UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 2)* GENESEE & WYOMING INC. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, Class A (Title of Class of Securities) 371559105 (CUSIP Number) Sepbember 30, 2003 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed: |X| Rule 13d-1(b) |_| Rule 13d-1(c) |_| Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP NO. 371559105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Palisade Capital Management, L.L.C. 22-3330049 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New Jersey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 630,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY N/A ----------------------------------------------------------------- EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING 630,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 630,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A |_| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 4.74% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! -2- Item 1. (a) Name Of Issuer: Genessee & Wyoming Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 66 Field Point Road, Greenwich, CT 06830. Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: Palisade Capital Management, L.L.C. (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: One Bridge Plaza, Suite 695, Fort Lee, NJ 07024 (c) Citizenship: New Jersey (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, Class A (e) CUSIP Number: 371559105 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to ss.ss.240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); (b) |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); (c) |_| Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c); (d) |_| Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8); (e) |X| An investment adviser in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) |_| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) |_| A parent holding company or control person in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); -3- (h) |_| A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); (i) |_| A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3); (j) |_| Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). Item 4. Ownership. (a) Amount beneficially owned: 630,000 (b) Percent of Class: 4.74% (c) Number of shares as to which the person has: (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 630,000 (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote N/A (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 630,000 (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of N/A Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof, the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X]. Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. N/A. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company. N/A -4- Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. N/A Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. N/A Item 10. Certification. By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. October 29, 2003 ---------------- Date /s/ Steven E. Berman -------------------- Steven E. Berman, Member Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001) -5-