Genesee & Wyoming Inc. is a global railroad company that owns and leases freight railroads, primarily focused on transporting various commodities. The company operates through three main segments: North American Operations, Australian Operations, and U.K./European Operations. It manages a diverse portfolio of 120 freight railroads, including short line and regional railroads across the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands, covering approximately 16,100 miles of track. Additionally, Genesee & Wyoming operates 6,200 miles of track owned or leased by others. The company provides a range of services, including deep sea maritime container operations, bulk haulage, and rail services at around 40 ports. It also offers transload services, contract coal loading, and railcar switching and repair for industrial clients. Founded in 1899 and headquartered in Darien, Connecticut, Genesee & Wyoming is dedicated to fostering long-term relationships with customers across North America, Europe, and beyond.
Cargomatic, Inc. is an online platform that facilitates real-time connections between shippers and pre-screened carriers, primarily serving customers in Southern California. Launched in early 2014 and based in Venice, California, the company enables shippers to submit loads and quickly locate nearby trucks to meet their logistics needs. Since its inception, Cargomatic has successfully expedited tens of thousands of deliveries across California, Chicago, and metropolitan New York. As a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Cargomatic focuses on providing an efficient and responsive network for local truck availability.
Pentalver Transport Limited is a provider of container-related services based in Southampton, United Kingdom. Established in 1980, the company specializes in a range of services including container storage, transportation, specialist haulage, cargo handling, container repairs, and refrigeration services. Pentalver also sells new and used general, shipping, and refrigerated containers, along with container accessories. The company operates off-dock container terminals strategically located near major seaports such as Felixstowe, Southampton, London Gateway, and Tilbury, as well as an inland terminal in Cannock, which is positioned near significant distribution centers in the UK Midlands. Pentalver operates as a subsidiary of GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited.
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 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 Group provides rail freight services for blue-chip organizations in the United Kingdom, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Australia. It transports aggregates, cement, coal, construction materials, minerals, petrochemicals, and waste. The company also provides maritime container transport services; repair and maintenance of traction and rolling stock; and rail haulage solutions for bulk, intermodal, and infrastructure services.
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. provides railway transport services. The company operates bulk minerals transportation services. It also offers general freight services, such as intermodal freight, international freight, and defence force logistics; and bulk freight services, including minerals and mining consumables, and liquids.
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 B.V. offers rail short haul, switching, terminal shunting, and feeder services at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. It also provides locomotives, railroad operating personnel, and rail-related services to track construction and maintenance companies, as well as government-owned infrastructure operators.
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 Co.
Acquisition in 2006
H&S Railroad Co. operates as a class III rail carrier.
Utah Railway Co.
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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