We Are A Leading Tank Car Solutions Provider

Greenbrier’s tank cars are purpose-built for safety, reliability and maintainability. From food-grade products to materials poisonous by inhalation, we have a solution that meets your transportation needs.

We have more than 40 tank car designs and have built over 125,000 worldwide. We also manage more than 80,000 tank cars in North America.

Is your tank car impacted by recent regulatory changes?

You can rest assured our team is at the forefront of new and developing regulatory changes. We are advocates for safety and reliability, investing time in industry activities and rulemaking to achieve balanced, performance-based regulations and industry standards that will benefit your fleet.

Safe and Reliable Tank Cars You Can Trust

Our general purpose agricultural tank cars are used to haul a variety of fertilizer, oil and syrup commodities.

Specifications: DOT 103, DOT 111, AAR 201, AAR 211

13900 Gallon Sulfuric Acid Tank Car
19,600 Gallon Corn Syrup Tank Car
  • 19,600 gallon capacity
  • Operates at 286,000 lbs gross rail load
  • Built to either a DOT 111 or AAR 211 specification
  • Designed for corn syrup and other like commodities
  • Meets AAR 211A100W1 specifications
  • Various options for loading/unloading valve configurations
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205,000 Gallon Tank Car
20,500 Gallon Fertilizer Tank Car
  • 20,500 gallon capacity
  • Operates at 286,000 lbs gross rail load
  • Built to either a DOT 111 or AAR 211 specification
  • Designed for various non-regulated commodities
  • Various options for loading/unloading valve configurations
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205,000 Gallon Tank Car
29,000 Gallon General Service Tank Car
  • 29,000 gallon capacity
  • Operates at 286,000 lbs gross rail load
  • Built to a DOT 111 specification
  • Designed for various DOT regulated commodities
  • Available coiled and insulated
  • Meets DOT 111A100W1 specification
  • Various options for loading/unloading valve configurations
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29,300 Gallon Vegetable Oil Tank Car
  • 29,300 gallon capacity
  • Operates at 286,000 lbs gross rail load
  • Built to either a DOT 111 or AAR 211 specification
  • Designed for various non-regulated commodities
  • Coiled and insulated
  • Meets AAR 211A100W1 specification
  • Fiberglass insulation between tank and jacket
  • Various options for loading/unloading valve configurations
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Safely haul flammable or hazardous chemicals in pressurized or unpressurized containers.

Specifications: DOT 105, DOT 111, DOT 112, DOT 117 and AAR 211

15,700 Gallon Molten Sulfur Tank Car
15,700 Gallon Molten Sulfur Tank Car
  • 15,700 gallon capacity
  • Operates at 286,000 lbs gross rail load
  • Designed for molten sulfur
  • Built to either a DOT 111 or AAR 211 specification
  • Fiberglass insulation between tank and jacket
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13900 Gallon Sulfuric Acid Tank Car
33,600 Gallon Propylene Gas Pressure Tank Car
  • 33,600 gallon capacity
  • Operates at 286,000 lbs gross rail load
  • Designed for propylene gas and other like commodities
  • Built to a DOT 112J400W specification
  • Internal tank pressure of 400 PSI
  • Various options for loading/unloading valve configurations
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Designed for a variety of energy-related liquids and gasses, our energy tank cars ensure safe transport of flammable or explosive commodities.

Specifications: DOT 105, DOT 112, DOT 117

13900 Gallon Sulfuric Acid Tank Car
21,000 Gallon Ethylene Glycol Tank Car
  • 21,000 gallon capacity
  • Operates at 286,000 lbs gross rail load
  • Designed for petrochemical and specialty chemical products
  • Meets AAR 211 standards
  • Non-insulated and non-coiled
  • Various options for loading/unloading valve configurations
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13900 Gallon Sulfuric Acid Tank Car
23,500 Gallon Asphalt Tank Car
  • 23,500 gallon capacity
  • Operates at 286,000 lbs gross rail load
  • Designed for various DOT regulated commodities
  • Meets DOT 111A100W1 specification
  • Various options for loading/unloading valve configurations
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13900 Gallon Sulfuric Acid Tank Car
25,800 Gallon VCM Pressure Tank Car
  • 25,800 gallon capacity
  • Operates at 286,000 lbs gross rail load
  • Designed for vinyl chloride (VCM)
  • Meets DOT 105 specifications
  • Fiberglass insulation bonded to thermal ceramic blanket
  • Various options for loading/unloading valve configurations
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30,600 Gallon Ethanol Tank Car
28,600 Gallon Crude Oil Tank Car
  • 28,600 gallon capacity
  • Designed for various flammable commodities
  • Meets DOT 117J100W specification
  • Fiberglass insulation bonded to thermal ceramic blanket
  • Various options for loading/unloading valve configurations
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30,600 Gallon Ethanol Tank Car
30,600 Gallon Ethanol Tank Car
  • 30,600 gallon capacity
  • Designed for ethanol and other like commodities
  • Meets DOT 117J100W specification
  • Covered with thermal ceramic blanket
  • Various options for loading/unloading valve configurations
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13900 Gallon Sulfuric Acid Tank Car
33,600 Gallon LPG Tank Car
  • 33,600 gallon capacity
  • Designed for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
  • Operates at 263,000 lbs gross rail load
  • Built to a DOT 112 specification
  • Built with ceramic fiber thermal protection covering normalized steel
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337,000 Pressure Tank Car
33,700 Gallon LPG Pressure Tank Car
  • 33,600 gallon capacity
  • Designed for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
  • Operates at 263,000 lbs gross rail load
  • Built to a DOT 112 specification
  • Internal tank pressure of 340 PSI
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Designed for a variety of chloro-alkali liquids, such as chlorine, hydrochloric acid, and sodium hydroxide solutions.

Specifications: DOT 105, DOT 111

Tank Car Manufacturing and Repair

Our North American tank car manufacturing and repair locations have M-1002 tank car and M-1003 QA certification.

Tank Car Phase Out Schedule

The Department of Transportation has released new rules impacting the design and construction of tank cars. Depending on your commodity type, your existing tank cars may need to be retrofitted or replaced in the coming years.

We can help.

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