GREENWICH, Conn., June 7, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- John C. Hellmann, President of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI) (NYSE: GWR), will present at the Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference in New York, NY, at 1:45 p.m. ET, on Wednesday, June 14, 2006.

Interested investors may listen to the presentation via a live Internet audio web cast at the following link: http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/ml/transportation06/77212226.cfm.

Mr. Hellmann's presentation will be available starting June 14, 2006 on the GWI web site (http://www.gwrr.com) under "Investors."

About Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWI)

GWI is a leading operator of short line and regional freight railroads in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Bolivia.

For more information, contact Christopher Capot, 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.

SOURCE Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
CONTACT: Christopher Capot, Director of Corporate Communications, Genesee & Wyoming, +1-203-629-3722