Webcast Alert: The Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Annual Shareholders Meeting

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — (GBX)

    What:    Annual Shareholders Meeting Webcast

    When:    2:00 p.m. PST

    Where:   http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=54633

    How:     Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the
             address above.

    Contact: Mark Rittenbaum, 503-684-7000
             One Centerpointe Drive Suite 200
             Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035
             www.gbrx.com

Greenbrier (www.gbrx.com), headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad industry. The Company builds new railroad freight cars in its three manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Mexico and marine barges at its U.S. facility. It also repairs and refurbishes freight cars and provides wheels and railcar parts at 39 locations across North America. Greenbrier builds new railroad freight cars and refurbishes freight cars for the European market through both its operations in Poland and various subcontractor facilities throughout Europe. Greenbrier owns approximately 9,000 railcars, and performs management services for approximately 138,000 railcars.

Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast:

The Windows Media Player software, downloadable free from

http://www.microsoft.com and at least a 56Kbps connection to the Internet.

If you experience problems listening to the webcast, send an E-mail to: webcast@multivu.com.

SOURCE Greenbrier Companies