortium of funds and clients managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets.
  • G&W’s UK/Europe Region is the U.K.’s largest rail maritime intermodal operator and second-largest freight rail provider, as well as operating regional rail services in Continental Europe.

It is G&W’s core purpose to be the safest and most respected rail service provider in the world.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release and conference call 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.