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		UNITED STATES<BR>
	SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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 17, 2016
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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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<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 September&nbsp;28,
2015, Mr.&nbsp;Philip Ringo retired from the Company&#146;s Board of Directors effective May&nbsp;17, 2016.


<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">The Company&#146;s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders was held on May&nbsp;17, 2016. The stockholders
considered two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Proxy Statement. As set
forth in the Proxy Statement, there were 57,155,575 shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock and 793,138
shares of Class&nbsp;B common stock outstanding as of the close of business on the record date. A total
of 55,062,259 shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock, or 96.3%, were present in person or by proxy at the
annual meeting. A total of 791,066 shares of Class&nbsp;B common stock, or 99.7%, were present in person
or by proxy at the annual meeting. The holders of the Company&#146;s Class&nbsp;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"><B><I>Proposal 1: Election of Directors.</I></B>&nbsp;The stockholders voted to elect the following individuals as
directors of the Company, each for a three-year term expiring in 2019, or until their successors
have been duly elected and qualified, except for Messrs.&nbsp;Neupaver and Pyne who were elected as
directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring in 2017:


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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Richard H. Bott</DIV></TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Directors whose terms of office continued after the annual meeting are: Richard H. Allert, Mortimer
B. Fuller III, John C. Hellmann, Hans Michael Norkus, Ann N. Reese and Hunter C. Smith.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Proposal 2: Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting
firm.&nbsp;</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, 2016 was ratified as follows:


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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 17, 2016
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:
203-202-8917
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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 September 28,
2015, Mr. Philip Ringo retired from the Company's Board of Directors effective May 17, 2016.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company's 2016 annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 17, 2016. The stockholders
considered two proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Proxy Statement. As set
forth in the Proxy Statement, there were 57,155,575 shares of Class A common stock and 793,138
shares of Class B common stock outstanding as of the close of business on the record date. A total
of 55,062,259 shares of Class A common stock, or 96.3%, were present in person or by proxy at the
annual meeting. A total of 791,066 shares of Class B common stock, or 99.7%, 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 2019, or until their successors
have been duly elected and qualified, except for Messrs. Neupaver and Pyne who were elected as
directors of the Company for a one-year term expiring in 2017:
Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Richard H. Bott
58,491,866
1,240,218
3,240,835
Øivind Lorentzen III
58,753,778
978,306
3,240,835
Mark A. Scudder
58,415,245
1,316,839
3,240,835
Albert J. Neupaver
57,829,193
1,902,891
3,240,835
Joseph H. Pyne
58,965,668
776,416
3,240,835
Directors whose terms of office continued after the annual meeting are: Richard H. Allert, Mortimer
B. Fuller III, John C. Hellmann, Hans Michael Norkus, Ann N. Reese and Hunter C. Smith.
Proposal 2: 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, 2016 was ratified as follows:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
62,788,902
161,834
22,183
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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 19, 2016
By:
/s/ Allison M. Fergus
Name: Allison M. Fergus
Title: General Counsel and Secretary