Genesee & Wyoming Announces Q1 2013 Financial Release Conference Call and Webcast

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

WHAT: G&W Q1 2013 Financial Release Conference Call

WHEN: May 1, 2013, at 11 a.m. EDT

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

Conference Call Dial-In Numbers -- in U.S., call (877) 209-9922; outside U.S., call (612) 332-1210.

If you are unable to participate during the live conference call and webcast, the webcast will be archived at http://www.gwrr.com/investors until the next quarter. Telephone replay is also available for 30 days beginning at 1 p.m. EDT on May 1 by dialing (800) 475-6701 (or outside U.S., dial 320-365-3844). The access code is 277534.

About G&W

G&W owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium. In addition, G&W operates the 1,400-mile Tarcoola to Darwin rail line, which links the Port of Darwin with the Australian interstate rail network in South Australia. Operations currently include 111 railroads organized in 11 regions, with nearly 15,000 miles of owned and leased track, 4,600 employees and over 2,000 customers. We provide rail service at 35 ports in North America, Australia and Europe and perform contract coal loading and railcar switching for industrial customers.

"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.