Genesee & Wyoming

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. is a global railroad company that owns and leases freight railroads, specializing in the transportation of a wide range of commodities including agricultural products, chemicals, coal, and intermodal goods. The company operates through three primary segments: North American Operations, Australian Operations, and U.K./European Operations. It manages a diverse portfolio of approximately 120 freight railroads, which includes 104 short line railroads in the United States, along with operations in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands, covering around 16,100 miles of track. Additionally, Genesee & Wyoming offers services such as deep sea maritime container operations, bulk haulage, rail services at numerous ports, transload services, and railcar switching and repair for industrial clients. Founded in 1899 and headquartered in Darien, Connecticut, the company emphasizes customer relationships and operational efficiency across its global network.

Joel Haka

Senior Vice President, Pacific Region

18 past transactions

Cargomatic

Series B in 2018
Cargomatic, Inc. operates an online platform that connects shippers with pre-screened and qualified carriers in real-time, primarily serving the Southern California region. Established in 2013 and based in Venice, California, Cargomatic has developed a technology-driven network for local truck availability. Shippers can submit loads and quickly find nearby trucks to meet their logistics needs. Since its launch in early 2014, the platform has facilitated tens of thousands of deliveries across California, Chicago, and metropolitan New York. By streamlining the booking process and providing real-time tracking capabilities, Cargomatic enhances service levels, improves pick-up and delivery rates, and allows customers to manage outsourced vendors efficiently. The company operates as a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Pentalver Transport

Acquisition in 2017
Pentalver Transport Limited is a UK-based provider of container-related services, founded in 1980 and headquartered in Southampton. The company offers a wide array of services including container storage, transportation, specialist haulage, cargo handling, repairs, and refrigeration. It also engages in the sale of new and used containers, including general, shipping, and refrigerated types, along with container accessories. Pentalver operates strategically located off-dock container terminals at major seaports such as Felixstowe, Southampton, London Gateway, and Tilbury, as well as an inland terminal in Cannock, near significant distribution centers in the UK Midlands. The company functions as a subsidiary of GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited.

Atlantic Western Transportation

Acquisition in 2017
Atlantic Western Transportation Inc. is a transportation and logistics company based in Americus, Georgia, that serves a diverse range of industries in the central region of the state. Founded in 2001, the company specializes in a variety of logistics services, including warehousing, load consolidation, transloading, cross-docking, trucking, transportation management, and logistics consulting. In addition to these services, Atlantic Western Transportation also provides industrial development solutions, such as rail infrastructure establishment and rail solutions. The company aims to enhance service delivery and optimize transportation rates through its comprehensive offerings.

Providence & Worcester Railroad

Acquisition in 2016
Providence and Worcester Railroad Company (P&W) is an interstate freight carrier operating primarily in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. The company is notable for its role in servicing the international double-stack intermodal terminal in Worcester, Massachusetts. P&W transports a diverse range of commodities, including automobiles, construction aggregates, iron and steel products, chemicals, plastics, lumber, scrap metals, cement, coal, and various food products. In 2013, P&W reported the transportation of 34,402 carloads of freight and 19,047 intermodal containers. The company’s rail network extends approximately 516 miles, facilitating efficient freight movement across the northeastern United States.

Freightliner

Acquisition in 2015
Freightliner, established in 1965, is a UK-based holding company specializing in rail freight services. It serves blue-chip clients across the United Kingdom, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Australia. The company transports a wide range of cargo, including aggregates, cement, coal, construction materials, minerals, petrochemicals, and waste. Freightliner also offers maritime container transport services, rail and road container logistics, repair and maintenance of traction and rolling stock, and rail haulage solutions for bulk, intermodal, and infrastructure services. Its extensive fleet comprises locomotives, rolling stocks, lorries, wagons, road vehicles, and handling equipment and cranes. As of 2015, Freightliner operates as a subsidiary of GWI UK Holding Limited.

RailAmerica

Acquisition in 2012
RailAmerica is a leading operator of short-line and regional freight railroads in North America, recognized for owning and managing a significant portfolio of railroads. The company operates 40 individual railroads, encompassing approximately 7,500 miles of track across 27 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. RailAmerica primarily acquires, develops, and operates these railroads by purchasing light-density rail lines from larger domestic railroads and regional railroads that have been privatized by foreign governments. This strategy enables RailAmerica to provide essential freight transportation services across a diverse geographic area.

Arizona Eastern Railway

Acquisition in 2011
Arizona Eastern Railway Company operates two rail lines which cover over 200 track miles in southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico and are connected by 52 miles of trackage rights over the Union Pacific Railroad. The company transports commodities which include copper, chemicals, and agricultural and forest products.

FreightLink

Acquisition in 2010
FreightLink Pty Ltd. is an Australian company based in Wetherill Park that specializes in railway transport services. The company focuses on bulk minerals transportation and offers a variety of general freight services, including intermodal, international freight, and logistics support for defense forces. In addition to these services, FreightLink provides bulk freight solutions for minerals, mining consumables, and liquids. The company's distribution options encompass road, air, sea, and rail freight, along with warehousing services, enabling customers to optimize their distribution processes for greater efficiency and cost reduction.

Georgia Southwestern Railroad

Acquisition in 2008
Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc. operates a railroad between Cuthbert and Bainbridge, Georgia. The company provides freight and railcar storage services in southwest Georgia and eastern Alabama. It offers freight services for various commodities, such as agricultural products, chemicals and plastics, aggregates, and forest products; and storage services, including track space for loaded and empty railcar, as well as locomotive storage. The company also provides industrial sites and development services for companies considering relocation, expansion, or distribution.

Ohio Central Railroad System

Acquisition in 2008
Ohio Central Railroad System was founded in 1988 and primarily handles steel, coal and solid waste freight. Its Ohio operations include the Columbus and Ohio River Railroad, which runs about 160 miles to Mingo Junction, near Pennsylvania, from Columbus, and about 85 miles between Newark and Cambridge. The system also has the Ohio Central Railroad and the Ohio Southern Railroad, which run from South Glouster near Athens to Brewster, about 100 miles north.

CAGY Industries

Acquisition in 2008
CAGY Industries, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and operation of locomotives and track in Alabama and Mississippi. The company was founded in 1975 and is based in Columbus, Mississippi.

Rotterdam Rail Feeding

Acquisition in 2008
Rotterdam Rail Feeding B.V. specializes in short-line rail services at the Port of Rotterdam, facilitating rail transport along key corridors to Germany and Belgium. The company provides a range of services including rail short haul, switching, terminal shunting, and feeder services. Additionally, it supplies locomotives and railroad operating personnel, along with rail-related services to track construction and maintenance companies, as well as government-owned infrastructure operators. By offering flexible logistics packages that encompass rail freight, shunting, rail cargo, construction, testing, port operations, and cross-border operations, Rotterdam Rail Feeding supports clients in optimizing their logistics capabilities.

Maryland Midland Railway

Acquisition in 2007
Maryland Midland Railway, Inc. provides distribution/logistics services. The company provides, through rate negotiation and implementation via contracts, deregulated quotations or proportional applications, origin to destination, including route selection and publication, equipment supply, scheduling, tracing, and billing. It serves brick distributor and manufacturer, animal and poultry feed distribution, fertilizer/bulk product rail/truck transfer, propane distributor, fertilizer/grain distributor, aggregate producer, cement manufacturer, lightweight aggregate producer, relief agency/used clothing, home builder, and grain operations markets, as well as floor covering manufacturer, and lumber and building materials markets.

Chattahoochee & Gulf Railroad

Acquisition in 2006
Chattahoochee & Gulf Railroad operates short line and regional freight railroads.

H&S Railroad

Acquisition in 2006
H&S Railroad Co. operates as a class III rail carrier.

Utah Railway

Acquisition in 2002
Utah Railway Company provides railroad and switching services between Salt Lake City, Provo, and Ogden. The company owns and operates the Salt Lake City Southern Railroad Company (SL). Utah Railway Company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Helper, Utah.

Emons Transportation Group

Acquisition in 2002
Emons Transportation Group, Inc. operates as a rail freight transportation and distribution services company that serves the mid-Atlantic and northeast regions of the United States and Quebec, Canada. The company owns four short line railroads, and operates a rail intermodal terminal in Auburn, Maine, which provides its customers in New England with access to the global marketplace by transporting their freight by rail, for further transport by steamship or truck.

South Buffalo Railway

Acquisition in 2001
South Buffalo Railway operates over 52 miles on Lake Erie shores and connects carriers CSX Corp., Norfolk Southern Corp., Canadian National Railway Company and Canadian Pacific Limited. The rail line also connects to GWI's Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad in New York and Pennsylvania.
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