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.
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Cargomatic
Series B in 2018
Cargomatic, Inc. is a technology-driven transportation platform that connects shippers with pre-screened carriers in real-time, primarily serving the short-haul and drayage trucking markets. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Venice, California, Cargomatic facilitates an on-demand network for local truck availability, allowing shippers to submit loads and quickly find nearby trucks to meet their logistics needs. Since its launch in early 2014, the company has successfully supported tens of thousands of deliveries across California, Chicago, and metropolitan New York. By streamlining communication and reducing the reliance on traditional booking methods, Cargomatic enhances service levels, improves pick-up times and delivery rates, and enables customers to manage their outsourced transportation vendors more effectively through a single platform.
Pentalver Transport
Acquisition in 2017
Pentalver Transport Limited is a company based in Southampton, United Kingdom, specializing in container-related services. Founded in 1980, it provides a comprehensive range of solutions including container storage, transportation, specialist haulage, cargo handling, repairs, and refrigeration services. Pentalver also engages in the sale of new and used containers, including general, shipping, and refrigerated types, as well as container accessories. The company operates several off-dock container terminals at major seaports such as Felixstowe, Southampton, London Gateway, and Tilbury, alongside an inland terminal in Cannock, strategically located near significant distribution centers. As a subsidiary of GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited, Pentalver Transport is well-positioned to meet diverse client needs in the logistics and transportation sector.
Atlantic Western Transportation
Acquisition in 2017
Atlantic Western Transportation Inc. is a transportation and logistics company based in Americus, Georgia. Founded in 2001, it serves a diverse range of industries in the central region of the state. The company specializes in various logistics services, including warehousing, load consolidation, trans loading, cross docking, trucking, transportation management, and logistics consulting. Additionally, it offers industrial development services such as rail solutions and the establishment of rail infrastructure. Atlantic Western Transportation aims to enhance service quality 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 that operates railroad services across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York. The company is integral to the transportation infrastructure in New England, particularly through its international double-stack intermodal terminal facility located in Worcester, Massachusetts. P&W facilitates the movement of a diverse range of commodities, including automobiles, construction aggregates, iron and steel products, chemicals and plastics, lumber, scrap metals, cement, coal, and processed food items. In the year ending December 31, 2013, P&W transported 34,402 carloads of freight and 19,047 intermodal containers, utilizing an extensive rail freight system that encompasses approximately 516 miles of track.
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 prominent operator of short-line and regional freight railroads in North America, recognized as the largest in terms of total track-miles. The company manages a portfolio of 40 railroads, encompassing approximately 7,500 miles of track across 27 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces. RailAmerica focuses on acquiring, developing, and operating these railroads, primarily by purchasing light-density rail lines from larger domestic railroads and acquiring regional railroads that have been privatized by foreign governments. Through its extensive network, RailAmerica plays a crucial role in the freight transportation sector, facilitating efficient logistics and connectivity across the continent.
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. It offers a range of freight solutions, including bulk minerals transportation, intermodal freight, international freight, and logistics for defense forces. Additionally, FreightLink provides general freight services, encompassing bulk freight for minerals, mining consumables, and liquids. The company aims to enhance its customers' distribution processes by offering comprehensive options that include road, air, sea, and rail freight, as well as warehousing services, to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
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 providing rail services at the Port of Rotterdam, focusing on short haul, switching, terminal shunting, and feeder operations. The company caters to logistics needs by offering a range of services, including rail freight, shunting, and rail cargo solutions, as well as support for construction and maintenance activities. Additionally, Rotterdam Rail Feeding supplies locomotives and railroad personnel, serving both private companies and government-owned infrastructure operators. By facilitating cross-border operations towards Germany and Belgium, the company enables clients to access flexible logistics packages tailored to their specific operational requirements.
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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