Genesee & Wyoming Inc. owns or leases 116 freight railroads worldwide (collectively "G&W" or the "company")* that are organiz ... ed in locally managed operating regions with approximately 7,300 employees and more than 3,000 customers. • G&W’s four North American regions serve 42 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces and include 113 short line and regional freight railroads with more than 13,000 track-miles. • G&W’s UK/Europe Region includes the U.K.’s largest rail maritime intermodal operator and second-largest freight rail provider, as well as regional rail services in Continental Europe. G&W subsidiaries and joint ventures also provide rail service at more than 30 major ports, rail-ferry service between the U.S. Southeast and Mexico, transload services, contract coal loading and railcar switching and repair. *When used on this site, the terms "Genesee & Wyoming," "G&W," "the company," "we," "our," and "us" refer collectively to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies. read more