Type: Public
On the web: http://www.gbrx.com
Employees: 6,032
Employee growth: 43.8%

Greenbrier's recipe for surf and turf: equal parts designing, manufacturing, and marketing railroad freight car equipment in North America and Europe; one part producing ocean-going marine barges for North America; and a dash of wheel services, railcar refurbishment and parts, leasing, and other transportation industry services. Through its three business segments, Greenbrier produces 100-ton-capacity boxcars; intermodal and conventional railcars; center-partition, flat, and tank cars; and marine vessels. Its Leasing & Services unit manages a fleet of about 8,000 railcars. The company derives more than 85% of its sales from the US.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending August, 2011:
Sales: $1,243.3M
One year growth: 62.6%
Net income: $6.5M
Income growth: 51.2%

Officers:
Chairman: Benjamin R. Whiteley
President, CEO, and Director: William A. (Bill) Furman
EVP and CFO: Mark J. Rittenbaum

Competitors:
ACF Industries
GATX
Trinity Industries

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