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Genesee & Wyoming Reports Results for the First Quarter of 2010

GREENWICH, Conn. — Genesee & Wyoming Inc. reported net income in the first quarter of 2010 of $16.0 million, compared with net income of $13.9 million in the first quarter of 2009. GWI’s diluted earnings per share (EPS) in the first quarter of 2010 were $0.39 with 41.4 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with diluted EPS of $0.38 with 36.4 million weighted average shares outstanding in the first quarter of 2009. “Our first quarter financial results were a good start to 2010,” said John C. Hellmann, president and CEO of GWI. “In late February, our traffic began to strengthen
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L.B. Foster and Portec Rail Products Announce Preliminary Injunction Enjoining Tender Offer

PITTSBURGH — L.B. Foster Co. and Portec Rail Products have announced that on April 21, the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pa., issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the completion of L.B. Foster’s tender offer to acquire all of Portec’s issued and outstanding common stock. L.B. Foster and Portec are reviewing the Court’s opinion with their advisors to determine a future course of action. L.B. Foster Company is a leading manufacturer, fabricator, and distributor of products for the rail, construction and utility and energy markets with approximately 30 locations throughout the United States. Established in 1906, Portec has served