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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019
or
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ________
Commission File Number 001-31456


GENESEE & WYOMING INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
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06-0984624
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
20 West Avenue, Darien, Connecticut 06820
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(203) 20 West Avenue, Darien, Connecticut06820
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(203202-8900
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Common StockGWRNew York Stock Exchange
 (NYSE)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    x  Yes    o  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    x  Yes    o  No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer x

 Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer 
o



 Smaller reporting company o
    Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).o
  Yes    x  No
Shares of common stock outstanding as of the close of business on NovemberAugust 1, 20182019:
Class Number of Shares Outstanding
Class A Common Stock 58,390,84356,592,802
Class B Common Stock 541,138376,392
 

INDEX
  Page
   
 
   
Part I
   
Item 1. 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Item 2.
   
Item 3.
   
Item 4.
   
Part II
   
Item 1.
   
Item 1A.
   
Item 2.
   
Item 3.
   
Item 4.
   
Item 5.
   
Item 6.
  
  

Unless the context otherwise requires, when used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms "Genesee & Wyoming," "G&W," the "Company," "we," "our" and "us" refer to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and its subsidiaries. All references to currency amounts included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the financial statements, are in United States dollars unless specifically noted otherwise. The term carload represents physical railcars and the estimated railcar equivalents of commodities transported by metric ton or other measure, as well as intermodal units.
From time to time, we may use our website as a channel of distribution of material company information. Financial and other material information regarding the Company is routinely posted on and accessible at www.gwrr.com/investors. In addition, you may automatically receive email alerts and other information about us by enrolling your email address in the "Email Alerts" section of www.gwrr.com/investors. The information contained on or connected to our Internet website is not deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report and other documents referred to in this report contain forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. that are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our business and our performance, management's beliefs and assumptions made by management. Words such as "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "could," "should," "seeks," "expects," "will," "estimates," "trends," "outlook," variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to forecast, including the following: the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement with affiliates of Brookfield Infrastructure and GIC; the inability to complete the proposed merger due to the failure to obtain stockholder approval for the proposed merger or the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the proposed merger, including that a governmental entity may prohibit, delay or refuse to grant approval for the consummation of the transaction; risks related to disruption of management’s attention from G&W's ongoing business operations due to the transaction; the effect of the proposed merger on G&W's ability to retain and hire key personnel or maintain relationships with its customers, operating results and business generally; the risk that the proposed merger will not be consummated in a timely manner; exceeding the expected costs of the merger; risks related to the operation of our railroads; severe weather conditions and other natural occurrences, which could result in shutdowns, derailments, railroad network and port congestion or other substantial disruption of operations; customer demand and changes in our operations or loss of important customers; exposure to the credit risk of customers and counterparties; changes in commodity prices; consummation and integration of acquisitions; implementation of restructuring plans; economic, political and industry conditions, including employee strikes or work stoppages; retention and contract continuation; our ability to attract and retain skilled workers; legislative and regulatory developments, including changes in environmental and other laws and regulations to which we or our customers are subject; increased competition in relevant markets; funding needs and financing sources, including our ability to obtain government funding for capital projects; international complexities of operations, currency fluctuations, finance, tax and decentralized management; challenges of managing rapid growth, including retention and development of senior leadership; unpredictability of fuel costs; susceptibility to and outcome of various legal claims, lawsuits and arbitrations; increase in, or volatility associated with, expenses related to estimated claims, self-insured retention amounts and insurance coverage, collectability and limits; consummation of new business opportunities; decrease in revenues and/or increase in costs and expenses; susceptibility to the risks of doing business in foreign countries; uncertainties arising from a referendum in which voters in the United Kingdom (U.K.) approved an exit from the European Union (E.U.), commonly referred to as Brexit; our ability to integrate acquired businesses successfully or to realize the expected synergies associated with acquisitions; risks associated with our substantial indebtedness; failure to maintain satisfactory working relationships with partners in Australia; failure to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting as well as disclosure controls and procedures and other risks including, but not limited to, those set forth in Part II Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, if any, and those noted in our 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K under "Risk Factors." Therefore, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or as of the date they were made. We do not undertake, and expressly disclaim, any duty to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
GENESEE & WYOMING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20182019 and DECEMBER 31, 20172018 (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands, except per share and share amounts)
September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
June 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
ASSETS      
CURRENT ASSETS:      
Cash and cash equivalents$74,067
 $80,472
$82,383
 $90,387
Accounts receivable, net441,105
 416,705
444,168
 426,305
Materials and supplies52,517
 57,750
55,321
 56,716
Prepaid expenses and other54,292
 34,606
40,074
 54,185
Total current assets621,981
 589,533
621,946
 627,593
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net4,613,295
 4,656,921
4,669,704
 4,613,014
GOODWILL1,128,580
 1,165,587
1,114,478
 1,115,849
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net1,466,137
 1,567,038
1,401,971
 1,430,197
DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS, net3,883
 3,343
5,376
 4,616
OTHER ASSETS70,122
 52,475
550,714
 77,192
Total assets$7,903,998
 $8,034,897
$8,364,189
 $7,868,461
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY      
CURRENT LIABILITIES:      
Current portion of long-term debt$25,138
 $27,853
$57,289
 $28,303
Accounts payable271,539
 253,993
269,644
 288,070
Accrued expenses171,011
 185,935
246,188
 165,280
Total current liabilities467,688
 467,781
573,121
 481,653
LONG-TERM DEBT, less current portion2,300,556
 2,303,442
2,281,191
 2,425,235
DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES, net866,821
 873,194
889,197
 877,721
DEFERRED ITEMS - grants from outside parties323,370
 321,592
335,485
 326,520
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES162,993
 172,796
594,293
 127,280
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 



 


EQUITY:      
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value, one vote per share; 180,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017; 75,199,229 and 74,808,305 shares issued and 58,737,895 and 61,946,078 shares outstanding (net of 16,461,334 and 12,862,227 shares in treasury) on September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively752
 748
Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value, ten votes per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017; 541,138 and 701,138 shares issued and outstanding on September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively5
 7
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value, one vote per share; 180,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018; 75,584,503 and 75,240,513 shares issued and 56,581,921 and 56,349,327 shares outstanding (net of 19,002,582 and 18,891,186 shares in treasury) on June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively756
 752
Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value, ten votes per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018; 376,392 and 517,138 shares issued and outstanding on June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively4
 5
Additional paid-in capital1,779,168
 1,757,332
1,797,794
 1,785,005
Retained earnings2,426,690
 2,234,864
2,571,251
 2,482,252
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(135,076) (105,534)(173,797) (146,456)
Treasury stock, at cost(510,245) (236,951)(708,482) (699,852)
Total Genesee & Wyoming Inc. stockholders' equity3,561,294
 3,650,466
3,487,526
 3,421,706
Noncontrolling interest221,276
 245,626
203,376
 208,346
Total equity3,782,570
 3,896,092
3,690,902
 3,630,052
Total liabilities and equity$7,903,998
 $8,034,897
$8,364,189
 $7,868,461
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

GENESEE & WYOMING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND NINESIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended Nine Months EndedThree Months Ended Six Months Ended
September 30, September 30,June 30, June 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018 2019 2018
OPERATING REVENUES$603,304
 $576,927
 $1,772,955
 $1,636,468
$571,480
 $594,990
 $1,129,569
 $1,169,651
OPERATING EXPENSES:              
Labor and benefits175,853
 169,576
 539,407
 500,936
179,943
 179,838
 364,251
 363,554
Equipment rents35,325
 33,291
 104,214
 100,399
32,010
 34,802
 64,243
 68,889
Purchased services53,717
 68,562
 178,864
 176,358
54,034
 61,045
 105,282
 125,147
Depreciation and amortization65,392
 64,222
 197,127
 186,509
62,517
 65,745
 125,143
 131,735
Diesel fuel used in train operations45,713
 34,535
 137,487
 105,718
41,504
 45,623
 86,141
 91,774
Electricity used in train operations2,742
 765
 7,020
 6,072
2,226
 2,044
 4,550
 4,278
Casualties and insurance9,912
 10,624
 32,862
 33,346
11,839
 12,984
 23,211
 22,950
Materials32,744
 30,664
 97,589
 77,861
31,294
 32,376
 62,514
 64,845
Trackage rights22,838
 22,632
 67,119
 66,652
21,727
 23,303
 43,367
 44,281
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets(642) (315) (2,501) (1,096)
Restructuring costs3,286
 2,628
 12,931
 8,744
Net loss/(gain) on sale and impairment of assets980
 (823) (510) (1,859)
Restructuring and related costs7,561
 9,362
 15,195
 9,645
Other expenses, net28,604
 29,901
 82,978
 89,494
31,645
 25,566
 62,272
 54,374
Total operating expenses475,484
 467,085
 1,455,097
 1,350,993
477,280
 491,865
 955,659
 979,613
OPERATING INCOME127,820
 109,842
 317,858
 285,475
94,200
 103,125
 173,910
 190,038
Interest income417
 463
 1,499
 1,271
824
 584
 1,371
 1,082
Interest expense(26,429) (28,281) (80,605) (80,431)(27,399) (28,940) (55,009) (54,176)
Other income/(loss), net1,515
 1,868
 (237) 4,519
2,614
 288
 3,033
 (1,752)
Income before income taxes103,323
 83,892
 238,515
 210,834
70,239
 75,057
 123,305
 135,192
Provision for income taxes(31,013) (30,507) (41,569) (82,032)(18,866) (26,446) (33,126) (10,556)
Net income$72,310
 $53,385
 $196,946
 $128,802
$51,373
 $48,611
 $90,179
 $124,636
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest2,720
 3,145
 8,090
 6,317
Less: Net (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interest(68) 4,443
 32
 5,370
Net income attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

$69,590
 $50,240
 $188,856
 $122,485
$51,441
 $44,168
 $90,147
 $119,266
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. common stockholders:$1.18
 $0.82
 $3.13
 $1.99
$0.91
 $0.74
 $1.60
 $1.96
Weighted average shares – Basic59,168
 61,629
 60,343
 61,518
56,536
 59,996
 56,433
 60,946
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. common stockholders:$1.16
 $0.80
 $3.08
 $1.96
$0.90
 $0.73
 $1.58
 $1.93
Weighted average shares – Diluted60,131
 62,477
 61,255
 62,399
57,272
 60,879
 57,182
 61,841
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

GENESEE & WYOMING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE THREE AND NINESIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
Three Months Ended Nine Months EndedThree Months Ended Six Months Ended
September 30, September 30,June 30, June 30,
2018 2017 2018 20172019 2018 2019 2018
NET INCOME$72,310
 $53,385
 $196,946
 $128,802
$51,373
 $48,611
 $90,179
 $124,636
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS):              
Foreign currency translation adjustment(9,501) 32,902
 (59,042) 100,054
(2,191) (48,923) 4,828
 (49,541)
Net unrealized gain on qualifying cash flow hedges, net of tax (provision) of ($1,583), ($303), ($4,612) and ($567), respectively5,153
 736
 14,756
 638
Changes in pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax (provision)/benefit of ($14), ($20), ($42) and $887, respectively43
 38
 129
 (2,149)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income(4,305) 33,676
 (44,157) 98,543
Net unrealized (loss)/gain on qualifying hedges, net of tax benefit/(provision) of $6,484, ($879), $10,710 and ($3,029), respectively(21,525) 2,701
 (34,499) 9,603
Changes in pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax (provision)/benefit of ($7), ($14), $82 and ($28), respectively62
 43
 (154) 86
Other comprehensive loss(23,654) (46,179) (29,825) (39,852)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME$68,005
 $87,061
 $152,789
 $227,345
$27,719
 $2,432
 $60,354
 $84,784
Less: Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interest(2,179) 8,500
 (9,495) 24,663
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest(3,370) (4,225) (2,452) (7,316)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO GENESEE & WYOMING INC.$70,184
 $78,561
 $162,284
 $202,682
$31,089
 $6,657
 $62,806
 $92,100
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.





GENESEE & WYOMING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE NINETHREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDEDSEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)

  G&W Stockholders    
  Class A
Common Stock
 Class B
Common
Stock
 Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 Retained
Earnings
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income/(Loss)
 Treasury
Stock
 Non-controlling Interest Total
Equity
BALANCE, December 31, 2016 $742
 $8
 $1,709,615
 $1,685,813
 $(197,316) $(232,348) $220,607
 $3,187,121
Net income 
 
 
 122,485
 
 
 6,317
 128,802
Other comprehensive income 
 
 
 
 80,197
 
 18,346
 98,543
Conversion of 45,000 shares Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock 1
 (1) 
 
 
 
 
 
Value of stock issued for stock-based compensation - 296,580 shares Class A Common Stock 2
 
 8,001
 
 
 
 
 8,003
Settlement of deferred stock awards - 17,661 shares 
 
 738
 
 
 
 
 738
Compensation cost related to stock-based compensation 
 
 13,309
 
 
 
 
 13,309
Value of treasury stock repurchased - 44,114 shares 
 
 
 
 
 (3,275) 
 (3,275)
Other 
 
 444
 
 
 
 (6) 438
BALANCE, September 30, 2017 $745
 $7
 $1,732,107
 $1,808,298
 $(117,119) $(235,623) $245,264
 $3,433,679
  G&W Stockholders    
  
Class A
Common Stock
 
Class B
Common
Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Treasury
Stock
 Non-controlling Interest 
Total
Equity
BALANCE, December 31, 2017 $748
 $7
 $1,757,332
 $2,234,864
 $(105,534) $(236,951) $245,626
 $3,896,092
Net income 
 
 
 188,856
 
 
 8,090
 196,946
Other comprehensive loss 
 
 
 
 (26,572) 
 (17,585) (44,157)
Conversion of 160,000 shares Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock 2
 (2) 
 
 
 
 
 
Value of stock issued for stock-based compensation - 209,357 shares Class A Common Stock 2
 
 7,812
 
 
 
 
 7,814
Settlement of deferred stock awards - 21,567 shares 
 
 995
 
 
 
 
 995
Compensation cost related to stock-based compensation 
 
 13,029
 
 
 
 
 13,029
Value of treasury stock repurchased - 3,599,107 shares 
 
 
 
 
 (273,294) 
 (273,294)
Distribution to noncontrolling interest 
 
 
 
 
 
 (14,898) (14,898)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings related to the United States Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 
 
 
 2,970
 (2,970) 
 
 
Other 
 
 
 
 
 
 43
 43
BALANCE, September 30, 2018 $752
 $5
 $1,779,168
 $2,426,690
 $(135,076) $(510,245) $221,276
 $3,782,570
  G&W Stockholders    
  Class A
Common Stock
 Class B
Common
Stock
 Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 Retained
Earnings
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss)/Income
 Treasury
Stock
 Non-controlling Interest Total
Equity
BALANCE, December 31, 2018 $752
 $5
 $1,785,005
 $2,482,252
 $(146,456) $(699,852) $208,346
 3,630,052
Net income 
 
 
 38,706
 
 
 100
 38,806
Other comprehensive (loss)/income 
 
 
 
 (6,989) 
 818
 (6,171)
Conversion of 100,000 shares Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock 1
 (1) 
 
 
 
 
 
Value of stock issued for stock-based compensation - 164,732 shares Class A Common Stock 2
 
 2,069
 
 
 
 
 2,071
Compensation cost related to stock-based compensation 
 
 3,884
 
 
 
 
 3,884
Value of treasury stock repurchased - 111,289 shares 
 
 
 
 
 (8,630) 
 (8,630)
Other 
 
 (832) (1,104) 
 
 (796) (2,732)
BALANCE, March 31, 2019 $755
 $4
 $1,790,126
 $2,519,854
 $(153,445) $(708,482) $208,468
 $3,657,280
Net income/(loss) 
 
 
 51,441
 
 
 (68) 51,373
Other comprehensive loss 
 
 
 
 (20,352) 
 (3,302) (23,654)
Conversion of 40,746 shares Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Value of stock issued for stock-based compensation - 38,512 shares Class A Common Stock 1
 
 2,095
 
 
 
 
 2,096
Compensation cost related to stock-based compensation 
 
 4,227
 
 
 
 
 4,227
Other (including treasury stock repurchased - 107 shares) 
 
 1,346
 (44) 
 
 (1,722) (420)
BALANCE, June 30, 2019 $756
 $4
 $1,797,794
 $2,571,251
 $(173,797) $(708,482) $203,376
 $3,690,902
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

GENESEE & WYOMING INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWSCHANGES IN EQUITY
FOR THE NINESIX MONTHS ENDEDSEPTEMBERJUNE 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands) (continued)
 Nine Months Ended
 September 30,
 2018 2017
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:   
Net income$196,946
 $128,802
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization197,127
 186,509
Stock-based compensation13,029
 13,354
Deferred income taxes7,978
 51,231
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets(2,501) (1,096)
Changes in assets and liabilities which provided/(used) cash, net of effect of acquisitions:   
Accounts receivable, net(50,143) (18,020)
Materials and supplies3,133
 8,998
Prepaid expenses and other(11,663) 14,257
Accounts payable and accrued expenses33,818
 (41,529)
Other assets and liabilities, net9,750
 7,883
Net cash provided by operating activities397,474
 350,389
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:   
Purchases of property and equipment(194,132) (149,105)
Grant proceeds from outside parties16,696
 15,998
Net cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 (107,586)
Proceeds from sale of business7,927
 
Proceeds from sale of investment
 2,100
Insurance proceeds for replacement of assets2,780
 1,406
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment3,710
 4,238
Other investing activities(2,921) 
Net cash used in investing activities(165,940) (232,949)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:   
Principal payments on revolving line-of-credit, long-term debt and capital lease obligations(766,713) (498,925)
Proceeds from revolving line-of-credit and long-term borrowings821,666
 418,735
Debt amendment/issuance costs(5,318) 
Common share repurchases(270,488) 
Distribution to noncontrolling interest(14,898) 
Installment payments on Freightliner deferred consideration(6,255) 
Other financing related activities, net5,006
 4,728
Net cash used in financing activities(237,000) (75,462)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(939) 5,980
(DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(6,405) 47,958
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period80,472
 32,319
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period$74,067
 $80,277
  G&W Stockholders Non-controlling Interest Total
Equity
  Class A
Common Stock
 Class B
Common
Stock
 Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 Retained
Earnings
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
(Loss)/Income
 Treasury
Stock
  
BALANCE, December 31, 2017 $748
 $7
 $1,757,332
 $2,234,864
 $(105,534) $(236,951) $245,626
 $3,896,092
Net income 
 
 
 75,098
 
 
 927
 76,025
Other comprehensive income/(loss) 
 
 
 
 10,345
 
 (4,018) 6,327
Value of stock issued for stock-based compensation - 115,897 shares Class A Common Stock 1
 
 1,049
 
 
 
 
 1,050
Compensation cost related to stock-based compensation 
 
 4,056
 
 
 
 
 4,056
Value of treasury stock repurchased - 832,232 shares 
 
 
 
 
 (60,175) 
 (60,175)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings related to the United States Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 
 
 
 2,970
 (2,970) 
 
 
Other 
 
 
 
 
 
 1
 1
BALANCE, March 31, 2018 $749
 $7
 $1,762,437
 $2,312,932
 $(98,159) $(297,126) $242,536
 $3,923,376
Net income 
 
 
 44,168
 
 
 4,443
 48,611
Other comprehensive loss 
 
 
 
 (37,511) 
 (8,668) (46,179)
Conversion of 30,000 shares Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Value of stock issued for stock-based compensation - 42,102 shares Class A Common Stock 1
 
 1,856
 
 
 
 
 1,857
Compensation cost related to stock-based compensation 
 
 4,515
 
 
 
 
 4,515
Value of treasury stock repurchased - 1,873,170 shares 
 
 
 
 
 (134,952) 
 (134,952)
Distribution to noncontrolling interest 
 
 
 
 
 
 (14,898) (14,898)
Other 
 
 
 
 
 
 48
 48
BALANCE, June 30, 2018 $750
 $7
 $1,768,808
 $2,357,100
 $(135,670) $(432,078) $223,461
 $3,782,378
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
 Six Months Ended
 June 30,
 2019 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:   
Net income$90,179
 $124,636
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization125,143
 131,735
Stock-based compensation8,100
 8,601
Deferred income taxes22,534
 (11,489)
Insurance proceeds received1,600
 
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets(510) (1,859)
Changes in assets and liabilities which provided/(used) cash:   
Accounts receivable, net(4,930) (46,519)
Materials and supplies1,278
 2,460
Prepaid expenses and other(7,121) (7,587)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(18,673) 20,665
Other assets and liabilities, net5,521
 10,684
Net cash provided by operating activities223,121
 231,327
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:   
Purchases of property and equipment(144,740) (133,328)
Grant proceeds from outside parties14,881
 12,901
Proceeds from settlement of derivative transactions45,360
 
Proceeds from sale of business
 7,927
Insurance proceeds for replacement of assets1,597
 1,866
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment4,176
 2,795
Contributions to joint venture(2,700) (2,921)
Net cash used in investing activities(81,426) (110,760)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:   
Principal payments on revolving line-of-credit, long-term debt and finance lease obligations(319,338) (706,965)
Proceeds from revolving line-of-credit and long-term debt178,726
 795,241
Debt amendment/issuance costs
 (5,303)
Purchase of additional shares in Freightliner Australia(4,696) 
Common share repurchases(4,796) (192,324)
Distribution to noncontrolling interest
 (14,898)
Installment payments on Freightliner deferred consideration(2,522) (6,255)
Other financing related activities, net(253) (893)
Net cash used in financing activities(152,879) (131,397)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS3,180
 60
DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(8,004) (10,770)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period90,387
 80,472
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period$82,383
 $69,702
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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1. PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
The interim consolidated financial statements presented herein include the accounts of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and are unaudited. They do not contain all disclosures which would be required in a full set of financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 are presented on a basis consistent with the audited financial statements and contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to provide a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for the full year. The consolidated balance sheet data for 20172018 was derived from the audited financial statements in the Company's 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.
The results of operations of the foreign entities are maintained in the local currency of the respective subsidiary and translated into United States dollars at the applicable exchange rates for inclusion in the consolidated financial statements. As a result, any appreciation or depreciation of these currencies against the United States dollar will impact the Company's results of operations.
The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 20172018 included in the Company's 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain reclassifications and adjustments have been made to prior period balances to conform to
During the current year presentation as noted below.
On January 1, 2018,process of preparing the Company adopted ASU 2017-07, Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715), Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2017-07, the Company presented net pension costs within operating income on the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the applicable employees. ASU 2017-07 requires that net pension costs, other than service cost, be presented outside of operating income. The Company applied these changes retrospectively to its consolidated statement of operations which resulted in a $1.6 million and $4.8 million decrease in operating income and a corresponding change in other income/(loss), netForm 10-K for the three and nine monthsyear ended September 30, 2017, respectively. The adjustments had no impact on net income.
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The current standard, ASC Topic 740, requires deferred tax liabilities to be adjusted for the effect of a change in tax laws or rates with the effect included in income from operations in the reporting period of the enactment date. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the TCJA) enacted by the Unites States federal government resulted in tax effects of items recorded within accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) or accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL), as the case may be, to be "stranded," as those items no longer reflect the appropriate tax rate. This amendment allows the reclassification from AOCI/AOCL to retained earnings for the stranded tax effects resulting from the new income tax rates. The Company applied the amendments as of January 1, 2018 by reclassifying $3.0 million from AOCL to retained earnings, eliminating the stranded tax effects in AOCL resulting from the TCJA. This reclassification reduced AOCL and increased retained earnings by $3.0 million. It is the Company's policy to release income tax effects from AOCI/AOCL using the item-by-item approach.
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which supersedes previous revenue guidance. The standard requires that the Company recognize revenue when it transfers the promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company adopted ASU 2014-09 and all related amendments using the modified retrospective approach. Under the standard, the Company continues to recognize freight revenue proportionally as a shipment moves from origin to destination. The adoption did not affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. Disclosures related to the nature, amount and timing of revenue and cash flows resulting from contracts with customers are included in Note 4, Revenue.
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On December 1, 2016, a subsidiary of the Company completed the acquisition of Glencore Rail (NSW) Pty Limited (GRail) and concurrently issued a 48.9% stake in G&W Australia Holdings LP (GWAHLP) (collectively, the Australia Partnership), which is the holding entity for all of the Company’s Australian businesses, including GRail, to a consortium of funds and clients managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), a large infrastructure investment firm. The Company, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, also made incremental investments and retained a 51.1% ownership in GWAHLP. The investments made by both the Company and MIRA consisted of equity and debt financing of GWAHLP in similar proportions. As MIRA's investments were made at the contemporaneous fair value of GWAHLP as of December 1, 2016, accounting for MIRA's noncontrolling interest in the Company's consolidated financial statements required adjustments to reflect a proportional interest in the net book value of GWAHLP. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company determined that there was an error in and revised its December 1, 2016 calculationstatement of cash flows for the noncontrolling interest for MIRA's 48.9% equity interest,six months ended June 30, 2018, which resulted in the following adjustment within the total equity section of the Company's consolidated balance sheet: a decrease in noncontrolling interest of $71.9 million,offsetting adjustments: an increase of $33 million in additional paid-inprincipal payments on revolving line-of-credit, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, representing cash outflows from financing activities, and an increase of $57.9$33 million in proceeds from revolving line-of-credit and a decrease in AOCL of $14.0 million. This revision has been reflected in the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 as well as the December 31, 2016 equity balances as disclosed in the Company's consolidated statements of changes in equity.long-term debt, representing cash inflows from financing activities. There was no effect on any other section of the Company's balance sheet. Thisstatement of cash flows, and this revision had no impact on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018 or the Company's consolidated statements of operations or comprehensive income or cash flows for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 and 2017.2018. The Company does not consider this revision material to any previously issued consolidated financial statements.
When comparing the Company's results of operations from one reporting period to another, it is important to consider that the Company has historically experienced fluctuations in revenues and expenses due to acquisitions and divestitures, changing economic conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, competitive forces, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, rail network issues and congestion, the ability to attract and retain skilled workers, one-time freight moves, fuel price fluctuations, customer plant expansions and shutdowns, sales of property and equipment, derailments and weather-related conditions, such as hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes, high winds, droughts, heavy snowfall, unseasonably hot or cold weather, freezing and flooding, among other factors. In periods when these events occur, the Company's results of operations are not easily comparable from one period to another. Finally, certain of the Company's railroads have commodity shipments that are sensitive to general economic conditions, global commodity prices and foreign exchange rates, such as steel products, iron ore, paper products, lumber and forest products and agricultural products, as well as product specific market conditions, such as the availability of lower priced alternative sources of power generation (coal) and energy commodity price differentials (crude oil and natural gas liquids) or congestion at ports (intermodal). Other shipments are relatively less affected by economic conditions and are more closely affected by other factors, such as winter weather (salt) and seasonal rainfall (agricultural products). As a result of these and other factors, the Company's results of operations in any reporting period may not be directly comparable to the Company's results of operations in other reporting periods.
2. CHANGES IN OPERATIONS:
North American Operations
HeartCanada Lease Expirations: Two of Georgia Railroad, Inc.: On May 31, 2017, the Company completedCompany's short line railroad leases in Canada (Goderich-Exeter Railway (GEXR) and Southern Ontario Railway (SORR)) expired at the acquisitionend of all2018. The Company's results for the outstanding shares of Atlantic Western Transportation, Inc., the parent company of Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. (HOG), forthree and six months ended June 30, 2018 included $5.6 million in cash and contingent consideration valued at $5.7 million.$11.1 million, respectively, of revenues from these leased railroads. The contingent consideration is payable toCompany's results included no material operating income from these leased railroads for the sellers upon satisfaction of certain conditions, which the Company expects to be paid in 2021. The results of operations from HOG have been included in the Company's consolidated statements of operations since the acquisition date.three and six months ended June 30, 2018.
HOG was founded in 1999 and operates 219 miles of track that runs across the State of Georgia. The track is leased from the Georgia Department of Transportation. It connects with the Company’s Georgia Southwestern Railroad at Americus, Georgia, and with the Company’s Georgia Central Railway at Vidalia, Georgia. HOG serves an inland intermodal terminal at Cordele, Georgia, providing five days per week, direct rail service via the Georgia Central Railway to the Port of Savannah for auto, agricultural products and other merchandise customers. HOG has Class I railroad connections with CSX Corp. at Cordele and with Norfolk Southern at Americus and Helena, Georgia. HOG transports approximately 7,000 annual carloads of agricultural products, feed, fertilizer, and lumber and forest products.
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Australian Operations
Arrium Limited: On April 7, 2016, Genesee & Wyoming Australia's (GWA) customer, Arrium Limited (Arrium) announced it had entered into voluntary administration. As a result, during the first quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a $13.0 million non-cash charge related to the impairment of GWA's idle rolling-stock maintenance facility and an allowance for doubtful accounts charge of $8.1 million. Also, as a result of the voluntary administration, all payments to GWA associated with the rail haulage agreement for Arrium's Southern Iron mine ceased.
On August 31, 2017, Arrium was sold to GFG Alliance. The steel making business was rebranded as Liberty OneSteel, and the mining business was rebranded as SIMEC Mining (SIMEC). Although the Southern Iron mine is still mothballed, GWA continues to provide services and receive payments under the rail haulage agreement for SIMEC's Middleback Range operations. Pursuant to that rail haulage agreement, GWA serves several iron ore mines in the Middleback Range and the Whyalla steelworks operations.
In December 2017, the Company recovered $0.9 million of cash in relation to the Company's previous agreements with Arrium. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded $0.9 million and $7.3 million, respectively, of gains on settlement from additional cash recoveries of pre-petition claims associated with Arrium, which were recognized as offsets to other expenses, net in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.
U.K./European Operations
U.K. Operations Optimization: In May 2018, the Company began a program to restructure and further optimize its operations in the U.K., which it intends to complete by 2020. The program includes the rationalization of the locomotive and railcar fleet, management restructuring (following the U.K. consultative process) and technology investments to upgrade systems to enhance productivity and service quality.
Restructuring and related costs associated with the optimization are expected to be approximately $37 million (at an exchange rate of $1.30 for one British pound) and are comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019
 Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 Total Costs Incurred Through
June 30, 2019
 Estimated Total Restructuring and Related Costs
Rationalization of locomotive and railcar fleet$
 $
 $6,301
 $9,000
Management restructuring(a)
5,058
 9,141
 13,781
 16,000
Productivity and automation investments1,725
 3,138
 7,181
 12,000
Total$6,783
 $12,279
 $27,263
 $37,000
(a)Subject to requisite U.K. consultative process.
Changes in restructuring and related liabilities for the U.K. Operations Optimization program for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was as follows (dollars in thousands):
 Rationalization of Locomotive and Railcar Fleet Management Restructuring Productivity and Automation Investments Total
Restructuring and related liabilities as of December 31, 2018$4,094
 $982
 $
 $5,076
Restructuring and related costs incurred
 9,141
 3,138
 12,279
Cash payments(610) (6,691) (3,138) (10,439)
Non-cash settlements
 
 
 
Restructuring and related liabilities as of June 30, 2019$3,484
 $3,432
 $
 $6,916

Continental Europe Intermodal Business: In 2017,On June 5, 2018, the Company ceased all "open" train services from the port of Rotterdam, closedsold its Continental Europe intermodal business, ERS Railways B.V. (ERS), offices in Rotterdam and Frankfurt, and the ERS customer services function in Warsaw. The Company recorded restructuring charges of $0.7 million and $5.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, primarily related to severance costs and costs associated with surplus locomotive and railcar leases at ERS.
On June 5, 2018, the Company finalized the sale of ERS for gross cash proceeds of €11.2 million (or $13.1 million at the exchange rate on June 5, 2018) or €6.8 million (or $7.9 million at the exchange rate on June 5, 2018) net of €4.4 million (or $5.2 million at the exchange rate on June 5, 2018) of cash on hand that transferred to the buyer. The sale resulted in a net loss of $1.4 million recognized in the Company’s consolidated statement of operationsCompany's results for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 within other income/(loss), net.
Pentalver Transport Limited: On May 3, 2017, theincluded $9.4 million and $24.1 million, respectively, of revenues from ERS. The Company's subsidiary, GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited, purchasedresults for cash all of the issued share capital of Pentalver Transport Limited (Pentalver) from a subsidiary of APM Terminals (a subsidiary of AP Møller-Maersk A/S) for £97.8 million (or $126.2 million at the exchange rate on May 3, 2017) or £77.5 million (or $100.1 million at the exchange rate on May 3, 2017) net of £20.2 million (or $26.1 million at the exchange rate on May 3, 2017) of cash received in connection with the sale. The Company funded the acquisition with borrowings under the Company's Second Amended and Restated Senior Secured Syndicated Credit Facility Agreement.
Headquartered in Southampton, U.K., Pentalver operates off-dock container terminals (most under long-term leases) strategically placed at each of the three major seaports of Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway, as well as an inland terminal located at Cannock, in the Midlands, near many of the nation’s largest distribution centers. In addition to providing storage for loaded and empty containers on over 100 acres of land, Pentalver also operates a trucking haulage service with more than 150 trucks, primarily providing daily service between the seaports of Felixstowe and Southampton and its inland terminal at Cannock. Pentalver also provides services related to container customization, maintenance and repair (including refrigerated containers) and is one of the largest sellers of new and used containers in the U.K.six months ended June 30, 2018 included no material operating income from ERS.
Pentalver’s operations are complementary to those of the Company's Freightliner Group Limited (Freightliner) subsidiary, which is the largest rail maritime intermodal operator in the U.K. The logistics of maritime container transportation in the U.K. are highly competitive, whether by road, rail or short-sea, with a premium placed on timely, efficient and safe service. The results of operations from Pentalver have been included in the Company's consolidated statements of operations since the May 3, 2017 acquisition date.
The Company accounted for the acquisition as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting under U.S. GAAP. The acquired assets and liabilities of Pentalver were recorded at their acquisition-date fair values and were consolidated with those of the Company as of the acquisition date. The foreign exchange rate used to translate the balance sheet to United States dollars was $1.29 for one British pound.
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The acquisition date fair values were assigned to the acquired net assets as follows (amounts in thousands):
  GBP USD
Cash and cash equivalents £20,224
 $26,117
Accounts receivable 16,849
 21,759
Materials and supplies 13,360
 17,253
Prepaid expenses and other 3,238
 4,182
Property and equipment 20,649
 26,666
Goodwill 8,592
 11,096
Intangible assets 42,000
 54,239
Total assets 124,912
 161,312
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 21,341
 27,560
Deferred income tax liabilities, net 5,220
 6,741
Deferred items-grants from outside parties 601
 776
Net assets £97,750
 $126,235
The $54.2 million of intangible assets relate to amortizable operational rights with contractual terms spanning up to 50 years and a weighted average amortization period of 33 years. The $11.1 million of goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes.

3. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE:
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 June 30, June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Numerators:       
Net income attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc.$51,441
 $44,168
 $90,147
 $119,266
Denominators:       
Weighted average Class A common shares outstanding – Basic56,536
 59,996
 56,433
 60,946
Weighted average Class B common shares outstanding405
 673
 452
 687
Dilutive effect of employee stock-based awards331
 210
 297
 208
Weighted average shares – Diluted57,272
 60,879
 57,182
 61,841
Earnings per common share attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. common stockholders:       
Basic earnings per common share$0.91
 $0.74
 $1.60
 $1.96
Diluted earnings per common share$0.90
 $0.73
 $1.58
 $1.93
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 September 30, September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Numerators:       
Net income attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc.$69,590
 $50,240
 $188,856
 $122,485
Denominators:       
Weighted average Class A common shares outstanding – Basic59,168
 61,629
 60,343
 61,518
Weighted average Class B common shares outstanding664
 723
 679
 743
Dilutive effect of employee stock-based awards299
 125
 233
 138
Weighted average shares – Diluted60,131
 62,477
 61,255
 62,399
Earnings per common share attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. common stockholders:       
Basic earnings per common share$1.18
 $0.82
 $3.13
 $1.99
Diluted earnings per common share$1.16
 $0.80
 $3.08
 $1.96

The following total number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable under the assumed exercise of stock-based awards computed based on the treasury stock method were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share, as the effect of including these shares would have been antidilutive (in thousands):
 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 June 30, June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Antidilutive shares257
 1,130
 566
 1,043

 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 September 30, September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Antidilutive shares704
 1,245
 1,045
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Share Repurchase
In September ofOctober 2018, the Company completed its $300 million share repurchase program that had been approved in 2015, and the Company's Board of Directors authorized thea new $500 million share repurchase program of up to $300 million of the Company's Class A Common Stock, (the Repurchase Program), subject to certain limitations under the Company's credit facility. The table below presents information regarding shares repurchased by the Company under the Repurchase Programshare repurchase programs during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands, except for per share amounts):
 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 June 30, June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Class A Common Stock repurchased
 1,873
 65
 2,666
Average price paid per share of Class A Common Stock repurchased$
 $72.04
 $73.94
 $72.14

 Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
Class A Common Stock repurchased894
 3,560
Average price paid per share of Class A Common Stock repurchased$87.46
 $75.99
Shares excluded from weighted-average basic shares outstanding301
 1,707
Repurchased shares are recorded in treasury stock, at cost, which includes any applicable commissions and fees. As of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, the remaining amount authorized for repurchase under the Repurchase Program$500 million share repurchase program was $29.5$335.0 million. In October 2018, the Company completed the $300 million Repurchase Program, andlight of the Company's Boardentry into the merger agreement with affiliates of Directors authorized a new $500 million repurchase plan of Class A Common Stock, subject to certain limitationsBrookfield Infrastructure and GIC, future share repurchases under the Company's credit facility.repurchase program have been suspended. See Note 6, Long-Term Debt,15, Subsequent Events, for additional information regarding the Company's credit facility.merger agreement.

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4. REVENUE:ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:
The Company classifies its operating revenues intoAccounts receivable consisted of the following three categories: freight, freight-relatedas of June 30, 2019 and all other. Revenue is recognized when obligations under the terms of a contract with a customer are satisfied. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receiveDecember 31, 2018 (dollars in exchange for providing services. Certain of the countries in which the Company operates have a tax assessed by a governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer. The Company records these taxes on a net basis.thousands):
The Company generates freight revenues from the haulage of freight by rail based on a per car, per container or per ton basis. Freight revenues are recognized over time as shipments move from origin to destination as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefit. Related expenses are recognized as incurred.
 June 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
Accounts receivable – trade$406,770
 $397,255
Accounts receivable – grants from outside parties18,748
 19,376
Accounts receivable – insurance and other third-party claims31,707
 19,729
Total accounts receivable457,225
 436,360
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts(13,057) (10,055)
Accounts receivable, net$444,168
 $426,305
The Company generates freight-related revenues from port terminal railroad operations and industrial switching (where the Company operates trains on a contract basis in facilities it does not own), as well as demurrage, storage, car hire, trucking haulage services, track access rights, transloading, crewing services, traction service (or hook and pull service that requires the Company to provide locomotives and drivers to move a customer's train between specified origin and destination points), and other ancillary revenues related to the movement of freight. Freight-related revenues are recognized as services are performed or as contractual obligations are fulfilled.
The Company generates all other revenues from third-party railcar and locomotive repairs, container sales, property rentals and other ancillary revenues not directly related to the movement of freight. All other revenues are recognized as services are performed or as contractual obligations are fulfilled.
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. The Company’s contracts may have a single performance obligation or multiple performance obligations. Contracts with multiple obligations are evaluated to define the specific performance obligations to the customer. The Company typically allocates the standalone selling price adjusted for any applicable variable consideration to each performance obligation to determine the transaction price.
For interline traffic, one railroad typically invoices a customer on behalf of all railroads participating in the route. The invoicing railroad then pays the other railroads their portion of the total amount invoiced on a monthly basis. When the Company is the invoicing railroad, it is exposed to customer credit risk for the total amount invoiced and is required to pay the other railroads participating in the route even if the Company is not paid by the customer. The Company records revenue related to interline traffic that involves the services of another party or railroad on a net basis. The portion of the gross amount billed to customers that is remitted by the Company to another party is not reflected as revenue.
The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections result in trade accounts receivable, contract assets and contract liabilities. The Company’s contract assets and liabilities are typically short-term in nature, with terms settled within a 12-month period. The Company had no material contract assets or contract liabilities recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as of SeptemberJune 30, 2018.
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Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company disaggregates its operating revenues into the following three categories: freight revenues, freight-related revenues and all other revenues. The Company further disaggregates its freight revenues into 14 commodity groups. Refer to Note 15, Segment Information, for the disaggregation of the Company's operating revenues by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.
5. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:
Accounts receivable consisted of the following as of September 30, 2018 and 2019 or December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
Accounts receivable – trade$423,880
 $401,723
Accounts receivable – grants from outside parties14,610
 17,734
Accounts receivable – insurance and other third-party claims12,186
 10,753
Total accounts receivable450,676
 430,210
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts(9,571) (13,505)
Accounts receivable, net$441,105
 $416,705
2018.
Grants from Outside Parties
The Company periodically receives grants for the upgrade and construction of rail lines and the upgrade of locomotives from federal, provincial, state and local agencies in the United States and provinces in Canada in which the Company operates.
These grants typically reimburse the Company for 50% to 100% of the actual cost of specific projects. In total, the Company received grant proceeds of $16.7$14.9 million and $16.0$12.9 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018, respectively, from such grant programs. The proceeds were presented as cash inflows from investing activities within the statement of cash flows for each of the applicable periods.
None of the Company's grants represent a future liability of the The Company unless the Company abandons the rehabilitated or new track structure within a specified period of time or fails to maintain the upgraded or new track to certain standards, fails to make certain minimum capital improvements or ceases use of the locomotives within the specified geographic area and time period, or fails to comply with other grant provisions in each case, as set forth in the applicable grant agreement. As the Company intends to comply with the requirements of these agreements, the Company has recordedrecords additions to track property and locomotivesequipment for its grant-funded projects and has deferreddefers the amount of the grants. The amortization of deferred grants is a non-cash offset to depreciation expense over the useful lives of the related assets.
The following table sets forth the offset to depreciation expense from the amortization of deferred grants recorded by the Company during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 June 30, June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Amortization of deferred grants$3,315
 $3,136
 $6,823
 $5,603
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 September 30, September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Amortization of deferred grants$3,173
 $2,978
 $8,776
 $9,287

Insurance and Third-Party Claims
AccountsThe increase in the balance of the accounts receivable from insurance and other third-party claims as of Septemberfor the six months ended June 30, 2018 included $6.4 million from2019 was primarily related to the Company's U.K./European Operations and $5.8 million from the Company's North American Operations. The balance from the Company's U.K./European Operations resulted primarily from the Company's anticipated insurance recoveriesrecovery associated with a personal injury that occurred in the U.K. in 2016.2019. The receivable and the associated claim liability were recorded on the balance fromsheet as of June 30, 2019.
The Company recently completed its annual property insurance renewal, which takes effect on August 1, 2019. Effective with this renewal, the Company's North American Operationsproperty policies will have various self-insured retentions, which vary based on the type and location of the incident, up to $10.0 million.
5. LEASES:
On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, Leases (the New Standard), and all related amendments, which supersedes the previous lease guidance, using the transition method with the election not to adjust comparative periods. The New Standard requires lessees to recognize leases on their balance sheet as a right-of-use (ROU) asset with a corresponding lease liability. The adoption resulted predominately fromin the recognition of ROU assets included in other assets and lease liabilities included in accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities of approximately $495 million in the Company's anticipated insurance recoveries associated withconsolidated balance sheet, each as a bridge washoutresult of the new requirement to recognize operating leases. No material cumulative-effect adjustment was recognized in Canada in January 2018.retained earnings, and the adoption did not materially impact operating results, liquidity or the Company's debt-covenant compliance under these agreements. The Company received proceeds from insurance totaling $2.8 million and $1.4 million forcontinues to recognize its capital leases on the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.balance sheet but these leases are now referred to as "finance" leases, as required by the New Standard.

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Accounts receivable from insuranceThe Company enters into leases for railcars, locomotives and other third-party claimsequipment as well as real property. These leases may contain variable payments that vary with rate or index changes or include payment of a per car fee or per mile fee to use the track under variable lease contracts. The Company may receive rent holidays and other incentives provided by the lessor on lease agreements. On occasion, the Company subleases assets to other parties.
As of January 1, 2019, the Company adopted a number of practical expedients and exemptions included in the New Standard, which were intended to reduce the cost and complexity of complying with the transition requirements. The Company chose the following practical expedients and exemptions in setting its accounting policy elections for transition to:
1.Not recognize an asset and liability for leases of all asset classes with a term of 12 months or less;
2.Carry forward the historical lease classification and not reassess its existing contracts to determine whether the arrangements contained a lease or whether initial direct costs qualified for capitalization;
3.Not separate lease and non-lease components; and
4.Carry forward its current accounting treatment for land easements on existing agreements.
Lease contracts may include one or more renewal options, with renewal terms from one to fifty years or more. Leases may also include options to terminate the arrangement or options to purchase the underlying leased property. The exercise of lease options are generally at December 31, 2017 included $5.9 million fromthe discretion of the Company's North American Operations, $4.3 million frommanagement team. The Company determines the expected term of a lease and includes options that are reasonably certain to be exercised in the calculation of its ROU assets and lease liabilities.
The determination of whether a contract contains a lease, as well as the analysis regarding the allocation of consideration in a contract between lease and non-lease components, is performed on a case by case basis and considers the nature and interdependency of the individual assets in the arrangement. The Company generally accounts for lease assets as a single component as the assets in most agreements are highly interrelated and dependent upon each other to fulfill the arrangement.
As the implicit rate is not readily determinable in most of the Company's U.K./European Operations and $0.6 million fromlease agreements, the Company uses its estimated secured incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.
The following table summarizes the Company's Australian Operations. The balance from the Company's North American Operations resulted predominately from the Company's anticipated insurance recoveries associated with a 2015 trestle fireleased assets and lease liabilities recorded in the United States and derailments in Canada. The balance from the Company's U.K./European Operations resulted primarily from the Company's anticipated insurance recoveries associated with an ERS rail-related collision in Germany in 2014 that occurred prior to the Company's acquisition of Freightliner. This receivable and the associated claim liability were removed from the Company's consolidated balance sheet with the saleas of ERS in June 2018. See Note 2, Changes in Operations, for additional information regarding the sale of ERS.
6. LONG-TERM DEBT:
Credit Agreement Amendment
On June 5, 2018, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 (the Amendment) to the Credit Agreement, the Third Amended and Restated Senior Secured Syndicated Credit Facility Agreement (the Amended Credit Agreement). At closing, the credit facilities under the Amended Credit Agreement were comprised of a $1,423.0 million United States term loan, a £272.9 million (or $365.2 million at the exchange rate on June 5, 2018) U.K. term loan and a $625.0 million revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility includes borrowing capacity for letters of credit and swingline loans. The Amendment also extended the maturity date of the Company's credit facilities to June 5, 2023.
In connection with entering into the Amendment, the Company wrote-off $2.2 million of unamortized deferred financing fees and capitalized an additional $5.3 million of new fees. Deferred financing costs are amortized as additional interest expense over the terms of the related debt using the effective-interest method for the term loan debt and the straight-line method for the revolving credit facility.
At the Company's election, at the time of entering into a specific borrowing, interest on that borrowing is calculated under a "LIBOR" or "Base Rate." LIBOR is the London Interbank Offered Rate. The applicable borrowing spread for the LIBOR Rate loans ranges from 1.00% to 2.00% depending on the Company's total leverage ratio. The applicable spread for the Base Rate loans ranges from 0.00% to 1.00% depending on the Company's total leverage ratio.
In addition to paying interest on any outstanding borrowing under the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee related to the unutilized portion of the commitments under the revolving credit facility. The commitment fee ranges from 0.20% to 0.30% depending on the Company's total leverage ratio as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement.
Since entering into the Amendment, the Company has made prepayments of $120.0 million on its United States term loan and £25.0 million (or $32.8 million at the exchange rate at the time the payments were made) on its U.K. term loan, which were applied towards its future quarterly installments. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had the following amounts of term loans outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement (amounts in thousands, except percentages):
 Local Currency United States Dollar Equivalent Interest Rate
United States dollar$1,303,000
 $1,303,000
 3.74%
British pound£247,932
 $323,353
 2.22%
The United States dollar-denominated and British pound-denominated term loans will amortize in quarterly installments, with the remaining principal balance payable upon maturity, as set forth below (amounts2019 (dollars in thousands):
 Quarterly Payment Date Principal Amount of Each Quarterly Installment
United States dollar:March 31, 2020 $4,513
 June 30, 2020 through March 31, 2023 $17,788
 Maturity date - June 5, 2023 $1,085,031
    
British pound:June 30, 2020 £2,293
 September 30, 2020 through March 31, 2023 £3,412
 Maturity date - June 5, 2023 £208,111
 Balance Sheet Location June 30,
2019
Leased right-of-use assets:   
Operating leased assetsOther assets $494,803
Finance leased assets, net
Property and equipment, net(a)
 90,716
Total leased assets  $585,519
Lease liabilities:   
Current   
Operating lease liabilitiesAccrued expenses $65,004
Finance lease liabilitiesCurrent portion of long-term debt 11,477
Non-current   
Operating lease liabilitiesOther long-term liabilities 428,087
Finance lease liabilitiesLong-term debt, less current portion 72,500
Total lease liabilities  $577,068
(a)Net of $29.2 million of accumulated amortization as of June 30, 2019, which was recognized in depreciation and amortization expense within the Company's consolidated statement of operations.

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The Company's availability to draw fromfollowing table summarizes the unused borrowing capacity is subject to covenant limitations as discussed below. Ascomponents of September 30, 2018,lease expense for the Company had the following unused borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility (amounts in thousands):
  September 30, 2018
Total available borrowing capacity $625,000
Outstanding revolving loans $6,304
Outstanding letter of credit guarantees $2,086
Unused borrowing capacity $616,610
As of September 30, 2018, the Company had the following outstanding revolving loans under its revolving credit facility (amounts in thousands, except percentages):
 Local Currency United States Dollar Equivalent Interest Rate
United States dollar (swingline loan)$5,000
 $5,000
 5.75%
British pound (swingline loan)£1,000
 $1,304
 2.20%
Under the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company is required to comply with specified maximum senior secured leverage ratios. The maximum senior secured leverage ratio is set at 4.25 to 1.00 throughthree and six months ended June 30, 2019 and then, except(dollars in thousands):
 Location of Amount Recognized in Earnings Three Months Ended 
Six Months
Ended
  June 30, 2019 June 30, 2019
Finance leases:     
Amortization of right-of-use assetsDepreciation and amortization $1,888
 $3,761
Interest on lease liabilityInterest expense 847
 1,673
Total finance lease cost  $2,735
 $5,434
Operating leases:     
Operating lease costEquipment rents/Trackage rights $22,533
 $44,684
Short-term lease costEquipment rents/Trackage rights 2,566
 4,993
Variable lease costEquipment rents/Trackage rights 2,995
 4,907
Sublease income (gross basis)Operating revenues (1,527) (2,250)
Total operating lease cost  $26,567
 $52,334
Total lease cost  $29,302
 $57,768

The maturities of lease liabilities under the New Standard based on the Company's reasonably certain holding period for each lease were as described below, decreases to 4.00 to 1.00 for all periods thereafter, subject, if applicable, to nettingfollows as of certain cash and cash equivalentsJune 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
 Finance Leases Operating Leases
Maturity of lease liabilities:   
2019 (remainder)$7,789
 $45,446
202019,586
 74,453
202110,807
 64,080
202215,097
 52,091
202310,862
 43,242
Thereafter35,671
 564,700
Total lease payments99,812
 844,012
Less: Imputed interest15,835
 350,921
Total lease liabilities$83,977
 $493,091

The following is a summary of the Company. Following acquisitions by the Company in excess of $500 million, subject to certain limitations, the senior secured leverage ratio will be set at a level of 4.50 to 1.00 for the four fiscal quarters immediately following the date of such applicable acquisition.
In addition, the Amended Credit Agreement contains a maximum total leverage ratio and afuture minimum interest coverage ratio. The maximum total leverage ratio is 4.50 to 1.00 andlease payments based on the minimum interest coverage ratio is 3.50 to 1.00non-cancelable lease term as required under previous guidance for the term of the Amended Credit Agreement.
The Amendment permits the Company to repurchase an unlimited amount of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock if the Company’s total leverage ratio after giving effect to such repurchases on a pro forma basis would be less than 3.25 to 1.00, subject to certain other restrictionscapital and limitations. If the Company’s total leverage ratio after giving effect to such repurchases on a pro forma basis would exceed 3.25 to 1.00, the Company may, subject to certain limitations, repurchase shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock with a value of up to the sum of $500 million and the amount remaining under the Company’s current share repurchase program, which was $29.5 millionoperating leases as of September 30,December 31, 2018 if the Company maintains at least $100 million of liquidity. See Note 3, Earnings Per Common Share, for additional information regarding the Company's common share repurchases.(dollars in thousands):
As of September 30, 2018, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement.
 Capital Operating
2019$11,405
 $82,191
202017,261
 63,062
20218,668
 54,305
20229,625
 44,739
202310,780
 35,919
Thereafter13,988
 383,739
Total minimum payments$71,727
 $663,955


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7. U.K. OPERATIONS OPTIMIZATION:
In 2018,The following table presents supplemental cash flow and other information for the Company reorganized its U.K. business into three service platforms: Rail (IntermodalCompany's leases as of and Heavy Haul), Road (former Freightliner and Pentalver road operations) and Terminals (former Freightliner and Pentalver terminals), with a single combined commercial organization responsible for selling all three services. The Company also announced a program to restructure and further optimize its operations in the U.K. that began in May 2018 and is intended to be completed by early 2019. The program includes the rationalization of the locomotive and railcar fleet, management restructuring (following the U.K. consultative process), and technology investments to upgrade systems to enhance productivity and service quality. Restructuring and related expenses associated with the optimization are expected to be approximately $52 million (assuming the adjustment described in footnote (a) below does not occur and an exchange rate of $1.30 for one British pound) and are comprised of the following, including the current estimate of the timing of the related charges, which is subject to changesix months ended June 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
 Six Months Ended
 June 30, 2019
Cash flow information: 
Cash paid for operating leases included in operating activities$45,571
Cash paid for finance leases included in operating activities$1,387
Cash paid for finance leases included in financing activities$4,688
  
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years): 
Operating leases26.5
Finance leases8.2
  
Weighted average discount rate: 
Operating leases3.8%
Finance leases4.4%
  
New leases: 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities$31,445
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities$27,335
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 Estimated Total Restructuring and Related Costs
Rationalization of locomotive and railcar fleet(a)
$379
 $6,317
 $28,000
Management restructuring(b)
1,610
 3,739
 10,000
Productivity and automation investments1,502
 2,790
 14,000
Total$3,491
 $12,846
 $52,000
(a)The emergence of new commercial opportunities may result in less restructuring and related expense.
(b)Subject to requisite U.K. consultative process.
Restructuring and related activity for the U.K. Operations Optimization program for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was as follows (dollars in thousands):
 Rationalization of Locomotive and Railcar Fleet Management Restructuring Productivity and Automation Investments Total
Restructuring and related liability as of December 31, 2017$
 $
 $
 $
Restructuring and related costs incurred6,317
 3,739
 2,790
 12,846
Cash payments(797) (2,405) (2,567) (5,769)
Non-cash settlements(897) 
 (223) (1,120)
Restructuring and related liability as of September 30, 2018$4,623
 $1,334
 $
 $5,957

8.6. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which expands and refines hedge accounting for both nonfinancial and financial risk components and aligns the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instrument and the hedged item in the financial statements. The amendment also includes certain improvements to ease the application of current guidance related to the assessment of hedge effectiveness. The adoption of this guidance amended the Company’s accounting for cross-currency swaps whereby interest expense accruals previously presented in an interest expense line item are presented as a gain/loss on currency conversion within other income/(loss), net in the non-operating section of the consolidated statement of operations. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The Company actively monitors its exposure to interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate risks and uses derivative financial instruments to manage the impact of these risks. The Company uses derivatives only for purposes of managing riskrisks associated with underlying exposures. The Company does not trade or use derivative instruments with the objective of earning financial gains on the interest rate orand foreign exchange rate fluctuations alone, nor does the Company use derivative instruments where it does not have underlying exposures. Complex instruments involving leverage or multipliers are not used. The Company manages its hedging position and monitors the credit ratings of counterparties and does not anticipate losses due to counterparty nonperformance. Management believes its use of derivative instruments to manage risk is in the Company's best interest. However, the Company's use of these derivative financial instruments may result in short-term gains or losses and increased earnings volatility. The Company's instruments held by the Company are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value in prepaid expenses and other, other assets, accrued expenses or other long-term liabilities.
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The Company may designate derivatives as a hedge of a forecasted transaction or a hedge of the variability of the cash flows to be received or paid in the future related to a recognized asset or liability (cash flow hedge). The portion of the changes in the fair value of the derivative used as a cash flow hedge that is offset by changes in the expected cash flows related to a recognized asset or liability is recorded in other comprehensive income/(loss) (OCI). As the hedged item isAmounts recorded in OCI may be realized the gain or loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) isand reported in the consolidated statements of operations on the same line item as the hedged item in the event the hedged item is settled, did not or is no longer expected to occur or if the hedging relationship is no longer effective.
The Company may designate fair value hedges to mitigate foreign currency exchange rates on non-functional currency assets or liabilities. The Company uses the mark-to-market approach to remeasure the hedged item and the hedging instrument. The changes in the fair value of the hedged item is included in other income/(loss), net and are offset by changes in the fair value of the hedging instrument which are reported in the same income statement line item.
In addition, the Company may designate net investment hedges to reduce the impact of the variability of foreign currency exchange rates on its net investments in certain non-U.S. operations using cross-currency swaps. The Company measures the effectiveness of the hedge by offsetting the changes in the fair value of the cross-currency swap and the hedged asset or liability. Gains and losses on the after-tax effective portion of the net investment hedge are reported in currency translation adjustments where they remain until the investment is liquidated. The Company records the portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument that exceeds the gain or loss of the hedged item as an offset to the tax impact recognized during the period.
The Company matches the hedge instrument to the underlying hedged item (assets, liabilities, firm commitments or forecasted transactions). At inception of the hedge and at least quarterly thereafter, the Company assesses whether the derivatives used to hedge transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in either the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item. When it is determined that a derivative instrument ceases to be a highly effective hedge of the underlying transaction, the Company discontinues hedge accounting, and any gains or losses on the derivative instrument thereafter are recognized in earnings during the period in which it no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. Gains and losses on any excluded components of derivatives designated as hedges are recorded in OCI and amortized to other income/(loss), net over the life of the hedge.

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From time to time, the Company may enter into certain derivative instruments that may not be designated as hedges for accounting purposes. For example, to mitigate currency exposures related to intercompany debt, cross-currency swap contracts may be entered into for periods consistent with the underlying debt. The Company believes such instruments are closely correlated with the underlying exposure, thus reducing the associated risk. The gains or losses from the changes in the fair value of derivative instruments not accounted for using hedge accounting are recognized in current period earnings within other income/(loss), net. Derivative
The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company's derivative instruments entered intorecorded in conjunction with contemplated acquisitions also dothe consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
   Fair Value
 Balance Sheet Location June 30,
2019
 December 31, 2018
Asset Derivatives:     
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:     
British pound forward contractsPrepaid expenses and other $3,055
 $
British pound forward contractsOther assets 
 26,011
Total derivatives designated as hedges  $3,055
 $26,011
Derivatives not designated as hedges:     
Cross-currency swap contractPrepaid expenses and other $
 $19,684
Total derivatives not designated as hedges  $
 $19,684
      
Liability Derivatives:     
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:     
Interest rate swap agreementsAccrued expenses $6,774
 $1,954
British pound forward contractsAccrued expenses 14
 
Interest rate swap agreementsOther long-term liabilities 53,446
 12,441
British pound forward contractsOther long-term liabilities 
 59
Derivative designated as a net investment hedge:     
Cross-currency swap contractOther long-term liabilities 807
 
Derivative designated as a fair value hedge:     
Cross-currency swap contractOther long-term liabilities 2,387
 
Total derivatives designated as hedges  $63,428
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The following table shows the effective portion of net changes in the fair value of the Company's derivative instruments designated as hedges recognized in OCI, net of tax for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
  Total Derivatives Designated as Hedges OCI Activity, Net of Tax
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, June 30,
  2019 2018 2019 2018
Derivatives Designated as Hedges:        
Cash Flow Hedges:        
Interest rate swap agreements $(21,299) $2,687
 $(34,705) $9,580
Foreign currency forward contracts 
 288
 
 288
British pound forward contracts, net (a)
 1,026
 (274) 1,458
 (265)
  $(20,273) $2,701
 $(33,247) $9,603
Net Investment Hedge:        
Cross-currency swap contract $(822) $
 $(822) $
         
Fair Value Hedge:        
Cross-currency swap contract $(430) $
 $(430) $
         
Total derivatives designated as hedges $(21,525) $2,701
 $(34,499) $9,603
(a)The three and six months ended June 30, 2019 represented a net gain of $16.7 million and $19.5 million, respectively, for the mark-to-market of the U.K. intercompany loan, partially offset by a net loss of $15.6 million and $18.0 million, respectively, for the mark-to-market of the British pound forward contracts.
The three and six months ended June 30, 2018 represented a net loss of $9.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively, for the mark-to-market of the U.K. intercompany loan, partially offset by a net gain of $9.0 million and $3.5 million, respectively, for the mark-to-market of the British Pound forward contracts.
The following table shows the effect of the Company's derivative instruments not qualifydesignated as hedges for accounting purposes.the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 in the consolidated statements of operations (dollars in thousands):
    Amount Recognized in Earnings
  Location of Amount Recognized in Earnings Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
   June 30, June 30,
   2019 2018 2019 2018
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges:          
Cross-currency swap agreements, net (a)
 Other income/(loss), net $715
 $272
 $(1,770) $(2,490)
(a)
The three months ended June 30, 2019 represented a net gain of $7.1 million for the mark-to-market of the swaps, partially offset by a net loss of $6.4 million for the mark-to-market of the GRail Intercompany Loan. The six months ended June 30, 2019 represented a net loss of $1.4 million for the mark-to-market of the GRail Intercompany Loan and a net loss of $0.3 million for the mark-to-market of the swaps. This derivative was settled in June 2019, and the Company received cash proceeds of€17.0 million (or $19.3 million at the exchange rate on June 30, 2019).
The three months ended June 30, 2018 represented a net gain of $3.0 million for the mark-to-market of the GRail Intercompany Loan, partially offset by a net loss of $2.8 million for the mark-to-market of the swaps. The six months ended June 30, 2018 represented a net loss of $5.1 million for the mark-to-market of the GRail Intercompany Loan, partially offset by a net gain of $2.6 million for the mark-to-market of the swaps.

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The following table shows the cash flow impacts from the Company's derivatives that settled during the six months ended June 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
 Six Months Ended
 June 30, 2019
Derivatives designated as hedges: 
British pound forward contracts$26,088
  
Derivatives not designated as hedges: 
Cross-currency swap contract19,272
Total cash received from settlement of derivative transactions, investing activities$45,360

Interest Rate Risk Management
The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to manage its exposure to the changes in interest rates on the Company's variable rate debt. These swap agreements are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. Changes in the fair value of the swap agreements are recorded in net income or other comprehensive income/(loss), based on whether the agreements are designated as part of a hedge transaction and whether the agreements are effective in offsetting the change in the value of the future interest payments attributable to the underlying portion of the Company's variable rate debt. Interest payments accrued each reporting period for these interest rate swaps are recognized in interest expense. The Company formally documents its hedge relationships, including identifying the hedge instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and strategies for entering into the hedge transaction.
The following table summarizes the terms of the Company's outstanding interest rate swap agreements entered into to manage the Company's exposure to changes in interest rates on its variable rate debt (amounts in thousands):
Effective Date Expiration Date Notional Amount Pay Fixed Rate Receive Variable Rate
12/1/2016 12/1/2021 A$517,500
 2.44% AUD-BBR
8/31/2018 8/31/2021 - 8/31/2048 $500,000
 2.70% - 2.87% 1-month LIBOR

    Notional Amount    
Effective Date Expiration Date Date Amount Pay Fixed Rate Receive Variable Rate
12/1/2016 12/1/2021 12/1/2021 A$372,600
 2.44% AUD-BBR
12/1/2016 12/1/2021 12/1/2021 A$110,746
 2.44% AUD-BBR
12/1/2016 12/1/2021 12/1/2021 A$34,155
 2.44% AUD-BBR
8/31/2018 8/31/2021 8/31/2021 $100,000
 2.70% 1-month LIBOR
8/31/2018 8/31/2021 8/31/2021 $100,000
 2.71% 1-month LIBOR
8/31/2018 8/31/2048 8/31/2048 $100,000
 2.84% 1-month LIBOR
8/31/2018 8/31/2048 8/31/2048 $100,000
 2.87% 1-month LIBOR
8/31/2018 8/31/2048 8/31/2048 $100,000
 2.84% 1-month LIBOR
During the three and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, the Company entered into multiple 30-year interest rate swap agreements to manage the exposure to changes in interest rates on the Company's variable rate debt. The swaps have a mandatory termination feature on August 31, 2023. These 30-year swaps qualify for hedge accounting. In addition, it remains probable that the Company will either issue $300.02019, $1.0 million and $1.5 million, respectively, of fixed-rate debt or have $300.0 million of variable-rate debt under the Company's commercial banking lines throughout the term of the outstanding swap agreements. The Company expects to amortize any gains ornet losses on the settlements over the life of the respective swap.
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The following table summarizesassociated with the Company's interest rate swap agreements that were settled during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
    Notional Amount    
Effective Date Settlement Date Date Amount Pay Fixed Rate Receive Variable Rate
9/30/2016 8/15/2018 9/30/2026 $100,000
 2.76% 1-month LIBOR
9/30/2016 8/15/2018 9/30/2026 $100,000
 2.74% 1-month LIBOR
9/30/2016 8/15/2018 9/30/2026 $100,000
 2.73% 1-month LIBOR
The fair values of the Company's interest rate swap agreements were estimated based on Level 2 inputs. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, $0.5 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of existing net lossesswaps were realized and recorded as interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. During the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, $0.62018, $0.2 million and $1.5$0.7 million, respectively, of existing net losses associated with the Company's interest rate swaps were realized and recorded as interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Based on the Company's fair value assumptions as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019, it expects to realize $0.2$7.0 million of existing net losses that are reported in AOCLaccumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL) into earnings within the next 12 months. See Note 1311, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, for additional information regarding the Company's cash flowderivatives designated as hedges.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
As of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019, the Company's foreign subsidiaries had $1.0 billion of third-party debt, including capitalfinance leases, denominated in the local currencies in which the Company's foreign subsidiaries operate, including the Australian dollar, the British pound, the Canadian dollar and the Euro. The debt service obligations associated with this foreign currency debt are generally funded directly from those foreign operations. As a result, foreign currency risk related to this portion of the Company's debt service payments is limited. However, in the event the foreign currency debt service is not paid by the Company's foreign subsidiaries and is paid by its United States subsidiaries, the Company may face exchange rate risk if the Australian dollar, the British pound, the Canadian dollar or the Euro were to appreciate relative to the United States dollar and require higher United States dollar equivalent cash.
The Company is also exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk, including non-functional currency intercompany debt, typically associated with acquisitions and any timing difference between announcement and closing of an acquisition of a foreign business. To mitigate currency exposures of non-United States dollar-denominated acquisitions, the Company may enter into foreign currency forward purchase contracts. To mitigate currency exposures related to non-functional currency denominated intercompany debt, cross-currency swaps or foreign currency forward contracts or cross-currency swaps may be entered into for periods consistent with the underlying debt. To mitigate currency exposures related to significant asset purchases in non-functional denominated currencies,In cases where foreign currency forward contracts may be entered into for periods consistent with the anticipated future outflow of cash. In determining the fair value of the derivative contract, the significant inputs to valuation models are quoted market prices of similar instruments in active markets. However,or cross-currency swap contracts and foreign currency forward contracts used to mitigate exposures on foreign currency intercompany debt may not qualify for hedge accounting. In cases where the cross-currency swap contracts and foreign currency forward contractsswaps do not qualify for hedge accounting, the Company believes that such instruments are closely correlated with the underlying exposure, thus reducing the associated risk. The gains or losses from changes in the fair value of derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting are recognized in current period earnings within other income/(loss), net.
The following table summarizes the Company's outstanding foreign currency forward contracts associated with assets to be purchased by GWA in United States dollars within the next six months (dollars in thousands):
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Effective date Settlement Date Notional Amount Exchange Rate (AUD to USD)
5/2/2018 11/5/2018 $4,315 0.75
5/2/2018 12/21/2018 $5,753 0.75
The following table summarizes the Company's foreign currency forward contract that was settled during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
Effective date Settlement Date Notional Amount Exchange Rate (AUD to USD)
4/18/2018 7/5/2018 $5,379 0.78

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The fair values of the Company's foreign currency forward contracts were estimated based on Level 2 inputs, as further described in Note 9, Fair Value of Financial Instruments. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, $0.4 million of net gains were recorded as other income/(loss), net in the consolidated statements of operations. Based on the Company's fair value assumptions as of September 30, 2018, it expects to realize $0.4 million of existing net gains that are reported in AOCL into earnings within the next 12 months. See Note 13, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, for additional information regarding the Company's cash flow hedges.
On March 25,In 2015, the Company, closed on the Freightliner acquisition and paid cash consideration of £492.1 million (or $733.0 million at the exchange rate on March 25, 2015). The Company financedin conjunction with the acquisition through a combination of availableFreightliner Group Limited (Freightliner) in the U.K., transferred cash and borrowings under the Company's Credit Agreement. A portion of the funds were transferred from the United States to the U.K. through an intercompany loan with a notional amount of £120.0 million (or $181.0 million at the exchange rate on the effective date of the loan) and accrued interest as of September 30, 2018 of £28.1 million (or $36.7 million at the exchange rate on September 30, 2018), each of which are expected to remain until maturity of the loan.. To mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate risk related to the outstanding balance of this non-functional currency intercompany loan, and the related interest, the Company entered into British pound forward contracts, which arewere accounted for as cash flow hedges.
The fair values During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company settled certain of the Company'sits British pound forward contracts, were estimated based on Level 2 inputs.which had notional amounts totaling £120.0 million with a settlement date of March 31, 2020 and exchange rates ranging from 1.50 to 1.51 GBP to USD. Upon settlement, the Company received cash proceeds of $26.1 million.
As of June 30, 2019, the Company's outstanding British pound forward contracts had a notional amount of £32.6 million with a settlement date of March 31, 2020 and exchange rates ranging from 1.28 to 1.57 GBP to USD. During the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, $0.22019, $0.5 million and $0.5$0.7 million, respectively, of net gains were recorded as interest income in the consolidated statements of operations. During the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, $0.12018, $0.2 million and $0.4$0.3 million, respectively, of net gains were recorded as interest incomeexpense in the consolidated statements of operations. Based on the Company's fair value assumptions as of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, it expects to realize $0.8$0.3 million of existing net gains that are reported in AOCL into earnings within the next 12 months. See Note 13, 11, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, for additional information regarding the Company's cash flowderivatives designated as hedges.
The following table summarizesIn 2016, in conjunction with an acquisition in Australia, the Company's outstanding British pound forward contracts (British pounds in thousands):
Effective DateSettlement DateNotional AmountExchange Rate (GBP to USD)
3/25/20153/31/2020£60,0001.51
3/25/20153/31/2020£60,0001.50
6/30/20153/31/2020£2,0351.57
9/30/20153/31/2020£1,8461.51
12/31/20153/31/2020£1,8731.48
3/31/20163/31/2020£1,8811.45
6/30/20163/31/2020£1,9091.35
9/30/20163/31/2020£1,9591.33
12/30/20163/31/2020£1,9891.28
3/31/20173/31/2020£1,9751.30
6/30/20173/31/2020£2,0261.34
10/2/20173/31/2020£2,0791.36
12/29/20173/31/2020£2,1111.39
3/29/20183/31/2020£2,0961.44
6/29/20183/31/2020£2,1511.36
9/28/20183/31/2020£2,2071.34
On December 1, 2016, GWAHLPsubsidiaries, G&W Australia Holdings LP (GWAHLP) and the Company's subsidiary, GWI Holding B.V. (GWBV), entered into an A$248.9 million non-recourse subordinated partner loan agreement (GRail Intercompany Loan), which is eliminated in consolidation. GWAHLP used the proceeds from this loan to fund a portion of the acquisition of GRail. To mitigate the foreign currency exchange rate risk related to the non-functional currency intercompany loan, the Company entered into two Euro/Australian dollar floating-to-floating cross-currency swap agreements (the Swaps) on December 22, 2016, which effectively convert the A$248.9 million intercompany loan receivable in the Netherlands into a €171.7 million loan receivable.2016. These agreements dodid not qualify as hedges for accounting purposes, and, accordingly, mark-to-market changes in the fair value of the Swaps relative to the underlying GRail Intercompany Loan will bewere recorded over the life of the agreements, which expireexpired on June 30, 2019. Upon settlement of the agreements, the Company received cash proceeds of €17.0 million (or $19.3 million at the exchange rate on June 30, 2019.2019).
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The first swap requiresIn June 2019, the Company to pay Australian dollar BBR plus 4.50% based on a notional amountentered into two new cross-currency swap agreements designated as fair value hedges of A$123.9 million and allowsthe non-functional currency GRail intercompany loan. In addition, the Company to receive EURIBOR plus 2.68% based onentered into a notional amountcross-currency swap in June 2019 that was designated as a net investment hedge of €85.5 million on a semi-annual basis. BBR is the Bankers Buyers Rate and EURIBOR is the Euro Interbank Offered Rate, which the Company believes are generally considered equivalents to LIBOR. The second swap requires the Company to pay Australian dollar BBR plus 4.50% based on a notional amount of A$125.0 million and allows the Company to receive EURIBOR plus 2.90% based on a notional amount of €86.3 million on a semi-annual basis. The Swaps require semi-annual net settlement payments.GWBV investment. During the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, $2.4 million and $4.92019, the Company recognized a gain of less than $0.1 million of net expense, respectively, was realizedforeign currency translation adjustment within OCI and a loss of less than $0.1 million within other income/(loss), net in the consolidated statement of operations related to amortization of excluded components of its net investment hedge. Based on the Company's assumptions as a result of the mark-to-market impact of the GRail Intercompany Loan comparedJune 30, 2019, its net investment hedge and fair value hedge, which each terminate on June 30, 2021, are expected to the mark-to-market of the Swaps.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, $0.8realize $0.4 million and $4.5$0.2 million, respectively, of net expense was realizedlosses that are currently reported in AOCL into earnings within other income/(loss), net in the consolidated statements of operations as a result of the mark-to-market impact of the GRail Intercompany Loan compared to the mark-to-market of the Swaps. Over the life of the Swaps, the Company expects the cumulative impact of net gains and losses from the mark-to-market of the GRail Intercompany Loan and Swaps to be approximately zero.
The following table summarizes the fair value ofnext 12 months. See Note 11, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, for additional information regarding the Company's derivative instruments recorded in the consolidated balance sheetsderivatives designated as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):hedges.

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   Fair Value
 Balance Sheet Location September 30,
2018
 December 31, 2017
Asset Derivatives:     
Derivatives designated as hedges:     
Interest rate swap agreementsPrepaid expenses and other $527
 $
Foreign currency forward contractsPrepaid expenses and other 383
 
Interest rate swap agreementsOther assets 6,596
 
British pound forward contractsOther assets 20,803
 13,657
Total derivatives designated as hedges  $28,309
 $13,657
Derivatives not designated as hedges:     
Cross-currency swap contractPrepaid expenses and other $16,648
 $5,775
Cross-currency swap contractOther assets 
 2,887
Total derivatives not designated as hedges  $16,648
 $8,662
      
Liability Derivatives:     
Derivatives designated as hedges:     
Interest rate swap agreementsAccrued expenses $755
 $1,972
Interest rate swap agreementsOther long-term liabilities 1,706
 12,410
British pound forward contractsOther long-term liabilities 246
 829
Total derivatives designated as hedges  $2,707
 $15,211
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The following table shows the effect of the Company's derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 in other comprehensive income (OCI) (dollars in thousands):
  Total Cash Flow Hedge OCI Activity,
Net of Tax
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges:        
Effective portion of net changes in fair value recognized in OCI, net of tax:        
Interest rate swap agreements $4,816
 $388
 $14,396
 $(1,382)
Foreign currency forward contracts (13) 
 275
 
British pound forward contracts, net (a)
 350
 348
 85
 2,020
  $5,153
 $736
 $14,756
 $638
(a)The three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 represented a net gain of $2.0 million and $5.5 million, respectively, for the mark-to-market of the British pound forward contracts, offset by a net loss of $1.7 million and $5.4 million, respectively, for the mark-to-market of the U.K. intercompany loan. The three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 represented a net gain of $3.2 million and $8.6 million, respectively, for the mark-to-market of the U.K. intercompany loan, offset by a net loss of $2.8 million and $6.6 million, respectively, for the mark-to-market of the British pound forward contracts.
The following table shows the effect of the Company's derivative instruments not designated as hedges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 in the consolidated statements of operations (dollars in thousands):
    Amount Recognized in Earnings
  Location of Amount Recognized in Earnings Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
   September 30, September 30,
   2018 2017 2018 2017
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges:          
Cross-currency swap agreements Interest expense $
 $(1,887) $
 $(1,887)
Cross-currency swap agreements, net (a)
 Other income/(loss), net (2,410) (842) (4,900) (4,510)
    $(2,410) $(2,729) $(4,900) $(6,397)
(a)The three months ended September 30, 2018 represented a net gain of $0.6 million for the mark-to-market of the Swaps, offset by a net loss of $3.0 million for the mark-to-market of the GRail Intercompany Loan. The nine months ended September 30, 2018 represented a net gain of $3.2 million for the mark-to-market of the Swaps, partially offset by a net loss of $8.1 million for the mark-to-market of the GRail Intercompany Loan. The three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 represented a net gain of $1.7 million and $2.0 million, respectively, for the mark-to-market of the Swaps, offset by a net loss of $2.5 million and $6.5 million, respectively, for the mark-to-market of the GRail Intercompany Loan.
9.7. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:
The Company appliesfollowing table presents the following three-level hierarchy of valuation inputs for measuringCompany's financial instruments carried at fair value:
Level 1 - Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
value using Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilitiesinputs as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (dollars in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable market data.
Level 3 - Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable.thousands):
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 December 31,
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Financial instruments carried at fair value using Level 2 inputs:   
Financial assets carried at fair value:   
British pound forward contracts$3,055
 $26,011
Cross-currency swap contracts
 19,684
Total financial assets carried at fair value$3,055
 $45,695
Financial liabilities carried at fair value:   
Interest rate swap agreements$60,220
 $14,395
British pound forward contracts14
 59
Cross-currency swap contract - net investment hedge807
 
Cross-currency swap contract - fair value hedge2,387
 
Total financial liabilities carried at fair value$63,428
 $14,454

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The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments held by the Company:
Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value: Derivative instruments are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value. DuringAs more fully described in Note 6, Derivative Financial Instruments, during the reporting period, the Company's derivative financial instruments consisted of interest rate swap agreements, foreign currency forward contracts and cross-currency swap agreements. The Company estimated the fair value of its interest rate swap agreementsderivative financial instruments based on Level 2 valuation inputs, including fixed interest rates, LIBOR, British pound LIBOR, BBR and BBREURIBOR implied forward interest rates and the remaining time to maturity.
The Company estimatedfollowing table presents the carrying value, net of debt issuance costs and fair value of its British pound forward contracts based onusing Level 2 valuation inputs including LIBOR implied forward interest rates, British pound LIBOR implied forward interest rates and the remaining time to maturity. The Company estimated the fair value of its foreign currency forward contracts based on Level 2 valuation inputs, including BBR implied forward interest rates and the remaining time to maturity. The Company estimated the fair value of its cross-currency swap agreements based on Level 2 valuation inputs, including EURIBOR implied forward interest rates, BBR implied forward interest rates and the remaining time to maturity.
The Company's recurring fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) relate to the Company's deferred consideration from the HOG acquisitionfinancial instruments carried at historical cost as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (dollars in 2017. The fair values of the deferred consideration liabilities were estimated by discounting, to present value, contingent payments expected to be made.thousands):
  June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
  Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value
Financial liabilities carried at historical cost:        
United States term loan $1,296,549
 $1,294,634
 $1,295,672
 $1,296,079
U.K. term loan 314,078
 317,394
 315,524
 319,556
Australian credit agreement 441,768
 447,511
 450,252
 457,978
Australia subordinated shareholder loan from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets 166,962
 164,153
 167,796
 166,974
Revolving credit facility 32,707
 36,150
 160,033
 163,662
Other debt 2,438
 2,424
 2,356
 2,352
Total $2,254,502
 $2,262,266
 $2,391,633
 $2,406,601

Financial Instruments Carried at Historical Cost: Since the Company's long-term debt is not actively traded, fair value was estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on Level 2 valuation inputs, including borrowing rates the Company believes are currently available to it for loans with similar terms and maturities.
The following table presents the Company's financial instruments carried at fair value using Level 2 inputs as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
Financial instruments carried at fair value using Level 2 inputs:   
Financial assets carried at fair value:   
Interest rate swap agreements$7,123
 $
Foreign currency forward contracts383
 
British pound forward contracts20,803
 13,657
Cross-currency swap contracts16,648
 8,662
Total financial assets carried at fair value$44,957
 $22,319
Financial liabilities carried at fair value:   
Interest rate swap agreements$2,461
 $14,382
British pound forward contracts246
 829
Total financial liabilities carried at fair value$2,707
 $15,211
The following table presents the Company's financial instrument carried at fair value using Level 3 inputs as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
Financial instrument carried at fair value using Level 3 inputs:   
Financial liabilities carried at fair value:   
Accrued deferred consideration – HOG$6,368
 $5,974
At the date of acquisition of HOG in 2017, the contingent liability represented the fair value of the deferred consideration payable to the sellers upon satisfaction of certain conditions, which the Company expects to be paid in 2021. See Note 2, Changes in Operations, for additional information regarding HOG.
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As of September 30, 2017, the Company also had a $37.2 million deferred consideration liability associated with the 2015 acquisition of Freightliner. At the date of acquisition of Freightliner, the contingent liability represented the aggregate fair value of the shares transferred to the Company by certain former management shareholders of Freightliner (Management Shareholders) in exchange for the right to receive cash consideration for the representative economic interest of approximately 6% in Freightliner in the future (deferred consideration).
The Company's contingent liabilities have been adjusted each period since the acquisition dates to represent the fair value of the deferred consideration as of each balance sheet date. To do so, the Company recalculated the estimated fair value of the Freightliner deferred consideration in each reporting period by using a contractual formula designed to estimate the economic value of the Management Shareholders' retained interest in a manner consistent with that used to derive the Freightliner acquisition price per share on the acquisition date. The Company bought out the Freightliner deferred consideration in November 2017. In addition, the Company recalculates the HOG's deferred consideration based on the contractual formula as defined in the stock purchase agreement. These calculations effectively represent the present value of the expected payment to be made upon settlement of the deferred consideration. Accordingly, such recalculations reflect both the impact of the time value of money and the impact of changes in the expected future performance of the acquired business, as applicable. The Company expects to recognize future changes in HOG's contingent liability for the estimated fair value of the deferred consideration through other expenses within the Company's consolidated statement of operations. This future change in the estimated fair value of the deferred consideration is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.
The following table presents the amounts recognized, through other expenses, net within the Company's consolidated statements of operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, as a result of the change in the estimated fair value of the deferred consideration, which primarily represented the time value of money (dollars in thousands):
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
  2018 2017 2018 2017
Freightliner $
 $859
 $
 $2,405
HOG $137
 $126
 $394
 $166
The following table presents the carrying value, net of debt issuance costs and fair value using Level 2 inputs of the Company's financial instruments carried at historical cost as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):
  September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
  Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value
Financial liabilities carried at historical cost:        
United States term loan $1,295,234
 $1,302,650
 $1,204,714
 $1,208,657
U.K. term loan 322,526
 325,565
 124,747
 126,480
Australian credit agreement 465,547
 473,331
 513,192
 528,105
Australia subordinated shareholder loan from MIRA 172,296
 170,173
 186,085
 184,750
Revolving credit facility 2,395
 6,304
 225,155
 229,483
Other debt 2,375
 2,363
 2,419
 2,426
Total $2,260,373
 $2,280,386
 $2,256,312
 $2,279,901
10.8. U.K. PENSION PLAN:
Through its Freightliner subsidiary, the Company has a defined benefit pension plan for Freightliner's eligible U.K. employees through a standalone shared cost arrangement within the Railways Pension Scheme (Pension Program). The Pension Program is managed and administered by a professional pension administration company and is overseen by trustees with professional advice from independent actuaries and other advisers. The Pension Program is a shared cost arrangement with required contributions shared between Freightliner and its participating members, with Freightliner contributing 60% and the remaining 40% contributed by active employees. The Company engages independent actuaries to compute the amounts of liabilities and expenses relating to the Pension Program subject to the assumptions that the Company selects.

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The following tables summarize the components of the Pension Program related to the net benefit costs recognized in labor and benefits and other income/(loss), net in the Company's consolidated statements of operations for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, June 30, June 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017 2019 2018 2019 2018
Operating expense:Operating expense:       Operating expense:       
Service cost(a)
$3,610
 $3,909
 $11,235
 $11,434
Service cost(a)
$3,397
 $3,770
 $6,837
 $7,625
Nonoperating income, net:Nonoperating income, net:       Nonoperating income, net:       
Interest cost2,383
 2,588
 7,416
 7,569
Interest cost2,336
 2,488
 4,702
 5,033
Expected return on plan assets(4,572) (4,327) (14,231) (12,655)Expected return on plan assets(4,336) (4,775) (8,727) (9,659)
Total nonoperating income, net(b)
(2,189) (1,739) (6,815) (5,086)Amortization of prior year service cost44
 
 88
 
Total nonoperating income, net(b)
(1,956) (2,287) (3,937) (4,626)
Net periodic benefit costNet periodic benefit cost$1,421
 $2,170
 $4,420
 $6,348
Net periodic benefit cost$1,441
 $1,483
 $2,900
 $2,999
(a) Included in labor and benefits within the Company’s consolidated statementstatements of operations.
(b) Included in other income/(loss), net within the Company’s consolidated statementstatements of operations.
During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, the Company contributed £4.5£3.1 million (or $6.0$4.1 million at the exchange rate when the payments were made) to fund the Pension Program. The Company expects to contribute £2.9£3.8 million (or $3.8$4.9 million at the SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 exchange rate) to the Pension Program for the remainder of 2018.2019. The Pension Program's assets may undergo significant changes over time as a result of market conditions, and its assets and liabilities are formally valued on an independent actuarial basis every three years to assess the adequacy of funding levels. A key element of the valuation process is an assessment of the creditworthiness of the participating employer. In March 2018, the Company completed its triennial valuation based on the program's funding position as of December 31, 2016, which did not have and is not expected to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements. In the event that the Pension Program's projected assets and liabilities reveal additional funding requirements, the shared cost arrangement generally means that the Company will be required to pay 60% of any additional contributions, with active members contributing the remaining 40%, in each case over an agreed recovery period. If the Pension Program was to be terminated and wound up, any deficit would fall entirely on the Company and could not be shared with active members. Currently, the Company has no intention of terminating the Pension Program.
11.9. INCOME TAXES:
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) was enacted into law, and the SEC's staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118) to address the application of the TCJA on accounting for income taxes in the period which includes the enactment date. Specifically, when the initial accounting for items under the TCJA is incomplete, SAB 118 allows companies to include provisional amounts when reasonable estimates can be made. SAB 118 provides for an up to one-year measurement period during which the tax effect of the TCJA can be recomputed based on additional guidance and analysis. Any adjustment will be recorded as a tax expense or benefit in the reporting period during which the amounts are determined. As a result, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company made a $1.6 million measurement period adjustment to increase the one-time transition (toll) tax on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries. The Company will continue to refine its estimates as additional guidance and information is available including deferred taxes related to certain equity compensation arrangements.
The Company's provision for income taxes for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 was $31.0$18.9 million, compared with $30.5$26.4 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017. The Company's effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was 30.0%, including the $1.6 million TCJA measurement period adjustment, compared with 36.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2017.2018. The Company's provision for income taxes for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 included the recognition of $3.3 million of previously unrecognized tax benefits resulting from the lapse of the statute of limitations on acquired liabilities for uncertain tax positions. The decrease in the Company's effective income tax rate2019 was primarily a result of the TCJA, which decreased the United States federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%.
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The Company's provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $41.6$33.1 million compared with $82.0$10.6 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017. The provision for income taxes for2018. Based on developments during the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, included a $31.6 million benefit from the retroactive extension of the United States Short Line Tax Credit for fiscal year 2017, which was enacted in February 2018. In addition, the provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, included an adjustment to recordCompany recorded a reserve for uncertain tax positions of $5.5$4.8 million related to tax deductions on intercompany financing arrangements in the U.K., of which $0.7 million related to the three months ended June 30, 2018, $0.4 million related to the three months ended March 31, 2018 and $3.7 million related to the period from March 25, 2015, the date of the Freightliner acquisition when the arrangements were established, through December 31, 2017. The provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2018 also included an income tax benefit of $31.6 million associated with the retroactive extension of the United States Short Line Tax Credit for fiscal year 2017, which was enacted in February 2018.
The Company's effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 was 26.9%. Excluding the prior period portion of the reserve for uncertain tax positions, the Company's effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was 29.8%. Excluding the benefit from the retroactive extension and the prior period portion of the reserve for uncertain tax positions, the effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was 28.4%. The Company's effective income tax rate for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 was 38.9%. The decrease in the effective income tax rate was primarily a result of the TCJA, which decreased the United States federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%28.5%.
The United States Short Line Tax Credit is an income tax track maintenance credit for Class II and Class III railroads to reduce their federal income tax based on qualified railroad track maintenance expenditures. Qualified expenditures include amounts incurred for maintaining track, including roadbed, bridges and related track structures owned or leased by a Class II or Class III railroad. The credit is equal to 50% of the qualified expenditures, subject to an annual limitation of $3,500 multiplied by the number of miles of railroad track owned or leased by the Class II or Class III railroad as of the end of its tax year. The United States Short Line Tax Credit was initially enacted for a three-year period, 2005 through 2007, and was subsequently extended a series of times with the last extension enacted in February 2018. The February 2018 extension provided a retroactive credit, solely for fiscal year 2017. Legislation is currently pending that seeks to make the United States Short Line Tax Credit permanent for fiscal year 2018 and beyond.

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10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
From time to time, the Company is a defendant in certain lawsuits and a party to certain arbitrations resulting from the Company's operations in the ordinary course as the nature of the Company's business exposes it to the potential for various claims and litigation, including those related to property damage, personal injury, freight loss, labor and employment, environmental and other matters. The Company maintains insurance policies to mitigate the financial risk associated with such claims. Management believes there are adequate provisions in the financial statements for any probable liabilities that may result from disposition of the pending lawsuits and arbitrations. However, any material changes to pending litigation or a catastrophic rail accident or series of accidents involving material freight loss or property damage, personal injuries or environmental liability or other claims or disputes that are not covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
In November 2014, the Company received a notice from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting information under the Clean Water Act related to the discharge of crude oil as a result of a derailment of an Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway LLC (AGR) freight train in November 2013 in the vicinity of Aliceville, Alabama. In May 2018, the EPA notified the AGR of a maximum civil payment of up to $14.1 million, based on the amount of oil allegedly discharged and other relevant factors considered under the applicable regulation. The Company's evaluation of its defenses, settlement options and insurance coverage is ongoing.
The Company has also been involved in several arbitrations related to contractual disputes that are not covered by insurance, which have been resolved during Although the three months ended September 30, 2018. In March 2017, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) initiated arbitration against several of the Company’s subsidiariescleanup associated with freight revenue factors (or divisions) under certain operating agreementsthis derailment is substantially complete, the civil penalty associated with leased railroads. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, a final award was issued in the CSXT arbitration that denied CSXT's requestcontamination is subject to reduce freight revenue factorsfurther discussion and resolved the related contractual disputes with no material impact on the Company's subsidiaries. The pending arbitration related to the AGR's collection of approximately $13 million of liquidated damages under a volume commitment contract with a customer was also favorably resolved during the three months ended September 30, 2018, and all outstanding amounts due to AGR, plus interest, were collected in October 2018.potential litigation.
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13.11. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS:
The following tables set forth the components of AOCL attributable to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. included in the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of comprehensive income (dollars in thousands):
 Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Defined Benefit Plans Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance, December 31, 2017$(74,617) $(19,601) $(11,316) $(105,534)
Other comprehensive (loss)/income before reclassifications(41,395) 
 14,926
 (26,469)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (provision)/benefit of ($42) and $76, respectively
 129
(a)(232)(b)(103)
Current period change(41,395) 129
 14,694
 (26,572)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings related to the United States Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
 (132) (2,838) (2,970)
Balance, September 30, 2018$(116,012) $(19,604) $540
 $(135,076)
 Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Defined Benefit Plans Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Hedges Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance, December 31, 2018$(144,503) $11,120
 $(13,073) $(146,456)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications5,835
 
 (31,995) (26,160)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax benefit of $82 and $233, respectively
 (154)(a)(1,027)(b)(1,181)
Current period change5,835
 (154) (33,022) (27,341)
Balance, June 30, 2019$(138,668) $10,966
 $(46,095) $(173,797)
 Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Defined Benefit Plans Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Hedges Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance, December 31, 2017$(74,617) $(19,601) $(11,316) $(105,534)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications(36,698) 
 9,736
 (26,962)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (provision)/benefit of ($28) and $115, respectively
 86
(a)(290)(b)(204)
Current period change(36,698) 86
 9,446
 (27,166)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to retained earnings related to the United States Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
 (132) (2,838) (2,970)
Balance, June 30, 2018$(111,315) $(19,647) $(4,708) $(135,670)
 Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Defined Benefit Plans Net Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance, December 31, 2016$(163,642) $(19,948) $(13,726) $(197,316)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications81,412
 (2,262) (7,003) 72,147
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (provision) of ($60) and ($5,347), respectively
 113
(a)7,937
(b)8,050
Current period change81,412
 (2,149) 934
 80,197
Balance, September 30, 2017$(82,230) $(22,097) $(12,792) $(117,119)

(a)Existing net Net (losses)/gains realized were recorded in labor and benefits on the consolidated statements of operations.
(b)ExistingFor the six months ended June 30, 2019, $0.5 million and $0.5 million of net gains/(losses)losses were recorded in interest expense and other income/(loss), net, respectively, within the consolidated statements of operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, net losses realized were recorded in interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations (seeoperations. See Note 8,6, Derivative Financial Instruments).Instruments.

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Comprehensive Income/(Loss)Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
The following table sets forth comprehensive incomeloss attributable to noncontrolling interest for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 June 30, June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interest$(68) $4,443
 $32
 $5,370
Other comprehensive income/(loss):       
Foreign currency translation adjustment(2,594) (8,825) (1,007) (12,843)
Net unrealized (loss)/gain on qualifying cash flow hedges, net of tax benefit/(provision) of $303, ($67), $633 and ($67), respectively(708) 157
 (1,477) 157
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest$(3,370) $(4,225) $(2,452) $(7,316)
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest$2,720
 $3,145
 $8,090
 $6,317
Other comprehensive income/(loss):       
Foreign currency translation adjustment(4,804) 4,972
 (17,647) 18,642
Net unrealized gain/(loss) on qualifying cash flow hedges, net of tax (provision)/benefit of $41, ($164), ($26), and $127, respectively(95) 383
 62
 (296)
Comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to noncontrolling interest$(2,179) $8,500
 $(9,495) $24,663

14.12. SIGNIFICANT NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
As of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018, the Company had outstanding accounts receivable from outside parties for the funding of capital expenditures of $14.6$18.7 million and $12.2$10.9 million, respectively. As of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018, the Company also had $16.1$22.3 million and $12.3$9.2 million, respectively, of purchases of property and equipment that were not paid and, accordingly, were accrued in accounts payable in the normal course of business. See Note 5, Leases, for ROU assets obtained during the reporting period in exchange for lease liabilities.
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15.13. SEGMENT INFORMATION:
The Company presents the financial results of its nineeight operating regions as three reportable segments: North American Operations, Australian Operations and U.K./European Operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company's Central Region railroads were consolidated into the Company's Midwest and Southern regions. The Company's sevenremaining six North American regions are aggregated into one segment as a result of having similar economic and operating characteristics. Each of the Company's segments generates the following three categories of revenues from external customers: freight revenues, freight-related revenues and all other revenues.
The Company's Australian business underwent a transformational change on December 1, 2016, with the acquisition of GRail
Glencore Rail (NSW) Pty Limited (GRail) and the formation of thea partnership with Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) (the Australia Partnership,Partnership), which the Company controls through its 51.1% interest. The GRail acquisition significantly expanded the Company's operations in New South Wales. In conjunction with the GRail acquisition, the Company issued a 48.9% equity stake in its Australian subsidiary, GWAHLP, to MIRA. The Company retained a 51.1% controlling interest in GWAHLP and continues to consolidate 100% of its Australian Operations in the Company's financial statements and reports a noncontrolling interest for MIRA's 48.9% equity ownership. As a result, (1) 100% of the assets and liabilities of the Company's Australian Operations, after the elimination of intercompany balances, were included in the Company's consolidated balance sheets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and December 31, 2017,2018, with MIRA's 48.9% noncontrolling interest reflected in the equity section, (2) the Company's operating revenues and operating income for the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 included 100% of the Australian Operations, while net income attributable to G&W reflected the Company's 51.1% ownership position in the Australian Operations since the formation of the partnership on December 1, 2016 and (3) 100% of the cash flows of the Australian Operations, after the elimination of intercompany items, were included in the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 2017.2018. Accordingly, any payments between the Company's Australian Operations and its other businesses are eliminated in consolidation, while the Company's cash flows reflect 100% of any cash flows between the Australian Operations and MIRA.
In accordance with the AustraliaCompany's Australian Partnership agreement with MIRA, the cash and cash equivalents of the Company's Australian Operations can be used to make payments in the usual and regularordinary course of business, to pay down debt of the Australia Partnership and to make distributions to the partners in proportion to their investments. No such distributions were made during the six months ended June 30, 2019. During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, the Australia Partnership made aan A$40.0 million distribution, of which A$20.4 million (or $15.6 million at the exchange rate at the time the payment was made)on June 5, 2018) and A$19.6 million (or $14.9 million at the exchange rate at the time the payment was made)on June 5, 2018) were distributed to the Company and MIRA, respectively, and no such distributions were made for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.respectively.

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The results of operations of the Company's foreign entities are maintained in the respective local currency (the Australian dollar, the British pound, the Canadian dollar and the Euro) and then translated into United States dollars at the applicable exchange ratesrate at the end of the period for inclusionbalance sheet items and, for the statement of operations, at the average rate for the period. Currency translation adjustments are reflected within the equity section of the balance sheet and are included in OCI. Upon complete or substantially complete liquidation of the underlying investment in the foreign subsidiary, cumulative translation adjustments are recognized in the consolidated financial statements.statements of operations. As a result, any appreciation or depreciation of these currencies against the United States dollar will impact the Company's results of operations.
The following tables reflecttable reflects the balance sheet exchange rates as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and the average exchange rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 used to translate theeach foreign entitiesentity's respective local currency balance sheet into United States dollars as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
     June 30,
2019
 December 31,
2018
United States dollar per Australian dollar    $0.70
 $0.70
United States dollar per British pound    $1.27
 $1.28
United States dollar per Canadian dollar    $0.76
 $0.73
United States dollar per Euro    $1.14
 $1.15
The following table reflects the average exchange rates used to translate each foreign entity's respective local currency results of operations into United States dollars for the respective period:three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:
 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
 June 30, June 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
United States dollar per Australian dollar$0.70
 $0.76
 $0.71
 $0.77
United States dollar per British pound$1.29
 $1.36
 $1.29
 $1.38
United States dollar per Canadian dollar$0.75
 $0.77
 $0.75
 $0.78
United States dollar per Euro$1.12
 $1.19
 $1.13
 $1.21

     September 30,
2018
 December 31,
2017
United States dollar per Australian dollar    $0.72
 $0.78
United States dollar per British pound    $1.30
 $1.35
United States dollar per Canadian dollar    $0.77
 $0.80
United States dollar per Euro    $1.16
 $1.20
        
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
United States dollar per Australian dollar$0.73
 $0.79
 $0.76
 $0.77
United States dollar per British pound$1.30
 $1.31
 $1.35
 $1.28
United States dollar per Canadian dollar$0.77
 $0.80
 $0.78
 $0.77
United States dollar per Euro$1.16
 $1.17
 $1.19
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The following tables set forth select financial data for the Company's reportable segments, including operating revenues by commodity group, for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (dollars in thousands) (prior period revenue amounts have not been adjusted under the modified retrospective method):
 Three Months Ended
 June 30, 2019
 North American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations Total
Operations
Operating revenues:       
Freight revenues by commodity group:       
Agricultural Products$32,846
 $2,999
 $512
 $36,357
Autos & Auto Parts6,084
 
 
 6,084
Chemicals & Plastics39,813
 
 
 39,813
Coal & Coke18,563
 28,965
 896
 48,424
Food & Kindred Products8,801
 
 
 8,801
Intermodal523
 15,459
 58,297
 74,279
Lumber & Forest Products23,519
 
 
 23,519
Metallic Ores2,865
 7,523
 
 10,388
Metals29,055
 
 
 29,055
Minerals & Stone38,597
 1,817
 21,155
 61,569
Petroleum Products17,053
 160
 717
 17,930
Pulp & Paper28,013
 
 
 28,013
Waste7,964
 
 
 7,964
Other5,485
 
 
 5,485
Total freight revenues259,181
 56,923
 81,577
 397,681
Freight-related revenues66,135
 8,036
 68,225
 142,396
All other revenues16,531
 1,572
 13,300
 31,403
Total operating revenues$341,847
 $66,531
 $163,102
 $571,480
Operating income/(loss)$84,261
 $11,655
 $(1,716) $94,200
Depreciation and amortization$38,738
 $14,192
 $9,587
 $62,517
Interest expense, net$11,872
 $11,800
 $2,903
 $26,575
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes$18,140
 $(44) $770
 $18,866
Cash expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties$52,649
 $9,103
 $6,814
 $68,566

 Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 North American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations 
Total
Operations
Operating revenues:       
Freight revenues by commodity group:       
Agricultural Products$30,565
 $4,150
 $1,053
 $35,768
Autos & Auto Parts5,513
 
 
 5,513
Chemicals & Plastics38,436
 
 
 38,436
Coal & Coke23,006
 32,357
 2,588
 57,951
Food & Kindred Products8,761
 
 
 8,761
Intermodal514
 17,538
 58,609
 76,661
Lumber & Forest Products24,113
 
 
 24,113
Metallic Ores3,573
 8,914
 
 12,487
Metals34,904
 
 
 34,904
Minerals & Stone38,570
 2,066
 22,344
 62,980
Petroleum Products18,236
 224
 99
 18,559
Pulp & Paper31,961
 
 
 31,961
Waste8,089
 
 
 8,089
Other7,191
 
 
 7,191
Total freight revenues273,432
 65,249
 84,693
 423,374
Freight-related revenues66,045
 10,136
 69,269
 145,450
All other revenues16,232
 1,318
 16,930
 34,480
Total operating revenues$355,709
 $76,703
 $170,892
 $603,304
Operating income$102,484
 $20,713
 $4,623
 $127,820
Depreciation and amortization$41,388
 $14,937
 $9,067
 $65,392
Interest expense, net$10,339
 $12,780
 $2,893
 $26,012
Provision for income taxes$26,323
 $2,398
 $2,292
 $31,013
Cash expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties$42,120
 $8,185
 $6,704
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 Three Months Ended
 June 30, 2018
 North American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations Total
Operations
Operating revenues:       
Freight revenues by commodity group:       
Agricultural Products$29,693
 $6,006
 $785
 $36,484
Autos & Auto Parts5,806
 
 
 5,806
Chemicals & Plastics38,972
 
 
 38,972
Coal & Coke19,087
 32,570
 2,687
 54,344
Food & Kindred Products8,476
 
 
 8,476
Intermodal380
 17,102
 66,483
 83,965
Lumber & Forest Products23,810
 
 
 23,810
Metallic Ores3,670
 8,125
 
 11,795
Metals32,493
 
 
 32,493
Minerals & Stone38,034
 2,087
 22,326
 62,447
Petroleum Products16,151
 185
 8
 16,344
Pulp & Paper29,514
 
 
 29,514
Waste7,339
 
 
 7,339
Other6,443
 
 
 6,443
Total freight revenues259,868
 66,075
 92,289
 418,232
Freight-related revenues63,467
 11,515
 67,420
 142,402
All other revenues16,222
 1,439
 16,695
 34,356
Total operating revenues$339,557
 $79,029
 $176,404
 $594,990
Operating income/(loss)$80,274
 $25,896
 $(3,045) $103,125
Depreciation and amortization$41,247
 $15,288
 $9,210
 $65,745
Interest expense, net$11,778
 $12,893
 $3,685
 $28,356
Provision for income taxes$20,091
 $3,901
 $2,454
 $26,446
Cash expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties$48,924
 $14,489
 $4,726
 $68,139

 Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 North American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations 
Total
Operations
Operating revenues:       
Freight revenues by commodity group:       
Agricultural Products$28,699
 $6,059
 $964
 $35,722
Autos & Auto Parts6,079
 
 
 6,079
Chemicals & Plastics36,745
 
 
 36,745
Coal & Coke20,008
 29,013
 2,345
 51,366
Food & Kindred Products8,257
 
 
 8,257
Intermodal311
 19,012
 67,374
 86,697
Lumber & Forest Products22,204
 
 
 22,204
Metallic Ores3,703
 11,305
 
 15,008
Metals26,008
 
 
 26,008
Minerals & Stone34,769
 792
 20,680
 56,241
Petroleum Products16,425
 223
 
 16,648
Pulp & Paper28,135
 
 
 28,135
Waste6,662
 
 
 6,662
Other4,963
 
 
 4,963
Total freight revenues242,968
 66,404
 91,363
 400,735
Freight-related revenues60,286
 12,880
 67,757
 140,923
All other revenues15,673
 1,986
 17,610
 35,269
Total operating revenues$318,927
 $81,270
 $176,730
 $576,927
Operating income$82,203
 $22,276
 $5,363
 $109,842
Depreciation and amortization$40,036
 $15,753
 $8,433
 $64,222
Interest expense, net$9,817
 $13,678
 $4,323
 $27,818
Provision for income taxes$28,270
 $2,013
 $224
 $30,507
Cash expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties$41,713
 $4,545
 $6,981
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Six Months Ended
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018June 30, 2019
North American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations Total OperationsNorth American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations Total
Operations
Operating revenues:              
Freight revenues by commodity group:              
Agricultural Products$91,630
 $15,639
 $3,073
 $110,342
$64,809
 $6,053
 $1,248
 $72,110
Autos & Auto Parts16,686
 
 
 16,686
11,566
 
 
 11,566
Chemicals & Plastics113,625
 
 
 113,625
76,986
 
 
 76,986
Coal & Coke62,038
 96,506
 8,751
 167,295
37,753
 58,136
 5,589
 101,478
Food & Kindred Products25,587
 
 
 25,587
17,204
 
 
 17,204
Intermodal1,203
 50,613
 192,413
 244,229
978
 29,259
 117,502
 147,739
Lumber & Forest Products70,362
 
 
 70,362
45,376
 
 
 45,376
Metallic Ores10,816
 24,770
 
 35,586
5,658
 15,141
 
 20,799
Metals95,791
 
 
 95,791
58,917
 
 
 58,917
Minerals & Stone107,122
 6,247
 63,849
 177,218
70,407
 3,855
 37,037
 111,299
Petroleum Products52,870
 560
 107
 53,537
37,752
 298
 1,408
 39,458
Pulp & Paper90,346
 
 
 90,346
58,292
 
 
 58,292
Waste21,316
 
 
 21,316
14,826
 
 
 14,826
Other19,325
 
 
 19,325
10,420
 
 
 10,420
Freight revenues778,717
 194,335
 268,193
 1,241,245
Total freight revenues510,944
 112,742
 162,784
 786,470
Freight-related revenues193,344
 32,214
 203,491
 429,049
130,611
 15,891
 132,156
 278,658
All other revenues48,835
 4,017
 49,809
 102,661
32,738
 3,005
 28,698
 64,441
Total operating revenues$1,020,896
 $230,566
 $521,493
 $1,772,955
$674,293
 $131,638
 $323,638
 $1,129,569
Operating income/(loss)$255,918
 $62,585
 $(645) $317,858
$153,576
 $24,158
 $(3,824) $173,910
Depreciation and amortization$123,266
 $46,232
 $27,629
 $197,127
$77,169
 $28,603
 $19,371
 $125,143
Interest expense, net$30,572
 $38,914
 $9,620
 $79,106
$24,273
 $23,923
 $5,442
 $53,638
Provision for income taxes$26,930
 $7,120
 $7,519
 $41,569
$32,227
 $70
 $829
 $33,126
Cash expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties$129,607
 $27,936
 $19,893
 $177,436
$100,720
 $11,952
 $17,187
 $129,859

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Six Months Ended
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017June 30, 2018
North American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations Total OperationsNorth American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations Total
Operations
Operating revenues:              
Freight revenues by commodity group:              
Agricultural Products$92,956
 $17,737
 $3,532
 $114,225
$61,065
 $11,489
 $2,020
 $74,574
Autos & Auto Parts17,019
 
 
 17,019
11,173
 
 
 11,173
Chemicals & Plastics111,660
 
 
 111,660
75,189
 
 
 75,189
Coal & Coke57,123
 86,292
 7,464
 150,879
39,032
 64,149
 6,163
 109,344
Food & Kindred Products24,856
 
 
 24,856
16,826
 
 
 16,826
Intermodal726
 52,113
 190,163
 243,002
689
 33,075
 133,804
 167,568
Lumber & Forest Products64,903
 
 
 64,903
46,249
 
 
 46,249
Metallic Ores10,519
 29,595
 
 40,114
7,243
 15,856
 
 23,099
Metals78,681
 
 
 78,681
60,887
 
 
 60,887
Minerals & Stone97,446
 4,787
 49,823
 152,056
68,552
 4,181
 41,505
 114,238
Petroleum Products50,696
 507
 
 51,203
34,634
 336
 8
 34,978
Pulp & Paper79,690
 
 
 79,690
58,385
 
 
 58,385
Waste19,000
 
 
 19,000
13,227
 
 
 13,227
Other14,347
 
 
 14,347
12,134
 
 
 12,134
Freight revenues$719,622
 $191,031
 $250,982
 $1,161,635
Total freight revenues505,285
 129,086
 183,500
 817,871
Freight-related revenues186,814
 36,089
 164,978
 387,881
127,299
 22,078
 134,222
 283,599
All other revenues47,641
 4,866
 34,445
 86,952
32,603
 2,699
 32,879
 68,181
Total operating revenues$954,077
 $231,986
 $450,405
 $1,636,468
$665,187
 $153,863
 $350,601
 $1,169,651
Operating income/(loss)$229,545
 $59,685
 $(3,755) $285,475
$153,434
 $41,872
 $(5,268) $190,038
Depreciation and amortization$117,822
 $45,915
 $22,772
 $186,509
$81,878
 $31,295
 $18,562
 $131,735
Interest expense, net$29,928
 $41,500
 $7,732
 $79,160
$20,233
 $26,134
 $6,727
 $53,094
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes$78,133
 $4,805
 $(906) $82,032
Provision for income taxes$606
 $4,722
 $5,228
 $10,556
Cash expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties$105,940
 $9,721
 $17,446
 $133,107
$87,487
 $19,751
 $13,189
 $120,427
The following tables set forth select balance sheet data for the Company's reportable segments as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018 (dollars in thousands):
 June 30, 2019
 North American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations 
Total
Operations
Cash and cash equivalents$23,624
 $41,325
 $17,434
 $82,383
Property and equipment, net$3,727,668
 $601,130
 $340,906
 $4,669,704
 September 30, 2018
 North American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations 
Total
Operations
Cash and cash equivalents$7,624
 $52,568
 $13,875
 $74,067
Property and equipment, net$3,674,865
 $617,960
 $320,470
 $4,613,295

 December 31, 2018
 North American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations 
Total
Operations
Cash and cash equivalents$33,996
 $26,902
 $29,489
 $90,387
Property and equipment, net$3,679,279
 $609,450
 $324,285
 $4,613,014


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 North American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations 
Total
Operations
Cash and cash equivalents$13,584
 $52,407
 $14,481
 $80,472
Property and equipment, net$3,657,801
 $664,367
 $334,753
 $4,656,921
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16.14. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:
Accounting Standards Not Yet Effective
In FebruaryJune 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which will require lessees to recognize leasesrequires assessment of credit losses on their balance sheets as a right-of-use asset with a corresponding liability. Lessees are permitted to make an accounting policy election to not recognizeexpected model rather than an assetincurred loss model. The guidance requires the consideration of all available relevant information when estimating expected credit losses, including past events, current conditions and liability for leases with a term of 12 months or less. Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including significant judgments made by management, will also be required.
forecasts. The new standardamendment will become effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019, and previously required the use of a modified retrospective2020. Early adoption approach. In July 2018, the FASB approved another, optional, transition method that would instead allow companies to initially apply the new lease standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption.is permitted. The Company plans to elect the cumulative-effect adjustment transition method. Changes to processes and internal controls to meet the standard's reporting and disclosure requirements are being assessed. The Company is currently implementing a lease management system to support the new accounting requirements. At December 31, 2017, the Company disclosed approximately $615 million in aggregate future minimum operating lease payments and continues to evaluate those contracts as well as other existing arrangements to determine whether a right-of-use asset or lease liability will need to be recognized under the new standard and will assess new contracts entered into prior to the adoption of the new standard. The adoption of the new standard will result in a material increase to right of use assets and lease liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheet, primarily as a result of operating leases currently not recognized on the balance sheet. The Company, however, does not anticipate a material impact to its operating results or liquidity as a result ofexpect the adoption of this new standard and is currently evaluating disclosure requirements.guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles-GoodwillIntangibles–Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. The amendments will become effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-01, Leases (Topic 842), Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842, which permits an entity to make an election not to apply Topic 842 to land easements that existed or expired before the effective date of Topic 842 provided that they were not previously assessed under ASC 840, Leases. Effective January 1, 2019, Topic 842 will be applied to new and modified land easements to determine whether the arrangement should be accounted for as a lease. Upon the Company's adoption of Topic 842, the Company intends to apply this guidance by making an election to not apply Topic 842 to its land easements that existed or expired before January 1, 2019.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-ChangesFramework–Changes to the Disclosure for Fair Value Measurement. The amendments modify the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements in ASCFASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820 based on revisions to the FASB Concepts Statement, Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting (Concepts Statement), and cost/benefit considerations. The amendments will become effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its disclosure requirements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation–Retirement Benefits–Defined Benefit Plans–General (Subtopic 715-20): Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. The amendments modify the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension plans or other postretirement benefit plans to make disclosure requirements more consistent with the revisions to the Concepts Statement. The amendments will become effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2021. Early adoption is permitted on a retrospective basis to all periods presented. The Company is still evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its disclosure requirements.
15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
Proposed Merger
On July 1, 2019, the Company, together with Brookfield Infrastructure, GIC and Brookfield Infrastructure's institutional partners, announced an agreement pursuant to which affiliates of Brookfield Infrastructure and GIC will acquire G&W for a transaction price of $112.00 per share of common stock valued at approximately $8.4 billion including debt (the Merger). The proposed Merger is expected to close by year end 2019 or early 2020 and is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, including approval by the Company's stockholders, described in more detail below.
The Merger will be effected pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), by and among the Company, DJP XX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Parent), and MKM XXII Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), Merger Sub will be merged with and into G&W with G&W surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The proposed Merger will result in G&W becoming a privately held company.
Completion of the proposed Merger is subject to various closing conditions, including, among others, (i) the adoption of the Merger Agreement by holders of 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of G&W’s common stock, (ii) the absence of any law, injunction or other order that prohibits the consummation of the Merger, (iii) the approval or authorization of, or exemption by, the Surface Transportation Board (or approval of the use of a voting trust structure), (iv) receipt of other antitrust and regulatory approvals, including approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and (v) other customary closing conditions, including the accuracy of each party’s representations and warranties and each party’s compliance with its covenants and agreements contained in the Merger Agreement (subject in the case of this clause (v) to certain materiality qualifiers).

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Divestiture of 51.1% Interest in G&W Australia Holdings LP(GWAHLP)
Under the Merger Agreement (as described in more detail above), the Company agreed to use reasonable best efforts to assist and cooperate with Parent in Parent’s efforts to consummate any planned divestiture by Parent of G&W's interests in GWAHLP, the holding company for all of the Company's Australian businesses, to a third party (the GWA Divestiture), provided that (1) such cooperation would not unreasonably interfere with the Company's business or operations and (2) the Company would not be required to take any action that would subject it to actual or potential liability, to bear any cost or expense or to pay any fee or make any other payment or agree to provide any indemnity in connection with the GWA Divestiture prior to the effective time of the Merger. Following the execution of the Merger Agreement, Parent requested that G&W cause certain of its subsidiaries to enter into a Definitive Interest Sale Agreement for the GWA Divestiture (the GWA Divestiture Agreement), and, on August 4, 2019, G&W's board of directors and the governing bodies of such subsidiaries approved the GWA Divestiture Agreement and such subsidiaries entered into the GWA Divestiture Agreement.
Under the GWA Divestiture Agreement, certain entities affiliated with MIRA that currently own 48.9% of GWAHLP will acquire, directly or indirectly, the remaining interests in GWAHLP from certain subsidiaries of G&W in exchange for A$627.4 million, subject to adjustment. The GWA Divestiture is subject to customary closing conditions, including the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries will have any liability under the GWA Divestiture Agreement prior to the consummation of the Merger. The GWA Divestiture Agreement may be terminated under certain circumstances, including by any party thereto if the transactions contemplated by the GWA Divestiture Agreement have not been consummated on or before July 1, 2020.
The consideration to be received by the subsidiaries of the Company that are parties to the GWA Divestiture Agreement will not be distributed to any of the Company’s stockholders prior to consummation of the Merger, and the sole consideration that the Company's stockholders will receive in the Merger is $112.00 in cash per share of G&W common stock on the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.
The consummation of the GWA Divestiture is not a condition to the closing of the Merger or any of Parent’s other obligations under the Merger Agreement.





ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP).
When comparing our results of operations from one reporting period to another, it is important to consider that we have historically experienced fluctuations in revenues and expenses due to acquisitions and divestitures, changing economic conditions, commodity prices, competitive forces, changes in foreign currency exchange rates, rail network issues and congestion, the ability to attract and retain skilled workers, one-time freight moves, fuel price fluctuations, customer plant expansions and shutdowns, sales of property and equipment, derailments and weather-related conditions, such as hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes, high winds, droughts, heavy snowfall, unseasonably hot or cold weather, freezing and flooding, among other factors. In periods when these events occur, our results of operations are not easily comparable from one period to another. Finally, certain of our railroads have commodity shipments that are sensitive to general economic conditions, global commodity prices and foreign exchange rates, such as steel products, iron ore, paper products, lumber and forest products and agricultural products, as well as product specific market conditions, such as the availability of lower priced alternative sources of power generation (coal) and energy commodity price differentials (crude oil and natural gas liquids) or congestion at ports (intermodal). Other shipments are relatively less affected by economic conditions and are more closely affected by other factors, such as winter weather (salt) and seasonal rainfall (agricultural products). As a result of these and other factors, our results of operations in any reporting period may not be directly comparable to our results of operations in other reporting periods.
When we discuss foreign exchange impact, we are referring to the change in our results due to the change in foreign currency exchange rates. We calculate foreign exchange impact by comparing the prior period results translated from local currency to United States dollars using current period exchange rates to the prior period results in United States dollars as reported. Constant currency, which is a non-GAAP measure, reflects the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates. When we discuss results from existing operations or same railroad operations, we are referring to the change in our results, period-over-period, associated with operations that we managed in both periods (i.e., excluding the impact of acquisitions and divestitures).
Overview
We own or lease 121120 freight railroads worldwide that are organized in nine locally managedeight operating regions with approximately 8,000 employees servingand 3,000 customers.
The financial results of our nineeight operating regions are reported in the following three reportabledistinct segments:
Our North American Operations: Our seven North American segment includes six regions (Coastal, Midwest, Northeast, Southern, Western and Canada) that serve 41 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces and include 115114 short line and regional freight railroads with more than 13,000 track-miles.
Our Australian Operations: Our Australia Region segment serves New South Wales, the Northern Territory and South Australia and operates the 1,400-mile Tarcoola-to-Darwin rail line. TheSince December 1, 2016, the Australia Region ishas been 51.1% owned by us and 48.9% owned by a consortium of funds and clients managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA).
U.K./European Operations: Our U.K./European Region includesOperations segment is led by Freightliner Group Limited (Freightliner), the United Kingdom's (U.K.) largest rail maritime intermodal operator and the second-largest freight rail provider, as well as regional rail services in Continental Europe.
Our subsidiaries and joint ventures also provide rail service at more than 40 major ports, rail-ferry service between the U.S. Southeast and Mexico, transload services, contract coal loading, and industrial railcar switching and repair.
Outlook for Q4 2018
In October 2018, our North American Operations took a direct hit from Hurricane Michael. The hurricane struck the Florida Panhandle and our Bay Line Railroad As more fully described in Panama City, Florida, causing significant damageNote 13, Segment Information, to our buildingsConsolidated Financial Statements set forth in "Part I Item 1. Financial Statements" of this quarterly report, the results of operations of the foreign entities are maintained in the respective local currency and resultingthen translated into United States dollars at the applicable exchange rates for inclusion in thousands of trees down on the tracks of our Florida and Georgia railroads.consolidated financial statements. As a result, we expectany appreciation or depreciation of these currencies against the United States dollar will impact our results of operations.

Subsequent Events
Proposed Merger
On July 1, 2019, G&W, together with Brookfield Infrastructure, GIC and Brookfield Infrastructure's institutional partners, announced an agreement pursuant to reach our insurance deductiblewhich affiliates of Brookfield Infrastructure and experience lower revenue due to damage to our customers' facilities in the fourth quarterGIC will acquire G&W for a transaction price of 2018. We expect a portion$112 per share of the lost income from the hurricane to be recoverable in 2019 under our business interruption insurance policy.
In our Australian Operations, we have a new train set that is now serving spot coal volumes and a second train setcommon stock valued at approximately $8.4 billion including debt (the Merger). The proposed Merger is expected to arrive atclose by year-end 2019 or early 2020 and is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, including approval by our stockholders, described in more detail below.
The Merger will be effected pursuant to the endAgreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), by and among the Company, DJP XX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Parent), and MKM XXII Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), Merger Sub will be merged with and into G&W with G&W surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The proposed Merger will result in G&W becoming a privately held company.
Completion of the fourth quarterproposed Merger is subject to various closing conditions, including, among others, (i) the adoption of 2018. However,the Merger Agreement by holders of 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of G&W’s common stock, (ii) the absence of any law, injunction or other order that prohibits the consummation of the Merger, (iii) the approval or authorization of, or exemption by, the Surface Transportation Board (or approval of the use of a voting trust structure), (iv) receipt of other antitrust and regulatory approvals, including approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and (v) other customary closing conditions, including the accuracy of each party’s representations and warranties and each party’s compliance with its covenants and agreements contained in the Merger Agreement (subject in the case of this clause (v) to certain materiality qualifiers).
Divestiture of 51.1% Interest in G&W Australia Holdings LP(GWAHLP)
Under the Merger Agreement (as described in more detail above), we expect delaysagreed to use reasonable best efforts to assist and cooperate with Parent in certain coal shipmentsParent’s efforts to consummate any planned divestiture by Parent of our interests in GWAHLP, the holding company for all of our Australian businesses, to a third party (the GWA Divestiture), provided that (1) such cooperation would not unreasonably interfere with our business or operations and (2) we would not be required to take any action that would subject us to actual or potential liability, to bear any cost or expense or to pay any fee or make any other payment or agree to provide any indemnity in connection with the GWA Divestiture prior to the effective time of the Merger. Following the execution of the Merger Agreement, Parent requested that we expectcause certain of our subsidiaries to enter into a Definitive Interest Sale Agreement for the GWA Divestiture (the GWA Divestiture Agreement), and, on August 4, 2019, our board of directors and the governing bodies of such subsidiaries approved the GWA Divestiture Agreement and such subsidiaries entered into the GWA Divestiture Agreement.
Under the GWA Divestiture Agreement, certain entities affiliated with MIRA that currently own 48.9% of GWAHLP will shiftacquire, directly or indirectly, the remaining interests in GWAHLP from certain subsidiaries of G&W in exchange for A$627.4 million, subject to adjustment. The GWA Divestiture is subject to customary closing conditions, including the fourth quartersatisfaction of 2018 into early 2019.

Our U.K./European Operations continue to experience operational challenges at the Port of Felixstowe, as well as a near-term locomotive driver shortageclosing conditions set forth in the U.K.Merger Agreement. Neither G&W nor any of its subsidiaries will have any liability under the GWA Divestiture Agreement prior to the consummation of the Merger. The driver shortage recently emerged dueGWA Divestiture Agreement may be terminated under certain circumstances, including by any party thereto if the transactions contemplated by the GWA Divestiture Agreement have not been consummated on or before July 1, 2020.
The consideration to a rapid increase in retirements, as well as hiring pressure from passenger services. We expectbe received by our U.K./European operating marginssubsidiaries that are parties to the GWA Divestiture Agreement will not be distributed to any of our stockholders prior to consummation of the Merger, and the sole consideration that our stockholders will receive in the fourth quarterMerger is $112.00 in cash per share of 2018 will be reduced as we actively ramp up hiringG&W common stock on the terms and training driversconditions set forth in the U.K.Merger Agreement.
The consummation of the GWA Divestiture is not a condition to not only fill the immediate driver need, but also to handle a commercial pipeline that continues to build.closing of the Merger or any of Parent's other obligations under the Merger Agreement.
Overview of Three-Month Results
Consolidated Results
Our operating revenues increased $26.4decreased $23.5 million, or 4.6%4.0%, to $603.3$571.5 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $576.9$595.0 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. Operating income for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 was $127.8$94.2 million, compared with $109.8$103.1 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, an increase2018, a decrease of $18.0$8.9 million, or 16.4%8.7%. Our operating ratio, defined as operating expenses divided by operating revenues, was 78.8%83.5% for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with 81.0%82.7% for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018.
Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was 30.0%, compared with 36.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The decrease in our effective income tax rate was primarily a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), which decreased the United States federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%.
Net income attributable to G&W for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 was $69.6$51.4 million, compared with net income of $50.2$44.2 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. Our diluted earnings per common share (EPS) for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 were $1.16$0.90 with 60.157.3 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with diluted EPS of $0.80$0.73 with 62.560.9 million weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018.
Items Affecting Comparability
Our resultsprovision for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 included certain items affecting comparability between the periods that are set forth below (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):
  Income/(Loss) Before Taxes Impact After-Tax Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to G&W Impact Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Common Share Impact
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018      
Corporate development and related costs $(0.3) $(0.3) $
Restructuring and related costs $(3.3) $(2.7) $(0.04)
Gain on settlement $0.9
 $0.3
 $0.01
TCJA measurement period adjustment $
 $(1.6) $(0.03)
       
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017      
Corporate development and related costs $(1.7) $(1.4) $(0.02)
Restructuring costs $(2.6) $(2.2) $(0.04)
Recognition of unrecognized tax benefits $
 $3.3
 $0.05
For the three months ended September 30, 2018, our results included restructuring and related costs of $3.3 million, primarily driven by our optimization activities in the U.K., corporate development and related costs of $0.3 million and a gain on settlement of $0.9 million from the recovery of pre-petition claims associated with Arrium Limited's (Arrium) voluntary administration in the second quarter of 2016. As a result of the TCJA, the resultsincome taxes for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 also included a $1.62019 was $18.9 million measurement period adjustment to the one-time transition (toll) tax on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries.
For the three months ended September 30, 2017, our results included restructuring costs of $2.6 million, primarily in our U.K./European Region, as well as corporate development and related costs of $1.7 million, primarily related to the acquisition and integration of Pentalver Transport Limited (Pentalver). The results for the three months ended September 30, 2017 also included the recognition of $3.3 million of previously unrecognized tax benefits resulting from the lapse of the statute of limitations on acquired liabilities for uncertain tax positions.

Results by Segment
North America
Operating revenues from our North American Operations increased $36.8 million, or 11.5%, to $355.7compared with $26.4 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, compared with $318.9 million2018. Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017. Excluding a $1.0 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, North American Operations operating revenues increased $37.8 million, or 11.9%, primarily due to an increase in freight revenues.
North American Operations traffic increased 38,522 carloads, or 9.4%, to 446,219 carloads for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The traffic increase2019 was principally due to increases of 9,749 carloads of metals traffic (primarily in the Southern, Midwest and Canada regions), 9,450 carloads of coal and coke traffic (primarily in the Midwest, Northeast and Central regions), 4,079 carloads of other commodity traffic (primarily in the Southern and Midwest regions), 3,401 carloads of agricultural products traffic (primarily in the Western Region), 3,392 carloads of minerals and stone traffic (primarily in the Southern, Coastal and Canada regions), 2,159 carloads of pulp and paper traffic (primarily in the Coastal Region), 1,777 carloads of intermodal traffic (primarily in the Northeast and Canada regions), 1,529 carloads of waste traffic (primarily in the Northeast Region), 1,482 carloads of lumber and forest products traffic (primarily in the Western Region) and 1,459 carloads of petroleum products traffic (primarily in the Canada and Northeast regions)26.9%. All remaining traffic increased by a net 45 carloads.
Operating income from our North American Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $102.5 million, compared with $82.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The operating ratio for our North American Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was 71.2%, compared with 74.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2017.
Australia
Operating revenues from our Australian Operations decreased $4.6 million, or 5.6%, to $76.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $81.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Excluding a $6.0 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, Australian Operations' operating revenues increased $1.4 million, or 1.9%, primarily due to an increase in freight revenues.
Australian Operations traffic increased 27,667 carloads, or 22.4%, to 151,318 carloads for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The traffic increase was principally due to increases of 25,667 carloads of coal and coke traffic and 11,325 carloads of minerals and stone traffic, partially offset by decreases of 6,634 carloads of agricultural products traffic and 1,890 carloads of metallic ores traffic. All remaining traffic decreased by a net 801 carloads.
Operating income from our Australian Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was $20.7 million, compared with $22.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The operating ratio for our Australian Operations was 73.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with an operating ratio of 72.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2018 included a gain on settlement of $0.9 million related to Arrium's voluntary administration in the second quarter of 2016.
U.K./Europe
Operating revenues from our U.K./European Operations decreased $5.8 million, or 3.3%, to $170.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $176.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Excluding $13.7 million of revenues from our divested operations for 2017 and a $1.2 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, U.K./European same railroad revenues increased $9.1 million, or 5.6%, primarily due to increases in freight-related and freight revenues in the U.K. and Poland.
U.K./European Operations traffic decreased 41,398 carloads, or 14.6%, to 241,382 carloads for the three months ended September 30, 2018. Excluding traffic from our divested operations for 2017, same railroad traffic decreased 10,159 carloads, or 4.0%, to 241,382 carloads. The same railroad traffic decrease was principally due to decreases of 9,818 carloads of intermodal traffic in the U.K. and 1,035 carloads of minerals and stone traffic (primarily in Poland), partially offset by increases of 473 carloads in coal and coke traffic and 222 carloads of petroleum products traffic.

Operating income from our U.K./European Operations was $4.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with operating income of $5.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The operating ratio for our U.K./European Operations was 97.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with an operating ratio of 97.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Our operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2018 included restructuring and related costs of $3.3 million, primarily driven by our optimization activities in the U.K. Our operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2017 included restructuring costs of $2.3 million, primarily related to severance costs associated with our 2017 restructuring of our Continental Europe intermodal business, ERS Railways B.V. (ERS).
Overview of Nine-Month Results
Our operating revenues increased $136.5 million, or 8.3%, to $1,773.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $1,636.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $317.9 million, compared with $285.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $32.4 million, or 11.3%. Our operating ratio was 82.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with 82.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Our same railroad operating ratio for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was 81.5%, compared with 81.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. When we discuss either operating ratios from existing operations or same railroad operating ratios, we are referring to the change in our operating ratio, period-over-period, associated with operations that we managed in both periods (i.e., excluding the impact of acquisitions and divestitures).
Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $196.9 million, compared with net income of $128.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Our diluted EPS for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $3.08 with 61.3 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with diluted EPS of $1.96 with 62.4 million weighted average shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Our results for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included an income tax benefit of $31.6 million associated with the retroactive extension of the United States Short Line Tax Credit for fiscal year 2017, which was enacted in February 2018. Based on developments during the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, we recorded a reserve for uncertain tax positions of $5.5$4.8 million related to tax deductions on intercompany financing arrangements in the U.K., of which $0.7 million related to the three months ended June 30, 2018, $0.4 million related to the three months ended March 31, 2018 and $3.7 million related to the period from March 25, 2015, the date of the Freightliner acquisition when the arrangements were established, through December 31, 2017. The reserve for uncertain tax positions was included in our provision for income taxes for the ninethree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018. Excluding the prior period portion of the reserve for uncertain tax positions, our effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was 29.8%.
Items Affecting Comparability
Our results for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 included certain items affecting comparability between the periods that are set forth below (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):
  Income/(Loss) Before Taxes Impact After-Tax Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to G&W Impact Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Common Share Impact
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019      
Corporate development and related costs $(2.4) $(1.7) $(0.03)
Restructuring and related costs $(7.6) $(6.0) $(0.10)
Net loss on sale and impairment of certain assets in North America $(1.0) $(0.8) $(0.01)
Australia enterprise bargaining agreement amendment $(2.6) $(0.9) $(0.02)
       
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018      
Corporate development and related costs $(0.4) $(0.3) $
Restructuring and related costs $(9.4) $(7.6) $(0.12)
Loss on sale of ERS $(1.4) $(1.4) $(0.02)
Gain on settlement $6.3
 $2.3
 $0.04
Credit facility refinancing-related costs $(2.7) $(2.0) $(0.03)
Prior period portion of tax adjustment $
 $(4.1) $(0.07)
For the three months ended June 30, 2019, our results included restructuring and related costs of $7.6 million, primarily associated with our optimization activities in the U.K., $2.6 million of expense associated with amending an enterprise bargaining agreement in Australia, corporate development and related costs of $2.4 million and a $1.0 million net loss on the sale and impairment of assets in North America resulting from the impairment of assets associated with the expiration of a lease of a rail line in the southeastern United States, partially offset by a gain on the sale of land in the northeastern United States.
For the three months ended June 30, 2018, our results included restructuring and related costs of $9.4 million, primarily associated with our optimization activities in the U.K., credit facility refinancing-related costs of $2.7 million, a $1.4 million loss on the sale of our Continental Europe intermodal business, ERS Railways B.V. (ERS), and a gain on settlement of $6.3 million from the recovery of pre-petition claims associated with Arrium Limited's voluntary administration (bankruptcy) in the second quarter of 2016. The three months ended June 30, 2018 also included a $4.1 million income tax expense associated with uncertain tax deductions on intercompany financing arrangements in the U.K. previously recorded from March 25, 2015, the date of the Freightliner acquisition when the arrangements were established, through March 31, 2018.

Results by Segment
North America
Operating revenues from our North American Operations increased $2.3 million, or 0.7%, to $341.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $339.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Excluding $5.6 million of revenues in 2018 from two leased railroads in Canada that we ceased operating at the end of 2018, and a $0.8 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, North American existing operations revenues increased $8.7 million, or 2.6%, primarily due to increases in freight and freight-related revenues.
Total traffic from our North American Operations decreased 23,458 carloads, or 5.5%, to 406,895 carloads for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2018. Excluding traffic from the two railroad leases in Canada that expired at the end of 2018, existing operations traffic decreased 14,779 carloads, or 3.5%. The decrease in traffic from existing operations included decreases of 11,206 carloads of coal and coke traffic, 4,221 carloads of metals traffic, 3,734 carloads of pulp and paper traffic, 2,307 carloads of lumber and forest products traffic and 1,683 carloads of other commodity traffic, partially offset by increases of 5,418 carloads of agricultural products traffic and 1,015 carloads of chemicals and plastics traffic. All remaining traffic increased by a net 1,939 carloads.
Operating income from our North American Operations was $84.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $80.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2019 included corporate development and related costs of $2.3 million, a $1.0 million net loss on the sale and impairment of certain assets in the United States and restructuring and related costs of $0.6 million. Operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2018 included credit facility refinancing-related costs of $0.4 million and corporate development and related costs of $0.3 million. The operating ratio was 75.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with 76.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2018.
Australia
Operating revenues from our Australian Operations decreased $12.5 million, or 15.8%, to $66.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $79.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Excluding a $5.9 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, Australian Operations operating revenues decreased $6.6 million, or 9.0%, primarily due to decreases in drought impacted agricultural products freight and freight-related revenues.
Total traffic from our Australian Operations decreased 13,570 carloads, or 9.2%, to 134,395 carloads for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2018. The traffic decrease was primarily due to decreases of 9,951 carloads of agricultural products traffic and 2,100 carloads of minerals and stone traffic. All remaining traffic decreased by a net 1,519 carloads.
Operating income from our Australian Operations was $11.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $25.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was negatively impacted by $1.9 million from foreign currency depreciation, a $2.6 million decrease in grain volumes due to drought conditions in South Australia and New South Wales as well as $2.6 million of expense associated with amending an enterprise bargaining agreement. The operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2018 included a gain on settlement of $6.3 million from the recovery of pre-petition claims associated with Arrium Limited's voluntary administration (bankruptcy) in the second quarter of 2016. The operating ratio for our Australian Operations was 82.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with an operating ratio of 67.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2018.
U.K./Europe
Operating revenues from our U.K./European Operations decreased $13.3 million, or 7.5%, to $163.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $176.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Excluding $8.7 million of revenues for 2018 from our Continental Europe intermodal business, ERS Railways B.V. (ERS), which was sold in June 2018, and a $10.0 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, U.K./European existing operations revenues increased $5.4 million, or 3.4%, primarily due to increases in freight-related revenues in the U.K. and Poland.
Total traffic from our U.K./European Operations decreased 30,980 carloads, or 12.1%, to 225,065 carloads for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with 256,045 carloads for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Excluding traffic from our divested ERS operations for 2018, existing operations traffic decreased 10,157 carloads, or 4.3%. The decrease in traffic from existing operations was primarily due to a decrease of 7,269 carloads of intermodal traffic, 3,805 carloads of minerals and stone traffic and 2,383 carloads of coal and coke traffic, partially offset by an increase of 3,514 carloads of petroleum products traffic. All remaining traffic decreased by a net 214 carloads.

Operating loss from our U.K./European Operations was $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with an operating loss of $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2019 included $6.8 million of restructuring and related costs primarily driven by our optimization activities in the U.K. The operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2018 included $9.4 million of restructuring and related costs. The operating ratio was 101.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with 101.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2018.
Overview of Six-Month Results
Our operating revenues decreased $40.1 million, or 3.4%, to $1,129.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $1,169.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $173.9 million, compared with $190.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, a decrease of $16.1 million, or 8.5%. Our operating ratio was 84.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with 83.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $90.2 million, compared with net income of $124.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Our diluted EPS for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $1.58 with 57.2 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with diluted EPS of $1.93 with 61.8 million weighted average shares outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Our provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $33.1 million compared with $10.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Our effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was 26.9%. Our results for the six months ended June 30, 2018 included an income tax benefit of $31.6 million associated with the retroactive extension of the United States Short Line Tax Credit for fiscal year 2017, which was enacted in February 2018. Based on developments during the six months ended June 30, 2018, we recorded a reserve for uncertain tax positions of $4.8 million related to tax deductions on intercompany financing arrangements in the U.K., of which $3.7 million related to the period from March 25, 2015, the date of the Freightliner acquisition when the arrangements were established, through December 31, 2017. Excluding the benefit from the retroactive extension and the prior period portion of the reserve for uncertain tax positions, our effective income tax rate for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 was 28.4%28.5%. Our effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was 38.9%. The decrease in our effective income tax rate was primarily a result of the TCJA, which decreased the United States federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%.
During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, we generated $397.5$223.1 million in cash flows from operating activities. During the same period, we purchased $194.1$144.7 million of property and equipment, including $33.9$7.3 million for new business investments, partially offset by $16.7$14.9 million in cash received from government grants and other outside parties for capital spending. We also paid $140.6 million in cash from the net decrease in outstanding debt and received cash of $45.4 million from the settlement of derivative transactions.
During the six months ended June 30, 2018, we generated $231.3 million in cash flows from operating activities. During the same period, we purchased $133.3 million of property and equipment, including $22.7 million for new business investments, partially offset by $12.9 million in cash received from government grants and other outside parties for capital spending. We also repurchased 3.62.7 million shares of our Class A common stock for $270.5 million.$192.3 million and received $88.3 million in cash from the net increase in outstanding debt. In addition, Genesee & Wyoming Australia (GWA) made a distribution of $14.9 million to its noncontrolling interest holders, and we received $55.0 million in net proceeds from the net increase in outstanding debt.holders.

Items Affecting Comparability
Our results for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 included certain items affecting comparability between the periods that are set forth below (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):
 Income/(Loss) Before Taxes Impact After-Tax Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to G&W Impact Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Common Share Impact Income/(Loss) Before Taxes Impact After-Tax Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to G&W Impact Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Common Share Impact
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018      
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019      
Restructuring and related costs $(12.9) $(10.5) $(0.17) $(15.2) $(11.5) $(0.20)
Credit facility refinancing-related costs $(2.7) $(2.0) $(0.03)
Loss on sale of ERS $(1.4) $(1.4) $(0.02)
Corporate development and related costs $(0.9) $(0.6) $(0.01) $(2.9) $(2.0) $(0.04)
Gain on settlement $7.3
 $2.6
 $0.04
2017 Short Line Tax Credit $
 $31.6
 $0.52
Prior period tax adjustment $
 $(3.7) $(0.06)
TCJA measurement period adjustment $
 $(1.6) $(0.03)
Net loss on sale and impairment of certain assets in North America $(1.0) $(0.8) $(0.01)
Australia enterprise bargaining agreement amendment $(2.6) $(0.9) $(0.02)
            
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017      
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018      
Corporate development and related costs $(10.8) $(7.4) $(0.12) $(0.5) $(0.4) $(0.01)
Restructuring costs $(8.7) $(7.8) $(0.13) $(9.6) $(7.8) $(0.13)
Gain on sale of investment $1.6
 $1.0
 $0.02
Recognition of unrecognized tax benefits $
 $3.3
 $0.05
Loss on sale of ERS $(1.4) $(1.4) $(0.02)
Gain on settlement $6.3
 $2.3
 $0.04
Credit facility refinancing-related costs $(2.7) $(2.0) $(0.03)
2017 Short Line Tax Credit $
 $31.6
 $0.51
Prior period portion of tax adjustment $
 $(3.7) $(0.06)

Changes in Operations
North American Operations
HeartCanada Lease Expirations: Two of Georgia Railroad, Inc.: On May 31, 2017, we completedour short line railroad leases in Canada (Goderich-Exeter Railway (GEXR) and Southern Ontario Railway (SORR)) expired at the acquisitionend of all2018. Our results for the outstanding shares of Atlantic Western Transportation, Inc., the parent company of Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. (HOG), forthree and six months ended June 30, 2018 included $5.6 million and $11.1 million, respectively, of revenues from these leased railroads. Our results included no material operating income from these leased railroads for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018.
U.K./European Operations
U.K. Operations Optimization: In May 2018, we began a program to restructure and further optimize our operations in cash and contingent consideration of $5.7 million. The contingent consideration is payable to the sellers upon satisfaction of certain conditions,U.K., which we expectintend to be paid in 2021.complete by 2020. The resultsprogram includes the rationalization of operations from HOG have been included in our consolidated statementsthe locomotive and railcar fleet, management restructuring (following the U.K. consultative process) and technology investments to upgrade systems to enhance productivity and service quality.
We recorded restructuring and related costs associated with the optimization of operations since$6.8 million and $12.3 million for the acquisition date.three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. Restructuring and related costs of $9.4 million and $9.6 million were recorded associated with the optimization for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. For additional information regarding HOG,the optimization of our U.K. operations, see Note 2, Changes in Operations, to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in "Part I Item 1. Financial Statements" of this quarterly report.
Australian Operations
Arrium Limited: On April 7, 2016, GWA's customer, Arrium announced it had entered into voluntary administration. As a result, during the first quarter of 2016, we recorded a $13.0 million non-cash charge related to the impairment of GWA's idle rolling-stock maintenance facility and an allowance for doubtful accounts charge of $8.1 million. Also, as a result of the voluntary administration, all payments to GWA associated with the rail haulage agreement for Arrium's Southern Iron mine ceased.
On August 31, 2017, Arrium was sold to GFG Alliance. The steel making business was rebranded as Liberty OneSteel, and the mining business was rebranded as SIMEC Mining (SIMEC). Although the Southern Iron mine is still mothballed, GWA continues to provide services and receive payments under the rail haulage agreement for SIMEC's Middleback Range operations. Pursuant to that rail haulage agreement, GWA serves several iron ore mines in the Middleback Range and the Whyalla steelworks operations.
In December 2017, GWA recovered $0.9 million of cash in relation to our previous agreements with Arrium. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, GWA recorded $0.9 million and $7.3 million, respectively, of gains on settlement from additional cash recoveries of pre-petition claims associated with Arrium, which were recognized as offsets to other expenses, net in our consolidated statement of operations.

U.K./European Operations
Continental Europe Intermodal Business: In 2017,On June 5, 2018, we ceased all "open" train services from the port of Rotterdam, closedsold our Continental Europe intermodal business, ERS, offices in Rotterdam and Frankfurt, and the ERS customer services function in Warsaw. We recorded restructuring charges of $0.7 million and $5.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, primarily related to severance costs and costs associated with surplus locomotive and railcar leases.
On June 5, 2018, we finalized the sale of ERS, for gross cash proceeds of €11.2 million (or $13.1 million at the exchange rate on June 5, 2018) or €6.8 million (or $7.9 million at the exchange rate on June 5, 2018) net of €4.4 million (or $5.2 million at the exchange rate on June 5, 2018) of cash on hand that transferred to the buyer. The sale resulted in a net loss of $1.4 million recognized in our consolidated statement of operationsOur results for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 within other income/(loss), net.
Pentalver Transport Limited: On May 3, 2017, our subsidiary, GWI UK Acquisition Company Limited, purchasedincluded $9.4 million and $24.1 million of revenues, respectively, from ERS. Our results for cash all of the issued share capital of Pentalver from a subsidiary of APM Terminals (a subsidiary of AP Møller-Maersk A/S) for £97.8 million (or $126.2 million at the exchange rate on May 3, 2017) or £77.5 million (or $100.1 million at the exchange rate on May 3, 2017) net of £20.2 million (or $26.1 million at the exchange rate on May 3, 2017) of cash received in connection with the sale. We funded the acquisition with borrowings under our Second Amended and Restated Senior Secured Syndicated Credit Facility Agreement.
Headquartered in Southampton, U.K., Pentalver operates off-dock container terminals (most under long-term leases) strategically placed at each of the three major seaports of Felixstowe, Southampton and London Gateway, as well as an inland terminal located at Cannock, in the Midlands, near many of the nation’s largest distribution centers. In addition to providing storage for loaded and empty containers on over 100 acres of land, Pentalver also operates a trucking haulage service with more than 150 trucks, primarily providing daily service between the seaports of Felixstowe and Southampton and its inland terminal at Cannock. Pentalver also provides services related to container customization, maintenance and repair (including refrigerated containers) and is one of the largest sellers of new and used containers in the U.K.
The results of operationssix months ended June 30, 2018 included no material operating income from Pentalver have been included in our consolidated statements of operations since the May 3, 2017 acquisition date. For additional information regarding the acquisition of Pentalver, see Note 2, Changes in Operations, to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in "Part I Item 1. Financial Statements" of this quarterly report.ERS.
Three Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 Compared with Three Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018
Consolidated Operating Results
Operating Revenues
The following table sets forth our total operating revenues and carloads for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 2017. In June 2018, we sold our Continental Europe intermodal business, ERS.2018. The table below also reflects the calculation of our total existing operations by subtracting the 2018 revenues and carloads fromof the divested operations of ERS operationsand the leased railroads in Canada that we ceased operating at the end of 2018, from our total operations for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Currency Impact Currency Impact on Total Existing OperationsThree Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Currency Impact on 2018 Total Operations* Currency Impact on 2018 Existing Operations*
2018 2017 2019 2018 
 Total Operations Divested Operations Total Existing/Ongoing Operations Amount % Amount % Currency Impact Total Operations Divested Operations Existing Operations Amount % Amount % Currency Impact on 2018 Total Operations*
Freight revenues$423,374
 $400,735
 $10,590
 $390,145
 $22,639
 5.6 % $33,229
 8.5 % $(6,300)$(6,198)$397,681
 $418,232
 $10,407
 $407,825
 $(20,551) (4.9)% $(10,144) (2.5)% $(10,885)$(10,286)
Freight-related revenues145,450
 140,923
 3,276
 137,647
 4,527
 3.2 % 7,803
 5.7 % (1,544)(1,520)142,396
 142,402
 4,152
 138,250
 (6)  % 4,146
 3.0 % (4,876)(4,646)
All other revenues34,480
 35,269
 4
 35,265
 (789) (2.2)% (785) (2.2)% (360) (360)31,403
 34,356
 432
 33,924
 (2,953) (8.6)% (2,521) (7.4)% (1,143) (1,128)
Total operating revenues$603,304
 $576,927
 $13,870
 $563,057
 $26,377
 4.6 % $40,247
 7.1 % $(8,204) $(8,078)$571,480
 $594,990
 $14,991
 $579,999
 $(23,510) (4.0)% $(8,519) (1.5)% $(16,904) $(16,060)
Carloads838,919
 814,128
 31,239
 782,889
 24,791
 3.0 % 56,030
 7.2 %    766,355
 834,363
 29,502
 804,861
 (68,008) (8.2)% (38,506) (4.8)%    
* Currency impact was calculated by comparing the 2018 results translated from local currency to United States dollars using 2019 exchange rates to the 2018 results in United States dollars as reported.

Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 increased $8.42019 decreased $14.6 million, or 1.8%3.0%, to $475.5$477.3 million, compared with $467.1$491.9 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. The increasedecrease consisted of $19.7$14.2 million from divested operations and $0.4 million from existing operations, partially offset by an $11.3operations. Excluding a $14.3 million decrease from divested operations. The increase from existing operations included increases of $11.8 million in diesel fuel used in train operations, $8.7 million in labor and benefits, $3.3 million in equipment rents, $2.6 million in depreciation and amortization and $2.5 million in materials expense, partially offset by a decrease of $3.4 million in purchased services expense. The change from existing operations also included a $6.3 million decreasebenefit from the net depreciation of foreign currencies relative to the United States dollar.dollar, operating expenses from existing operations increased $13.9 million, or 3.0%. The increase from existing operations included increases of $5.9 million in other expense, $5.8 million in labor and benefits expense, $3.9 million in purchased services expense, $2.1 million in depreciation and amortization expense and $1.7 million in net gain on the sale and impairment of assets, partially offset by decreases of $1.9 million in the cost of diesel fuel used in train operations, $1.3 million in restructuring and related costs and $1.1 million in equipment rents expense.
The following table sets forth our total operating expenses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease) Currency
Impact
 2017 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease)Constant Currency*
 2018 2017    
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
   
Labor and benefits$175,853
 29.1 % $169,576
 29.4 % $6,277
 $(1,872) $167,704
 $8,149
Equipment rents35,325
 5.9 % 33,291
 5.8 % 2,034
 (305) 32,986
 2,339
Purchased services53,717
 8.9 % 68,562
 11.9 % (14,845) (880) 67,682
 (13,965)
Depreciation and amortization65,392
 10.9 % 64,222
 11.1 % 1,170
 (1,464) 62,758
 2,634
Diesel fuel used in train operations45,713
 7.6 % 34,535
 6.0 % 11,178
 (607) 33,928
 11,785
Electricity used in train operations2,742
 0.5 % 765
 0.1 % 1,977
 (30) 735
 2,007
Casualties and insurance9,912
 1.6 % 10,624
 1.9 % (712) (117) 10,507
 (595)
Materials32,744
 5.4 % 30,664
 5.3 % 2,080
 (378) 30,286
 2,458
Trackage rights22,838
 3.8 % 22,632
 3.9 % 206
 (366) 22,266
 572
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets(642) (0.1)% (315) (0.1)% (327) 7
 (308) (334)
Restructuring costs3,286
 0.5 % 2,628
 0.5 % 658
 (22) 2,606
 680
Other expenses, net28,604
 4.7 % 29,901
 5.2 % (1,297) (363) 29,538
 (934)
Total operating expenses$475,484
 78.8 % $467,085
 81.0 % $8,399
 $(6,397) $460,688
 $14,796
 Three Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) Currency
Impact
 2018 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease)Constant Currency*
 2019 2018    
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
   
Labor and benefits$179,943
 31.4% $179,838
 30.2 % $105
 $(4,637) $175,201
 $4,742
Equipment rents32,010
 5.6% 34,802
 5.9 % (2,792) (1,263) 33,539
 (1,529)
Purchased services54,034
 9.5% 61,045
 10.3 % (7,011) (2,875) 58,170
 (4,136)
Depreciation and amortization62,517
 10.9% 65,745
 11.0 % (3,228) (1,889) 63,856
 (1,339)
Diesel fuel used in train operations41,504
 7.3% 45,623
 7.7 % (4,119) (1,513) 44,110
 (2,606)
Electricity used in train operations2,226
 0.4% 2,044
 0.3 % 182
 (113) 1,931
 295
Casualties and insurance11,839
 2.1% 12,984
 2.2 % (1,145) (206) 12,778
 (939)
Materials31,294
 5.5% 32,376
 5.4 % (1,082) (1,185) 31,191
 103
Trackage rights21,727
 3.8% 23,303
 3.9 % (1,576) (775) 22,528
 (801)
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets980
 0.2% (823) (0.1)% 1,803
 (14) (837) 1,817
Restructuring and related costs7,561
 1.3% 9,362
 1.6 % (1,801) (481) 8,881
 (1,320)
Other expenses, net31,645
 5.5% 25,566
 4.3 % 6,079
 (78) 25,488
 6,157
Total operating expenses$477,280
 83.5% $491,865
 82.7 % $(14,585) $(15,029) $476,836
 $444
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
Operating Income/Operating Ratio
Operating income was $127.8$94.2 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $109.8$103.1 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. Operating income for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 included restructuring and related costs of $3.3$7.6 million, primarily driven by our optimization activities in the U.K., $2.6 million of expense associated with amending an enterprise bargaining agreement in Australia, corporate development and related costs of $0.3$2.4 million and a gain$1.0 million net loss on settlementthe sale and impairment of $0.9 million from the recovery of pre-petition claims associated with Arrium's voluntary administrationcertain assets in the second quarter of 2016.North America. Operating income for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 included restructuring and related costs of $2.6$9.4 million primarily related to severance costs associated with our 2017 restructuring of ERS, as well asand corporate development and related costs of $1.7 million, primarily related to the acquisition and integration of Pentalver.$0.4 million. Our operating ratio was 78.8%83.5% for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with 81.0%82.7% for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $26.4$27.4 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $28.3$28.9 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. The decrease in interest expense for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017 included approximately $1.9 million related to an unrealized revaluation loss on a cross currency swap.2019 was primarily driven by the write-off of deferred financing fees associated with our credit facility refinancing in June 2018.

Provision for Income Taxes
Our provision for income taxes for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 was $31.0$18.9 million compared with $30.5$26.4 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017. As2018. Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was 26.9%. Based on developments during the three months ended June 30, 2018, we recorded a resultreserve for uncertain tax positions of $4.8 million related to tax deductions on intercompany financing arrangements in the U.K., of which $0.7 million related to the three months ended June 30, 2018, $0.4 million related to the three months ended March 31, 2018 and $3.7 million related to the period from March 25, 2015, the date of the TCJA,Freightliner acquisition when the arrangements were established, through December 31, 2017. The reserve for uncertain tax positions was included in our provision for income taxes for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 was a $1.6 million measurement2018. Excluding the prior period adjustment to the one-time transition (toll) tax on earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries. Our provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2017 included the recognition of $3.3 million of previously unrecognized tax benefits resulting from the lapseportion of the statute of limitations on acquired liabilitiesreserve for uncertain tax positions. Ourpositions, our effective income tax rate for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 was 30.0%, compared with 36.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The decrease in our effective income tax rate was primarily a result of the TCJA, which decreased the United States federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%29.8%. For additional information regarding our provision for income taxes, see Note 11,9, Income Taxes, to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in "Part I Item 1. Financial Statements" of this quarterly report.
Net Income Attributable to G&W and Earnings Per Common Share
Net income attributable to G&W for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 was $69.6$51.4 million, compared with $50.2$44.2 million for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. Our basic EPS were $1.18$0.91 with 59.256.5 million weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with basic EPS of $0.82$0.74 with 61.660.0 million weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. Our diluted EPS for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 were $1.16$0.90 with 60.157.3 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with diluted EPS of $0.80$0.73 with 62.560.9 million weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. Our results for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 included certain items affecting comparability between the periods as previously presented in the "Overview—Overview of Three-Month Results—Items Affecting Comparability."
Net Loss/Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
We own a 51.1% controlling interest in our Australian Operations. As such, we include 100% of the revenues and expenses from our Australian Operations within our consolidated financial statements and report a noncontrolling interest for MIRA’s 48.9% equity ownership. Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was $0.1 million, compared with net income attributable to noncontrolling interest of $4.4 million for three months ended June 30, 2018.
Operating Results by Segment
Our various rail operations are organized into eight operating regions. We present our financial information as three reportable segments: North American Operations, Australian Operations and U.K./European Operations. Our six North American regions are aggregated into one segment as a result of having similar economic and operating characteristics. Each of our segments generates the following three categories of revenues from external customers: freight revenues, freight-related revenues and all other revenues.
North American Operations
Operating Revenues
The following table sets forth our North American Operations total operating revenues and carloads for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. The table also reflects the calculation of our existing operations by subtracting the 2018 revenues and carloads from the Canadian leases that expired at the end of 2018 from our total operations for the three months ended June 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Currency Impact on 2018 Total Operations* Currency Impact on 2018 Existing Operations*
 2019 2018    
  Total Operations Divested Operations Existing Operations Amount % Amount %  
Freight revenues$259,181
 $259,868
 $3,733
 $256,135
 $(687) (0.3)% $3,046
 1.2 % $(645) $(518)
Freight-related revenues66,135
 63,467
 1,467
 62,000
 2,668
 4.2 % 4,135
 6.7 % (224) (171)
All other revenues16,531
 16,222
 423
 15,799
 309
 1.9 % 732
 4.6 % (91) (77)
Total operating revenues$341,847
 $339,557
 $5,623
 $333,934
 $2,290
 0.7 % $7,913
 2.4 % $(960) $(766)
Carloads406,895
 430,353
 8,679
 421,674
 (23,458) (5.5)% (14,779) (3.5)%    
*Currency impact was calculated by comparing the 2018 results translated from local currency to United States dollars using 2019 exchange rates to the 2018 results in United States dollars as reported.

Freight Revenues
The following table sets forth our North American Operations total freight revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. The table below also reflects the calculation of our existing operations by subtracting the 2018 revenues and carloads from the Canadian leases that expired at the end of 2018 from our total operations for the three months ended June 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Currency Impact on Existing Operations 2018 Constant Currency Existing Operations* Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Constant Currency*
 2019 2018    
Commodity Group Total Operations Divested Operations Existing Operations    
Agricultural Products$32,846
 $29,693
 $458
 $29,235
 $3,611
 $(24) $29,211
 $3,635
Autos & Auto Parts6,084
 5,806
 301
 5,505
 579
 (26) 5,479
 605
Chemicals & Plastics39,813
 38,972
 775
 38,197
 1,616
 (87) 38,110
 1,703
Coal & Coke18,563
 19,087
 
 19,087
 (524) (34) 19,053
 (490)
Food & Kindred Products8,801
 8,476
 186
 8,290
 511
 (2) 8,288
 513
Intermodal523
 380
 
 380
 143
 
 380
 143
Lumber & Forest Products23,519
 23,810
 109
 23,701
 (182) (40) 23,661
 (142)
Metallic Ores2,865
 3,670
 1
 3,669
 (804) (28) 3,641
 (776)
Metals29,055
 32,493
 589
 31,904
 (2,849) (57) 31,847
 (2,792)
Minerals & Stone38,597
 38,034
 268
 37,766
 831
 (31) 37,735
 862
Petroleum Products17,053
 16,151
 717
 15,434
 1,619
 (40) 15,394
 1,659
Pulp & Paper28,013
 29,514
 41
 29,473
 (1,460) (127) 29,346
 (1,333)
Waste7,964
 7,339
 66
 7,273
 691
 (3) 7,270
 694
Other5,485
 6,443
 222
 6,221
 (736) (19) 6,202
 (717)
Total$259,181
 $259,868
 $3,733
 $256,135
 $3,046
 $(518) $255,617
 $3,564
*     Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period existing operations translated at the current period exchange rates.
The following table sets forth our North American Operations freight revenues, carloads and average freight revenues per carload for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands, except average freight revenues per carload):
  Freight Revenues Carloads 
Average Freight Revenues Per
Carload
    
  Three Months Ended June 30, Three Months Ended June 30, Three Months Ended June 30,
  2019 2018 Constant Currency*  
Commodity GroupAmount 
% of
Total
 Amount 
% of
Total
 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018 Constant Currency*
Agricultural Products$32,846
 12.7% $29,653
 11.4% 56,134
 51,762
 $585
 $574
 $573
Autos & Auto Parts6,084
 2.3% 5,769
 2.2% 9,041
 9,106
 673
 638
 634
Chemicals & Plastics39,813
 15.3% 38,858
 15.0% 44,376
 45,285
 897
 861
 858
Coal & Coke18,563
 7.2% 19,053
 7.4% 48,140
 59,346
 386
 322
 321
Food & Kindred Products8,801
 3.4% 8,468
 3.3% 14,699
 14,907
 599
 569
 568
Intermodal523
 0.2% 380
 0.1% 3,984
 3,816
 131
 100
 100
Lumber & Forest Products23,519
 9.1% 23,765
 9.2% 35,140
 37,733
 669
 631
 630
Metallic Ores2,865
 1.1% 3,642
 1.4% 3,813
 4,448
 751
 825
 819
Metals29,055
 11.2% 32,418
 12.5% 34,860
 40,806
 833
 796
 794
Minerals & Stone38,597
 14.9% 37,994
 14.7% 62,005
 62,156
 622
 612
 611
Petroleum Products17,053
 6.6% 16,085
 6.2% 23,811
 24,340
 716
 664
 661
Pulp & Paper28,013
 10.8% 29,386
 11.3% 37,943
 41,762
 738
 707
 704
Waste7,964
 3.1% 7,334
 2.8% 15,331
 14,837
 519
 495
 494
Other5,485
 2.1% 6,418
 2.5% 17,618
 20,049
 311
 321
 320
Total$259,181
 100.0% $259,223
 100.0% 406,895
 430,353
 $637
 $604
 $602
*     Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.

Total traffic from our North American Operations decreased 23,458 carloads, or 5.5%, to 406,895 carloads for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2018. Excluding traffic from the two railroad leases in Canada that expired at the end of 2018, existing operations traffic decreased 14,779 carloads, or 3.5%. The decrease in traffic from existing operations included decreases of 11,206 carloads of coal and coke traffic, 4,221 carloads of metals traffic, 3,734 carloads of pulp and paper traffic, 2,307 carloads of lumber and forest products traffic and 1,683 carloads of other commodity traffic, partially offset by increases of 5,418 carloads of agricultural products traffic and 1,015 carloads of chemicals and plastics traffic. All remaining traffic increased by a net 1,939 carloads.
Changes in average freight revenues per carload in a commodity group may be impacted by changes in customer rates, fuel surcharges, commodity mix and the mix of customer traffic within a commodity group. Excluding a 0.3% impact of foreign currency, average freight revenues per carload from our North American Operations increased 5.8% to $637 for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with the same period in 2018. Average freight revenues per carload from existing operations, excluding the impact of foreign currency, increased 5.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with the same period in 2018. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was impacted by a change in the mix of commodities, which increased average freight revenues per carload by 0.7%, and higher fuel surcharges, which increased average freight revenues per carload by 0.6%. Excluding these factors, average freight revenues per carload increased 3.8%.
The following information discusses the significant changes in our North American Operations freight revenues by commodity group excluding the impact of foreign currency and the Canadian leases that expired at the end of 2018.
Agricultural products revenues increased $3.6 million, or 12.4%. Agricultural products traffic increased 5,418 carloads, or 10.7%, which increased revenues by $3.2 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 1.6%, which increased revenues by $0.4 million. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased farm products shipments in the western United States and grain shipments in the midwestern United States.
Chemicals and plastics revenues increased $1.7 million, or 4.5%. Chemicals and plastics traffic increased 1,015 carloads, or 2.3%, which increased revenues by $0.9 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 2.0%, which increased revenues by $0.8 million. The increase in carloads was primarily due to an increase in industrial chemical shipments in the western United States.
Coal and coke revenues decreased $0.5 million, or 2.6%. Coal and coke traffic decreased 11,206 carloads, or 18.9%, which decreased revenues by $4.3 million, while average freight revenues per carload increased 20.2%, which increased revenues by $3.8 million. The decrease in carloads was primarily due to decreased demand in the southern United States primarily associated with low natural gas prices, high inventory levels and mild temperatures as well as decreased coal shipments in the midwestern United States due to flooding, partially offset by increased demand in the northeastern United States primarily associated with new business. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to stronger pricing and a change in the mix of business.
Metals revenues decreased $2.8 million, or 8.8%. Metals traffic decreased 4,221 carloads, or 10.8%, which decreased revenues by $3.5 million, while average freight revenues per carload increased 2.2%, which increased revenues by $0.7 million. The decrease in carloads was primarily due to decreased scrap and finished steel shipments across the United States, decreased pipe shipments in the northeastern and midwestern United States and decreased pig iron shipments in the southern and midwestern United States.
Minerals and stone revenues increased $0.9 million, or 2.3%. Minerals and stone traffic increased 704 carloads, or 1.0%, which increased revenues $0.4 million, and average freight per carload increased 1.0%, which increased revenues by $0.4 million. The increase in average freight per carload and traffic was primarily due to new business and strong demand for rock salt and frac sand in the northeastern United States, partially offset by a decrease in bentonite and clay shipments due to flooding in the midwestern and southern United States.
Petroleum products revenues increased $1.7 million, or 10.8%. Petroleum products average freight revenues per carload increased 9.6%, which increased revenues by $1.5 million, and traffic increased 233 carloads, or 1.0%, which increased revenues by $0.2 million. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to stronger pricing and a change in the mix of business.
Pulp and paper revenues decreased $1.3 million, or 4.5%. Pulp and paper traffic decreased 3,734 carloads, or 9.0%, which decreased revenues by $2.8 million, while average freight revenues per carload increased 4.8%, which increased revenues by $1.5 million. The decrease in carloads was primarily due to decreased containerboard shipments across North America.
Freight revenues from all remaining commodities combined increased by $0.3 million.

Freight-Related Revenues
Freight-related revenues from our North American Operations, which includes revenues from railcar switching, track access fees, storage and other ancillary revenues related to the movement of freight, were $66.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $63.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $2.7 million, or 4.2%. Excluding a decrease of $1.5 million in revenues from leased railroads in Canada that we ceased operating at the end of 2018, and a $0.2 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, freight-related revenues from our North American Operations increased $4.3 million, or 7.0%, for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $61.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The increase was primarily due to increased switching and storage revenues in the southeastern United States and increased demurrage revenues in the midwestern United States.
All Other Revenues
All other revenues from our North American Operations, which includes revenues from third-party railcar and locomotive repairs, property rentals and other ancillary revenues not directly related to the movement of freight, were $16.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $16.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $0.3 million, or 1.9%. Excluding a decrease of $0.4 million in revenues from the Canadian leases that expired at the end of 2018 and a $0.1 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, all other revenues from our North American Operations increased $0.8 million, or 5.1%, for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $15.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses from our North American Operations decreased $1.7 million, or 0.7%, to $257.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $259.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The decrease included a $5.7 million decrease in expenses from the two leased railroads in Canada that we ceased operating at the end of 2018, and a $0.9 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, partially offset by a $4.9 million increase from existing operations. The increase from existing operations included increases of $2.7 million in purchased services expense, $1.7 million in net loss on sale and impairment of assets, $1.5 million in materials expense and $1.1 million in depreciation and amortization expense, partially offset by decreases of $1.2 million in equipment rent expense and $1.1 million in casualties and insurance expense. The following table sets forth operating expenses from our North American Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) 
Currency
Impact
 2018 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease) Constant Currency*
 2019 2018    
 Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
    
Labor and benefits$108,458
 31.7% $109,289
 32.2 % $(831) $(326) $108,963
 $(505)
Equipment rents12,257
 3.6% 13,633
 4.0 % (1,376) (41) 13,592
 (1,335)
Purchased services16,821
 4.9% 14,652
 4.3 % 2,169
 (56) 14,596
 2,225
Depreciation and amortization38,738
 11.3% 41,247
 12.2 % (2,509) (225) 41,022
 (2,284)
Diesel fuel used in train operations21,672
 6.4% 23,253
 6.8 % (1,581) (105) 23,148
 (1,476)
Casualties and insurance8,978
 2.6% 10,156
 3.0 % (1,178) (11) 10,145
 (1,167)
Materials14,551
 4.3% 13,163
 3.9 % 1,388
 (51) 13,112
 1,439
Trackage rights10,906
 3.2% 10,527
 3.1 % 379
 (7) 10,520
 386
Net loss/(gain) on sale and impairment of assets1,037
 0.3% (706) (0.2)% 1,743
 
 (706) 1,743
Restructuring and related costs641
 0.2% 7
  % 634
 
 7
 634
Other expenses, net23,527
 6.9% 24,062
 7.1 % (535) (62) 24,000
 (473)
Total operating expenses$257,586
 75.4% $259,283
 76.4 % $(1,697) $(884) $258,399
 $(813)
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
The following information discusses the significant changes in operating expenses of our North American Operations excluding a decrease of $0.9 million due to the impact from foreign currency depreciation.
Equipment rents expense was $12.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $13.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, a decrease of $1.3 million, or 9.8%. The decrease was primarily due to decreased car hire expense from existing operations.

Purchased services expense was $16.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $14.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $2.2 million, or 15.2%. The increase consisted of $2.7 million from existing operations, partially offset by a decrease of $0.5 million from the expired Canadian leases. The increase in existing operations was primarily due to increases in track maintenance expense in 2019.
Depreciation and amortization expense was $38.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $41.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, a decrease of $2.3 million, or 5.6%. The decrease consisted of $3.4 million from the expired Canadian leases, partially offset by an increase of $1.1 million from existing operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily attributable to a larger depreciable asset base in 2019 compared with 2018, reflecting capital spending in 2018.
The cost of diesel fuel used in train operations was $21.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $23.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, a decrease of $1.5 million, or 6.4%. The decrease consisted of $0.8 million from existing operations and $0.7 million from the expired Canadian leases.
Casualties and insurance expense was $9.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $10.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, a decrease of $1.2 million, or 11.5%. The decrease was primarily attributable to decreased derailment expenses in 2019.
Materials expense was $14.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $13.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $1.4 million, or 11.0%. The increase was primarily due to an increase in track maintenance expense in 2019.
Net loss on the sale and impairment of assets was $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with a net gain on the sale and impairment of assets of $0.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $1.7 million. The net loss in the three months ended June 30, 2019 was primarily attributable to the impairment of assets related to the expiration of a lease of a rail line in the southeastern United States, partially offset by a gain on the sale of land in the northeastern United States.
Operating Income/Operating Ratio
Operating income from our North American Operations was $84.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $80.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2019 included corporate development and related costs of $2.3 million, net loss on the sale and impairment of certain assets in United States of $1.0 million and restructuring and related costs of $0.6 million. Operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2018 included credit facility refinancing-related costs of $0.4 million and corporate development and related costs of $0.3 million. The operating ratio was 75.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with 76.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2018.
Australian Operations
Operating Revenues
As previously disclosed, we own a controlling 51.1% interest in our Australian Operations, and therefore, we include 100% of our Australian Operations within our consolidated financial statements with a 48.9% noncontrolling interest recorded to reflect MIRA's ownership. The following table sets forth our Australian Operations operating revenues and carloads for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Currency Impact on 2018 Total Operations*
 2019 2018 Amount % 
Freight revenues$56,923
 $66,075
 $(9,152) (13.9)% $(4,960)
Freight-related revenues8,036
 11,515
 (3,479) (30.2)% (866)
All other revenues1,572
 1,439
 133
 9.2 % (108)
Total operating revenues$66,531
 $79,029
 $(12,498) (15.8)% $(5,934)
Carloads134,395
 147,965
 (13,570) (9.2)%  
*Currency impact was calculated by comparing the 2018 results translated from local currency to United States dollars using 2019 exchange rates to the 2018 results in United States dollars as reported.

Freight Revenues
The following table sets forth the changes in our Australian Operations freight revenues by commodity group for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Currency Impact 2018 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Constant Currency*
     
Commodity Group2019 2018    
Agricultural Products$2,999
 $6,006
 $(3,007) $(451) $5,555
 $(2,556)
Coal & Coke28,965
 32,570
 (3,605) (2,445) 30,125
 (1,160)
Intermodal15,459
 17,102
 (1,643) (1,284) 15,818
 (359)
Metallic Ores7,523
 8,125
 (602) (610) 7,515
 8
Minerals & Stone1,817
 2,087
 (270) (157) 1,930
 (113)
Petroleum Products160
 185
 (25) (13) 172
 (12)
Total$56,923
 $66,075
 $(9,152) $(4,960) $61,115
 $(4,192)
*     Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
The following table sets forth our Australian Operations freight revenues, carloads and average freight revenues per carload for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands, except average freight revenues per carload):
  Freight Revenues Carloads 
Average Freight Revenues Per
Carload
    
  Three Months Ended June 30, Three Months Ended June 30, Three Months Ended June 30,
  2019 2018 Constant Currency*  
Commodity GroupAmount 
% of
Total
 Amount 
% of
Total
 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018 Constant Currency*
Agricultural Products$2,999
 5.3% $5,555
 9.1% 4,224
 14,175
 $710
 $424
 $392
Coal & Coke28,965
 50.9% 30,125
 49.3% 96,749
 97,282
 299
 335
 310
Intermodal15,459
 27.1% 15,818
 25.9% 13,294
 13,957
 1,163
 1,225
 1,133
Metallic Ores7,523
 13.2% 7,515
 12.3% 5,272
 5,586
 1,427
 1,455
 1,345
Minerals & Stone1,817
 3.2% 1,930
 3.1% 14,791
 16,891
 123
 124
 114
Petroleum Products160
 0.3% 172
 0.3% 65
 74
 2,462
 2,500
 2,324
Total$56,923
 100.0% $61,115
 100.0% 134,395
 147,965
 $424
 $447
 $413
*     Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
Total traffic from our Australian Operations decreased 13,570 carloads, or 9.2%, to 134,395 carloads for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2018. The traffic decrease was primarily due to decreases of 9,951 carloads of agricultural products traffic and 2,100 carloads of minerals and stone traffic. All remaining traffic decreased by a net 1,519 carloads.
Changes in average freight revenues per carload in a commodity group may be impacted by changes in customer rates, fuel surcharges, commodity mix and the mix of customer traffic within a commodity group. Excluding a 7.8% impact of foreign currency, average freight revenues per carload from our Australian Operations increased 2.7% to $424 for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with the same period in 2018. A change in the mix of commodities decreased average freight revenues per carload by 4.8%, while higher fuel surcharges increased average freight revenues per carload by 0.3%. Excluding these factors, average freight revenues per carload increased 7.2%.
The following information discusses the significant changes in our Australian Operations freight revenues by commodity group excluding the impact of foreign currency.
Agricultural products revenues decreased $2.6 million, or 46.0%. Agricultural products traffic decreased 9,951 carloads, or 70.2%, which decreased revenues by $7.1 million, while average freight revenues per carload increased 81.1%, which increased revenues by $4.5 million. The carload decrease was primarily due to a smaller grain harvest in 2019. The decrease in grain traffic resulted in higher average freight revenues per carload, primarily due to the rate structure for Australian grain traffic, which has both a fixed and variable component.

Coal and coke revenues decreased $1.2 million, or 3.9%. Coal and coke average freight revenues per carload decreased 3.5%, which decreased revenues by $1.0 million, and traffic decreased 533 carloads, or 0.5%, which decreased revenues by $0.2 million. The decrease in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to lower spot coal revenue in 2019.
Freight revenues from all remaining commodities decreased by a net $0.5 million.
Freight-Related Revenues
Excluding a $0.9 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, freight-related revenues from our Australian Operations, which includes revenues from railcar switching, track access rights, crewing services, storage and other ancillary revenues related to the movement of freight, decreased $2.6 million, or 24.5%, to $8.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $10.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The decrease was primarily due to switching competition and prolonged drought conditions in 2019.
All Other Revenues
All other revenues from our Australian Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019, which includes revenues from third-party railcar and locomotive repairs, property rentals and other ancillary revenues not directly related to the movement of freight, remained relatively flat compared with the three months ended June 30, 2018.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses from our Australian Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019 increased $1.7 million, or 3.3%, to $54.9 million, compared with $53.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2018 included a $6.3 million gain on settlement related to Arrium's voluntary administration that was recognized as an offset to other expenses, net. The operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2019 included $2.6 million of expense associated with amending an enterprise bargaining agreement, partially offset by decreases in purchased services expense, trackage rights expense and the cost of diesel fuel used in train operations. In addition, operating expenses included a $4.0 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation for the three months ended June 30, 2019 compared with the three months ended June 30, 2018.
The following table sets forth operating expenses from our Australian Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) Currency Impact 2018 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease)
Constant Currency*
 2019 2018    
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
    
Labor and benefits$19,462
 29.3 % $18,886
 23.9 % $576
 $(1,417) $17,469
 $1,993
Equipment rents827
 1.2 % 1,183
 1.5 % (356) (89) 1,094
 (267)
Purchased services5,451
 8.2 % 6,895
 8.7 % (1,444) (518) 6,377
 (926)
Depreciation and amortization14,192
 21.3 % 15,288
 19.4 % (1,096) (1,147) 14,141
 51
Diesel fuel used in train operations6,962
 10.5 % 8,173
 10.3 % (1,211) (614) 7,559
 (597)
Casualties and insurance1,573
 2.4 % 1,766
 2.2 % (193) (131) 1,635
 (62)
Materials2,693
 4.0 % 2,761
 3.5 % (68) (207) 2,554
 139
Trackage rights1,576
 2.4 % 2,364
 3.0 % (788) (178) 2,186
 (610)
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets(42) (0.1)% (67) (0.1)% 25
 5
 (62) 20
Restructuring and related costs137
 0.2 % 
  % 137
 
 
 137
Other expenses, net2,045
 3.1 % (4,116) (5.2)% 6,161
 296
 (3,820) 5,865
Total operating expenses$54,876
 82.5 % $53,133
 67.2 % $1,743
 $(4,000) $49,133
 $5,743
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
The following information discusses the significant changes in operating expenses of our Australian Operations excluding a $4.0 million decrease from the impact of foreign currency depreciation.
Labor and benefits expense was $19.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $17.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $2.0 million, or 11.4%. The increase was primarily due to $2.6 million of expense associated with amending an enterprise bargaining agreement.

Other expenses, net were $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with a net gain of $3.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The three months ended June 30, 2018 included a $6.3 million gain on settlement related to Arrium's voluntary administration.
Operating Income/Operating Ratio
Our Australian Operations had operating income of $11.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $25.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2019 included $0.1 million of restructuring and related costs. The operating ratio was 82.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with 67.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Operating income from our Australian Operations was negatively impacted by $1.9 million from foreign currency depreciation, a decrease in grain volumes due to drought conditions in South Australia and New South Wales as well as $2.6 million of expense associated with amending an enterprise bargaining agreement. The operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2018 included a gain on settlement of $6.3 million from the recovery of pre-petition claims associated with Arrium's voluntary administration (bankruptcy) in the second quarter of 2016.
U.K./European Operations
Operating Revenues
The following table sets forth our U.K./European Operations total operating revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. The table below also reflects the calculation of our U.K./European Operations existing operations by subtracting the revenues and carloads from the divested ERS operations from our U.K./European Operations total operations for the three months ended June 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Currency Impact on 2018 Total Operations* Currency Impact on 2018 Existing Operations*
 2019 2018    
  Total Operations Divested Operations Existing Operations Amount % Amount %  
Freight revenues$81,577
 $92,289
 $6,674
 $85,615
 $(10,712) (11.6)% $(4,038) (4.7)% $(5,280) $(4,808)
Freight-related revenues68,225
 67,420
 2,685
 64,735
 805
 1.2 % 3,490
 5.4 % (3,786) (3,609)
All other revenues13,300
 16,695
 9
 16,686
 (3,395) (20.3)% (3,386) (20.3)% (944) (943)
Total operating revenues$163,102
 $176,404
 $9,368
 $167,036
 $(13,302) (7.5)% $(3,934) (2.4)% $(10,010) $(9,360)
Carloads225,065
 256,045
 20,823
 235,222
 (30,980) (12.1)% (10,157) (4.3)%    
* Currency impact was calculated by comparing the 2018 results translated from local currency to United States dollars using 2019 exchange rates to the 2018 results in United States dollars as reported.
Freight Revenues
The following table sets forth our U.K./European Operations total freight revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. The table below also reflects the calculation of our U.K./European Operations existing operations by subtracting the revenues from the divested ERS operations from our U.K./European Operations total operations for the three months ended June 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Currency Impact on Existing Operations 2018 Constant Currency Existing Operations* Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Constant Currency*
 2019 2018    
Commodity Group Total Operations Divested Operations Existing Operations    
Agricultural Products$512
 $785
 $
 $785
 $(273) $(43) $742
 $(230)
Coal & Coke896
 2,687
 
 2,687
 (1,791) (150) 2,537
 (1,641)
Intermodal58,297
 66,483
 6,674
 59,809
 (1,512) (3,311) 56,498
 1,799
Minerals & Stone21,155
 22,326
 
 22,326
 (1,171) (1,304) 21,022
 133
Petroleum Products717
 8
 
 8
 709
 
 8
 709
Total$81,577
 $92,289
 $6,674
 $85,615
 $(4,038) $(4,808) $80,807
 $770
*     Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period existing operations translated at the current period exchange rates.

The following table sets forth our U.K./European Operations freight revenues, carloads and average freight revenues per carload for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands, except average freight revenues per carload):
  Freight Revenues Carloads 
Average Freight Revenues Per
Carload
    
  Three Months Ended June 30, Three Months Ended June 30, Three Months Ended June 30,
  2019 2018 Constant Currency*  
Commodity GroupAmount 
% of
Total
 Amount 
% of
Total
 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018 Constant Currency*
Agricultural Products$512
 0.6% $742
 0.8% 393
 607
 $1,303
 $1,293
 $1,222
Coal & Coke896
 1.1% 2,537
 2.9% 1,655
 4,038
 541
 665
 628
Intermodal58,297
 71.5% 62,700
 72.1% 172,966
 201,058
 337
 331
 312
Minerals & Stone21,155
 25.9% 21,022
 24.2% 46,517
 50,322
 455
 444
 418
Petroleum Products717
 0.9% 8
 % 3,534
 20
 203
 400
 400
Total$81,577
 100.0% $87,009
 100.0% 225,065
 256,045
 $362
 $360
 $340
*Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
Total traffic from our U.K./European Operations decreased 30,980 carloads, or 12.1%, to 225,065 carloads for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with the same period in 2018. Excluding traffic from our divested ERS operations for 2018, existing operations traffic decreased 10,157 carloads, or 4.3%. The decrease in traffic from existing operations was primarily due to decreases of 7,269 carloads of intermodal traffic, 3,805 carloads of minerals and stone traffic and 2,383 carloads of coal and coke traffic, partially offset by an increase of 3,514 carloads of petroleum products traffic. All remaining traffic decreased by a net 214 carloads.
Changes in average freight revenues per carload in a commodity group may be impacted by changes in customer rates, fuel surcharges, commodity mix and the mix of customer traffic within a commodity group. Excluding a 5.9% impact of foreign currency, average freight revenues per carload from our U.K./European Operations increased 6.5% to $362 for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with the same period in 2018. Average freight revenues per carload from existing operations, excluding the impact of foreign currency, increased 5.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with the same period in 2018.
The following information discusses the significant changes in our U.K./European Operations freight revenues by commodity group excluding the impact of foreign currency and the divested ERS operations.
Coal and coke revenues decreased $1.6 million, or 64.7%. Coal and coke traffic decreased 2,383 carloads, or 59.0%, which decreased revenues by $1.3 million, and average freight revenues per carload decreased 13.7%, which decreased revenues by $0.3 million. The carload decrease was primarily due to decreased demand in the U.K.
Intermodal revenues increased $1.8 million, or 3.2%. Intermodal average freight revenues per carload increased 7.7%, which increased revenues by $4.2 million, while traffic decreased 7,269 carloads, or 4.0%, which decreased revenues by $2.4 million. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to stronger pricing in the U.K. The decrease in carloads was primarily due to temporary rail network outages.
Freight revenues from all remaining commodities combined increased by a net $0.6 million.
Freight-Related Revenues
Freight-related revenues from our U.K./European Operations includes trucking haulage services, container storage and switching services, as well as infrastructure services where we operate work trains for the track infrastructure owner. Freight-related revenues from our U.K./European Operations also include traction services (or hook and pull), which requires us to provide locomotives and drivers to move a customer's train between specified origin and destination points and other ancillary revenues related to the movement of freight.

Freight-related revenues from our U.K./European Operations were $68.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $67.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $0.8 million, or 1.2%. Excluding a decrease of $3.8 million due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation and $2.5 million from our divested ERS operations, freight-related revenues from our existing operations increased $7.1 million, or 11.6%, for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $61.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The increase in freight-related revenues from our existing operations was primarily due to increased rates on trucking, switching and storage revenues and stronger trucking volumes in the U.K. as well as increased crewing services in Poland.
All Other Revenues
All other revenues from our U.K./European Operations includes revenues from container sales and conversions, third-party car and locomotive repairs, property rentals and other ancillary revenues not directly related to the movement of freight. All other revenues from our U.K./European Operations were $13.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $16.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, a decrease of $3.4 million, or 20.3%. Excluding a $0.9 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, all other revenues from our existing operations decreased $2.4 million, or 15.5%, for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with the three months ended June 30, 2018. The decrease in all other revenues from our existing operations was primarily due to decreased container sales.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses from our U.K./European Operations decreased $14.6 million, or 8.2%, to $164.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $179.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The decrease consisted of $10.1 million due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation and $7.7 million from divested operations, partially offset by a $3.2 million increase from existing operations. The increase from existing operations included increases of $3.6 million in labor and benefits expense and $2.1 million in purchased services expense, partially offset by decreases of $2.1 million in restructuring and related costs and $1.5 million in materials expense.
The following table sets forth operating expenses from our U.K./European Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) Currency Impact 2018 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease)
Constant Currency*
 2019 2018    
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
    
Labor and benefits$52,023
 31.9% $51,663
 29.3% $360
 $(2,894) $48,769
 $3,254
Equipment rents18,926
 11.6% 19,986
 11.3% (1,060) (1,133) 18,853
 73
Purchased services31,762
 19.5% 39,498
 22.4% (7,736) (2,301) 37,197
 (5,435)
Depreciation and amortization9,587
 5.9% 9,210
 5.2% 377
 (517) 8,693
 894
Diesel fuel used in train operations12,870
 7.9% 14,197
 8.0% (1,327) (794) 13,403
 (533)
Electricity used in train operations2,226
 1.4% 2,044
 1.2% 182
 (113) 1,931
 295
Casualties and insurance1,288
 0.8% 1,062
 0.6% 226
 (64) 998
 290
Materials14,050
 8.6% 16,452
 9.3% (2,402) (927) 15,525
 (1,475)
Trackage rights9,245
 5.7% 10,412
 5.9% (1,167) (590) 9,822
 (577)
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets(15) % (50) % 35
 (19) (69) 54
Restructuring and related costs6,783
 4.1% 9,355
 5.3% (2,572) (481) 8,874
 (2,091)
Other expenses, net6,073
 3.7% 5,620
 3.2% 453
 (312) 5,308
 765
Total operating expenses$164,818
 101.1% $179,449
 101.7% $(14,631) $(10,145) $169,304
 $(4,486)
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.

The following information discusses the significant changes in operating expenses from our U.K./European Operations excluding a decrease of $10.1 million due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation.
Labor and benefits expense was $52.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $48.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $3.3 million, or 6.7%. The increase consisted of $3.6 million from existing operations, partially offset by a $0.3 million decrease from our divested ERS operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily due to annual wage increases and an increase in headcount to support increased infrastructure services and new aggregate business expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2019, partially offset by savings resulting from the U.K. operations optimization program.
Purchased services expense was $31.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $37.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, a decrease of $5.4 million, or 14.6%. The decrease consisted of $7.6 million from our divested ERS operations, partially offset by an increase of $2.1 million from existing operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily due to an increase in subcontractor costs associated with trucking activity.
Materials expense, which primarily consists of the cost of containers sold to third parties, materials purchased for use in repairing and maintaining our locomotives, railcars and other equipment, as well as costs for general tools and supplies used in our business, was $14.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $15.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, a decrease of $1.5 million, or 9.5%. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in container sales.
Restructuring and related costs for the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 of $6.8 million and $8.9 million, respectively, were primarily related to our optimization activities in the U.K.
Operating Loss/Operating Ratio
Operating loss from our U.K./European Operations was $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with an operating loss of $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. The operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2019 included $6.8 million of restructuring and related costs primarily driven by our optimization activities in the U.K. The operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2018 included $9.4 million, or $8.9 million excluding the impact of foreign currency, of restructuring and related costs. The operating ratio was 101.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared with 101.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2018.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 Compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Consolidated Operating Results
Operating Revenues
The following table sets forth our total operating revenues and carloads for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. The table below also reflects the calculation of our existing operations by subtracting the 2018 revenues and carloads of the divested operations of ERS and the leased railroads in Canada that we ceased operating at the end of 2018, from our total operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 Six Months Ended June 30, 
Increase/(Decrease) in
Total Operations
 Increase/(Decrease) in
Existing Operations
 Currency Impact on 2018 Total Operations* Currency Impact on 2018 Existing Operations*
   2018    
 2019 Total Operations Divested Operations Existing Operations Amount % Amount %  
Freight revenues$786,470
 $817,871
 $23,905
 $793,966
 $(31,401) (3.8)% $(7,496) (0.9)% $(24,258) $(22,720)
Freight-related revenues278,658
 283,599
 10,325
 273,274
 (4,941) (1.7)% $5,384
 2.0 % (10,563) (9,948)
All other revenues64,441
 68,181
 958
 67,223
 (3,740) (5.5)% $(2,782) (4.1)% (2,474) (2,432)
Total operating revenues$1,129,569
 $1,169,651
 $35,188
 $1,134,463
 $(40,082) (3.4)% $(4,894) (0.4)% $(37,295) $(35,100)
Carloads1,527,868
 1,645,676
 67,094
 1,578,582
 (117,808) (7.2)% (50,714) (3.2)%    
* Currency impact was calculated by comparing the 2018 results translated from local currency to United States dollars using 2019 exchange rates to the 2018 results in United States dollars as reported.

Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019 decreased $24.0 million, or 2.4%, to $955.7 million, compared with $979.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The decrease consisted of $34.0 million from divested operations, partially offset by an increase of $10.1 million from existing operations. Excluding a $31.9 million benefit from the net depreciation of foreign currencies relative to the United States dollar, operating expenses from existing operations increased $42.0 million. The increase from existing operations included increases of $13.3 million in labor and benefits expense, $8.4 million in other expenses, net, $7.2 million of purchased services expense, $6.0 million in restructuring and related costs and $4.5 million in depreciation and amortization expense.
The following table sets forth our total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 Six Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) Currency
Impact
 2018 Constant Currency* 
Increase/(Decrease)
Constant Currency*
 2019 2018    
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
   
Labor and benefits$364,251
 32.3% $363,554
 31.1 % $697
 $(10,393) $353,161
 $11,090
Equipment rents64,243
 5.7% 68,889
 5.9 % (4,646) (2,944) 65,945
 (1,702)
Purchased services105,282
 9.3% 125,147
 10.7 % (19,865) (6,561) 118,586
 (13,304)
Depreciation and amortization125,143
 11.1% 131,735
 11.3 % (6,592) (4,336) 127,399
 (2,256)
Diesel fuel used in train operations86,141
 7.6% 91,774
 7.9 % (5,633) (3,344) 88,430
 (2,289)
Electricity used in train operations4,550
 0.4% 4,278
 0.4 % 272
 (283) 3,995
 555
Casualties and insurance23,211
 2.1% 22,950
 2.0 % 261
 (528) 22,422
 789
Materials62,514
 5.5% 64,845
 5.5 % (2,331) (2,589) 62,256
 258
Trackage rights43,367
 3.8% 44,281
 3.8 % (914) (1,724) 42,557
 810
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets(510) % (1,859) (0.2)% 1,349
 (2) (1,861) 1,351
Restructuring costs15,195
 1.3% 9,645
 0.8 % 5,550
 (497) 9,148
 6,047
Other expenses, net62,272
 5.5% 54,374
 4.6 % 7,898
 (818) 53,556
 8,716
Total operating expenses$955,659
 84.6% $979,613
 83.8 % $(23,954) $(34,019) $945,594
 $10,065
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
Operating Income/Operating Ratio
Operating income was $173.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $190.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 included restructuring and related costs of $15.2 million, primarily driven by our optimization activities in the U.K., $2.9 million of corporate development and related costs, $2.6 million of expense associated with amending an enterprise bargaining agreement in Australia and a $1.0 million net loss on the sale and impairment of certain assets in North America. Operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2018 included restructuring and related costs of $9.6 million, primarily related to the restructuring of ERS, and corporate development and related costs of $0.5 million, partially offset by a $6.3 million gain on settlement related to Arrium's voluntary administration. Our operating ratio was 84.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with 83.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $55.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $54.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The increase in interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was primarily driven by an increase in interest rates as compared with the six months ended June 30, 2018 and an increase in outstanding borrowing primarily related to the funding of our share repurchases, partially offset by the write-off of deferred financing fees associated with our credit facility refinancing in June 2018.

Provision for Income Taxes
Our provision for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $33.1 million compared with $10.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Our effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was 26.9%. Our results for the six months ended June 30, 2018 included an income tax benefit of $31.6 million associated with the retroactive extension of the United States Short Line Tax Credit for fiscal year 2017, which was enacted in February 2018. Based on developments during the six months ended June 30, 2018, we recorded a reserve for uncertain tax positions of $4.8 million related to tax deductions on intercompany financing arrangements in the U.K., of which $3.7 million related to the period from March 25, 2015, the date of the Freightliner acquisition when the arrangements were established, through December 31, 2017. Excluding the benefit from the retroactive extension and the prior period portion of the reserve for uncertain tax positions, our effective income tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was 28.5%. For additional information regarding our provision for income taxes, see Note 9, Income Taxes, to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in "Part I Item 1. Financial Statements" of this quarterly report.
Net Income Attributable to G&W and Earnings Per Common Share
Net income attributable to G&W for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was $90.1 million, compared with $119.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Our basic EPS were $1.60 with 56.4 million weighted average shares outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with basic EPS of $1.96 with 60.9 million weighted average shares outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Our diluted EPS for the six months ended June 30, 2019 were $1.58 with 57.2 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with diluted EPS of $1.93 with 61.8 million weighted average shares outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Our results for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 included certain items affecting comparability between the periods as previously presented in the "Overview—Overview of Six-Month Results—Items Affecting Comparability."
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
We own a 51.1% controlling interest in our Australian Operations. As such, we include 100% of the revenues and expenses from our Australian Operations within our consolidated financial statements and report a noncontrolling interest for MIRA’s 48.9% equity ownership. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 was $2.7less than $0.1 million, compared with $3.1$5.4 million for threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.
Operating Results by Segment
Our various rail operations are organized into nine operating regions. We present our financial information as three reportable segments: North American Operations, Australian Operations and U.K./European Operations. Our seven North American regions are aggregated into one segment as a result of having similar economic and operating characteristics. Each of our segments generates the following three categories of revenues from external customers: freight revenues, freight-related revenues and all other revenues.
Our Australian business underwent a transformational change on December 1, 2016, with the acquisition of Glencore Rail (NSW) Pty Limited (GRail) and the formation of a partnership with MIRA, which we control through our 51.1% interest (the Australia Partnership). The GRail acquisition significantly expanded our operations in New South Wales. In conjunction with the GRail acquisition, we issued a 48.9% equity stake in our Australian subsidiary, G&W Australia Holdings LP (GWAHLP), to MIRA, which formed the Australia Partnership. We retained a 51.1% controlling interest in GWAHLP and continue to consolidate 100% of our Australian Operations in our financial statements and report a noncontrolling interest for MIRA’s 48.9% equity ownership. As a result, (1) 100% of the assets and liabilities of our Australian Operations, after the elimination of intercompany balances, were included in our consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, with MIRA's 48.9% noncontrolling interest reflected in the equity section, (2) our operating revenues and operating income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 included 100% of our Australian Operations, while net income attributable to G&W reflected our 51.1% ownership position in our Australian Operations since the formation of the partnership on December 1, 2016 and (3) 100% of the cash flows of our Australian Operations, after the elimination of intercompany items, were included in our consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. Accordingly, any payments between our Australian Operations and our other businesses are eliminated in consolidation, while our cash flows reflect 100% of any cash flows between our Australian Operations and MIRA. 
The results of operations of our foreign entities are maintained in the respective local currency (the Australian dollar, the British pound, the Canadian dollar and the Euro) and then translated into United States dollars at the applicable exchange rates for inclusion in our consolidated financial statements. As a result, any appreciation or depreciation of these currencies against the United States dollar can impact our results of operations.

The following tables set forth results from our North American Operations, Australian Operations and U.K./European Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
  Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
  
North
American
Operations
 
Australian
Operations
 U.K./European Operations 
Total
Operations
Operating revenues:        
Freight revenues $273,432
 $65,249
 $84,693
 $423,374
Freight-related revenues 66,045
 10,136
 69,269
 145,450
All other revenues 16,232
 1,318
 16,930
 34,480
Total operating revenues 355,709
 76,703
 170,892
 603,304
Operating expenses:        
Labor and benefits 107,940
 17,400
 50,513
 175,853
Equipment rents 15,441
 1,452
 18,432
 35,325
Purchased services 14,968
 6,319
 32,430
 53,717
Depreciation and amortization 41,388
 14,937
 9,067
 65,392
Diesel fuel used in train operations 23,230
 8,074
 14,409
 45,713
Electricity used in train operations 
 
 2,742
 2,742
Casualties and insurance 6,636
 1,651
 1,625
 9,912
Materials 12,836
 3,003
 16,905
 32,744
Trackage rights 10,586
 1,932
 10,320
 22,838
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets (506) (20) (116) (642)
Restructuring costs 1
 
 3,285
 3,286
Other expenses, net 20,705
 1,242
 6,657
 28,604
Total operating expenses 253,225
 55,990
 166,269

475,484
Operating income $102,484
 $20,713
 $4,623

$127,820
Operating ratio 71.2% 73.0% 97.3% 78.8%
Interest expense, net $10,339
 $12,780
 $2,893
 $26,012
Provision for income taxes $26,323
 $2,398
 $2,292
 $31,013
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties $42,120
 $8,185
 $6,704
 $57,009
Carloads 446,219
 151,318
 241,382
 838,919

  Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
  North
American
Operations
 Australian
Operations
 U.K./European Operations Total
Operations
Operating revenues:        
Freight revenues $242,968
 $66,404
 $91,363
 $400,735
Freight-related revenues 60,286
 12,880
 67,757
 140,923
All other revenues 15,673
 1,986
 17,610
 35,269
Total operating revenues 318,927
 81,270
 176,730
 576,927
Operating expenses:        
Labor and benefits 102,692
 17,618
 49,266
 169,576
Equipment rents 12,623
 1,480
 19,188
 33,291
Purchased services 15,254
 7,139
 46,169
 68,562
Depreciation and amortization 40,036
 15,753
 8,433
 64,222
Diesel fuel used in train operations 16,934
 6,003
 11,598
 34,535
Electricity used in train operations 
 
 765
 765
Casualties and insurance 8,488
 1,367
 769
 10,624
Materials 11,889
 3,398
 15,377
 30,664
Trackage rights 10,025
 3,500
 9,107
 22,632
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets (110) (37) (168) (315)
Restructuring costs 316
 
 2,312
 2,628
Other expenses, net 18,577
 2,773
 8,551
 29,901
Total operating expenses 236,724
 58,994
 171,367

467,085
Operating income $82,203
 $22,276
 $5,363

$109,842
Operating ratio 74.2% 72.6% 97.0% 81.0%
Interest expense, net $9,817
 $13,678
 $4,323
 $27,818
Provision for income taxes $28,270
 $2,013
 $224
 $30,507
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties $41,713
 $4,545
 $6,981
 $53,239
Carloads 407,697
 123,651
 282,780
 814,128
2018.
North American Operations
Operating Revenues
The following table sets forth our North American Operations total operating revenues and carloads for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and 2018. The table also reflects the calculation of our existing operations by subtracting the 2018 revenues and 2017carloads from the Canadian leases that expired at the end of 2018 from our total operations for the six months ended June 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
Six Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) in
Total Operations
 Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Currency Impact on 2018 Total Operations* Currency Impact on 2018 Existing Operations*
Three Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Currency Impact  2018 
2018 2017 Amount % 2019 Total Operations Divested Operations Existing Operations Amount % Amount % 
Freight revenues$273,432
 $242,968
 $30,464
 12.5% $(690)$510,944
 $505,285
 $6,819
 $498,466
 $5,659
 1.1 % $12,478
 2.5 % $(1,533) $(1,258)
Freight-related revenues66,045
 60,286
 5,759
 9.6% (225)130,611
 127,299
 3,319
 123,980
 3,312
 2.6 % 6,631
 5.3 % (493) (352)
All other revenues16,232
 15,673
 559
 3.6% (123)32,738
 32,603
 937
 31,666
 135
 0.4 % 1,072
 3.4 % (256) (216)
Total operating revenues$355,709
 $318,927
 $36,782
 11.5% $(1,038)$674,293
 $665,187
 $11,075
 $654,112
 $9,106
 1.4 % $20,181
 3.1 % $(2,282) $(1,826)
Carloads446,219
 407,697
 38,522
 9.4%  800,752
 836,366
 16,145
 820,221
 (35,614) (4.3)% (19,469) (2.4)%    
* Currency impact was calculated by comparing the 2018 results translated from local currency to United States dollars using 2019 exchange rates to the 2018 results in United States dollars as reported.

Freight Revenues
The following table sets forth the changes in our North American Operations total freight revenues by commodity group for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and 2018. The table below also reflects the calculation of our existing operations by subtracting the revenues and carloads from the Canadian leases that expired at the end of 2018 and 2017from our total operations for the six months ended June 30, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
  Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Currency Impact 2017 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease) Constant Currency*Six Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Currency Impact on Existing Operations 2018 Constant Currency Existing Operations* Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Constant Currency*
Three Months Ended September 30,   2018 
Commodity Group2018 2017 2019 Total Operations Divested Operations Existing Operations 
Agricultural Products$30,565
 $28,699
 $1,866
 $(38) $28,661
 $1,904
$64,809
 $61,065
 $1,007
 $60,058
 $4,751
 $(123) $59,935
 $4,874
Autos & Auto Parts5,513
 6,079
 (566) (33) 6,046
 (533)11,566
 11,173
 481
 10,692
 874
 (53) 10,639
 927
Chemicals & Plastics38,436
 36,745
 1,691
 (118) 36,627
 1,809
76,986
 75,189
 1,368
 73,821
 3,165
 (206) 73,615
 3,371
Coal & Coke23,006
 20,008
 2,998
 (32) 19,976
 3,030
37,753
 39,032
 
 39,032
 (1,279) (62) 38,970
 (1,217)
Food & Kindred Products8,761
 8,257
 504
 (11)��8,246
 515
17,204
 16,826
 326
 16,500
 704
 (5) 16,495
 709
Intermodal514
 311
 203
 (1) 310
 204
978
 689
 
 689
 289
 (1) 688
 290
Lumber & Forest Products24,113
 22,204
 1,909
 (44) 22,160
 1,953
45,376
 46,249
 187
 46,062
 (686) (88) 45,974
 (598)
Metallic Ores3,573
 3,703
 (130) (44) 3,659
 (86)5,658
 7,243
 3
 7,240
 (1,582) (72) 7,168
 (1,510)
Metals34,904
 26,008
 8,896
 (84) 25,924
 8,980
58,917
 60,887
 983
 59,904
 (987) (147) 59,757
 (840)
Minerals & Stone38,570
 34,769
 3,801
 (44) 34,725
 3,845
70,407
 68,552
 527
 68,025
 2,382
 (63) 67,962
 2,445
Petroleum Products18,236
 16,425
 1,811
 (62) 16,363
 1,873
37,752
 34,634
 1,357
 33,277
 4,475
 (101) 33,176
 4,576
Pulp & Paper31,961
 28,135
 3,826
 (144) 27,991
 3,970
58,292
 58,385
 83
 58,302
 (10) (297) 58,005
 287
Waste8,089
 6,662
 1,427
 (9) 6,653
 1,436
14,826
 13,227
 117
 13,110
 1,716
 (4) 13,106
 1,720
Other7,191
 4,963
 2,228
 (26) 4,937
 2,254
10,420
 12,134
 380
 11,754
 (1,334) (36) 11,718
 (1,298)
Total freight revenues$273,432
 $242,968
 $30,464
 $(690) $242,278
 $31,154
Total$510,944
 $505,285
 $6,819
 $498,466
 $12,478
 $(1,258) $497,208
 $13,736
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.

The following table sets forth our North American Operations freight revenues, carloads and average freight revenues per carload for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (dollars in thousands, except average freight revenues per carload):
 Freight Revenues Carloads 
Average Freight Revenues Per
Carload
 Freight Revenues Carloads 
Average Freight Revenues Per
Carload
  
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2018 2017 Constant Currency*  2019 2018 Constant Currency* 
Commodity GroupCommodity GroupAmount 
% of
Total
 Amount 
% of
Total
 2018 2017 2018 2017 2017 Constant Currency*Commodity GroupAmount 
% of
Total
 Amount 
% of
Total
 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018 Constant Currency*
Agricultural ProductsAgricultural Products$30,565
 11.2% $28,661
 11.8% 50,989
 47,588
 $599
 $603
 $602
Agricultural Products$64,809
 12.7% $60,900
 12.1% 110,389
 105,526
 $587
 $579
 $577
Autos & Auto PartsAutos & Auto Parts5,513
 2.0% 6,046
 2.5% 8,724
 9,728
 632
 625
 622
Autos & Auto Parts11,566
 2.3% 11,101
 2.2% 17,460
 17,822
 662
 627
 623
Chemicals & PlasticsChemicals & Plastics38,436
 14.0% 36,627
 15.1% 43,903
 43,739
 875
 840
 837
Chemicals & Plastics76,986
 15.1% 74,928
 14.9% 85,304
 88,627
 902
 848
 845
Coal & CokeCoal & Coke23,006
 8.4% 19,976
 8.3% 70,314
 60,864
 327
 329
 328
Coal & Coke37,753
 7.4% 38,970
 7.7% 102,210
 121,312
 369
 322
 321
Food & Kindred ProductsFood & Kindred Products8,761
 3.2% 8,246
 3.4% 15,312
 14,415
 572
 573
 572
Food & Kindred Products17,204
 3.4% 16,808
 3.4% 29,064
 30,090
 592
 559
 559
IntermodalIntermodal514
 0.2% 310
 0.1% 4,922
 3,145
 104
 99
 99
Intermodal978
 0.2% 688
 0.1% 7,793
 6,900
 125
 100
 100
Lumber & Forest ProductsLumber & Forest Products24,113
 8.8% 22,160
 9.2% 37,328
 35,846
 646
 619
 618
Lumber & Forest Products45,376
 8.9% 46,153
 9.2% 68,085
 73,983
 666
 625
 624
Metallic OresMetallic Ores3,573
 1.3% 3,659
 1.5% 4,655
 4,667
 768
 793
 784
Metallic Ores5,658
 1.0% 7,170
 1.4% 7,415
 8,844
 763
 819
 811
MetalsMetals34,904
 12.8% 25,924
 10.7% 43,752
 34,003
 798
 765
 762
Metals58,917
 11.5% 60,702
 12.1% 72,110
 76,044
 817
 801
 798
Minerals & StoneMinerals & Stone38,570
 14.1% 34,725
 14.3% 60,496
 57,104
 638
 609
 608
Minerals & Stone70,407
 13.8% 68,468
 13.6% 109,510
 109,852
 643
 624
 623
Petroleum ProductsPetroleum Products18,236
 6.7% 16,363
 6.8% 26,231
 24,772
 695
 663
 661
Petroleum Products37,752
 7.4% 34,476
 6.8% 50,879
 50,000
 742
 693
 690
Pulp & PaperPulp & Paper31,961
 11.7% 27,991
 11.6% 44,403
 42,244
 720
 666
 663
Pulp & Paper58,292
 11.4% 58,085
 11.5% 79,256
 83,119
 735
 702
 699
WasteWaste8,089
 3.0% 6,653
 2.7% 15,859
 14,330
 510
 465
 464
Waste14,826
 2.9% 13,218
 2.6% 28,305
 26,818
 524
 493
 493
OtherOther7,191
 2.6% 4,937
 2.0% 19,331
 15,252
 372
 325
 324
Other10,420
 2.0% 12,085
 2.4% 32,972
 37,429
 316
 324
 323
TotalTotal$273,432
 100.0% $242,278
 100.0% 446,219
 407,697
 $613
 $596
 $594
Total$510,944
 100.0% $503,752
 100.0% 800,752
 836,366
 $638
 $604
 $602
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.

Total traffic from our North American Operations increased 38,522decreased 35,614 carloads, or 9.4%4.3%, to 446,219 carloads for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019, compared with the same period in 2018.Excluding traffic from the Canadian leases that expired at the end of 2018, existing operations trafficdecreased 19,469 carloads, or 2.4%. The decrease in traffic increasefrom existing operations was principallyprimarily due to increasesdecreases of 9,749 carloads of metals traffic, 9,45019,102 carloads of coal and coke traffic, 4,079 carloads of other commodity traffic, 3,401 carloads of agricultural products traffic, 3,392 carloads of minerals and stone traffic, 2,159 carloads of pulp and paper traffic, 1,777 carloads of intermodal traffic, 1,529 carloads of waste traffic, 1,4825,404 carloads of lumber and forest products traffic, 3,695 carloads of pulp and 1,459paper traffic, 3,143 carloads of other commodities traffic, 1,422 carloads of metallic ores traffic and 1,053 carloads of metals traffic, partially offset by increases of 7,191 carloads of agricultural products traffic, 2,509 carloads of petroleum products traffic, 1,670 carloads of waste traffic and 1,378 carloads of minerals and stone traffic. All remaining traffic increased by a net 451,602 carloads.
Changes in average freight revenues per carload in a commodity group may be impacted by changes in customer rates, fuel surcharges, commodity mix and the mix of customer traffic within a commodity group. Excluding a 0.3%0.4% impact of foreign currency, average freight revenues per carload from our North American Operations increased 3.2%6.0% to $613$638 for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with the same period in 2017. Higher2018. Average freight revenues per carload from existing operations, excluding the impact of foreign currency, increased 5.3% to $638 for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with the same period in 2018. The increase in average freight revenues per carload from existing operations was impacted by higher fuel surcharges, which increased average freight revenues per carload by 2.9%0.9%, and a change in the mix of commodities, decreasedwhich increased average freight revenues per carload by 1.0%0.9%. Excluding these factors, average freight revenues per carload increased 1.3%3.4%.
The following information discusses the significant changes in our North American Operations freight revenues from existing operations by commodity group excluding the impact of foreign currency.

Agricultural products revenues increased $1.9 $4.9 million, or 6.6%8.1%. Agricultural products traffic increased 7,191 carloads, or 7.0%, primarily due to anwhich increased revenues by $4.2 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 1.0%, which increased revenues by $0.7 million. The increase in traffic of 3,401 carloads or 7.1%. The carload increase was primarily due to increased exportfarm products and soybean meal shipments in the western United States.States and increased grain and dried distillers' grains in the midwestern United States, partially offset by decreased grain shipments in Canada.
Chemicals and plastics revenues increased $1.8 $3.4 million, or 4.9%4.6%, primarily due to an increase in average freight revenues per carload of 4.5%4.3%, which increased revenues $3.2 million. Traffic remained relatively flat at a net increase of 171 carloads, or 0.2%, which increased revenues by $1.7$0.2 million. The increase in average revenue per carload was primarily related to increased sulphuric acid shipments in the western United States.
Coal and coke revenues decreased $1.2 million, or 3.1%. Coal and coke traffic decreased 19,102 carloads, or 15.7%, which decreased revenues by $7.0 million, while average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to increased fuel surcharge revenue and a change in the mix of business.
Coal and coke15.0%, which increased revenues increased $3.0 million, or 15.2%, primarily due to an increase in traffic of 9,450 carloads, or 15.5%.by $5.8 million. The increasedecrease in carloads was primarily due to warm weather and low inventory stockpiles at inbound customer locations; as well as new business in the northeastern and midwestern United States.
Lumber and forest products revenues increased $2.0 million, or 8.8%. Lumber and forest products average freight revenues per carload increased 4.5%, which increased revenues by $1.0 million, and traffic increased 1,482 carloads, or 4.1%, which increased revenues by $1.0 million. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was due to increased fuel surcharge revenue and favorable pricing in the western United States. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased shipments of lumber and logs in the western United States.
Metals revenues increased $9.0 million, or 34.6%. Metals traffic increased 9,749 carloads, or 28.7%, which increased revenues by $7.8 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 4.7%, which increased revenues by $1.2 million. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased coils, pig iron, slabs and pipe shipments in the southern United States and increased scrap and finished steel shipmentsdecreased demand in the midwestern United States.
Minerals and stone revenues increased $3.8 million, or 11.1%. Minerals and stone traffic increased 3,392 carloads, or 5.9%, which increased revenues by $2.2 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 4.9%, which increased revenues by $1.7 million. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased aggregates, cement and clay shipments across North America.
Petroleum products revenues increased $1.9 million, or 11.4%. Petroleum products traffic increased 1,459 carloads, or 5.9%, which increased revenues by $1.0 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 5.1%, which increased revenues by $0.9 million. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased shipments of natural gas and liquid petroleum in Canada and the northeasternsouthern United States. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to increased fuel surcharge revenue and a change in the mix of business.
Pulp and paperMetallic ores revenues increased $4.0decreased $1.5 million, or 14.2%21.1%. PulpMetallic ores traffic decreased 1,422 carloads, or 16.1%, which decreased revenues by $1.1 million, and paperaverage freight revenues per carload decreased 5.9%, which decreased revenues by $0.4 million. The decrease in carloads was primarily due to decreased copper shipments in the western United States and decreased alumina shipments in Canada.
Minerals and stone revenues increased $2.4 million, or 3.6%. Minerals and stone average freight revenues per carload increased 8.6%, which increased revenues by $2.4 million, and traffic increased 2,159 carloads, or 5.1%2.2%, which increased revenues by $1.6 million, and traffic increased 1,378 carloads, or 1.3%, which increased revenues by $0.9 million. The increase in average freight revenue per carload was primarily due to stronger pricing and increased fuel surcharge revenues. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased rock salt and sand shipments in the northeastern United States, partially offset by decreased aggregates shipments in the western United States and decreased sand shipments in the southern United States.
Petroleum products revenues increased $4.6 million, or 13.8%. Petroleum products average freight revenues per carload increased 8.2%, which increased revenues by $2.7 million, and traffic increased 2,509 carloads, or 5.2%, which increased revenues by $1.9 million. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to stronger pricing and increased fuel surcharge revenues. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased liquid petroleum gas shipments in the western and southern United States and increased other petroleum products shipments in the northeastern United States, partially offset by decreased liquid petroleum gas and other petroleum products shipments in Canada.
Waste revenues increased $1.7 million, or 13.1%. Waste traffic increased 1,670 carloads, or 6.3%, which increased revenues by $0.9 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 6.5%, which increased revenues by $0.8 million. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased containerboard shipments across North America.waste carloads in the northeastern United States.
WasteOther revenues increased $1.4decreased $1.3 million, or 21.6%11.1%. WasteOther traffic increased 1,529decreased 3,143 carloads, or 10.7%8.7%, which increaseddecreased revenues by $0.8$1.0 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 9.9%decreased 2.5%, which increaseddecreased revenues by $0.6$0.3 million. The increasedecrease in carloads andwas primarily due to decreased empty car traffic across North America. The decrease in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to an increase in construction waste shipments in the northeastern United States.

Other revenues increased $2.3 million, or 45.7%. Other revenues traffic increased 4,079 carloads, or 26.7%, which increased revenues by $1.5 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 14.8%, which increased revenues by $0.7 million. The increase in carloads and average freight revenues per carload was primarily due todecreased shipments of wind towerstower components in the midwestern United States and empty traffic in the southern United States.
Freight revenues from all remaining commodities combined increased by $0.1a net $0.8 million.
Freight-Related Revenues
Excluding a $0.2 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, freight-relatedFreight-related revenues from our North American Operations, which includes revenues from railcar switching, track access fees, storage and other ancillary revenues related to the movement of freight, increased $6.0 million, or 10.0%, to $66.0were $130.6 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $60.1$127.3 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017. The2018, an increase was primarily due to increased switchingof $3.3 million, or 2.6%. Excluding a decrease of $3.3 million in revenues primarily related to stronger intermodal volumesfrom leased railroads in Canada that we ceased operating at the southern United Statesend of 2018, and a new iron ore customer in Canada.
All Other Revenues
Excluding a $0.1$0.4 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, allfreight-related revenues from our North American Operations increased $7.0 million, or 5.6%, for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $123.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The increase was primarily due to increased demurrage revenues across North America.

All Other Revenues
All other revenues from our North American Operations, which includes revenues from third-party railcar and locomotive repairs, property rentals and other ancillary revenues not directly related to the movement of freight, increased $0.7 million, or 4.4%, to $16.2were $32.7 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $15.6$32.6 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018, an increase of $0.1 million, or 0.4%. Excluding a decrease of $0.9 million in revenues from the Canadian leases that expired at the end of 2018 and a $0.2 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, all other revenues from our North American Operations increased $1.3 million, or 4.1%, for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $31.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The increase was primarily due to increases in other rental revenues in the western and midwestern United States.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses from our North American Operations increased $16.5$9.0 million, or 7.0%1.8%, to $253.2$520.7 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $236.7$511.8 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017. Excluding2018. The increase included an $11.1 million decrease in expenses from the two leased railroads in Canada that we ceased operating at the end of 2018, and a $0.9$2.2 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency thedepreciation, partially offset by a $22.2 million increase includedfrom existing operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily due to increases of $6.4 million in diesel fuel used in train operations, $5.6$6.8 million in labor and benefits $2.9expense, $5.3 million in purchased services expense, $2.6 million in depreciation and amortization expense, $2.5 million in trackage rights expense, $1.6 million in materials expense, $1.4 million in casualties and insurance expense and $1.2 million in restructuring and related costs, partially offset by a decrease of $1.3 million in equipment rents expense. The six months ended June 30, 2019 also included a $0.4 million net loss on the sale and $2.2impairment of assets compared with a $1.6 million in other expenses. net gain on the sale and impairment of assets for the six months ended June 30, 2018.
The following table sets forth operating expenses from our North American Operations for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,       Increase/(Decrease) Constant Currency*Six Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) 
Currency
Impact
 2018 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease) Constant Currency*
2018 2017   
Currency
Impact
 2017 Constant Currency* 2019 2018 
Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 Increase/(Decrease) Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 
Labor and benefits$107,940
 30.3 % $102,692
 32.2% $5,248
 $(336) $102,356
 $5,584
$225,810
 33.5% $221,206
 33.3 % $4,604
 $(800) $220,406
 $5,404
Equipment rents15,441
 4.4 % 12,623
 4.0% 2,818
 (36) 12,587
 2,854
24,534
 3.6% 26,133
 3.9 % (1,599) (99) 26,034
 (1,500)
Purchased services14,968
 4.2 % 15,254
 4.8% (286) (56) 15,198
 (230)33,116
 4.9% 28,582
 4.3 % 4,534
 (111) 28,471
 4,645
Depreciation and amortization41,388
 11.6 % 40,036
 12.5% 1,352
 (249) 39,787
 1,601
77,169
 11.4% 81,878
 12.3 % (4,709) (542) 81,336
 (4,167)
Diesel fuel used in train operations23,230
 6.5 % 16,934
 5.3% 6,296
 (75) 16,859
 6,371
47,140
 7.0% 48,733
 7.3 % (1,593) (285) 48,448
 (1,308)
Casualties and insurance6,636
 1.9 % 8,488
 2.7% (1,852) (18) 8,470
 (1,834)17,829
 2.6% 16,613
 2.5 % 1,216
 (54) 16,559
 1,270
Materials12,836
 3.6 % 11,889
 3.7% 947
 (43) 11,846
 990
27,716
 4.1% 26,353
 4.0 % 1,363
 (111) 26,242
 1,474
Trackage rights10,586
 3.0 % 10,025
 3.1% 561
 (8) 10,017
 569
22,095
 3.3% 19,639
 2.9 % 2,456
 (16) 19,623
 2,472
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets(506) (0.1)% (110) % (396) 3
 (107) (399)
Restructuring costs1
  % 316
 0.1% (315) 
 316
 (315)
Net loss/(gain) on sale and impairment of assets358
 0.1% (1,618) (0.2)% 1,976
 3
 (1,615) 1,973
Restructuring and related costs1,230
 0.2% 41
  % 1,189
 
 41
 1,189
Other expenses, net20,705
 5.8 % 18,577
 5.8% 2,128
 (69) 18,508
 2,197
43,720
 6.5% 44,193
 6.6 % (473) (147) 44,046
 (326)
Total operating expenses$253,225
 71.2 % $236,724
 74.2% $16,501
 $(887) $235,837
 $17,388
$520,717
 77.2% $511,753
 76.9 % $8,964
 $(2,162) $509,591
 $11,126
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
The following information discusses the significant changes in operating expenses of our North American Operations excluding a decrease of $0.9$2.2 million due to the impact fromof foreign currency depreciation.
Labor and benefits expense was $107.9$225.8 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $102.4$220.4 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, an increase of $5.6$5.4 million, or 5.5%2.5%. The increase consisted of $6.8 million, or 3.1%, from existing operations, partially offset by a decrease of $1.4 million from the expired Canadian leases. The increase from existing operations was primarily due to annual wage increases and additional overtime to support increased carload volumes$2.1 million of expense representing the mark-to-market impact on our deferred compensation plan liabilities. This expense was offset by $2.1 million of mark-to-market earnings on investment assets associated with the deferred compensation plan recognized in 2018.other non-operating income.

Equipment rents expense was $15.4$24.5 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $12.6$26.0 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, a decrease of $1.5 million, or 5.8%. The decrease consisted of $1.3 million, or 5.2%, from existing operations and $0.2 million from the expired Canadian leases. The decrease from existing operations was primarily due to decreases in car hire expense.
Purchased services expense was $33.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $28.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $2.9$4.6 million, or 22.7%16.3%. The increase consisted of $5.3 million, or 19.0%, from existing operations, partially offset by a decrease of $0.6 million from the expired Canadian leases. The increase from existing operations was primarily due to increases in car hire as a result of increased traffic.track maintenance expense in 2019.
Depreciation and amortization expense was $41.4$77.2 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $39.8$81.3 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, a decrease of $4.2 million, or 5.1%. The decrease consisted of $6.8 million from the expired Canadian leases, partially offset by an increase of $1.6$2.6 million, or 4.0%.3.5%, from existing operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily attributable to a larger depreciable asset base in 20182019 compared with 2017,2018, reflecting capital spending in 2017.2018.
The cost of diesel fuel used in train operations was $23.2$47.1 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $16.9$48.4 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, an increase2018, a decrease of $6.4$1.3 million, or 37.8%. The increase consisted of $4.6 million2.7%, which was primarily due to a 26.9% increase in average fuel cost per gallon and $1.8 million due to an 8.3% increase in diesel fuel consumption.the expired Canadian leases.
Casualties and insurance expense was $6.6$17.8 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $8.5$16.6 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, a decrease2018, an increase of $1.8$1.3 million, or 21.7%. The decrease included7.7%, primarily due to increased derailment expense in the first quarter of 2019, partially offset by decreased derailment expense in the second quarter of 2019 and a $1.5 milliongain on an insurance gain recorded in 2018recovery from a business interruption claim related to a prior year trestle fire.Hurricane Michael in the southern United States in October 2018.
Materials expense was $12.8$27.7 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $11.8$26.2 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, an increase of $1.0$1.5 million, or 8.4%5.6%. The increase consisted of $1.6 million, or 6.3%, from existing operations, partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million from the expired Canadian leases. The increase in existing operations was primarily due to increases in track maintenance expense in 2019.
Trackage rights expense was $22.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $19.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $2.5 million, or 12.6%. The increase was primarily attributable to timingincreased traffic at port switching locations and increased rail traffic.
Net loss on the sale and impairment of equipment maintenance.
Other expenses, net were $20.7assets was $0.4 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $18.5a net gain on the sale and impairment of assets of $1.6 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, an increase2018, a change of $2.2 million, or 11.9%.$2.0 million. The increasenet loss for the six months ended June 30, 2019 was primarily attributable to an increaseimpairment of assets related to the expiration of a lease of a rail line in general and administrative costs.the southeastern United States, partially offset by a gain on the sale of land in the northeastern United States.
Restructuring costs for the six months ended June 30, 2019 of $1.2 million were primarily related to the consolidation of our Central Region.
Operating Income/Operating Ratio
Operating income from our North American Operations was $102.5$153.6 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $82.2$153.4 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. Operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 included corporate development and related costs of $2.7 million and $0.5 million, respectively. The operating ratio was 71.2%77.2% for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with 74.2%76.9% for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017. North American operating results were led by an 11.5% growth in revenue, an operating ratio that improved 300 basis points and a 24.7% increase in operating income.2018.

Australian Operations
Operating Revenues
As previously disclosed, we own a controlling 51.1% interest in our Australian Operations. Therefore,Operations, and therefore, we include 100% of our Australian Operations within revenues and expenses within our consolidated financial statements with an after-tax net impact allocated toa 48.9% noncontrolling interest recorded to reflect MIRA's 48.9% ownership. The following table sets forth our Australian Operations operating revenues and carloads for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (dollars in thousands):
 Six Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Currency Impact on 2018 Total Operations*
 2019 2018 Amount % 
Freight revenues$112,742
 $129,086
 $(16,344) (12.7)% $(10,863)
Freight-related revenues15,891
 22,078
 (6,187) (28.0)% (1,852)
All other revenues3,005
 2,699
 306
 11.3 % (226)
Total operating revenues$131,638
 $153,863
 $(22,225) (14.4)% $(12,941)
Carloads271,773
 291,480
 (19,707) (6.8)%  
 Three Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Currency Impact
 2018 2017 Amount % 
Freight revenues$65,249
 $66,404
 $(1,155) (1.7)% $(4,880)
Freight-related revenues10,136
 12,880
 (2,744) (21.3)% (947)
All other revenues1,318
 1,986
 (668) (33.6)% (146)
Total operating revenues$76,703
 $81,270
 $(4,567) (5.6)% $(5,973)
Carloads151,318
 123,651
 27,667
 22.4 %  
* Currency impact was calculated by comparing the 2018 results translated from local currency to United States dollars using 2019 exchange rates to the 2018 results in United States dollars as reported.

Freight Revenues
The following table sets forth the changes in our Australian Operations freight revenues by commodity group for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Currency Impact 2017 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease) Constant Currency*  Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Currency Impact 2018 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease) Total Operations Constant Currency*
 Six Months Ended June 30, 
Commodity Group2018 2017 2019 2018 
Agricultural Products$4,150
 $6,059
 $(1,909) $(442) $5,617
 $(1,467)$6,053
 $11,489
 $(5,436) $(963) $10,526
 $(4,473)
Coal & Coke32,357
 29,013
 3,344
 (2,162) 26,851
 5,506
Coal and Coke58,136
 64,149
 (6,013) (5,406) 58,743
 (607)
Intermodal17,538
 19,012
 (1,474) (1,391) 17,621
 (83)29,259
 33,075
 (3,816) (2,780) 30,295
 (1,036)
Metallic Ores8,914
 11,305
 (2,391) (820) 10,485
 (1,571)15,141
 15,856
 (715) (1,333) 14,523
 618
Minerals & Stone2,066
 792
 1,274
 (48) 744
 1,322
3,855
 4,181
 (326) (354) 3,827
 28
Petroleum Products224
 223
 1
 (17) 206
 18
298
 336
 (38) (27) 309
 (11)
Total freight revenues$65,249
 $66,404
 $(1,155) $(4,880) $61,524
 $3,725
Total$112,742
 $129,086
 $(16,344) $(10,863) 118,223
 $(5,481)
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
The following table sets forth our Australian Operations freight revenues, carloads and average freight revenues per carload for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (dollars in thousands, except average freight revenues per carload):
 Freight Revenues Carloads 
Average Freight Revenues Per
Carload
 Freight Revenues Carloads 
Average Freight Revenues Per
Carload
  
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2018 2017 Constant Currency*  2019 2018 Constant Currency* 
Commodity GroupCommodity GroupAmount 
% of
Total
 Amount 
% of
Total
 2018 2017 2018 2017 2017 Constant Currency*Commodity GroupAmount 
% of
Total
 Amount 
% of
Total
 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018 Constant Currency*
Agricultural ProductsAgricultural Products$4,150
 6.3% $5,617
 9.1% 6,529
 13,163
 $636
 $460
 $427
Agricultural Products$6,053
 5.4% $10,526
 8.9% 8,484
 27,287
 $713
 $421
 $386
Coal & CokeCoal & Coke32,357
 49.6% 26,851
 43.7% 106,809
 81,142
 303
 358
 331
Coal & Coke58,136
 51.6% 58,743
 49.7% 196,251
 194,138
 296
 330
 303
IntermodalIntermodal17,538
 26.9% 17,621
 28.7% 14,610
 15,416
 1,200
 1,233
 1,143
Intermodal29,259
 25.9% 30,295
 25.6% 24,995
 26,711
 1,171
 1,238
 1,134
Metallic OresMetallic Ores8,914
 13.7% 10,485
 17.0% 6,464
 8,354
 1,379
 1,353
 1,255
Metallic Ores15,141
 13.4% 14,523
 12.3% 10,629
 10,457
 1,424
 1,516
 1,389
Minerals & StoneMinerals & Stone2,066
 3.2% 744
 1.2% 16,813
 5,488
 123
 144
 136
Minerals & Stone3,855
 3.4% 3,827
 3.2% 31,290
 32,754
 123
 128
 117
Petroleum ProductsPetroleum Products224
 0.3% 206
 0.3% 93
 88
 2,409
 2,534
 2,341
Petroleum Products298
 0.3% 309
 0.3% 124
 133
 2,403
 2,526
 2,323
TotalTotal$65,249
 100.0% $61,524
 100.0% 151,318
 123,651
 $431
 $537
 $498
Total$112,742
 100.0% $118,223
 100.0% 271,773
 291,480
 $415
 $443
 $406
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.

Total traffic from our Australian Operations increased 27,667decreased 19,707 carloads, or 22.4%6.8%, to 151,318271,773 carloads for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with the same period in 2017. 2018. The traffic increasedecrease was principallyprimarily due to increasesdecreases of 25,66718,803 carloads of coal and cokeagricultural products traffic, 1,716 carloads of intermodal traffic and 11,3251,464 carloads of minerals and stone traffic, partially offset by decreasesan increase of 6,6342,113 carloads of agricultural products trafficcoal and 1,890 carloads of metallic orescoke traffic. All remaining traffic decreasedincreased by a net 801 carloads.163 carloads.
Changes in average freight revenues per carload in a commodity group may be impacted by changes in customer rates, fuel surcharges, commodity mix and the mix of customer traffic within a commodity group. Excluding a 6.2%an 8.5% impact of foreign currency, average freight revenues per carload from our Australian Operations decreased 13.5%increased 2.2% to $431$415 for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with the same period in 2017.2018. A change in the mix of commodities decreased average freight revenues per carload by 17.1%5.6%, while higher fuel surcharges increased average freight revenues per carload by 1.2%0.2%. Excluding these factors, average freight revenues per carload increased 2.4%7.6%.
The following information discusses the significant changes in our Australian Operations freight revenues by commodity group excluding the impact of foreign currency.
Agricultural products revenues decreased $1.5$4.5 million, or 26.1%42.5%. Agricultural products traffic decreased 6,63418,803 carloads, or 50.4%68.9%, which decreased revenues by $4.2$13.4 million, while average freight revenues per carload increased 48.9%85.0%, which increased revenues by $2.7$8.9 million. The carload decrease was primarily due to a smaller grain harvest in 2018. Because rates for Australian grain traffic have both a fixed and variable component, the2019. The decrease in grain traffic resulted in higher average freight revenues per carload. The increase in average freight revenues per carload, was alsoprimarily due to longer haul movements in 2018.the rate structure for Australian grain traffic, which has both a fixed and variable component.

Coal and cokeIntermodal revenues increased $5.5decreased $1.0 million, or 20.5%3.4%. Coal and cokeIntermodal traffic increased 25,667decreased 1,716 carloads, or 31.6%, which increased revenues by $7.8 million, while average freight revenues per carload decreased 8.5%6.4%, which decreased revenues by $2.3 million. The carload increase was primarily due to increases in spot moves in 2018 and industrial action at Hunter Valley coal mines in 2017. The decrease in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to additional carloads associated with a fixed fee agreement.
Metallic ores revenues decreased $1.6 million, or 15.0%. Metallic ores traffic decreased 1,890 carloads, or 22.6%, which decreased revenues by $2.6$2.0 million, while average freight revenues per carload increased 9.9%3.3%, which increased revenues by $1.0 million. The carload decrease was primarily due to the shutdown of an iron ore customer's mine in October 2017. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to a change in business mix.
Mineralsservice cancellations and stone revenues increased $1.3 million. Minerals and stone traffic increased 11,325 carloads, which increased revenues by $1.4 million, primarily due to a temporary maintenance outage at a customer port facility in 2017.decreased automotive movements.
Freight revenues from all remaining commodities decreased bycombined had a net increase of less than $0.1 million.
Freight-Related Revenues
Excluding a $0.9$1.9 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, freight-related revenues from our Australian Operations, which includes revenues from railcar switching, track access rights, crewing services, storage and other ancillary revenues related to the movement of freight, decreased $1.8$4.3 million, or 15.1%21.4%, to $10.1$15.9 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $11.9$20.2 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. The decrease in freight-related revenues was primarily due to decreased agricultural products relatedprolonged drought conditions in 2019, switching revenues ascompetition and a result of a smaller harvestcustomer termination payment received in 2018.
All Other Revenues
AllExcluding the impact of foreign currency depreciation, all other revenues from our Australian Operations, for the three months ended September 30, 2018, which includes revenues from third-party railcar and locomotive repairs, property rentals and other ancillary revenues not directly related to the movement of freight, remained relatively flatdecreased to $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $2.5 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses from our Australian Operations for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 decreased $3.0$4.5 million, or 5.1%4.0%, to $56.0$107.5 million, compared with $59.0$112.0 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. The decrease in operating expenses included a decreasedecreases of $4.4$9.5 million from the impact of foreign currency depreciation. depreciation, $1.3 million in trackage rights expense, $1.1 million in purchased services expense and $1.0 million in the cost of diesel fuel used in operations, partially offset by increases of $1.7 million in restructuring and related costs and $1.0 million in labor and benefits expense. In addition, total operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2018 included a $6.3 million gain on settlement related to Arrium's voluntary administration that was recognized as an offset to other expenses, net.

The following table sets forth operating expenses from our Australian Operations for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease) Currency Impact 2017 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease)
Constant Currency*
Six Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) 
Currency
Impact
 2018 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease) Constant Currency*
2018 2017 2019 2018 
Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 
Labor and benefits$17,400
 22.7% $17,618
 21.6% $(218) $(1,290) $16,328
 $1,072
$35,740
 27.1% $37,918
 24.7 % $(2,178) $(3,201) $34,717
 $1,023
Equipment rents1,452
 1.9% 1,480
 1.8% (28) (111) 1,369
 83
1,884
 1.4% 2,498
 1.6 % (614) (213) 2,285
 (401)
Purchased services6,319
 8.2% 7,139
 8.8% (820) (537) 6,602
 (283)11,023
 8.4% 13,284
 8.6 % (2,261) (1,114) 12,170
 (1,147)
Depreciation and amortization14,937
 19.5% 15,753
 19.4% (816) (1,166) 14,587
 350
28,603
 21.7% 31,295
 20.3 % (2,692) (2,648) 28,647
 (44)
Diesel fuel used in train operations8,074
 10.5% 6,003
 7.4% 2,071
 (431) 5,572
 2,502
13,165
 10.0% 15,483
 10.1 % (2,318) (1,300) 14,183
 (1,018)
Casualties and insurance1,651
 2.2% 1,367
 1.7% 284
 (102) 1,265
 386
2,955
 2.2% 3,547
 2.3 % (592) (298) 3,249
 (294)
Materials3,003
 3.9% 3,398
 4.2% (395) (260) 3,138
 (135)5,491
 4.2% 5,722
 3.7 % (231) (482) 5,240
 251
Trackage rights1,932
 2.5% 3,500
 4.3% (1,568) (249) 3,251
 (1,319)2,942
 2.2% 4,578
 3.0 % (1,636) (385) 4,193
 (1,251)
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets(20) % (37) % 17
 3
 (34) 14
Net (gain)/loss on sale and impairment of assets(59) % (113) (0.1)% 54
 9
 (104) 45
Restructuring and related costs1,686
 1.3% 
  % 1,686
 
 
 1,686
Other expenses, net1,242
 1.6% 2,773
 3.4% (1,531) (212) 2,561
 (1,319)4,050
 3.1% (2,221) (1.4)% 6,271
 121
 (2,100) 6,150
Total operating expenses$55,990
 73.0% $58,994
 72.6% $(3,004) $(4,355) $54,639
 $1,351
$107,480
 81.6% $111,991
 72.8 % $(4,511) $(9,511) $102,480
 $5,000
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.

The following information discusses the significant changes in operating expenses of our Australian Operations excluding a $4.4decrease of $9.5 million decrease fromdue to the impact of foreign currency depreciation.
Labor and benefits expense was $17.4$35.7 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $16.3$34.7 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, an increase of $1.0 million, or 2.9%. The increase from existing operations was primarily due to $2.6 million of expense associated with amending an enterprise bargaining agreement, partially offset by a decrease in labor expense attributable to a smaller grain harvest in 2019.
Purchased services expense was $11.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $12.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 6.6%9.4%. The increasedecrease was primarily attributabledue to an increasethe timing of track maintenance, decreased unscheduled repairs in headcount to support growth initiatives.2019 and decreased infrastructure services.
The cost of diesel fuel used in train operations was $8.1$13.2 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $5.6$14.2 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, a decrease of $1.0 million, or 7.2%. The decrease consisted of $1.7 million due to a 10.9% decrease in diesel fuel consumption, partially offset by an increase of $2.5$0.7 million or 44.9%, primarily due to ana 4.1% increase in average fuel cost per gallon.
Trackage rights expense was $1.9$2.9 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $3.3$4.2 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, a decrease of $1.3 million, or 40.6%29.8%. The decrease was primarily due to lower volumes related to drought affected harvests and decreased intermodal activity in 2019.
Restructuring and related costs of $1.7 million for the shutdownsix months ended June 30, 2019 were primarily related to a severance provision associated with the termination of an iron ore mine in October 2017.grain service on the Eyre Peninsula.
Other expenses, net was $1.2 million for the threesix months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $2.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, a decrease of $1.3 million, or 51.5%. The expense for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 included a $0.9$6.3 milliongain on settlementsettlement related to Arrium's voluntary administration.administration.
Operating Income/Operating Ratio
OurOperating income from our Australian Operations had operating income of $20.7was $24.2 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $22.3$41.9 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. Operating income for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 included $2.6 million of expense associated with amending an enterprise bargaining agreement and $1.7 million of expense primarily related to a severance provision associated with the termination of grain service on the Eyre Peninsula. Operating income for the six months ended June 30, 2018 included a $0.9$6.3 million gain on a settlement related to Arrium's voluntary administration.administration. The operating ratio was 73.0%81.6% for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with 72.6%72.8% for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018.

U.K./European Operations
Operating Revenues
The following table sets forth our U.K./European Operations total operating revenues for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 2017.2018. The table below also reflects the calculation of our totalU.K./European Operations existing operations by subtracting the revenues and carloads from the divested ERS operations from our U.K./European total operations for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Currency Impact Currency Impact on Total Existing OperationsSix Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Currency Impact on 2018 Total Operations* Currency Impact on 2018 Existing Operations*
2018 2017   2018 
Total Operations Total Operations Divested Operations Total Existing/Ongoing Operations Amount % Amount % 2019 Total Operations Divested Operations Existing Operations Amount
% Amount % 
Freight revenues$84,693
 $91,363
 $10,590
 $80,773
 $(6,670) (7.3)% $3,920
 4.9 % $(730) $(628)$162,784
 $183,500
 $17,086
 $166,414
 $(20,716) (11.3)% $(3,630) (2.2)% $(11,862) $(10,599)
Freight-related revenues69,269
 67,757
 3,276
 64,481
 1,512
 2.2 % 4,788
 7.4 % (372) (348)132,156
 134,222
 7,006
 127,216
 (2,066) (1.5)% 4,940
 3.9 % (8,218) (7,744)
All other revenues16,930
 17,610
 4
 17,606
 (680) (3.9)% (676) (3.8)% (91) (91)28,698
 32,879
 21
 32,858
 (4,181) (12.7)% (4,160) (12.7)% (1,992) (1,990)
Total operating revenues$170,892
 $176,730
 $13,870
 $162,860
 $(5,838) (3.3)% $8,032
 4.9 % $(1,193) $(1,067)$323,638
 $350,601
 $24,113
 $326,488
 $(26,963) (7.7)% $(2,850) (0.9)% $(22,072) $(20,333)
Carloads241,382
 282,780
 31,239
 251,541
 (41,398) (14.6)% (10,159) (4.0)%    455,343
 517,830
 50,949
 466,881
 (62,487) (12.1)% (11,538) (2.5)%    

* Currency impact was calculated by comparing the 2018 results translated from local currency to United States dollars using 2019 exchange rates to the 2018 results in United States dollars as reported.
Freight Revenues
The following table sets forth our U.K./European Operations total freight revenues for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 2017.2018. The table below also reflects the calculation of our totalU.K./European Operations existing operations by subtracting the revenues and carloads from the divested ERS operations from our U.K./ European Operations total operations for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Currency Impact on Ongoing Operations 2017 Constant Currency Existing Operations* Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Constant Currency*Six Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Currency Impact on Existing Operations 2018 Constant Currency Existing Operations* Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Constant Currency*
2018 2017   2018 
Commodity GroupTotal Operations Total Operations Divested Operations Total Existing/Ongoing Operations 2019 Total Operations Divested Operations Existing Operations 
Agricultural Products$1,053
 $964
 $
 $964
 $89
 $(24) $940
 $113
$1,248
 $2,020
 $
 $2,020
 $(772) $(171) $1,849
 $(601)
Coal & Coke2,588
 2,345
 
 2,345
 243
 (29) $2,316
 272
5,589
 6,163
 
 6,163
 (574) (426) 5,737
 (148)
Intermodal58,609
 67,374
 10,590
 56,784
 1,825
 (247) $56,537
 2,072
117,502
 133,804
 17,086
 116,718
 784
 (6,955) 109,763
 7,739
Minerals & Stone22,344
 20,680
 
 20,680
 1,664
 (328) $20,352
 1,992
37,037
 41,505
 
 41,505
 (4,468) (3,047) 38,458
 (1,421)
Petroleum Products99
 
 
 
 99
 
 $
 99
1,408
 8
 
 8
 1,400
 
 8
 1,400
Total operating revenues$84,693
 $91,363
 $10,590
 $80,773
 $3,920
 $(628) $80,145
 $4,548
Total$162,784
 $183,500
 $17,086
 $166,414
 $(3,630) $(10,599) $155,815
 $6,969
*Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period Total Ongoing Operations translated at the current period exchange rates.

The following table sets forth our U.K./European Operations freight revenues, carloads and average freight revenues per carload for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (dollars in thousands, except average freight revenues per carload):
 Freight Revenues Carloads 
Average Freight Revenues Per
Carload
 Freight Revenues Carloads 
Average Freight Revenues Per
Carload
  
 Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30, Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
 2018 2017 Constant Currency*  2019 2018 Constant Currency* 
Commodity GroupCommodity GroupAmount 
% of
Total
 Amount 
% of
Total
 2018 2017 2018 2017 2017 Constant Currency*Commodity GroupAmount 
% of
Total
 Amount 
% of
Total
 2019 2018 2019 2018 2018 Constant Currency*
Agricultural ProductsAgricultural Products$1,053
 1.2% $940
 0.9% 776
 777
 $1,357
 $1,241
 $1,210
Agricultural Products$1,248
 0.8% $1,849
 1.1% 926
 1,573
 $1,348
 $1,284
 $1,175
Coal & CokeCoal & Coke2,588
 3.1% 2,316
 2.6% 4,271
 3,798
 606
 617
 610
Coal & Coke5,589
 3.4% 5,737
 3.3% 9,939
 9,933
 562
 620
 578
IntermodalIntermodal58,609
 69.2% 67,025
 74.0% 188,002
 229,059
 312
 294
 293
Intermodal117,502
 72.2% 125,586
 73.2% 353,968
 411,838
 332
 325
 305
Minerals & StoneMinerals & Stone22,344
 26.4% 20,352
 22.5% 48,111
 49,146
 464
 421
 414
Minerals & Stone37,037
 22.7% 38,458
 22.4% 83,990
 94,466
 441
 439
 407
Petroleum ProductsPetroleum Products99
 0.1% 
 % 222
 
 446
 
 
Petroleum Products1,408
 0.9% 8
 % 6,520
 20
 216
 400
 400
TotalTotal$84,693
 100.0% $90,633
 100.0% 241,382
 282,780
 $351
 $323
 $321
Total$162,784
 100.0% $171,638
 100.0% 455,343
 517,830
 $357
 $354
 $331
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.

Total traffic from our U.K./European Operations decreased 41,39862,487 carloads, or 14.6%12.1%, to 241,382455,343 carloads for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with the same period in 2017.2018. Excluding traffic from our divested ERS operations, for 2017, existing operations traffic decreased 10,15911,538 carloads, or 4.0%, to 241,382.2.5%. The decrease in traffic from existing operations was primarily due to decreases of 9,818 carloads of intermodal traffic and 1,03510,476 carloads of minerals and stone traffic and 6,921 carloads of intermodal traffic, partially offset by an increase of 6,500 carloads of petroleum products traffic. All remaining traffic increaseddecreased by a net 694641 carloads.
Changes in average freight revenues per carload in a commodity group may be impacted by changes in customer rates, fuel surcharges, commodity mix and the mix of customer traffic within a commodity group. Excluding a 0.6%7.1% impact of foreign currency, average freight revenues per carload from our U.K./European Operations increased 9.3%7.9% to $351$357 for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with the same period in 2017.2018. Average freight revenues per carload from existing operations, excluding the impact of foreign currency, increased 10.0%6.9% to $351$357 for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with the same period in 2017. A change in the mix of commodities increased average freight revenues per carload by 0.5% and higher fuel surcharges increased average freight revenues per carload by 0.5%. Excluding these factors, average freight revenues per carload increased 9.0%.2018.
The following information discusses the significant changes in our U.K./European Operations freight revenues by commodity group excluding the impact of foreign currency and the divested ERS operations.

Intermodal revenues increased $2.1$7.7 million, or 3.7%7.1%. Intermodal average freight revenues per carload increased 9.1%9.2%, which increased revenues by $5.1$10.0 million, while traffic decreased 9,8186,921 carloads, or 5.0%1.9%, which decreased revenues by $3.1 million. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to rate increases and port and route mix resulting from changes in shipping alliances. The decrease in carloads was primarily due to congestion at the Port of Felixstowe related to the port's information technology system conversion.
Minerals and stone revenues increased $2.0 million, or 9.8%. Minerals and stone average freight revenues per carload increased 12.1%, which increased revenues by $2.5 million, while traffic decreased 1,035 carloads, or 2.1%, which decreased revenues by $0.5$2.3 million. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to stronger pricing in the U.K. The decrease in carloads was primarily due to temporary rail network outages.
Minerals and stone revenues decreased $1.4 million, or 3.7%. Minerals and stone traffic decreased 10,476 carloads, or 11.1%, which decreased revenues by $4.6 million, while average freight revenues per carload increased 8.3%, which increased revenues by $3.2 million. The carload decrease was due to lower construction aggregates shipments in Poland primarily as a result of unfavorable weather conditions, partially offset by lower volumeshigher construction aggregates shipments in the U.K. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to stronger pricing.
Petroleum products revenues increased $1.4 million, primarily due to an increase in traffic of 6,500 carloads. The carload increase was primarily due to a new customer contract in the U.K.
Freight revenues from all remaining commodities combined increaseddecreased by a net $0.5$0.7 million.
Freight-Related Revenues
Freight-related revenues from our U.K./European Operations includes trucking haulage services, container storage and switching services, as well as infrastructure services, where we operate work trains for the track infrastructure owner. Freight-related revenues from our U.K./European Operations also include traction service (or hook and pull), which requires us to provide locomotives and drivers to move a customer's train between specified origin and destination points and other ancillary revenues related to the movement of freight.
Freight-related revenues from our U.K./European Operations were $69.3$132.2 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $67.8$134.2 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, an increase2018, a decrease of $1.5$2.1 million, or 2.2%1.5%. Excluding a decrease of $3.3$8.2 million from the divested ERS operations and a $0.4 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation and $6.5 million from our divested ERS operations, freight-related revenues from our existing operations increased $5.1$12.7 million, or 8.0%10.6%, for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $64.1$119.5 million for the threesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. The increase in freight-related revenues from our existing operations was primarily due to increases inincreased rates on trucking, switching and switching in the U.K., as well as crewing in Poland.
All Other Revenues
All other revenues from our U.K./European Operations includes revenues from container sales and conversions, third-party car and locomotive repairs, property rentals and other ancillary revenues not directly related to the movement of freight. All other revenues from our U.K./European Operations were $16.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $17.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, a decrease of $0.7 million, or 3.9%. Excluding a $0.1 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, all other revenues from our existing operations increased $0.6 million, or 3.3%, for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $17.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017.

Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses from our U.K./European Operations decreased $5.1 million, or 3.0%, to $166.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $171.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The decrease consisted of $11.3 million from divested operations, partially offset by a $6.2 million increase from existing operations. Excluding a $1.0 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, operating expenses from existing operations increased $7.2 million, as further described below.
The following table sets forth operating expenses from our U.K./European Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 Three Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease) Currency Impact 2017 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease)
Constant Currency*
 2018 2017    
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
    
Labor and benefits$50,513
 29.6 % $49,266
 27.9 % $1,247
 $(246) $49,020
 $1,493
Equipment rents18,432
 10.8 % 19,188
 10.9 % (756) (158) 19,030
 (598)
Purchased services32,430
 19.0 % 46,169
 26.1 % (13,739) (287) 45,882
 (13,452)
Depreciation and amortization9,067
 5.3 % 8,433
 4.8 % 634
 (49) 8,384
 683
Diesel fuel used in train operations14,409
 8.4 % 11,598
 6.6 % 2,811
 (101) 11,497
 2,912
Electricity used in train operations2,742
 1.6 % 765
 0.4 % 1,977
 (30) 735
 2,007
Casualties and insurance1,625
 1.0 % 769
 0.4 % 856
 3
 772
 853
Materials16,905
 9.9 % 15,377
 8.7 % 1,528
 (75) 15,302
 1,603
Trackage rights10,320
 6.0 % 9,107
 5.2 % 1,213
 (109) 8,998
 1,322
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets(116) (0.1)% (168) (0.1)% 52
 1
 (167) 51
Restructuring costs3,285
 1.9 % 2,312
 1.3 % 973
 (22) 2,290
 995
Other expenses, net6,657
 3.9 % 8,551
 4.8 % (1,894) (82) 8,469
 (1,812)
Total operating expenses$166,269
 97.3 % $171,367
 97.0 % $(5,098) $(1,155) $170,212
 $(3,943)
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
The following information discusses the significant changes in operating expenses from our U.K./European Operations excluding a decrease of $1.2 million due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation.
Labor and benefits expense was $50.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $49.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $1.5 million, or 3.0%. The increase consisted of $2.0 million from existing operations, partially offset by a $0.5 million decrease from divested operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily due to annual wage increases.
Purchasedstorage services expense was $32.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $45.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, a decrease of $13.5 million, or 29.3%. The decrease consisted of $10.5 million from divested operations and $2.9 million from existing operations. The decrease from existing operations was primarily due to lower rail network service costs, of which we were a net receiver in 2018 and a net payer in 2017, as well as lower equipment maintenance in the U.K.
The cost of diesel fuel used in train operations was $14.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $11.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $2.9 million, or 25.3%, primarily due to an increase in average fuel cost per gallon.

Electricity used in train operations expense was $2.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $2.0 million. The three months ended September 30, 2017 included a $1.1 million reimbursement of previous year's energy taxes at ERS. Excluding the $1.1 million reimbursement, the increase in electricity used in train operations expense consisted of $1.2 million from existing operations and a decrease of $0.3 million from divested operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily due to increased energy costs.
Materials expense, which primarily consists of costs of containers sold to third parties, materials purchased for use in repairing and maintaining our locomotives, railcars and other equipment, as well as costs for general tools and supplies used in our business, was $16.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $15.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $1.6 million, or 10.5%. The increase resulted primarily from existing operations, primarily due to an increase in new container sales.
Trackage rights expense was $10.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $9.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $1.3 million, or 14.7%. The increase resulted primarily from rate increases in the U.K, as well as a change in the mix of commodities shipped.
Restructuring costs for the three months ended September 30, 2018 of $3.3 million were primarily related to our optimization activities in the U.K. Restructuring costs for the three months ended September 30, 2017 of $2.3 million were primarily related to the restructuring of ERS.
Other expenses, net were $6.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $8.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 21.4%. The decrease was primarily from existing operations resulting from corporate development and related costs recorded in 2017 associated with the acquisition and integration of Pentalver and an accounts receivable reserve recorded in 2017 associated with a customer entering into bankruptcy.
Operating Income/Operating Ratio
Our U.K./European Operations had operating income of $4.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $5.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2018 included $3.3 million of restructuring and related costs primarily driven by our optimization activities in the U.K. Operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2017 included $2.3 million of restructuring costs primarily related to ERS. The operating ratio was 97.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, compared with 97.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2017.
U.K. Operations Optimization
In 2018, we reorganized our U.K. business into three service platforms: Rail (Intermodal and Heavy Haul), Road (former Freightliner and Pentalver road operations) and Terminals (former Freightliner and Pentalver terminals), with a single combined commercial organization responsible for selling all three services. We also announced a program to restructure and further optimize our operations in the U.K. that began in May 2018 and we intend to complete by early 2019. The program includes the rationalization of the locomotive and railcar fleet, management restructuring (following the U.K. consultative process) and technology investments to upgrade systems to enhance productivity and service quality. Restructuring and related expenses associated with the optimization are expected to be approximately $52 million (assuming the adjustment described in footnote (a) below does not occur and an exchange rate of $1.30 for one British pound) which we expect to recover through improved profitability over the next approximately three years. The restructuring and related expenses are comprised of the following, including our current estimate of the timing of the related charges, which is subject to change (dollars in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 
Outlook for Three Months Ended
December 31, 2018
 Outlook for Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 Estimated Total Restructuring and Related Costs
Rationalization of locomotive and railcar fleet(a)
$6,317
 $
 $21,200
 $28,000
Management restructuring(b)
3,739
 2,800
 3,350
 10,000
Productivity and automation investments2,790
 2,400
 8,500
 14,000
Total$12,846
 $5,200
 $33,050
 $52,000
(a)The emergence of new commercial opportunities may result in less restructuring and related expense.
(b)Subject to requisite U.K. consultative process.

Restructuring and related activity for the U.K. Operations Optimization program for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was as follows (dollars in thousands):
 Rationalization of Locomotive and Railcar Fleet Management Restructuring Productivity and Automation Investments Total
Restructuring and related liability as of December 31, 2017$
 $
 $
 $
Restructuring and related costs incurred6,317
 3,739
 2,790
 12,846
Cash payments(797) (2,405) (2,567) (5,769)
Non-cash settlements(897) 
 (223) (1,120)
Restructuring and related liability as of June 30, 2018$4,623
 $1,334
 $
 $5,957
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 Compared with Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Consolidated Operating Results
Operating Revenues
The following table reflects the calculation of our total ongoing operations by subtracting the revenues and carloads from the divested ERS operations from our total operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended September 30, 
Increase/(Decrease) in
Total Operations
 Currency Impact
 2018 2017  
 Total Operations Divested Operations Total Ongoing Operations Total Operations Divested Operations Total Ongoing Operations Amount % 
Freight revenues$1,241,245
 $17,086
 $1,224,159
 $1,161,635
 $32,558
 $1,129,077
 $79,610
 6.9% $13,920
Freight-related revenues429,049
 7,006
 422,043
 387,881
 11,940
 375,941
 41,168
 10.6% 8,208
All other revenues102,661
 21
 102,640
 86,952
 22
 86,930
 15,709
 18.1% 1,125
Total operating revenues$1,772,955
 $24,113
 $1,748,842
 $1,636,468
 $44,520
 $1,591,948
 $136,487
 8.3% $23,253
Carloads2,484,595
 50,949
 2,433,646
 2,445,458
 63,882
 2,381,576
 39,137
 1.6%  

The following table sets forth our total ongoing operating revenues and carloads by new operations and existing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended September 30, 
Increase/(Decrease) in
Existing/Ongoing
Operations
 Currency Impact on Total Ongoing Operations
 2018 2017  
 Total Ongoing Operations New Operations Existing Operations Total Ongoing Operations Amount % 
Freight revenues$1,224,159
 $1,580
 $1,222,579
 $1,129,077
 $93,502
 8.3% $11,279
Freight-related revenues422,043
 32,532
 389,511
 375,941
 13,570
 3.6% 7,084
All other revenues102,640
 14,440
 88,200
 86,930
 1,270
 1.5% 1,123
Total operating revenues$1,748,842
 $48,552
 $1,700,290
 $1,591,948
 $108,342
 6.8% $19,486
Carloads2,433,646
 2,813
 2,430,833
 2,381,576
 49,257
 2.1%  
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 increased $104.1 million, or 7.7%, to $1,455.1 million, compared with $1,351.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase consisted of $83.2 million from existing operations and $46.6 million from new operations, partially offset by a $25.6 million decrease from divested operations. The increase from existing operations included a $21.0 million increase from the net appreciation of foreign currencies relative to the United States dollar, as well as increases of $29.6 million in diesel fuel used in train operations, $26.0 million in labor and benefits expense, $7.6 million in depreciation and amortization, $5.3 million in materials expense and $4.1 million in restructuring costs. These increases were partially offset by decreases of $6.2 million in other expenses, net, and $4.3 million of purchased services.

The following table sets forth our total operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease) Currency
Impact
 2017 Constant Currency* 
Increase/(Decrease)
Constant Currency*
 2018 2017    
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount % of
Operating
Revenues
   
Labor and benefits$539,407
 30.4 % $500,936
 30.6 % $38,471
 $7,526
 $508,462
 $30,945
Equipment rents104,214
 5.9 % 100,399
 6.1 % 3,815
 3,736
 104,135
 79
Purchased services178,864
 10.1 % 176,358
 10.8 % 2,506
 5,828
 182,186
 (3,322)
Depreciation and amortization197,127
 11.1 % 186,509
 11.4 % 10,618
 1,075
 187,584
 9,543
Diesel fuel used in train operations137,487
 7.8 % 105,718
 6.5 % 31,769
 2,080
 107,798
 29,689
Electricity used in train operations7,020
 0.4 % 6,072
 0.4 % 948
 576
 6,648
 372
Casualties and insurance32,862
 1.8 % 33,346
 2.0 % (484) 241
 33,587
 (725)
Materials97,589
 5.5 % 77,861
 4.8 % 19,728
 960
 78,821
 18,768
Trackage rights67,119
 3.8 % 66,652
 4.1 % 467
 1,740
 68,392
 (1,273)
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets(2,501) (0.1)% (1,096) (0.1)% (1,405) 8
 (1,088) (1,413)
Restructuring costs12,931
 0.7 % 8,744
 0.5 % 4,187
 630
 9,374
 3,557
Other expenses, net82,978
 4.7 % 89,494
 5.5 % (6,516) 1,338
 90,832
 (7,854)
Total operating expenses$1,455,097
 82.1 % $1,350,993
 82.6 % $104,104
 $25,738
 $1,376,731
 $78,366
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
Operating Income/Operating Ratio
Operating income was $317.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $285.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included restructuring and related costs of $12.9 million, primarily driven by our optimization activities in the U.K., and corporate development and related costs of $0.9 million, partially offset by a $7.3 million gain on settlement related to Arrium's voluntary administration. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 included corporate development and related costs of $10.8 million, primarily associated with the GRail and Providence and Worcester Railroad transactions, and restructuring costs of $8.7 million, primarily related to the restructuring of ERS. Our operating ratio was 82.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with 82.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $80.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $80.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Provision for Income Taxes
Our provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $41.6 million, compared with $82.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Our provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included a $31.6 million benefit from the retroactive extension of the United States Short Line Tax Credit. In addition, the provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included an adjustment to record a reserve for uncertain tax positions of $5.5 million related to tax deductions on intercompany financing arrangements in the U.K., of which $3.7 million related to the period from March 25, 2015, the date of the Freightliner acquisition when the arrangements were established, through December 31, 2017. Excluding the benefit from the retroactive extension and the prior period portion of the reserve for uncertain tax positions, our effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was 28.4%. Our effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was 38.9%. The decrease in our effective income tax rate was primarily a result of the TCJA, which decreased the United States federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%. For additional information regarding our provision for income taxes, see Note 11, Income Taxes, to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in "Part I Item 1. Financial Statements" of this quarterly report.

Net Income Attributable to G&W and Earnings Per Common Share
Net income attributable to G&W for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $188.9 million, compared with $122.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Our basic EPS were $3.13 with 60.3 million weighted average shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with basic EPS of $1.99 with 61.5 million weighted average shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Our diluted EPS for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were $3.08 with 61.3 million weighted average shares outstanding, compared with diluted EPS of $1.96 with 62.4 million weighted average shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Our results for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 included certain items affecting comparability between the periods as previously presented in the "Overview—Overview of Nine-Month Results—Items Affecting Comparability."
Operating Results by Segment
The following tables set forth results from our North American Operations, Australian Operations and U.K./European Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
  
North
American
Operations
 
Australian
Operations
 U.K./European Operations 
Total
Operations
Operating revenues:        
Freight revenues $778,717
 $194,335
 $268,193
 $1,241,245
Freight-related revenues 193,344
 32,214
 203,491
 429,049
All other revenues 48,835
 4,017
 49,809
 102,661
Total operating revenues 1,020,896
 230,566
 521,493
 1,772,955
Operating expenses:        
Labor and benefits 329,146
 55,318
 154,943
 539,407
Equipment rents 41,574
 3,950
 58,690
 104,214
Purchased services 43,550
 19,603
 115,711
 178,864
Depreciation and amortization 123,266
 46,232
 27,629
 197,127
Diesel fuel used in train operations 71,963
 23,557
 41,967
 137,487
Electricity used in train operations 
 
 7,020
 7,020
Casualties and insurance 23,249
 5,198
 4,415
 32,862
Materials 39,189
 8,725
 49,675
 97,589
Trackage rights 30,225
 6,510
 30,384
 67,119
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets (2,124) (133) (244) (2,501)
Restructuring costs 42
 
 12,889
 12,931
Other expenses, net 64,898
 (979) 19,059
 82,978
Total operating expenses 764,978
 167,981
 522,138
 1,455,097
Operating income/(loss) $255,918
 $62,585
 $(645) $317,858
Operating ratio 74.9% 72.9% 100.1% 82.1%
Interest expense, net $30,572
 $38,914
 $9,620
 $79,106
Provision for income taxes $26,930
 $7,120
 $7,519
 $41,569
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties $129,607
 $27,936
 $19,893
 $177,436
Carloads 1,282,585
 442,798
 759,212
 2,484,595


  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
  North
American
Operations
 Australian
Operations
 U.K./European Operations Total
Operations
Operating revenues:        
Freight revenues $719,622
 $191,031
 $250,982
 $1,161,635
Freight-related revenues 186,814
 36,089
 164,978
 387,881
All other revenues 47,641
 4,866
 34,445
 86,952
Total operating revenues 954,077
 231,986
 450,405
 1,636,468
Operating expenses:        
Labor and benefits 314,932
 52,447
 133,557
 500,936
Equipment rents 39,993
 4,215
 56,191
 100,399
Purchased services 45,350
 19,821
 111,187
 176,358
Depreciation and amortization 117,822
 45,915
 22,772
 186,509
Diesel fuel used in train operations 54,038
 18,913
 32,767
 105,718
Electricity used in train operations 
 
 6,072
 6,072
Casualties and insurance 26,532
 4,219
 2,595
 33,346
Materials 38,413
 8,629
 30,819
 77,861
Trackage rights 28,732
 10,392
 27,528
 66,652
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets (870) (59) (167) (1,096)
Restructuring costs 384
 338
 8,022
 8,744
Other expenses, net 59,206
 7,471
 22,817
 89,494
Total operating expenses 724,532
 172,301
 454,160
 1,350,993
Operating income/(loss) $229,545
 $59,685
 $(3,755) $285,475
Operating ratio 75.9% 74.3% 100.8% 82.6%
Interest expense, net $29,928
 $41,500
 $7,732
 $79,160
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes $78,133
 $4,805
 $(906) $82,032
Expenditures for additions to property & equipment, net of grants from outside parties $105,940
 $9,721
 $17,446
 $133,107
Carloads 1,207,760
 419,156
 818,542
 2,445,458
North American Operations
Operating Revenues
The following table sets forth our North American Operations operating revenues and carloads by new operations and existing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended September 30, Increase in
Total Operations
 Increase in Existing Operations Currency Impact
 2018 2017   
 Total Operations New
Operations
 Existing
Operations
 Total Operations Amount % Amount % 
Freight revenues$778,717
 $1,580
 $777,137
 $719,622
 $59,095
 8.2% $57,515
 8.0% $748
Freight-related revenues193,344
 240
 193,104
 186,814
 6,530
 3.5% 6,290
 3.4% 170
All other revenues48,835
 10
 48,825
 47,641
 1,194
 2.5% 1,184
 2.5% 127
Total operating revenues$1,020,896
 $1,830
 $1,019,066
 $954,077
 $66,819
 7.0% $64,989
 6.8% $1,045
Carloads1,282,585
 2,813
 1,279,772
 1,207,760
 74,825
 6.2% 72,012
 6.0%  

Freight Revenues
The following table sets forth the changes in our North American Operations freight revenues by commodity group segregated into new operations and existing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
   Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations New Operations 
Currency
Impact
 2017 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Constant Currency*
 Nine Months Ended September 30,     
Commodity Group2018 2017     
Agricultural Products$91,630
 $92,956
 $(1,326) 113
 $95
 93,051
 (1,534)
Autos & Auto Parts16,686
 17,019
 (333) 
 23
 17,042
 (356)
Chemicals & Plastics113,625
 111,660
 1,965
 362
 161
 111,821
 1,442
Coal & Coke62,038
 57,123
 4,915
 
 20
 57,143
 4,895
Food & Kindred Products25,587
 24,856
 731
 
 12
 24,868
 719
Intermodal1,203
 726
 477
 
 
 726
 477
Lumber & Forest Products70,362
 64,903
 5,459
 1,050
 56
 64,959
 4,353
Metallic Ores10,816
 10,519
 297
 
 36
 10,555
 261
Metals95,791
 78,681
 17,110
 
 120
 78,801
 16,990
Minerals & Stone107,122
 97,446
 9,676
 7
 33
 97,479
 9,636
Petroleum Products52,870
 50,696
 2,174
 2
 53
 50,749
 2,119
Pulp & Paper90,346
 79,690
 10,656
 
 120
 79,810
 10,536
Waste21,316
 19,000
 2,316
 
 2
 19,002
 2,314
Other19,325
 14,347
 4,978
 46
 17
 14,364
 4,915
Total freight revenues$778,717
 $719,622
 $59,095
 1,580
 $748
 $720,370
 $56,767
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.

The following table sets forth our North American Operations freight revenues, carloads and average freight revenues per carload for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands, except average freight revenues per carload):
  Freight Revenues Carloads 
Average Freight Revenues Per
Carload
    
  Nine Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017 Constant Currency*  
Commodity GroupAmount 
% of
Total
 Amount 
% of
Total
 2018 2017 2018 2017 2017 Constant Currency*
Agricultural Products$91,630
 11.8% $93,051
 12.9% 156,515
 157,792
 $585
 $589
 $590
Autos & Auto Parts16,686
 2.1% 17,042
 2.4% 26,546
 27,705
 629
 614
 615
Chemicals & Plastics113,625
 14.6% 111,821
 15.5% 132,530
 134,561
 857
 830
 831
Coal & Coke62,038
 8.0% 57,143
 7.9% 191,626
 170,664
 324
 335
 335
Food & Kindred Products25,587
 3.3% 24,868
 3.5% 45,402
 44,091
 564
 564
 564
Intermodal1,203
 0.2% 726
 0.1% 11,822
 7,313
 102
 99
 99
Lumber & Forest Products70,362
 9.0% 64,959
 9.0% 111,311
 105,020
 632
 618
 619
Metallic Ores10,816
 1.3% 10,555
 1.5% 13,499
 13,840
 801
 760
 763
Metals95,791
 12.3% 78,801
 10.9% 119,796
 104,496
 800
 753
 754
Minerals & Stone107,122
 13.8% 97,479
 13.5% 170,348
 160,917
 629
 606
 606
Petroleum Products52,870
 6.8% 50,749
 7.1% 76,231
 73,821
 694
 687
 687
Pulp & Paper90,346
 11.6% 79,810
 11.1% 127,522
 120,831
 708
 660
 661
Waste21,316
 2.7% 19,002
 2.6% 42,677
 39,461
 499
 481
 482
Other19,325
 2.5% 14,364
 2.0% 56,760
 47,248
 340
 304
 304
Total$778,717
 100.0% $720,370
 100.0% 1,282,585
 1,207,760
 $607
 $596
 $596
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
Total traffic from our North American Operations increased 74,825 carloads, or 6.2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017. The increase consisted of 72,012 carloads from existing operations and 2,813 carloads from new operations. The increase in traffic from existing operations was principally due to increases of 20,962 carloads of coal and coke traffic, 15,300 carloads of metals traffic, 9,401 carloads of minerals and stone traffic, 9,051 carloads of other commodity traffic, 6,691 carloads of pulp and paper traffic, 4,582 carloads of lumber and forest products traffic, 4,509 carloads of intermodal traffic and 3,216 carloads of waste traffic. All remaining traffic decreased by a net 1,700 carloads.
Changes in average freight revenues per carload in a commodity group may be impacted by changes in customer rates, fuel surcharges, commodity mix and the mix of customer traffic within a commodity group. Average freight revenues per carload from our North American Operations increased 1.8% to $607 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017. Average freight revenues per carload from existing operations increased 1.8% to $607 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017. Higher fuel surcharges increased average freight revenues per carload by 2.1%, while a change in the mix of commodities decreased average freight revenues per carload by 1.0%. Excluding these factors, average freight revenues per carload from our existing operations increased 0.7%.
The following information discusses the significant changes in our North American Operations freight revenues from existing operations by commodity group excluding the impact of foreign currency.
Coal and coke revenues increased $4.9 million, or 8.6%. Coal and coke traffic increased 20,962 carloads, or 12.3%, which increased revenues by $6.8 million, while average freight revenues per carload decreased 3.3%, which decreased revenues $1.9 million. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased demand in the central, northeastern and midwestern United States, as well as a maintenance outage at a customer facility in 2017. The decrease in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to a change in the mix of business.

Lumber and forest products revenues increased $4.4 million, or 6.7%. Lumber and forest products traffic increased 4,582 carloads, or 4.4%, which increased revenues by $2.9 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 2.1%, which increased revenues by $1.5 million. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased shipments of lumber in the western United States. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to increased fuel surcharge revenues.
Metals revenues increased $17.0 million, or 21.6%. Metals traffic increased 15,300 carloads, or 14.6%, which increased revenues by $12.2 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 6.1%, which increased revenues by $4.8 million. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased coil and pig iron shipments in the southern United States, increased scrap steel shipments in the midwestern United States and increased pipe shipments in the southern, central and northeastern United States. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to a change in the mix of business and increased fuel surcharge revenues.
Minerals and stone revenues increased $9.6 million, or 9.9%. Minerals and stone traffic increased 9,401 carloads, or 5.8%, which increased revenues by $5.9 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 3.8%, which increased revenues by $3.7 million. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased aggregates, cement and clay shipments across North America. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to increases in fuel surcharge revenues.
Pulp and paper revenues increased $10.5 million, or 13.2%. Pulp and paper average freight revenues per carload increased 7.1%, which increased revenues by $5.8 million, and traffic increased 6,691 carloads, or 5.5%, which increased revenues by $4.7 million. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to a change in the mix of business and increased fuel surcharge revenues. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased containerboard shipments across North America.
Waste revenues increased $2.3 million, or 12.2%. Waste traffic increased 3,216 carloads, or 8.1%, which increased revenues by $1.6 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 3.5%, which increased revenues by $0.7 million. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased demand in the northeastern United States.
Other revenues increased $4.9 million, or 34.2%. Other traffic increased 9,051 carloads, or 19.2%, which increased revenues by $3.1 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 12.5%, which increased revenues by $1.8 million. The increase in carloads was primarily due to increased empty car traffic in the southern, central and midwestern United States. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to shipments of wind towers in the midwestern United States and Canada.
Freight revenues from all remaining commodities combined increased by a net $1.1 million.
Freight-Related Revenues
Excluding a $0.2 million increase due to the impact of foreign currency appreciation, freight-related revenues from our North American Operations, which includes revenues from railcar switching, track access rights, crewing services, storage and other ancillary revenues related to the movement of freight, increased $6.4 million, or 3.4%, to $193.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $187.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to increased switching revenues primarily related to a new iron ore customer in Canada and stronger intermodal and grain volumes in the southeastern United States.
All Other Revenues
Excluding a $0.1 million increase due to the impact of foreign currency appreciation, all other revenues from our North American Operations, which includes revenues from third-party railcar and locomotive repairs, property rentals, railroad construction and other ancillary revenues not directly related to the movement of freight, increased $1.1 million, or 2.2%, to $48.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $47.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase was primarily from existing operations.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses from our North American Operations increased $40.4 million, or 5.6%, to $765.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $724.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase consisted of $38.9 million from existing operations and $1.5 million from new operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily due to an increase of $17.7 million in diesel fuel used in train operations, $13.4 million in labor and benefits expense, $5.6 million in other expenses, net and $5.0 million in depreciation and amortization, partially offset by a decrease of $3.4 million in casualties and insurance expense. In addition, the change from existing operations included a $1.1 million increase due to the impact of foreign currency appreciation.

The following table sets forth operating expenses from our North American Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended September 30,       Increase/(Decrease) Constant Currency*
 2018 2017   
Currency
Impact
 2017 Constant Currency* 
 Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 Increase/(Decrease)   
Labor and benefits$329,146
 32.2 % $314,932
 33.0 % $14,214
 $385
 $315,317
 $13,829
Equipment rents41,574
 4.1 % 39,993
 4.2 % 1,581
 44
 40,037
 1,537
Purchased services43,550
 4.3 % 45,350
 4.8 % (1,800) 48
 45,398
 (1,848)
Depreciation and amortization123,266
 12.1 % 117,822
 12.3 % 5,444
 260
 118,082
 5,184
Diesel fuel used in train operations71,963
 7.0 % 54,038
 5.7 % 17,925
 152
 54,190
 17,773
Casualties and insurance23,249
 2.3 % 26,532
 2.8 % (3,283) 117
 26,649
 (3,400)
Materials39,189
 3.8 % 38,413
 4.0 % 776
 56
 38,469
 720
Trackage rights30,225
 2.9 % 28,732
 3.0 % 1,493
 9
 28,741
 1,484
Net gain on sale and impairment of assets(2,124) (0.2)% (870) (0.1)% (1,254) 3
 (867) (1,257)
Restructuring costs42
  % 384
  % (342) 
 384
 (342)
Other expenses, net64,898
 6.4 % 59,206
 6.2 % 5,692
 62
 59,268
 5,630
Total operating expenses$764,978
 74.9 % $724,532
 75.9 % $40,446
 $1,136
 $725,668
 $39,310
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
The following information discusses the significant changes in operating expenses of our North American Operations excluding an increase of $1.1 million due to the impact of foreign currency appreciation.
Labor and benefits expense was $329.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $315.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $13.8 million, or 4.4%. The increase consisted of $13.4 million, or 4.2%, from existing operations and $0.4 million from new operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily due to annual wage increases, as well as additional overtime.
Depreciation and amortization expense was $123.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $118.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $5.2 million, or 4.4%. The increase was primarily attributable to a larger depreciable asset base in 2018 compared with 2017, reflecting capital spending in 2017.
The cost of diesel fuel used in train operations was $72.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $54.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $17.8 million, or 32.8%. The increase consisted of $14.7 million due to a 27.1% increase in average fuel cost per gallon and $2.9 million due to a 4.2% increase in diesel fuel consumption.
Casualties and insurance expense was $23.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $26.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, a decrease of $3.4 million, or 12.8%. The decrease was primarily attributable to less weather-related property damage and an insurance gain recognized in 2018 related to a prior year trestle fire.
Other expenses, net were $64.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $59.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $5.6 million, or 9.5%. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in legal fees associated with arbitration proceedings.
Operating Income/Operating Ratio
Operating income from our North American Operations was $255.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $229.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 included corporate development and related costs of $0.7 million and $7.4 million, respectively. The operating ratio was 74.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with 75.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Australian Operations
Operating Revenues
The following table sets forth our Australian Operations operating revenues and carloads for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Currency Impact
 2018 2017 Amount % 
Freight revenues$194,335
 $191,031
 $3,304
 1.7 % $(2,158)
Freight-related revenues32,214
 36,089
 (3,875) (10.7)% (436)
All other revenues4,017
 4,866
 (849) (17.4)% (91)
Total operating revenues$230,566
 $231,986
 $(1,420) (0.6)% $(2,685)
Carloads442,798
 419,156
 23,642
 5.6 %  
Freight Revenues
The following table sets forth the changes in our Australian Operations freight revenues by commodity group for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
   Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Currency Impact 2017 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease) Total Operations Constant Currency*
 Nine Months Ended September 30,    
Commodity Group2018 2017    
Agricultural Products$15,639
 $17,737
 $(2,098) $(181) $17,556
 $(1,917)
Coal and Coke96,506
 86,292
 10,214
 (829) 85,463
 11,043
Intermodal50,613
 52,113
 (1,500) (685) 51,428
 (815)
Metallic Ores24,770
 29,595
 (4,825) (494) 29,101
 (4,331)
Minerals & Stone6,247
 4,787
 1,460
 43
 4,830
 1,417
Petroleum Products560
 507
 53
 (12) 495
 65
Total freight revenues$194,335
 $191,031
 $3,304
 $(2,158) 188,873
 $5,462
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
The following table sets forth our Australian Operations freight revenues, carloads and average freight revenues per carload for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands, except average freight revenues per carload):
  Freight Revenues Carloads 
Average Freight Revenues Per
Carload
    
  Nine Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017 Constant Currency*  
Commodity GroupAmount 
% of
Total
 Amount 
% of
Total
 2018 2017 2018 2017 2017 Constant Currency*
Agricultural Products$15,639
 8.0% $17,556
 9.3% 33,816
 43,804
 $462
 $405
 $401
Coal & Coke96,506
 49.7% 85,463
 45.2% 300,947
 271,485
 321
 318
 315
Intermodal50,613
 26.1% 51,428
 27.2% 41,321
 44,153
 1,225
 1,180
 1,165
Metallic Ores24,770
 12.7% 29,101
 15.4% 16,921
 24,114
 1,464
 1,227
 1,207
Minerals & Stone6,247
 3.2% 4,830
 2.6% 49,567
 35,394
 126
 135
 136
Petroleum Products560
 0.3% 495
 0.3% 226
 206
 2,478
 2,461
 2,403
Total$194,335
 100.0% $188,873
 100.0% 442,798
 419,156
 $439
 $456
 $451
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
Total traffic from our Australian Operations increased 23,642 carloads or 5.6%, to 442,798 carloads for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared with the same period in 2017. The traffic increase was principally due to increases of 29,462 carloads of coal and coke traffic and 14,173 carloads of minerals and stone traffic, partially offset by decreases of 9,988 carloads of agricultural products traffic, 7,193 carloads of metallic ores traffic and 2,832 carloads of intermodal traffic. All remaining traffic increased by 20 carloads.

Changes in average freight revenues per carload in a commodity group may be impacted by changes in customer rates, fuel surcharges, commodity mix and the mix of customer traffic within a commodity group. Excluding a 1.0% impact of foreign currency, average freight revenues per carload from our Australian Operations decreased 2.7% to $439 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017. A change in the mix of commodities decreased average freight revenues per carload by 9.4%, while higher fuel surcharges increased average freight revenues per carload by 0.8%. Excluding these factors, average freight revenues per carload increased 5.9%.
The following information discusses the significant changes in our Australian Operations freight revenues by commodity group excluding the impact of foreign currency.
Agricultural products revenues decreased $1.9 million, or 10.9%. Agricultural products traffic decreased 9,988 carloads, or 22.8%, which decreased revenues by $4.6 million, while average freight revenues per carload increased 15.2%, which increased revenues by $2.7 million. The carload decrease was primarily due to a smaller grain harvest in 2018. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to a change in customer mix.
Coal and coke revenues increased $11.0 million, or 12.9%. Coal and coke traffic increased 29,462 carloads, or 10.9%, which increased revenues by $9.4 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 1.9%, which increased revenues by $1.6 million. The carload increase was primarily due to industrial action at Hunter Valley coal mines in 2017 and increased spot shipments in 2018.
Metallic ores revenues decreased $4.3 million, or 14.9%. Metallic ores traffic decreased 7,193 carloads, or 29.8%, which decreased revenues by $10.5 million, while average freight revenues per carload increased 21.3%, which increased revenues by $6.2 million. The carload decrease was primarily due to the shutdown of an iron ore customer's mine in October 2017. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to a change in business mix.
Minerals and stone revenues increased $1.4 million, or 29.3%, primarily due to a traffic increase of 14,173 carloads, or 40.0%. The carload increase was primarily due to a temporary maintenance outage at a customer port facility in 2017.
Freight revenues from all remaining commodities combined decreased by a net $0.8 million.
Freight-Related Revenues
Excluding a $0.4 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation, freight-related revenues from our Australian Operations, which includes revenues from railcar switching, track access rights, crewing services, storage and other ancillary revenues related to the movement of freight, decreased $3.4 million, or 9.6%, to $32.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $35.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The decrease in freight-related revenues was primarily due to decreased switching revenues as a result of a smaller harvest in 2018.
All Other Revenues
Excluding the impact of foreign currency depreciation, all other revenues from our Australian Operations, which includes revenues from third-party railcar and locomotive repairs, property rentals and other ancillary revenues not directly related to the movement of freight, decreased to $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $4.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses from our Australian Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 decreased $4.3 million, or 2.5%, to $168.0 million, compared with $172.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Total operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included a $7.3 million gain on settlement related to Arrium's voluntary administration that was recognized as an offset to other expenses, net. The decrease in 2018 also resulted from a decrease in trackage rights expense of $3.8 million, which was partially offset by increases in diesel fuel used in train operations of $4.8 million and labor and benefits expense of $3.4 million. In addition, the change in total operating expenses included a $1.8 million decrease due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation.

The following table sets forth operating expenses from our Australian Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended September 30,       Increase/(Decrease) Constant Currency*
 2018 2017   
Currency
Impact
 2017 Constant Currency* 
 Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 Increase/(Decrease)   
Labor and benefits$55,318
 24.0 % $52,447
 22.6% $2,871
 $(512) $51,935
 $3,383
Equipment rents3,950
 1.7 % 4,215
 1.8% (265) (50) 4,165
 (215)
Purchased services19,603
 8.5 % 19,821
 8.6% (218) (277) 19,544
 59
Depreciation and amortization46,232
 20.1 % 45,915
 19.8% 317
 (491) 45,424
 808
Diesel fuel used in train operations23,557
 10.2 % 18,913
 8.2% 4,644
 (139) 18,774
 4,783
Casualties and insurance5,198
 2.3 % 4,219
 1.8% 979
 (37) 4,182
 1,016
Materials8,725
 3.8 % 8,629
 3.7% 96
 (145) 8,484
 241
Trackage rights6,510
 2.8 % 10,392
 4.5% (3,882) (98) 10,294
 (3,784)
Net (gain)/loss on sale and impairment of assets(133) (0.1)% (59) % (74) 3
 (56) (77)
Restructuring costs
  % 338
 0.1% (338) 9
 347
 (347)
Other expenses, net(979) (0.4)% 7,471
 3.2% (8,450) (112) 7,359
 (8,338)
Total operating expenses$167,981
 72.9 % $172,301
 74.3% $(4,320) $(1,849) $170,452
 $(2,471)
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
The following information discusses the significant changes in operating expenses of our Australian Operations excluding a decrease of $1.8 million due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation.
Labor and benefits expense was $55.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $51.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $3.4 million, or 6.5%. The increase was primarily due to an increase in headcount to support growth initiatives.
The cost of diesel fuel used in train operations was $23.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $18.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $4.8 million, or 25.5%. The increase consisted of $5.2 million due to a 27.5% increase in average fuel cost per gallon, partially offset by a decrease of $0.4 million due to a 1.6% decrease in diesel fuel consumption.
Casualties and insurance expense was $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $4.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $1.0 million, or 24.3%. The increase was primarily attributable to increased derailment and track damage expense in 2018.
Trackage rights expense was $6.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $10.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, a decrease of $3.8 million, or 36.8%. The decrease was primarily due to the shutdown of an iron ore mine in October 2017.
Other expenses, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included a $7.3 million gain on settlement related to Arrium's voluntary administration.
Operating Income/Operating Ratio
Operating income from our Australian Operations was $62.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $59.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 included a $7.3 million gain on settlement related to Arrium's voluntary administration. The operating ratio was 72.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with 74.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

U.K./European Operations
Operating Revenues
The following table sets forth our U.K./European total operating revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. The table also reflects the calculation of our total ongoing operations by subtracting the revenues from the divested ERS operations from our total operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Total Operations Currency Impact
 2018 2017  
 Total Operations Divested Operations Total Ongoing Operations Total Operations Divested Operations Total Ongoing Operations Amount % 
Freight revenues$268,193
 $17,086
 $251,107
 $250,982
 $32,558
 $218,424
 $17,211
 6.9 % $15,330
Freight-related revenues203,491
 7,006
 196,485
 164,978
 11,940
 153,038
 38,513
 23.3 % 8,474
All other revenues49,809
 21
 49,788
 34,445
 22
 34,423
 15,364
 44.6 % 1,089
Total operating revenues$521,493
 $24,113
 $497,380
 $450,405
 $44,520
 $405,885
 $71,088
 15.8 % $24,893
Carloads759,212
 50,949
 708,263
 818,542
 95,121
 723,421
 (59,330) (7.2)%  
The following table sets forth our ongoing U.K./European Operations total operating revenues and carloads by new operations and existing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease) in
Existing/Ongoing
Operations
 
Currency Impact
on Total Ongoing
Operations
 2018 2017  
 Total Ongoing Operations New Operations Total Existing Total Ongoing Operations Amount % 
Freight revenues$251,107
 $
 $251,107
 $218,424
 $32,683
 15.0 % $12,689
Freight-related revenues196,485
 32,292
 164,193
 153,038
 11,155
 7.3 % 7,350
All other revenues49,788
 14,430
 35,358
 34,423
 935
 2.7 % 1,087
Total operating revenues$497,380
 $46,722
 $450,658
 $405,885
 $44,773
 11.0 % $21,126
Carloads708,263
 
 708,263
 723,421
 (15,158) (2.1)%  

Freight Revenues
The following table sets forth our U.K./European Operations ongoing operations freight revenues by commodity group by subtracting the revenues from the divested ERS operations from our U.K./European total operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 Nine Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Currency Impact on Existing Operations 2017 Constant Currency Existing Operations* Increase/(Decrease) in Existing Operations Constant Currency*
 2018 2017    
Commodity GroupTotal Operations Divested Operations Total Ongoing/Existing Operations Total Operations Divested Operations Total Ongoing Operations    
Agricultural Products$3,073
 $
 $3,073
 $3,532
 $
 $3,532
 $(459) $384
 $3,916
 $(843)
Coal & Coke8,751
 
 8,751
 7,464
 
 7,464
 1,287
 591
 8,055
 696
Intermodal192,413
 17,086
 175,327
 190,163
 32,558
 157,605
 17,722
 8,994
 166,599
 8,728
Minerals & Stone63,849
 
 63,849
 49,823
 
 49,823
 14,026
 2,720
 52,543
 11,306
Petroleum Products107
 
 107
 
 
 
 107
 
 
 107
Total operating revenues$268,193
 $17,086
 $251,107
 $250,982
 $32,558
 $218,424
 $32,683
 $12,689
 $231,113
 $19,994
*Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period Total Ongoing Operations translated at the current period exchange rates.

The following table sets forth our U.K./European Operations freight revenues, carloads and average freight revenues per carload for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (dollars in thousands, except average freight revenues per carload):
  Freight Revenues Carloads 
Average Freight Revenues Per
Carload
    
  Nine Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2018 2017 Constant Currency*  
Commodity GroupAmount 
% of
Total
 Amount 
% of
Total
 2018 2017 2018 2017 2017 Constant Currency*
Agricultural Products$3,073
 1.1% $3,916
 1.5% 2,349
 3,036
 $1,308
 $1,163
 $1,290
Coal & Coke8,751
 3.3% 8,055
 3.0% 14,204
 18,333
 616
 407
 439
Intermodal192,413
 71.8% 201,798
 75.8% 599,840
 669,963
 321
 284
 301
Minerals & Stone63,849
 23.8% 52,543
 19.7% 142,577
 127,210
 448
 392
 413
Petroleum Products107
 % 
 % 242
 
 442
 
 
Total$268,193
 100.0% $266,312
 100.0% 759,212
 818,542
 $353
 $307
 $325
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.
Total traffic from our U.K./European Operations decreased 59,330 carloads, or 7.2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017. Excluding traffic from our divested ERS operations, existing operations traffic decreased 15,158 carloads, or 2.1%, to 708,263 carloads. The decrease in traffic from existing operations was primarily due to decreases of 25,951 carloads of intermodal traffic and 4,129 carloads of coal and coke traffic, partially offset by an increase of 15,367 carloads of minerals and stone traffic. All remaining traffic decreased by a net 445 carloads.
Changes in average freight revenues per carload in a commodity group may be impacted by changes in customer rates, fuel surcharges, commodity mix and the mix of customer traffic within a commodity group. Excluding a 6.4% impact of foreign currency, average freight revenues per carload from our U.K./European Operations increased 8.6% to $353 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017. Average freight revenues per carload from existing operations, excluding the impact of foreign currency, increased 11.3% to $355 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with the same period in 2017.
The following information discusses the significant changes in our U.K./European Operations freight revenues by commodity group excluding the impact of foreign currency and the divested ERS operations.
Intermodal revenues increased $8.7 million, or 5.2%. Intermodal average freight revenues per carload increased 10.0%, which increased revenues by $17.0 million, while traffic decreased 25,951 carloads, or 4.5%, which decreased revenues by $8.3 million. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to rate increases and port and route mix resulting from changes in shipping alliances. The decrease in carloads was primarily due to weather-related service cancellations and congestion at the Port of Felixstowe related to the port's information technology system conversion.
Minerals and stone revenues increased $11.3 million, or 21.5%. Minerals and stone traffic increased 15,367 carloads, or 12.1%, which increased revenues by $6.9 million, and average freight revenues per carload increased 8.5%, which increased revenues by $4.4 million. The increase in carloads was primarily due to higher construction aggregates shipments in the U.K. and Poland. The increase in average freight revenues per carload was primarily due to a change in the mix of business in Poland.
Freight revenues from all remaining commodities had a net decrease of less than $0.1 million.
Freight-Related Revenues
Freight-related revenues from our U.K./European Operations includes trucking haulage services, container storage and switching services, as well as infrastructure services, where we operate work trains for the track infrastructure owner. Freight-related revenues from our U.K./European Operations also include traction service (or hook and pull), which requires us to provide locomotives and drivers to move a customer's train between specified origin and destination points, and other ancillary revenues related to the movement of freight.

Freight-related revenues from our U.K./European Operations were $203.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $165.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $38.5 million, or 23.3%. Excluding $32.3 million from new operations, a decrease of $6.1 million from the divested ERS operations and an $8.5 million increase due to the impact of foreign currency appreciation, freight-related revenues from our existing operations increased $3.8 million, or 2.4%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $160.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to increased switching revenues related to steel traffic, stronger short haul trucking volumes in the U.K. and increased crewing revenueservices in Poland, partially offset by a decrease in infrastructure services in the U.K.
All Other Revenues
All other revenues from our U.K./European Operations includes revenues from container sales, third-party car and locomotive repairs, property rentals and other ancillary revenues not directly related to the movement of freight. All other revenues from our U.K./European Operations were $49.8$28.7 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $34.4$32.9 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, an increase2018, a decrease of $15.4$4.2 million, or 44.6%12.7%. Excluding $14.4a $2.0 million from new operations and a $1.1 million increasedecrease due to the impact of foreign currency appreciation,depreciation, all other revenues from our existing operations decreased $0.2$2.2 million, or 0.4%7.0%, for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $35.5$30.9 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. The decrease in all other revenues from our existing operations was primarily due to reduced management and technical support revenues in Saudi Arabia and decreased container sales in 2019.

Operating Expenses
Total operating expenses from our U.K./European Operations were $522.1$327.5 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $454.2$355.9 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, an increase2018, a decrease of $68.0$28.4 million, or 15.0%8.0%. The increase included $45.0decrease consisted of $22.3 million due to the impact of foreign currency depreciation and $20.9 million from new operations and $48.6 million from existingdivested operations, partially offset by a $30.4$14.8 million decreaseincrease from the divested ERSexisting operations. The increase from existing operations included a $21.7 million increase due to the impact of foreign currency appreciation, as well as increases of $9.2$5.5 million in labor and benefits expense, $7.1 million in diesel fuel used in train operations, $4.8$3.2 million in restructuring and related costs, $4.5 million in materials expense and $3.1 million in trackage rightspurchased services expense, $2.2 million in other expenses, net, $2.0 million in depreciation and amortization expense and $1.1 million in equipment rents expense, partially offset by a decrease of $3.4$1.5 million in other expenses, net.materials expense.
The following table sets forth operating expenses from our U.K./European Operations for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018 (dollars in thousands):
Nine Months Ended September 30,       Increase/(Decrease) Constant Currency*Six Months Ended June 30, Increase/(Decrease) 
Currency
Impact
 2018 Constant Currency* Increase/(Decrease) Constant Currency*
2018 2017   
Currency
Impact
 2017 Constant Currency* 2019 2018 
Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 Increase/(Decrease) Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 Amount 
% of
Operating
Revenues
 
Labor and benefits$154,943
 29.7% $133,557
 29.6% $21,386
 $7,653
 $141,210
 $13,733
$102,701
 31.7 % $104,430
 29.8% $(1,729) $(6,392) $98,038
 $4,663
Equipment rents58,690
 11.3% 56,191
 12.5% 2,499
 3,742
 59,933
 (1,243)37,825
 11.7 % 40,258
 11.5% (2,433) (2,632) 37,626
 199
Purchased services115,711
 22.2% 111,187
 24.7% 4,524
 6,057
 117,244
 (1,533)61,143
 18.9 % 83,281
 23.8% (22,138) (5,336) 77,945
 (16,802)
Depreciation and amortization27,629
 5.3% 22,772
 5.1% 4,857
 1,306
 24,078
 3,551
19,371
 6.0 % 18,562
 5.3% 809
 (1,146) 17,416
 1,955
Diesel fuel used in train operations41,967
 8.0% 32,767
 7.3% 9,200
 2,067
 34,834
 7,133
25,836
 8.0 % 27,558
 7.9% (1,722) (1,759) 25,799
 37
Electricity used in train operations7,020
 1.3% 6,072
 1.2% 948
 576
 6,648
 372
4,550
 1.4 % 4,278
 1.2% 272
 (283) 3,995
 555
Casualties and insurance4,415
 0.8% 2,595
 0.6% 1,820
 161
 2,756
 1,659
2,427
 0.7 % 2,790
 0.8% (363) (176) 2,614
 (187)
Materials49,675
 9.5% 30,819
 6.8% 18,856
 1,049
 31,868
 17,807
29,307
 9.0 % 32,770
 9.3% (3,463) (1,996) 30,774
 (1,467)
Trackage rights30,384
 5.8% 27,528
 6.1% 2,856
 1,829
 29,357
 1,027
18,330
 5.7 % 20,064
 5.7% (1,734) (1,323) 18,741
 (411)
Net loss/(gain) on sale and impairment of assets(244) % (167) % (77) 2
 (165) (79)(809) (0.2)% (128) % (681) (14) (142) (667)
Restructuring costs12,889
 2.5% 8,022
 1.8% 4,867
 621
 8,643
 4,246
Restructuring and related costs12,279
 3.8 % 9,604
 2.7% 2,675
 (497) 9,107
 3,172
Other expenses, net19,059
 3.7% 22,817
 5.1% (3,758) 1,388
 24,205
 (5,146)14,502
 4.5 % 12,402
 3.5% 2,100
 (792) 11,610
 2,892
Total operating expenses$522,138
 100.1% $454,160
 100.8% $67,978
 $26,451
 $480,611
 $41,527
$327,462
 101.2 % $355,869
 101.5% $(28,407) $(22,346) $333,523
 $(6,061)
* Constant currency amounts reflect the prior period results translated at the current period exchange rates.

The following information discusses the significant changes in operating expenses of our U.K./European Operations excluding an increasea decrease of $26.5$22.3 million due to the impact of foreign currency appreciation.depreciation.
Labor and benefits expense was $154.9$102.7 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $141.2$98.0 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, an increase of $13.7$4.7 million, or 9.7%4.8%. The increase consisted of $9.3 million from new operations and $9.2$5.5 million from existing operations, partially offset by a decrease of $4.7$0.8 million from divested operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily due to annual wage increases and an increase in overtime.headcount to support increased infrastructure services and new aggregate business expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2019, partially offset by savings resulting from the U.K. Operations optimization program.
Purchased services expense was $115.7$61.1 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $117.2$77.9 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, a decrease of $1.5$16.8 million, or 1.3%21.6%. The decrease consisted of $13.1$19.9 million from divested operations and $2.3 million from existing operations, partially offset by an increase of $13.9$3.1 million from newexisting operations. The decrease was primarily due to crewing costs incurred in 2018 associated with our divested ERS operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily attributable to lower rail network service costs due to adverse weatheran increase in trucking activity and service cancellations.the timing of maintenance.
Depreciation and amortization expense was $27.6$19.4 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $24.1$17.4 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, an increase of $3.6$2.0 million, or 14.7%11.2%. The increase consisted of$1.9 million from existing operations and $1.7 million from new operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily attributable to a larger depreciable asset base in 20182019 compared with 2017,2018, reflecting capital spending in 2017.
The cost of diesel fuel used in train operations was $42.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $34.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $7.1 million, or 20.5%. The increase consisted of $5.7 million due to a 17.0% increase in average fuel cost per gallon and $1.5 million due to a 3.0% increase in diesel fuel consumption.
Casualties and insurance expense was $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $1.7 million, or 60.2%. The increase consisted of $1.6 million from existing operations and $0.5 million from new operations, partially offset by a decrease of $0.4 million from divested operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily due to increased expense related to claims.2018.
Materials expense, which primarily consists of coststhe cost of containers sold to third parties, materials purchased for use in repairing and maintaining our locomotives, railcars and other equipment, as well as costs for general tools and supplies used in our business, was $49.7$29.3 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with $31.9$30.8 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, a decrease of $1.5 million, or 4.8%. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in container sales in 2019 and timing of roadway maintenance.

Restructuring and related costs for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 of $12.3 million and $9.1 million, respectively, were primarily related to our optimization activities in the U.K.
Other expenses, net were $14.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared with $11.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018, an increase of $17.8$2.9 million, or 55.9%24.9%. The increase consisted of $13.4 million from new operations and $4.5 million from existing operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily attributable to an increase in the cost of fuel used in trucking operations and new container sales.
Trackage rights expense was $30.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $29.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $1.0 million, or 3.5%. The increase consisted of $3.1$2.2 million from existing operations partially offset by a decrease of $2.1and $0.7 million from divested operations. The increase from existing operations was primarily dueattributable to an increase in freight and switching activity.
Restructuring and relatedimplementation costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 of $12.9 million were primarily driven by our optimization activities in the U.K. Restructuring and related costs of $8.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were primarily related to the restructuring of ERS.
Other expenses, net were $19.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared with $24.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, a decrease of $5.1 million, or 21.3%. The decrease consisted of $3.6 million from divested operations and $3.4 million from existing operations, partially offset by an increase of $1.9 million from new operations. The decrease from existing operations was primarily due to corporate development and related costs recorded in 2017 associated with the acquisition and integration of Pentalver.information technology initiatives.
Operating Loss and Operating Ratio
Our U.K./European Operations had an operating loss of $0.6$3.8 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with an operating loss of $3.8$5.3 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. The operating loss for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 included $12.9$12.3 million of restructuring and related costs.costs primarily driven by our optimization activities in the U.K. The operating loss for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 included $8.0$9.6 million, or $8.6$9.1 million excluding the impact of foreign currency, of restructuring and related costs. The operating ratio was 100.1%101.2% for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, compared with 100.8%101.5% for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
We had cash and cash equivalents of $74.1$82.4 million as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019, of which $52.6$41.3 million was from our Australian Operations, which we control through a 51.1% ownership interest. In accordance with our Australia Partnershippartnership agreement with MIRA, the cash and cash equivalents of our Australian Operations can be used to make payments in the usual and regularordinary course of business, pay down debt of the Australia Partnership and make distributions to the partners in proportion to their investments. No such distributions were made during the six months ended June 30, 2019. During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, the Australia Partnership made aan A$40.0 million distribution, of which A$20.4 million (or $15.6 million at the exchange rate at the time the payment was made)on June 5, 2018) and A$19.6 million (or $14.9 million at the exchange rate at the time the payment was made)on June 5, 2018) were distributed to us and MIRA, respectively, and no such distributions were made for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.respectively.
Based on current expectations, we believe our cash, together with our other liquid assets, anticipated future cash flows from operations, availability under our credit agreement and access to debt and equity capital markets and other sources of available financing will be sufficient to fund expected operating, capital and debt service requirements and other financial commitments for the foreseeable future. At SeptemberAs of June 30, 2018,2019, we had $616.6$586.1 million of unused borrowing capacity under the Amended Credit Agreement, as defined below.
On June 5, 2018 we entered into Amendment No. 3 (the Amendment) to the Credit Agreement, the Third Amended and Restated Senior Secured Syndicated Credit Facility Agreement (the Amended Credit Agreement). At closing, the credit facilities under the Amended Credit Agreement were comprised of a $1,423.0 million United States term loan, a £272.9 million (or $365.2 million at the exchange rate on June 5, 2018) U.K. term loan and a $625.0 million revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility includes borrowing capacity for letters of credit and swingline loans. The Amendment also extended the maturity date of our credit facilities to June 5, 2023.agreement.
Since entering into the Amendment, we made prepayments of $120.0 million on our United States term loan and £25.0 million (or $32.8 million at the exchange rate on the date the payment was made) on our U.K. term loan. For additional information regarding our Amended Credit Agreement, see Note 6, Long-Term Debt, to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in "Part I Item 1. Financial Statements" of this quarterly report.
As of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019, we had long-term debt, including current portion, of $2,325.72,338.5 million, which comprised 38.1%38.8% of our total capitalization. As of December 31, 20172018, we had long-term debt, including current portion, of $2,331.3$2,453.5 million, which comprised 37.4%40.3% of our total capitalization. Our long-term debt, including current portion, consisted of the following as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and December 31, 20172018 (dollars in thousands):
September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017June 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
Senior secured credit facility$1,632,657
 $1,567,882
$1,654,098
 $1,783,423
Australian senior secured credit facility(a)
474,390
 525,101
448,266
 458,166
Australian subordinated shareholder loan from MIRA(b)
172,296
 186,085
166,962
 167,796
Other debt67,696
 77,402
86,416
 64,261
Less: deferred financing fees(21,345) (25,175)(17,262) (20,108)
Total debt$2,325,694
 $2,331,295
$2,338,480
 $2,453,538
(a) Standalone credit agreement is non-recourse to us and MIRA.
(b) Shareholder loan is non-recourse to us.
During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018, we generated $397.5223.1 million and $350.4231.3 million, respectively, of cash from operating activities. Changes in working capital decreased net cash flows by $15.123.9 million and $28.4$20.3 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively.

During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 20172018, our cash used in investing activities was $165.981.4 million and $232.9110.8 million, respectively. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019, the primary drivers of cash used in investing activities were $194.1$144.7 million of cash used for capital expenditures, including $33.9$26.8 million related to capital expenditures accrued in 2018, partially offset by $14.9 million of cash received from grants from outside parties for new business investmentscapital spending and $45.4 million of cash received from the settlement of certain derivative investments. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, primary drivers of cash used in investing activities were $133.3 million of cash used for capital expenditures, including $20.1 million related to capital expenditures accrued in 2017, partially offset by $16.7$12.9 million of in cash received from grants from outside parties for capital spending and $7.9 million of net proceeds received from the sale of ERS. For
During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017, primary drivers of cash used in investing activities were $107.6 million of net cash paid for acquisitions, including the acquisitions of Pentalver2019 and HOG and a 50% joint venture in CG Railway, LLC, partially offset by proceeds received from a working capital adjustment related to the GRail acquisition, and $149.1 million of cash used for capital expenditures, including $12.5 million related to capital expenditures accrued in 2016, partially offset by $16.0 million in cash received from grants from outside parties for capital spending.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, and 2017, our cash used in financing activities was $237.0152.9 million and $75.5131.4 million, respectively. For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019, the primary drivers of cash used in financing activities were net payments on outstanding debt of $140.6 million, $4.8 million for common share repurchases and $4.7 million for the purchase of additional shares in Freightliner Australia from its noncontrolling interest holders. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, the primary drivers of cash used in financing activities were $270.5$192.3 million for common share repurchases aand $14.9 million distribution made by the Australia Partnershipof cash distributed to its noncontrolling interest holders, $6.3 million for installment payments on deferred consideration related to the Freightliner acquisition and $5.3 million in debt amendment and issuance costs,MIRA, partially offset by a net proceeds of $55.0 million from an increase in outstanding debt. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the primary driver of cash used in financing activities resulted from net payments on outstanding debt of $80.2$88.3 million. For additional information regarding our common share repurchases, see Note 3, Earnings Per Common Share, to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in "Part I Item 1. Financial Statements" of this quarterly report.
2018 BudgetedProperty Insurance
We recently completed our annual property insurance renewal, which takes effect on August 1, 2019. Effective with this renewal, our property policies will have various self-insured retentions, which vary based on the type and location of the incident, up to $10.0 million.
2019 Capital Expenditures
The following table sets forth our budgeted capital expenditures for the year ending December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 2018 Budgeted Capital Expenditures
 North American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations Total
Track and equipment, self-funded$150,000
 $22,000
 $28,000
 $200,000
Track and equipment, subject to third-party funding70,000
 
 
 70,000
New business investments15,000
 20,000
 5,000
 40,000
Gross capital expenditures235,000
 42,000
 33,000
 310,000
Grants from outside parties(55,000) 
 
 (55,000)
Net capital expenditures$180,000
 $42,000
 $33,000
 $255,000
During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, we incurred $190.2$140.3 million in aggregate capital expenditures related to current year projects of which we paid $174.0$118.0 million in cash and accrued $16.1$22.3 million in accounts payable as of SeptemberJune 30, 2018. Of the $15.92019. We expect to receive $11.5 million of grants from outside parties related to these current year projects, we received $7.7 million in cash and we expect to receive an additional $8.2 million, which was included in outstanding grant receivables from outside parties as of SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019.
The following table sets forth our capital expenditures related to current year projects incurred by segment for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 (dollars in thousands):
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
North American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations TotalNorth American Operations Australian Operations U.K./European Operations Total
Capital Expenditures:              
Track and equipment, self-funded$115,673
 $7,846
 $16,256
 $139,775
$103,184
 $4,637
 $17,187
 $125,008
Track and equipment, subject to third-party funding16,434
 
 
 16,434
7,992
 
 
 7,992
New business investments8,874
 21,435
 3,637
 33,946
1,208
 6,117
 
 7,325
Gross capital expenditures140,981
 29,281
 19,893
 190,155
112,384
 10,754
 17,187
 140,325
Grants from outside parties(15,904) 
 
 (15,904)(13,993) 
 
 (13,993)
Net capital expenditures$125,077
 $29,281
 $19,893
 $174,251
$98,391
 $10,754
 $17,187
 $126,332
Cash of $194.1 million paid for purchases of property and equipment during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 of $144.7 million consisted of $174.0$118.0 million for 20182019 capital projects and $20.1$26.8 million related to capital expenditures accrued in 2017.2018. Grant proceeds from outside parties received during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018 consisted2019 of $7.7$14.9 million for grants related to 2018 capital expenditures and $9.0 million for grantswere primarily related to our capital expenditures from prior years.
We periodically receive grants for the upgrade and construction of rail lines and the upgrade of locomotives from federal, provincial, state and local agencies and other outside parties in the United States, Canada and Australia. These grants typically reimburse us for 50% to 100% of the actual cost of specific projects.
Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Standards
See Note 1, Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation,5, Leases, and Note 16,14, Recently Issued Accounting Standards, to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in "Part I Item 1. Financial Statements" of this quarterly report.report for additional information regarding recently adopted and recently issued accounting standards.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
An off-balance sheet arrangement includes any contractual obligation, agreement or transaction involving an unconsolidated entity under which we (1) have made guarantees, (2) have a retained or contingent interest in transferred assets, or a similar arrangement, that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to that entity for such assets, (3) have an obligation under certain derivative instruments or (4) have any obligation arising out of a material variable interest in such an entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to us, or that engages in leasing or hedging services with us.
Our off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 20172018 consisted of operating lease obligations. Effective January 1, 2019, we will adoptadopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which will requirerequired lessees to now recognize operating leases on their balance sheet as a right-of-use asset with a corresponding liability. See Note 16, Recently Issued Accounting Standards,5, Leases, to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in "Part I Item 1. Financial Statements" of this quarterly report for additional information regarding this standard. There wereAs of June 30, 2019, we had no material changes in our off-balance sheet arrangements during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.arrangements.
Impact of Foreign Currencies on Consolidated Results
The financial statementsAs more fully described in Note 13, Segment Information, to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in "Part I Item 1. Financial Statements" of this quarterly report, the results of operations of our foreign subsidiariesentities are preparedmaintained in the respective local currency of the respective subsidiary and then translated into United States dollars based on the exchange rate at the end of the periodapplicable exchange rates for balance sheet items and, for the statement of operations, at the average rate for the period. Currency translation adjustments are reflected within the equity section of the balance sheet and are included in other comprehensive income. Upon complete or substantially complete liquidation of the underlying investment in the foreign subsidiary, cumulative translation adjustments are recognizedinclusion in the consolidated statements of operations.
financial statements. When comparing the effects of average foreign currency exchange rates on operating revenues and operating expenses during the three and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 and 2017,2018, foreign currency translation had a negative impact on our consolidated operating revenues and a positive impact on our consolidated operating expenses. When comparing the effects of average foreign currency exchange rates on operating revenues and operating expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, foreign currency translation had a net positive impact on our consolidated operating revenues and a net negative impact on our consolidated operating expenses. Currency effects related to operating revenues and operating expenses are presented within the discussion of these respective items included within this Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following tables reflect the exchange rates used to translate the foreign entities respective local currency results into United States dollars as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017:
 September 30, 2018 December 31, 2017
United States dollar per Australian dollar$0.72
 $0.78
United States dollar per British pound$1.30
 $1.35
United States dollar per Canadian dollar$0.77
 $0.80
United States dollar per Euro$1.16
 $1.20
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2018 2017 2018 2017
United States dollar per Australian dollar$0.73
 $0.79
 $0.76
 $0.77
United States dollar per British pound$1.30
 $1.31
 $1.35
 $1.28
United States dollar per Canadian dollar$0.77
 $0.80
 $0.78
 $0.77
United States dollar per Euro$1.16
 $1.17
 $1.19
 $1.11
ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, there were no material changes to2019, we settled certain of our British pound forward contracts, which had notional amounts totaling £120.0 million and received cash proceeds of $26.1 million. In addition, we settled our cross-currency swap agreements, which had notional amounts totaling A$248.9 million, and received cash proceeds of €17.0 million (or $19.3 million at the Quantitativeexchange rate on June 30, 2019).
In June 2019, we entered into two new cross-currency swap agreements designated as a fair value hedges and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk previously disclosed in our 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-Ka cross-currency swap designated as a net investment hedge (see Note 8,6, Derivative Financial Instruments, to our Consolidated Financial Statements set forth in "Part I Item 1. Financial Statements" of this quarterly report).

ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures — We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of SeptemberJune 30, 20182019. Based upon that evaluation and subject to the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting — There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as the term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
From time to time, we are a defendant in certain lawsuits and a party to certain arbitrations resulting from our operations in the ordinary course, as the nature of our business exposes us to the potential for various claims and litigation, including those related to property damage, personal injury, freight loss, labor and employment, environmental and other matters. We maintain insurance policies to mitigate the financial risk associated with such claims. Management believes there are adequate provisions in the financial statements for any probable liabilities that may result from disposition of the pending lawsuits and arbitrations. However, any material changes to pending litigation or a catastrophic rail accident or series of accidents involving material freight loss or property damage, personal injuries or environmental liability or other claims or disputes that are not covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.
In November 2014, we received a notice from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting information under the Clean Water Act related to the discharge of crude oil as a result of a derailment of an Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway LLC (AGR) freight train in November 2013 in the vicinity of Aliceville, Alabama. In May 2018, the EPA notified the AGR of a maximum civil payment penalty of up to $14.1 million, based on the amount of oil allegedly discharged and other relevant factors considered under the applicable regulation. The evaluation of our defenses, settlement options and applicable insurance is ongoing.
We have also been involved in several arbitrations related to contractual disputes that are not covered by insurance, which were resolved duringAlthough the three months ended September 30, 2018. In March 2017, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) initiated arbitration against several of our subsidiariescleanup associated with freight revenue factors (or divisions) under certain operating agreementsthis derailment is substantially complete, the civil penalty associated with leased railroads. During the three months ended September 30, 2018, a final award was issuedcontamination is subject to further discussion and potential litigation.
Management believes there are adequate provisions in the CSXT arbitrationfinancial statements for any probable liabilities that denied CSXT’s requestmay result from disposition of the pending lawsuits and the aforementioned EPA matter. Based upon currently available information, we do not believe it is reasonably possible that any such lawsuit or matter would be material to reduce freight revenue factors and resolved the related contractual disputes with noour results of operations or have a material impactadverse effect on our subsidiaries. The previously disclosed arbitration related to the AGR’s collection of approximately $13 million of liquidated damages under a volume commitment contract with a customer was also favorably resolved during the three months ended September 30, 2018, and all outstanding amounts due to the AGR, plus interest, were collected in October 2018.financial position or liquidity.
ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS.
For a discussion of our potential risks or uncertainties, please see Risk Factors in Part I Item 1A of the Company's 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ThereExcept for the risks described below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the 20172018 Annual Report.
There are risks and uncertainties associated with the proposed merger.
On July 1, 2019, G&W entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), by and among G&W, DJP XX, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Parent), and MKM XXII Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into G&W (the Merger) with G&W surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The proposed Merger will result in G&W becoming a privately-held company.
Completion of the proposed Merger is subject to various conditions, including, among others, (i) the adoption of the Merger Agreement by holders of 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of G&W’s common stock, (ii) the absence of any law, injunction or other order that prohibits the consummation of the Merger, (iii) the approval or authorization of, or exemption by, the Surface Transportation Board, (iv) receipt of other antitrust and regulatory approvals, including approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and (v) other customary closing conditions, including the accuracy of each party’s representations and warranties and each party’s compliance with its covenants and agreements contained in the Merger Agreement (subject in the case of this clause (v) to certain materiality qualifiers). We cannot provide any assurance that these conditions will be met or waived, or that we will be able to successfully consummate the proposed Merger as provided for under the Merger Agreement, or at all.
In this regard, we face risks and uncertainties due both to the pendency of the proposed Merger as well as the potential failure to consummate the proposed Merger, including:
the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give us or Parent the right to terminate the Merger Agreement;
the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against us with respect to the proposed Merger;
the risk that we may not obtain the required stockholder approval on the expected schedule or at all;
the ability to obtain regulatory approvals and satisfy other closing conditions to the proposed Merger in a timely manner or at all, including the risk that regulatory approvals required for the proposed Merger are not obtained or are obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated;
delay in closing the proposed Merger;

business disruptions from the proposed Merger that may harm our business, including our current plans and operations;
adverse effects on our ability to retain and hire key personnel or maintain relationships with customers or on our operating results and business generally;
the risk that developments with respect to the proposed Merger could have adverse effects on the market price of our common stock;
certain restrictions during the pendency of the proposed Merger that may impact our ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions; and
the risk that G&W will be required to pay Parent a termination fee of $194 million in the event the Merger Agreement is terminated by G&W or Parent under certain circumstances specified in the Merger Agreement, including upon a termination by G&W in connection with G&W’s entry into a superior proposal (which termination fee would be payable even if such superior proposal is not consummated).
In addition, we have incurred, and will continue to incur, significant costs, expenses and fees for professional services and other transaction costs in connection with the proposed Merger, and these fees and costs are payable by us regardless of whether the proposed Merger is consummated.
ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
There were no unregistered sales of equity securities for the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period in 2018
(a) Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased (1)(2)
 
(b) Average Price Paid
per Share (or Unit)
 
(c) Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs (2)
 
(d) Maximum Number
of Shares (or Units)
(or Approximate Dollar Value)
that May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs (2)
July 1 to July 31
 $
 
 $107,676,240
August 1 to August 31481,974
 $87.21
 481,974
 $65,642,994
September 1 to September 30411,731
 $87.76
 411,701
 $29,511,717
Total893,705
 $87.46
 893,675
  
Period in 2019
(a) Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased (1)
 
(b) Average Price Paid
per Share (or Unit)(1)
 
(c) Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs (2)
 
(d) Maximum Number
of Shares (or Units)
(or Approximate Dollar Value)
that May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs (2)
April 1 to April 3092
 $82.00
 
 $335,000,045
May 1 to May 30
 $
 
 $335,000,045
June 1 to June 3015
 $82.00
 
 $335,000,045
Total107
 $82.00
 
  
(1) Of the 893,705The 107 shares acquired in the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018, 30 shares2019 represent common stock acquired by us from our employees who surrendered shares in lieu of cash either to fund their exercise of stock options or to pay taxes on equity awards granted under our Fourth Amended and Restated 2004 Omnibus Plan.
(2) In September 2015,November 2018, the Board of Directors (the Board) authorized the repurchase of up to $300$500 million of our Class A Common Stock and appointed a special committee of the Board to review and approve repurchases proposed by management, which authorization was reaffirmed on by the Board on March 4, 2018.Stock. During the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, we repurchased 893,675did not purchase any shares of our Class A Common Stock under the repurchase program. In connection with entering into the Merger Agreement, we suspended future share repurchases under the repurchase program.

ITEM 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
ITEM 6.EXHIBITS.
For a list of exhibits, see Index to Exhibits in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS
NumberDescription
2.1
*2.2
3.1
*31.1
*31.2
*32.1
*101
The following financial information from Genesee & Wyoming Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL) includes: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
*104
Cover Page Interactive Date File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
*Exhibit filed or furnished with this Report.
The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure, other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.
Exhibit
No.
Description of Exhibits
*3.1
*31.1
*31.2
*32.1
*101The following financial information from Genesee & Wyoming Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) includes: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
*Exhibit filed or furnished with this Report.

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
  GENESEE & WYOMING INC.
    
Date:November 6, 2018August 7, 2019By:
/s/   TIMOTHY J. GALLAGHER
  Name:Timothy J. Gallagher
  Title:
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
    
Date:November 6, 2018August 7, 2019By:
/s/ CHRISTOPHER F. LIUCCI
  Name:Christopher F. Liucci
  Title:
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)




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