Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR) Chief Financial Officer Timothy J. Gallagher will present at the Morgan Keegan 2007 Equity Conference in Memphis, Tenn., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007, at 3:45 p.m. CDT.

Interested investors may access Mr. Gallagher'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. Operations currently include 48 railroads organized in 10 regions, as well as service at 12 U.S. ports, contract coal loading and industrial switching. GWI operates more than 6,800 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 and the presentation 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
http://www.gwrr.com