Greenbrier Declares Quarterly Dividend of $.08 Per Share

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Greenbrier Companies NYSE: GBX announced today a quarterly cash dividend of $.08 per share, payable on May 13, 2008 to stockholders of record as of April 23, 2008.

Greenbrier (http://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.