Press Releases

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that it intends to offer $175 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2015. The notes will be unsecured and will be guaranteed by certain of...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that, in conjunction with the filing of a prospectus supplement, it has reached a settlement that resolves all issues and litigation with the Estate of...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that it has filed a prospectus supplement to offer 4,500,000 shares of its common stock. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the sale of 3,000,000...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that is has received $125 million in new orders for 1,300 new railcars and two oceangoing marine vessels. The railcar orders, valued at $100 million,...

Highlights * Net earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2005 were $4.8 million, or $.31 per diluted share, more than double the net earnings of $2.2 million, or $.15 per diluted share, for the...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today a quarterly cash dividend of $.06 per share, payable on May 4, 2005 to stockholders of record as of April 13, 2005. The Greenbrier Companies...

The Greenbrier Companies invites interested shareholders and other stakeholders to listen to its second fiscal quarter financial results conference call live, either over the Internet or via dial in.

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that its Gunderson Rail Services subsidiary has acquired from GE two railcar repair facilities located in Dothan, AL and Hodge, LA. GE will provide...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today the appointment of Alejandro Centurion as Managing Director of its Gunderson-Concarril manufacturing facility and Chief Country Representative in Mexico...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that it has received recent orders for nearly 5,000 railcars valued at approximately $260 million. The orders, principally for production in North America,...

The Greenbrier Companies today issued the following statement regarding the death on Friday of Alan James. Mr. James, who was 74, had been associated with the company since 1974 as a co-founder,...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today a correction to the record date for its quarterly dividend payment. The quarterly cash dividend of $.06 per share is payable on February 16, 2005 to...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today a quarterly cash dividend of $.06 per share, payable on February 16, 2005 to stockholders of record as of January 16, 2005. The Greenbrier Companies...

Highlights -- Net earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 were $5.4 million, or $.35 per diluted share, up 29% from the net earnings of $4.2 million, or $.28 per diluted share, for the first...

The Greenbrier Companies invites interested shareholders and other stakeholders to listen to its annual meeting of shareholders live over the Internet on Tuesday, January 11th at 2:00 p.m. PST....

Joyce N. and William A. Furman as Trustees for the Furman Charitable Remainder Unitrust announced today the distribution of 375,000 shares of Greenbrier Companies' stock with an estimated value in...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that its public float has increased by up to 12%, or 750,000 shares, following the recent stock distributions to charities by two trusts established by the...

The Greenbrier Companies invites interested shareholders and other stakeholders to listen to its first fiscal quarter financial results conference call live, either over the Internet or via dial...

The Greenbrier Companies today disclosed that Alan James, a director and former chairman, has asserted in a letter to the Board of Directors on December 13 that certain directors or officers of...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that it has entered into two separate agreements for long-term cooperation with the Chinese rail car manufacturer Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works (ZRSW),...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that it now owns 100% of Greenbrier-Concarril, the builder of railroad freight cars at a plant located in Sahagun, Mexico. Greenbrier has acquired...

The Greenbrier Companies today reported results for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended August 31, 2004. Highlights Financial Performance: For its fiscal fourth quarter, the Company...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today a quarterly cash dividend of $.06 per share, payable on December 15, 2004 to stockholders of record as of November 19, 2004. The Greenbrier Companies...

The Greenbrier Companies invites interested shareholders and other stakeholders to listen to its fourth quarter and fiscal year end financial results conference call live over the Internet on...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that on Wednesday, November 3, 2004, the Company will be presenting at the BB&T Capital Markets' Logistics & Transportation Conference held at The New York...

The Greenbrier Companies today announced the election of Benjamin R. Whiteley as chairman of its Board of Directors. Mr. Whiteley, who is an independent director, succeeds Alan James, whose...

In response to published comments attributed to dissident Board member and shareholder, Alan James, The Greenbrier Companies reaffirmed today the procedure by which Donald A. Washburn was recently...

With more than 30,000 workers in the Portland Metropolitan Area and a payroll of over $1.3 billion, the Metals Manufacturing Industry is critical to the continued growth and vitality of our...

The Greenbrier Companies today announced the election of Donald A. Washburn, to the Company's Board of Directors. Greenbrier's Board of Directors now includes eight members, and Mr. Washburn's...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that its Gunderson Marine division in Portland, Oregon, has received an order from Sause Bros. for an 87,000-barrel double-hull oceangoing oil barge. The...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that is has received an order for 1,100 double-stack intermodal wells from TTX Company for delivery in fiscal 2005 and 2006. The value of the orders, which...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today it plans to defend vigorously a lawsuit it believes is "baseless" and "without merit." The Company said that the complaint filed by Greenbrier's chairman,...

Highlights * Net earnings for the third quarter were $6.4 million, or $.42 per diluted share, equal to net earnings for the entire first half of fiscal 2004. Third quarter earnings are double the...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that its Board of Directors has adopted a stockholder rights plan. The rights plan, which is similar in design to plans adopted by more than 2,200 publicly...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today a quarterly cash dividend of $.06 per share, payable on August 19, 2004 to stockholders of record as of July 26, 2004. The Greenbrier Companies...

The Greenbrier Companies invites interested shareholders and other stakeholders to listen to its third quarter financial results conference call live over the Internet on Wednesday, July 14th at...

The Iraqi Coalition Provisional Authority has made an award of an order for 240 railroad container flat platforms to be built by The Greenbrier Companies' Polish manufacturing operation, Wagony...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that it has received orders for nearly 7,000 railcars valued at approximately $400 million. The orders, received in May and June 2004, are principally for...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that on Wednesday, May 12, 2004, the Company will be presenting at the MKG Financial Quarterly Review held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Portland, Oregon....

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that on Tuesday, May 11, 2004, the Company will be presenting at the Bear Stearns Global Transport Conference held at the Bear Stearns headquarters in New...

The Greenbrier Companies today announced a final settlement, with a favorable outcome, to patent infringement litigation initiated by a competitor, National Steel Car (NSC) against Greenbrier and...

Highlights -- Revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2004 grew to $167 million, up 40% from $119 million in the prior year's second quarter, and up 23% from $135 million in the first quarter of...

The Greenbrier Companies invites interested shareholders and other stakeholders to listen to its second quarter financial results conference call live over the Internet on Wednesday, April 14th at...

Lake Oswego, Oregon, January 13, 2004 – Highlights Strong performance in both North America and Europe drove profitability for the first fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2003. Net earnings for...

Highlights -- Strong performance in both North America and Europe drove profitability for the fourth quarter and year. -- Net earnings for the fourth quarter ended August 31, 2003 were $3.3...

Greenbrier Management Services, a division of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. and The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF), a subsidiary of Burlington Northern Santa Fe...

The Greenbrier Companies invites interested shareholders and other stakeholders to listen to its fourth quarter and fiscal year end financial results conference call live over the Internet on...

Ohio Castings Company, LLC, a joint venture between The Greenbrier Companies , ACF Industries Holding Corporation, and ASF-Keystone, today announced it has reached agreement with ASF to acquire...

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that its Gunderson Marine division in Portland, Oregon has received orders for three oceangoing deck cargo barges valued at approximately $25 million....

The Greenbrier Companies announced today that, subsequent to its third fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2003, its European operations have received orders for over 500 new freight wagons (railcars)...