Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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 & CAO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.,, ONE CENTERPOINTE DRIVE, SUITE 200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/24/2017
(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 10/24/2017   M   7,256 (1) A $ 0 26,726 I By Reliance Trust Company as Trustee for Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Employees
Common stock - GBX               2,290 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) 10/24/2017   M     4,250 (3)   (3)   (3) Common Stock 4,250 $ 0 19,088 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 & CAO  

Signatures

 /s/ Adrian J. Downes By Feng C. Grove Attorney-in-fact   10/26/2017
**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 May 22, 2015, the Reporting Person was awarded 4,250 performance-based restricted stock units ("RSUs"), including 2,125 RSUs subject to vesting based on the Issuer's achievement of adjusted EBITDA performance objectives and 2,125 RSUs subject to vesting based on the issuer's achievement of ROE performance objectives. The issuer achieved performance at between target and stretch levels against the adjusted EBITDA performance objective and the ROE performance objectives, resulting in the Reporting Person being entitled to receive the number of shares of the Company's common stock equal to 168.4% and 173.0% of the adjusted EBITDA and ROE RSUs awarded to the Reporting Person, respectively. Accordingly, 7,256 shares of the Company's common stock were issued to the Reporting Person as of the determination date, October 24, 2017.
(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 May 22, 2015, 4,250 RSUs vested on October 24, 2017.

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