Genesee & Wyoming owns or leases 116 locally managed freight railroads worldwide, including 799 miles of rail in California across six railroads. G&W’s railroads are recognized leaders in safety, with customer satisfaction that outperforms the trucking and overall rail industries.
The Ventura County Railroad services the Port of Hueneme, which is the primary economic engine for Ventura County, California, creating over 8,000 jobs and a total of $1.7 billion of total economic value in the region. The San Joaquin Valley and California Northern Railroads primarily serve the California agricultural industry, which generates over $47 billion, or approximately 2% of California’s economy.