Georgia Southwestern Railroad

Genesee & Wyoming’s 2021 U.S. Industrial Development Results Demonstrate Customer Growth, Rising Demand for Sustainable Solutions and Increased Appeal of Multimodal Logistics

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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A new steel corridor continues to grow along Indiana & Ohio Railway (IORY) with the development of a new customer facility in Delta, Ohio, that will receive inbound coils to make pipe.

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  • A new steel corridor continues to grow along Indiana & Ohio Railway (IORY) with the development of a new customer facility in Delta, Ohio, that will receive inbound coils to make pipe.
  • This marks the fourth steel customer to expand business along IORY since 2015.
  • Transloading between truck and railcars has become an attractive logistics solution for customers without direct rail access.
  • G&W owns or leases 116 freight railroads organized in locally managed operating regions with 7,300 employees serving 3,000 customers.

Choice Terminal™ Bulk Transfer Facility Opens on G&W’s Georgia Southwestern Railroad

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Tuesday, August 13, 2019
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Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W)(NYSE:GWR) today announced the opening of a Choice Terminal bulk transfer facility on its Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc. (GSWR) subsidiary in Bainbridge.

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  • Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W)(NYSE:GWR) today announced the opening of a Choice Terminal bulk transfer facility on its Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc. (GSWR) subsidiary in Bainbridge.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190813005604/en/
    Genesee & Wyoming Inc. today announced the opening of a Choice Terminal bulk transfer facility on its Georgia Southwestern Railroad subsidiary in Bainbridge, Ga. (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Operated by G&W railroads, Choice Terminals transfer bulk materials including agricultural products, aggregates, chemicals and lumber between railcars and trucks, providing customers who are not located directly on a railroad with the opportunity to reduce transportation costs by using rail rather than long-haul trucks.
  • Likewise, outbound bulk products can be transported to the terminal via truck for loading onto railcars to their final destinations.
  • GSWRs Choice Terminal is located on a 15-acre site with two tracks accommodating 19 total railcars and offers open-truck access.

Heart of Georgia Railroad to Benefit from Federal Grant for Infrastructure Improvements

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Monday, June 17, 2019
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The Heart of Georgia Railroad (HOG), a short line freight railroad operating across the state of Georgia on 219 miles of track leased from the Georgia Department of Transportation, thanks all those who supported the federal Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grant awarded to Georgia DOT last week.

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  • The Heart of Georgia Railroad (HOG), a short line freight railroad operating across the state of Georgia on 219 miles of track leased from the Georgia Department of Transportation, thanks all those who supported the federal Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grant awarded to Georgia DOT last week.
  • The $820,000 grant will enable the HOG to upgrade track and restore service on two miles of rail line in Nunez, Ga.
  • Over one-third of the $326 million in grant funds were awarded to rural projects such as those in Georgia.
  • It interchanges with CSX at Cordele, Ga.; Georgia Central Railway at Vidalia, Ga.; Georgia Southwestern Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway at Americus; and the Georgia Southern Railway at Midville, Ga.

Georgia Southwestern Railroad to Benefit from Federal Grant for Infrastructure Improvements

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Monday, June 17, 2019
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The communities and customers along the Georgia Southwestern Railroad (GSWR), a 270-mile short line freight railroad serving western Georgia and nearby Alabama, will benefit from a federal Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grant awarded to the Georgia Department of Transportation last week.

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  • The communities and customers along the Georgia Southwestern Railroad (GSWR), a 270-mile short line freight railroad serving western Georgia and nearby Alabama, will benefit from a federal Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program grant awarded to the Georgia Department of Transportation last week.
  • This grant allows Georgia Southwestern to continue upgrading main-line track between Lynn and Cuthbert and providing customers with safe, efficient and competitive rail-freight services, said Jim Irvin, president of the railroad.
  • We appreciate the support of state and local officials, GSWR customers and, especially, Georgia DOT, which secured the grant.
  • Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc., a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., primarily serves customers in the peanut, general agriculture, aggregate, animal feed and ethanol storage markets.