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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DOWNES ADRIAN J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GREENBRIER COMPANIES INC [GBX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.,, ONE CENTERPOINTE DRIVE, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/23/2018 (Street) LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97035 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common stock - GBX 10/23/2018   M   7,210 (1) A $ 0 37,435 I By Reliance Trust Company as Trustee for Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Employees Common stock - GBX               3,051 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

10/23/2018

M

6,250 (3)

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

6,250

$ 0

15,629

D

Restricted Stock Units

(2)

10/23/2018

A

6,000

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

6,000

$ 0

21,629

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DOWNES ADRIAN J C/O THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC., ONE CENTERPOINTE DRIVE, SUITE 200 LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97035			SVP & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Adrian J. Downes By Feng C. Grove Attorney-in-fact		10/25/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On March 30, 2016, the Reporting Person was awarded 6,250 performance-based restricted stock units ("RSUs"), including 3,125 RSUs subject to vesting based on the Issuer's achievement of adjusted EBITDA performance objectives and 3,125 RSUs subject to vesting based on the Issuer's achievement of ROE performance objectives. The Issuer achieved performance between target(goal) and stretch levels against the adjusted EBITDA performance objective and between threshold and target(goal) levels against the ROE performance objective, resulting in the Reporting Person being entitled to receive the number of shares of the Company's common stock equal to 163.1% and 67.6% of the adjusted EBITDA and ROE RSUs awarded to the Reporting Person, respectively. Accordingly, 7,210 shares of the Company's common stock were issued to the Reporting Person as of the determination date, October 23, 2018.
(2)	Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of GBX common stock.
(3)	Pursuant to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated March 30, 2016, 6,250 RSUs vested on October 23, 2018.
(4)	One-half of the RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on October 23, 2019 and the remaining one-half vest based upon achievement of performance criteria. Vested shares will be delivered to the Reporting Person on the anniversary dates of the grant or upon a determination that the performance criteria have been met.

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