Registration Withdrawal Request

-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CWI1ju+mXlm/gdyWNlPN8/EPGSso1Lk367o7hfI1SsfTYMVF9MPBnlRgpBNONCHs 8okxWMp7C15RAQY3jVAo8g== 0001193125-09-008445.txt : 20090120 0001193125-09-008445.hdr.sgml : 20090119 20090120165925 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-09-008445 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: RW PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20090120 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090120 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENESEE & WYOMING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001012620 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RAILROADS, LINE-HAUL OPERATING [4011] IRS NUMBER: 060984624 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: RW SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-155790 FILM NUMBER: 09534689 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 66 FIELD POINT ROAD CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 BUSINESS PHONE: 2036293722 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 66 FIELD POINT ROAD CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 RW 1 drw.htm REGISTRATION WITHDRAWAL REQUEST Registration Withdrawal Request

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[G&W Letterhead]

VIA EDGAR

Division of Corporate Finance

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

January 20, 2009

Re:	Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-155790), filed on November 28, 2008

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 477 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby applies to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for consent to withdraw immediately the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-155790), together with all exhibits thereto, filed on November 28, 2008 (the “S-3”).

The S-3 is being withdrawn because the Registrant meets the requirements of a “well-known seasoned issuer” under Rule 405 of the Act. Because the Registrant meets these requirements, the Registrant would like to withdraw the S-3 and file an “automatic shelf” registration statement on Form S-3ASR. No securities have been or will be sold pursuant to the S-3. The Registrant requests, in accordance with Rule 457(p) of the Act, that all fees paid to the Commission in connection with the filing of the S-3 be credited to the Registrant’s account and applied to offset the registration fee payable with respect to the securities that are to be registered on the Form S-3ASR.

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If you have any questions about this request for withdrawal, please feel free to call me (203-629-3722) or A.J. Kess (212-455-2711).

Sincerely,

/s/ Allison M. Fergus

Allison M. Fergus

General Counsel and Secretary

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