Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced traffic results for the month and fourth quarter ended December 2017. For the month, the company reported traffic in December 2017 was 255,199 carloads, a decrease of 15,344 carloads, or 5.7%, compared with December 2016. The company’s same-railroad traffic in December 2017 was 254,700 carloads, a decrease of 15,843 carloads, or 5.9%, compared with December 2016. The company’s traffic in the fourth quarter of 2017 was 802,428 carloads, an increase of 35,878 carloads, or 4.7%, compared with the fourth quarter of 2016. The company’s same-railroad traffic in the fourth quarter of 2017 was 740,816 carloads, a decrease of 25,734 carloads, or 3.4%, compared with the fourth quarter of 2016.