Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR) President John C. Hellmann will present at the BB&T Capital Markets Transportation Services Conference in Miami, Fla., at 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007.

Interested investors may access Mr. Hellmann'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 is a leading operator of short line and regional freight railroads in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Bolivia. GWI railroads operate in 26 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces and serve 12 U.S. ports. GWI operates more than 5,900 miles of owned and leased track and approximately 3,700 additional miles under track access arrangements.

For more information, contact Michael Williams, Director of Corporate Communications, Genesee & Wyoming, 203-629-3722.

"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.

"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.

Genesee & Wyoming
Michael Williams, 1-203-629-3722
Director of Corporate Communications