LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. [NYSE:GBX] invites interested shareholders and other stakeholders to listen to its annual meeting of shareholders live over the internet on Wednesday, January 9^th, at 2:00 p.m. PST.

Listeners can access the call from the Greenbrier website at www.gbrx.com.  To register for or access the webcast, click on the announcement shown on the home page of the Greenbrier website.  The webcast will be archived for 30 days.

Greenbrier, (www.gbrx.com), headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad industry. Greenbrier builds new railroad freight cars in its four manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Mexico and marine barges at its U.S. facility. It also repairs and refurbishes freight cars and provides wheels and railcar parts at 39 locations across North America. Greenbrier builds new railroad freight cars and refurbishes freight cars for the European market through both its operations in Poland and various subcontractor facilities throughout Europe. Greenbrier owns approximately 10,000 railcars, and performs management services for approximately 221,000 railcars.

SOURCE The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (GBX)