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		UNITED STATES<BR>
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	WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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	FORM 8-K
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	CURRENT REPORT
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	May 24, 2017
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	Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
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	Delaware
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	001-31456
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	06-0984624
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	20 West Avenue, Darien, Connecticut
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	06820
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	203-202-8900
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</B>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(b)&nbsp;Resignation, Retirement of Directors.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">In accordance with Genesee & Wyoming Inc.&#146;s (the &#147;Company&#148;) previous announcement on February&nbsp;3,
2017, Mr.&nbsp;Mortimer B. Fuller III retired from the Company&#146;s Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;)
effective May&nbsp;24, 2017. Immediately following Mr.&nbsp;Fuller&#146;s retirement, Mr.&nbsp;John C. Hellmann, the
Company&#146;s President and Chief Executive Officer, was appointed as Chairman of the Board. Mr.
Hellmann has served as a member of the Board since 2006.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(a)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders was held on May&nbsp;24, 2017.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(b)&nbsp;The stockholders considered four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the
Proxy Statement. As set forth in the Proxy Statement, there were 61,511,715 shares of Class&nbsp;A
common stock and 758,138 shares of Class&nbsp;B common stock outstanding as of the close of business on
the record date. A total of 58,514,796 shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock, or 95%, were present in
person or by proxy at the annual meeting. A total of 756,266 shares of Class&nbsp;B common stock, or
99.8%, were present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting. The holders of the Company&#146;s Class
A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Class&nbsp;A common stock held and the holders
of the Company&#146;s Class&nbsp;B common stock are entitled to ten votes for each share of Class&nbsp;B common
stock held. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the
annual meeting are as follows:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><B><I>Proposal 1: Election of Directors. </I></B>The stockholders voted to elect the following individuals
as directors of the Company, each for a three-year term expiring in 2020, or until their successors
have been duly elected and qualified:

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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Votes Withheld</B></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">John C. Hellmann</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">62,675,897</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">614,822</TD>
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    <TD align="right">2,786,737</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Albert J. Neupaver</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">56,412,446</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">6,878,273</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right">2,786,737</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Joseph H. Pyne</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right">57,652,044</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">5,638,675</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,786,737</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Hunter C. Smith</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">62,689,933</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">600,786</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2,786,737</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%">Directors whose terms of office continued after the annual meeting are: Richard H. Allert,
Hans Michael Norkus, Ann N. Reese, Richard H. Bott, &#216;ivind Lorentzen III and Mark A. Scudder.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><B><I>Proposal 2: Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. </I></B>The stockholders approved,
on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as follows:

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    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Votes For</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Votes Against</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Abstentions</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Broker Non-Votes</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">52,934,449
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">10,255,093</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">101,177</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">2,786,737</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><B><I>Proposal 3: Frequency of Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. </I></B>The
stockholders voted 1&nbsp;year for the frequency of future non-binding, advisory votes on the
compensation paid to our named executive officers as follows:

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    <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="11%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="11%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Votes For</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Votes For</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Votes For</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>1 Year</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>2 Years</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>3 Years</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Abstentions</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">57,280,745
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">29,791</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">5,430,265</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">549,918</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 4%"><B><I>Proposal 4: Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm. </I></B>The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company&#146;s independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2017 was ratified as
follows:

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    <TD width="12%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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has determined that future non-binding, advisory votes of stockholders to approve the compensation
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Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (Form: 8-K)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
May 24, 2017
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-31456
06-0984624
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
20 West Avenue, Darien, Connecticut
06820
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
203-202-8900
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(b) Resignation, Retirement of Directors.
In accordance with Genesee & Wyoming Inc.'s (the "Company") previous announcement on February 3,
2017, Mr. Mortimer B. Fuller III retired from the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board")
effective May 24, 2017. Immediately following Mr. Fuller's retirement, Mr. John C. Hellmann, the
Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, was appointed as Chairman of the Board. Mr.
Hellmann has served as a member of the Board since 2006.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
(a) The Company's 2017 annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 24, 2017.
(b) The stockholders considered four proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the
Proxy Statement. As set forth in the Proxy Statement, there were 61,511,715 shares of Class A
common stock and 758,138 shares of Class B common stock outstanding as of the close of business on
the record date. A total of 58,514,796 shares of Class A common stock, or 95%, were present in
person or by proxy at the annual meeting. A total of 756,266 shares of Class B common stock, or
99.8%, were present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting. The holders of the Company's Class
A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Class A common stock held and the holders
of the Company's Class B common stock are entitled to ten votes for each share of Class B common
stock held. The final voting results for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the
annual meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors.
The stockholders voted to elect the following individuals
as directors of the Company, each for a three-year term expiring in 2020, or until their successors
have been duly elected and qualified:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
John C. Hellmann
62,675,897
614,822
2,786,737
Albert J. Neupaver
56,412,446
6,878,273
2,786,737
Joseph H. Pyne
57,652,044
5,638,675
2,786,737
Hunter C. Smith
62,689,933
600,786
2,786,737
Directors whose terms of office continued after the annual meeting are: Richard H. Allert,
Hans Michael Norkus, Ann N. Reese, Richard H. Bott, Øivind Lorentzen III and Mark A. Scudder.
Proposal 2: Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
The stockholders approved,
on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
52,934,449
10,255,093
101,177
2,786,737
Proposal 3: Frequency of Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.
The
stockholders voted 1 year for the frequency of future non-binding, advisory votes on the
compensation paid to our named executive officers as follows:
Votes For
Votes For
Votes For
1 Year
2 Years
3 Years
Abstentions
57,280,745
29,791
5,430,265
549,918
Proposal 4: Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm.
The selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 was ratified as
follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
65,834,916
217,734
24,806
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(d) Based on the results of the vote, and consistent with the advisory recommendation, the Board
has determined that future non-binding, advisory votes of stockholders to approve the compensation
of the named executive officers will be submitted annually to the Company's stockholders until the
next non-binding, advisory stockholder vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive
compensation, or until the Board otherwise determines a different frequency for such non-binding,
advisory votes.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
	registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
	undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
May 26, 2017
By:
/s/ Allison M. Fergus
Name: Allison M. Fergus
Title: General Counsel and Secretary