Greenbrier is a leading tank car solutions provider. We have over 40 tank car designs and have built over 125,000 worldwide. In North America, we have 3 certified tank car manufacturing locations, 3 certified repair shops and manage over 36,000 tank cars.
Carrying vegetable oil, caustic soda, asphalt, corn syrup, fertilizer, molten sulfur, sulfuric acid, glycol and hydrochloric acid.
LEARN MOREUses include hauling liquefied petroleum gas, chlorine, anhydrous ammonia, vinyl chloride monomer and ethylene oxide.
Learn MoreGeneral purpose tank cars
Specifications: DOT 103, DOT 111, AAR 201, AAR 211
15,700 gallon molten sulfur tank car
19,600 gallon corn syrup tank car
20,500 gallon fertilizer tank car
23,600 gallon general service flammable chemical tank car
25,600 gallon general service flammable chemical tank car
29,000 gallon general service tank car
29,300 gallon vegetable oil tank car
Pressure tank cars
Specifications: DOT 105, DOT 111, DOT 112
13,900 gallon sulfuric acid tank car
15,000 gallon sulfuric acid tank car
15,200 gallon sulfuric acid tank car
18,000 gallon chlorine pressure tank car
20,800 gallon hydrochloric acid tank car
22,480 gallon hydrochloric acid tank car
23,600 gallon general service flammable chemical tank car
25,600 gallon general service flammable chemical tank car
33,600 gallon propylene gas pressure tank car
34,300 gallon anhydrous ammonia pressure tank car
General purpose tank cars
Specifications: DOT 105, DOT 112, DOT 117
18,400 gallon sodium hydroxide tank car
21,000 gallon ethylene glycol tank car
23,500 gallon asphalt tank car
23,500 gallon diesel exhaust fluid tank car
25,800 gallon VCM pressure tank car
28,600 gallon crude oil tank car
30,500 gallon ethanol tank car
33,600 gallon LPG tank car
33,700 gallon LPG pressure tank car
Greenbrier Management Services (GMS) is the industry’s most comprehensive railcar management solutions provider. We help power Class I railroads, lessors, industrial shippers and financial investors by combining our technological innovations, stream-lined processes and a workforce like no other. These services are available a la carte or bundled.
Our tank cars are specially designed and built to safely transport essential commodities. Here is an overview of our tank cars.
Greenbrier has three experienced tank car repair locations: Finley, WA, Omaha, NE and Cleburne, TX. Each holds M-1002 tank car certification and M-1003 QA certification.
The Greenbrier Companies has developed the award winning Virtual Sample Railcar™ (VSR)*, remotely bringing you into the plant to inspect the quality of a sample railcar from the convenience of your own conference room. Designed around optimizing our customers’ experience, this service gives you full access to your sample railcar while reducing your travel time and cost.
* The Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers (CARS) awarded Greenbrier Companies their 2020 Innovation Award for our Virtual Sample Railcar events. Progressive Railroading 2021 Reader’s Choice Award for New Product.