GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP /NY/
8-K, 1994-08-12
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
 
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
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        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 12, 1994
 
                  GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
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           New York                        2-54754                        36-2827991
 (State or other jurisdiction            (Commission                   (I.R.S. employer
      of incorporation)                  file number)                identification no.)
          500 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois                         60661
           (Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)
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       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (312) 621-6200
 
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ITEM 7. (FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS)
 
     The following documents are being filed in connection with, and
incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No.
33-48475) of General American Transportation Corporation ("GATC"), declared
effective on July 31, 1992 and the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No.
33-52301) of GATC, declared effective on February 25, 1994.
 
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        1         -- Form of Underwriting Agreement between GATC and the Underwriters named
                     therein.
       4.1        -- Form of Pass Through Trust Supplement No. 3 between GATC and the Pass
                     Through Trustee relating to the Pass Through Certificates.
       4.2        -- Form of Trust Indenture and Security Agreement between the Owner Trustee
                     and the Indenture Trustee relating to the Equipment Notes.
       4.3        -- Form of Equipment Note to be issued by the Owner Trustee (included in
                     Exhibit 4.2).
       4.4        -- Form of Participation Agreement among GATC, the Owner Trustee, the Owner
                     Participant, the Indenture Trustee and the Pass Through Trustee.
       4.5        -- Form of Equipment Lease Agreement between GATC and the Owner Trustee
                     relating to the Equipment Notes.
       4.6        -- Form of Trust Agreement between the Owner Trustee and the Owner
                     Participant.
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                                   SIGNATURES
 
     PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE
REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
 
                                          GENERAL AMERICAN
                                            TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION
 
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August 12, 1994                                     By:             /s/ MELVIN D. KUSTA
                                                             Melvin D. Kusta
                                                                Controller
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                                                                       EXHIBIT 1

                  GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION
                    PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1994-1
                             UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

Salomon Brothers Inc
8700 Sears Tower
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Morgan Stanley & Co.
 Incorporated
1221 Avenue of the Americas
4th Floor
New York, New York 10020

Dear Sirs:

                                                                  August 9, 1994

      General American Transportation Corporation, a New York corporation (the
"Company"), in connection with the financing of the debt portion of a leveraged
lease transaction in which the Company is lessee, proposes that The First
National Bank of Chicago, as trustee (the "Trustee") of the GATC 1994-1 Pass
Through Trust (the "Pass Through Trust") established under the Pass Through
Trust Agreement, dated as of August 1, 1992 (the "Basic Agreement"), between
the Trustee and the Company, and Supplement No. 3 thereto, dated as of August
9, 1994 (the "Trust Supplement"), between the Trustee and the Company, will
issue and sell $93,425,000 aggregate principal amount of Pass Through
Certificates, Series 1994-1 (the "Pass Through Certificates"),  with the
[interest rate and final distribution date set forth on Schedule A hereto to
you, as underwriters (the "Underwriters").

      As used in this Agreement the terms "Certificateholder," "Equipment,"
"Equipment Notes," "Excepted Property," "Indenture Estate," "Indenture
Supplement," "Indenture Trustee," "Lease," "Lease Supplement," "Lien,"
"Operative Agreements," "Owner Trustee," "Participation Agreement," "Permitted
Liens," "Rent" and "Trust Estate" shall have the meanings attributed to them in
the Trust Indenture and Security Agreement, dated as of August 9, 1994, between
the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee (the "Indenture").  All other
capitalized terms used herein shall, for the purposes hereof, have the meanings
attributed to them in this Agreement.

      The terms which follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the
meanings indicated.  The term "Effective Date" shall mean each date that the
Registration Statement (as hereinafter defined) and any post-effective
amendment or amendments thereto became or become effective.  "Execution Time"
shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by
the parties hereto.  The "Basic Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus referred
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to in paragraph (a) below contained in the Registration Statement at the
Effective Date.  "Preliminary Final Prospectus" shall mean any preliminary
prospectus supplement to the Basic Prospectus which describes the Pass Through
Certificates and the offering thereof and is used prior to filing of the Final
Prospectus, together with the Basic Prospectus.  "Final Prospectus" shall mean
the prospectus supplement relating to the Pass Though Certificates that is
first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time, together with the
Basic Prospectus.  "Registration Statement" shall mean the registration
statement referred to in paragraph (a) below, including incorporated documents,
exhibits and financial statements, as amended at the Execution Time (or, if not
effective at the Execution Time, in the form in which it shall become
effective) and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto becomes
effective prior to the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), shall also mean
such registration statement as so amended.  "Rule 405", "Rule 415", "Rule 424"
and "Rule 429" refer to such rules or regulations under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Act").  Any reference herein to the Registration
Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated
by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") on or
before the Effective Date or the issue date of the Basic Prospectus, any
Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be; and
any reference herein to the terms "amend", "amendment" or "supplement" with
respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary
Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and
include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective
Date of the Registration Statement, or, the issue date of the Basic Prospectus,
any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, as the case may be,
deemed to be incorporated therein by reference.  A "Delayed Offering" shall
mean an offering of securities pursuant to Rule 415 which does not commence
promptly after the effective date of a Registration Statement, with the result
that only information required pursuant to Rule 415 need be included in such
Registration Statement at the effective date thereof with respect to the
securities so offered.

      1.    Representations and Warranties.  The Company represents and
warrants to, each Underwriter as set forth below in this Section 1.

      (a)   The Company meets the requirements for the use of Form S-3 under
the Act and has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a registration statement (file number 33-52301) on such Form
including a Basic Prospectus, for the registration under the Act of the
offering and sale of up to $650,000,000 of pass through certificates.  If the
Company may have filed any amendments thereto, or used a Preliminary Final





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Prospectus, each such amendment or Preliminary Final Prospectus has previously
been furnished to the Underwriters.  Such registration statement, as amended,
has become effective.  The offering of the Pass Through Certificates is a
Delayed Offering and, accordingly, it is not necessary that any further
information has been included in an amendment to such Registration Statement
prior to the Effective Date with respect to the Pass-Through Certificates and
the offering thereof required by the Act and the rules thereunder to be
included in the Final Prospectus.  The Company will next file with the
Commission pursuant to Rules 415, 424(b)(2) or (5) and 429 a final supplement
to the form of prospectus included in such Registration Statement relating to
the Pass-Through Certificates and the offering thereof.  As filed, such Final
Prospectus supplement shall include all required information with respect to
the Pass-Through Certificates and the offering thereof and, except to the
extent the Underwriters shall agree in writing to a modification, shall be in
all substantive respects in the form furnished to the Underwriters prior to the
Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall
contain only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond
that contained in the Basic Prospectus and any Preliminary Final Prospectus) as
the Company has advised the Underwriters, prior to the Execution Time, will be
included or made therein.

      (b)   On the Effective Date, the Registration Statement did or will, and
when the Final Prospectus is first filed (if required) in accordance with Rule
424(b) and on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), the Final Prospectus
(and any supplements thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act, and the respective
rules and regulations thereunder, on the Effective Date, the Registration
Statement did not or will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein not misleading; on the Effective Date
and on the Closing Date, the Basic Agreement and the Trust Supplement did or
will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"), and the rules
thereunder; and, on the Effective Date, the Final Prospectus, if not filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b), did not or will not, and on the date of any filing
pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus (together
with any supplements thereto) will not, include any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no
representations or warranties as to (i) that part of the Registration Statement
which shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility (Form T-1) under the Trust
Indenture Act of the Trustee and (ii) the information contained in or omitted
from the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any supplement
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furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter
specifically for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration
Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto).

      (c)   The consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final
Prospectus or the Final Prospectus present fairly the consolidated financial
position of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the
consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods
specified and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved, except as indicated therein, and the supporting schedules
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly the
information required to be stated therein.

      (d)   The documents incorporated by reference in the Basic Prospectus,
any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, at the time they were
or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and (in the case of any
amendment or supplement to any such document, or any material incorporated by
reference in any document filed with the Commission after the date as of which
this representation is being made) will comply in all material respects with
the requirements of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

      (e)   Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus
or the Final Prospectus, except as otherwise stated therein or contemplated
thereby, there has been no material adverse change in the business, properties,
condition (financial or other), or results of operation of the Company and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole.

      (f)   The Company and each Significant Subsidiary (with such term having
the meaning attributed to it under Rule 405 under the Act) has been duly
incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized, with full
corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as
described in the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the
Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation
and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such
qualification wherein it owns or leases material properties or conducts
material business except in such jurisdictions in which the failure to so
qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the Company taken as a
whole.

      (g)   The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the
Participation Agreement, the Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplement and the
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which the Company is, or is to be, a party, the consummation by the Company of
the transactions herein and therein contemplated, and the compliance by the
Company with the terms hereof and thereof do not and will not conflict with, or
result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a
default under, the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws, as amended, of the
Company or any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company or any of its
subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a
whole, or any provision of applicable law, judgment, order or decree of any
government, governmental instrumentality or court having jurisdiction over the
Company or any of its subsidiaries; and no consent, approval, authorization,
order or license of, or filing with or notice to any government, governmental
instrumentality, regulatory body or authority or court, domestic or foreign, is
required on the part of the Company for the valid authorization, issuance and
delivery of the Pass Through Certificates and the Equipment Notes, the valid
authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement, the Participation Agreement, the Basic Agreement, the Trust
Supplement and the Lease and other Operative Agreements to which the Company
is, or is to be a party, or the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Participation Agreement, the Basic
Agreement, the Trust Supplement and the Lease and other Operative Agreements to
which the Company is, or is to be, a party, except (x) such as are required
under the Act, the Trust Indenture Act and the securities or Blue Sky laws of
the various states and (y) such filings or recordings with the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the Registrar General of Canada under the Railway Act
of Canada as may be required.

      (h)   This Agreement, the Participation Agreement, the Basic Agreement,
the Trust Supplement and the Lease and other Operative Agreements to which the
Company is, or is to be, a party, have each been duly authorized by the Company
and, when executed and delivered by the Company, will constitute valid and
binding obligations of the Company, and the Basic Agreement will have been duly
qualified under the Trust Indenture Act.  On the Closing Date (as hereinafter
defined), the Lease and other Operative Agreements to which the Company is, or
is to be, a party will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the
Company.  The Pass Through Certificates, the Equipment Notes, the Indenture,
the Participation Agreement, the Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplement and the
Lease and other Operative Agreements to which the Company is, or is to be, a
party will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the
Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus and the Final Prospectus.

      (i)   Ernst & Young, who reported on the annual consolidated financial
statements of the Company incorporated by reference in the Registration
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Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, are independent auditors as required
by the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

      (j)   Assuming the due authority of the Trustee to execute, deliver and
carry out the terms of the Basic Agreement and the Trust Supplement, the Pass
Through Certificates, when duly executed, authenticated and delivered by the
Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Basic Agreement, the Trust
Supplement and this Agreement, will be duly issued under the Basic Agreement
and the Trust Supplement, and will constitute valid and binding obligations of
the Trustee; and the holders thereof will be entitled to the benefits of the
Basic Agreement and the Trust Supplement.

      (k)   The Equipment Notes to be issued under the Indenture, when duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee and duly authenticated
by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, will be
duly issued under the Indenture and will constitute valid and binding
obligations of the Owner Trustee; and the holders thereof will be entitled to
the benefits of the Indenture.

      (l)   As of the Closing Date, the Pass Through Certificates will be rated
"A-" by Standard & Poor's Corporation ("S&P") and "A3" by Moody's Investors
Service, Inc. ("Moody's").

      2.    Purchase and Sale.  Subject to the terms and conditions and in
reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company
agrees to cause the Trustee to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter
agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Trustee, at a purchase
price of 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued interest, if any, on
the Pass Through Certificates from August 16, 1994 to the Closing Date, the
principal amount of the Pass Through Certificates set forth opposite such
Underwriter's name in Schedule B hereto.

      As compensation to the Underwriters for their commitment and obligations
hereunder in respect of the Pass Through Certificates, including their
undertaking to offer the Pass Through Certificates for sale to the public, the
Company will pay, or cause to be paid to the Underwriters by the Owner Trustee
pursuant to the Participation Agreement, an amount equal to 0.8% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Pass Through Certificates.  Such payment
shall be made simultaneously with the payment by the Underwriters to the
Trustee of the purchase price of the Pass Through Certificates as specified in
Section 3 hereof.  Payment of such compensation shall be made by Federal funds
check or other immediately available funds to the order of Salomon Brothers
Inc.

      3.    Delivery and Payment.  Delivery of and payment for the Pass Through
Certificates shall be made on the date and at the time and location specified
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may be postponed by agreement between the Underwriters and the Company (such
date and time of delivery and payment for the Pass Through Certificates being
herein called the "Closing Date").  Delivery of the Pass Through Certificates
shall be made to each of the Underwriters' respective accounts at The
Depository Trust Company against payment by the Underwriters of the purchase
price thereof to or upon the order of the Trustee by Federal funds check or
other immediately available funds.  The Pass Through Certificates shall be
registered in such names and in such denominations as each Underwriter may
request not less than three full business days in advance of the Closing Date
or such other date as may be agreed upon.

      The Company agrees to have the Pass Through Certificates available for
inspection, checking and packaging by the Underwriters in New York, not later
than 1:00 p.m. on the business day prior to the Closing Date.

      4.    Offering by Underwriters.  It is understood that, after this
Agreement has been entered into and the Registration Statement becomes
effective, the Underwriters propose to offer the Pass Through Certificates for
sale to the public as set forth in the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final
Prospectus and the Final Prospectus.

      5.    Agreements.  The Company agrees with the Underwriters that:

      (a)   The Company will use its best efforts to cause the Registration
Statement, if not effective at the Execution Time, and any amendment thereof,
to become effective and the Basic Agreement to be qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act.  Prior to the Closing Date, the Company will not file any
amendment of the Registration Statement or supplement to the Final Prospectus
unless the Company has furnished the Underwriters a copy for your review prior
to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which
the Underwriters reasonably object.  Subject to the foregoing sentence, if
filing of the Final Prospectus is required under Rule 424(b), the Company will
cause the Final Prospectus, properly completed, and any supplement thereto to
be filed with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule
424(b) within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence satisfactory
to the Underwriters of such timely filing.  The Company will promptly advise
the Underwriters (i) when the Registration Statement, if not effective at the
Execution Time, and any amendment thereto, shall have become effective, (ii)
when the Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed
(if required) with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), (iii) when, prior to
termination of the offering of the Pass Through Certificates, any amendment to
the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective, (iv) of
any request by the Commission for any amendment of the Registration Statement
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supplement to the Final Prospectus or for any additional information, (v) of
the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement or the institution or threatening of any
proceeding for that purpose, (vi) of the receipt by the Company of any
notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Pass
Through Certificates for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and (vii) during the period when
a prospectus relating to the Pass Through Certificates is required to be
delivered under the Act, of the mailing or the delivery to the Commission for
filing of any document to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act.  The Company
will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order and,
if issued, to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.

      (b)   If at any time when a prospectus relating to the Pass Through
Certificates is required to be delivered under the Act, any event occurs as a
result of which the Final Prospectus as then supplemented would include any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to
amend the Registration Statement or supplement the Final Prospectus to comply
with the Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules and regulations
thereunder, the Company promptly will prepare and file with the Commission,
subject to paragraph (a) of this Section 5, an amendment or supplement which
will correct such statement or omission or an amendment which will effect such
compliance.

      (c)   As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available
to its security holders and to the Underwriters an earnings statement or
statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Act and the applicable rules and regulations
thereunder.

      (d)   The Company will furnish to each Underwriter and the Underwriters'
counsel, without charge, a signed copy of the Registration Statement (including
exhibits thereto and materials incorporated by reference therein) and, so long
as delivery of a prospectus by the Underwriters or a dealer may be required by
the Act, as many copies of the Basic Prospectus, each Preliminary Final
Prospectus and the Final Prospectus and any amendments thereof and supplements
thereto as any Underwriter may reasonably request.

      (e)   The Company will arrange for the qualification of the Pass Through
Certificates for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions as each of you may
designate, will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required for
the distribution of the Pass Through Certificates; provided, however, that the
Company will not be required to file any general consent to service of process
or qualify to do business in any jurisdiction in order to effect such
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      (f)   Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the
Company will not without the Underwriters' prior written consent offer, sell,
or enter into any agreement to sell, any public debt securities registered
under the Act which are substantially similar to the Pass Through Certificates
(other than the Pass Through Certificates).

      (g)   As of the date hereof it is in compliance with all provisions of
Section 1 of Laws of Florida, Chapter 92-198, An Act Relating to Disclosure of
Doing Business with Cuba, and the Company further agrees that if it commences
engaging in business with the government of Cuba or with any person or
affiliate located in Cuba after the date the Registration Statement becomes or
has become effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission or with the
Florida Department of Banking and Finance (the "Department"), whichever date is
later, or if the information reported in the Final Prospectus, if any,
concerning the Company's business with Cuba or with any person or affiliate
located in Cuba changes in any material way, the Company will provide the
Department notice of such business or change, as appropriate, in a form
acceptable to the Department.

      6.    Conditions to the Obligation of the Underwriters.  The
Underwriters' obligation to purchase the Pass Through Certificates shall be
subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of
the Company contained herein as of the Execution Time and the Closing Date, to
the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in any certificates
delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company
of its obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

      (a)   If the Registration Statement has not become effective prior to the
Execution Time, the Registration Statement shall have become effective not
later than (i) 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of determination of
the public offering price, if such determination occurred at or prior to 3:00
p.m., New York City time, on such date or (ii) 12:00 noon on the business day
following the day on which the public offering price was determined, if such
determination occurred after 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date; if
filing of the Final Prospectus, or any supplement thereto, is required pursuant
to Rule 424(b), the Final Prospectus, and any such supplement, shall have been
filed in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); and no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall
have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted
or threatened.

      (b)   The representations and warranties of the Company contained in the
Participation Agreement, the Lease and other Operative Agreements shall be true
and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the
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though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such
date, and the Company shall have delivered to you a certificate, dated the
Closing Date, signed in each case by the President or any Vice President and
its principal financial or accounting officer to the effect that the signers of
such certificate have carefully examined the Participation Agreement, the Lease
and other Operative Agreements, the Registration Statement, the Preliminary
Final Prospectus and the Final Prospectus and that:

            (i)    The representations and warranties of the Company in the
      Participation Agreement, the Lease and the other Operative Agreements, to
      which the Company is, or is to be, a party are true and correct in all
      material respects on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of
      the Closing Date.

          (ii)     The Company has complied with all the agreements and
      satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied on
      or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of the Basic
      Agreement, the Trust Supplement, the Participation Agreement, the Lease
      and the other Operative Agreements, to which the Company is, or is to be,
      a party.

         (iii)     Nothing has come to their attention that would lead either
      of them to believe that the Registration Statement contains any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact
      necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
      circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

      (c)   The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters and the rating
agencies (if so required) the opinion of Ronald J. Ciancio, counsel to the
Company, dated the Closing Date, in form reasonably satisfactory to the
Underwriters, the rating agencies and to Winston & Strawn, special counsel for
the Underwriters, to the effect that:

            (i)    the Company and each Significant Subsidiary has been duly
      incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing
      under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized,
      with full corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct
      its business as described in the Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified
      to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the
      laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification wherein it
      owns or leases material properties or conducts material business, except
      in such jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify would not have a
      material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a
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          (ii)     the Company has the corporate power and authority under New
      York law to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Participation
      Agreement, the Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplement, the Lease and the
      other Operative Agreements to which the Company is, or is to be, a party;

         (iii)     all the outstanding shares of capital stock of each
      Significant Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued
      and are fully paid and nonassessable, and, except as otherwise set forth
      in the Final Prospectus, all outstanding shares of capital stock of each
      Significant Subsidiary are owned by the Company either directly or
      through wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected
      security interest and, to the knowledge of such counsel, after due
      inquiry, any other security interests, claims, liens or encumbrances;

          (iv)     there is no pending or, to the best knowledge of such
      counsel, threatened action, suit or proceeding before any court or
      governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the
      Company or any of its subsidiaries, of a character required to be
      disclosed in the Registration Statement or the Basic Prospectus, any
      Preliminary Final Prospectus or the Final Prospectus which is not
      adequately disclosed, and there is no franchise, contract or other
      document of a character required to be described in the Registration
      Statement or the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus or
      the Final Prospectus, or to be filed as an exhibit, which is not
      described or filed as required;

            (v)    the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement,
      the Participation Agreement, the Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplement,
      the Lease and the other Operative Agreements to which the Company is, or
      is to be, a party, the consummation by the Company of the transactions
      herein and therein contemplated and in the manner herein and therein
      contemplated and compliance by the Company with the terms hereof and
      thereof, do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach by the
      Company of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default
      under its Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, as amended, or any
      indenture or other agreement or instrument known to such counsel to which
      the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound that is material
      to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or any law, rule,
      regulation, judgment or order known to such counsel to be applicable to
      the Company of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency,
      government or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company,
      except that such counsel need express no opinion or belief as to the
      accuracy or completeness of the Registration Statement or Final
      Prospectus except for the opinions expressed in clause





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      (iv) (except that such counsel need not express any opinion as to any
      violation of any such law, rule or regulation, judgment or order (a)
      which does not materially affect the validity of the Equipment Notes or
      the Pass Through Certificates or (b) which reflects conclusions based on
      misrepresentations to, concealment of information from or other
      fraudulent acts perpetrated on such counsel);

          (vi)     each document filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and
      incorporated by reference in the Final Prospectus (except for the
      financial statements, including the notes thereto and related schedules
      and other financial and statistical information included or incorporated
      by reference therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion)
      appeared on its face, as of its respective filing date, to comply as to
      form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act
      and the rules and regulations thereunder; and

         (vii)     assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of the
      Basic Agreement and the Trust Supplement by the Trustee, the Basic
      Agreement and the Trust Supplement constitute valid and binding
      obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms,
      except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
      moratorium or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors'
      rights generally and by general principles of equity.

      (d)   The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters and the rating
agencies (if so required) the opinion of Mayer, Brown & Platt, special counsel
to the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form reasonably satisfactory to the
Underwriters, the rating agencies and to Winston & Strawn, special counsel for
the Underwriters, to the effect that:

            (i)    the Company has been duly incorporated and is validly
      existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the
      jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized, with full corporate
      power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as
      described in the Final Prospectus;

          (ii)     the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement,
      the Participation Agreement, the Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplement,
      the Lease and the other Operative Agreements to which the Company is, or
      is to be, a party, the consummation by the Company of the transactions
      herein and therein contemplated and in the manner herein and therein
      contemplated and compliance by the Company with the terms hereof and
      thereof, do not and will not conflict with, or result in a breach by the
      Company of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default
      under, its Articles of Incorporation or By-laws, as amended;





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         (iii)     the Pass Through Certificates conform in all material
      respects to the description thereof contained in the Final Prospectus,
      and such description conforms in all material respects to the rights set
      forth in the instruments defining the same;

          (iv)     no authorization, approval, consent, order or license of or
      filing with or giving of notice to any government, governmental
      instrumentality, regulatory body or authority or court in the United
      States is required on the part of the Company for the valid
      authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
      Agreement, the Participation Agreement, the Basic Agreement, the Trust
      Supplement, the Lease and other Operative Agreements to which the Company
      is, or is to be, a party, or the consummation by the Company of the
      transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Participation Agreement,
      the Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplement, the Lease and other Operative
      Agreements to which the Company is, or is to be, a party, except (x) such
      as are required under the Act, the Trust Indenture Act and the securities
      or Blue Sky laws of the various states and (y) such filings with the
      Interstate Commerce Commission as may be required;

            (v)    the Registration Statement has become effective under the
      Act; any filing of the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus
      and the Final Prospectus, and any supplements thereto, required pursuant
      to Rule 424(b) has been made in the manner and within the time period
      required by Rule 424(b); the Basic Agreement has become qualified under
      the Trust Indenture Act; to the best knowledge of such counsel, no stop
      order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been
      issued, no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or
      threatened, and the Registration Statement, the Final Prospectus and each
      amendment thereof or supplement thereto (other than the financial
      statements, including the notes thereto, and related schedules and other
      financial and statistical information contained therein as to which such
      counsel need express no opinion) comply as to form in all material
      respects with the applicable requirements of the Act, the Exchange Act
      and the Trust Indenture Act and the respective rules and regulations
      thereunder;

          (vi)     title to the Equipment to be subjected to the Lease will,
      when such Equipment shall have been transferred to the Owner Trustee as
      provided in the Participation Agreement, be validly vested in the Owner
      Trustee, subject to no liens or encumbrances of record at the Interstate
      Commerce Commission except for the Lease and the Indenture;

         (vii)     this Agreement, the Participation Agreement, the Lease, and
      all other Operative Agreements to which the Company





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      is, or is to be, a party have been duly authorized by the Company and, on
      the Closing Date, upon execution and delivery by the parties thereto,
      will be valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against
      the Company in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by
      bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
      affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general
      principles of equity and, except, in the case of the Lease, as limited by
      applicable laws which may affect the remedies provided in the Lease,
      which laws, however, do not in such counsel's opinion make the remedies
      provided in the Lease inadequate for the practical realization of the
      rights and benefits provided thereby and, except, in the case of this
      Agreement, for the indemnification and contribution provisions hereof as
      a result of securities laws or public policy;

        (viii)     the Equipment Notes, the Indenture, the Participation
      Agreement, the Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplement, and the Lease and
      other Operative Agreements (to the extent described therein) conform in
      all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the Final
      Prospectus;

          (ix)     the statements in the Registration Statement and Final
      Prospectus under the headings "Federal Income Tax Consequences", "Certain
      Illinois Taxes" and "ERISA Considerations", to the extent that they
      constitute matters of law or legal conclusions with respect thereto, have
      been prepared or reviewed by such counsel and are correct in all material
      respects;

            (x)    the Company is not an "investment company" or a company
      "controlled" by an "investment company" within the meaning of the
      Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

          (xi)     upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
      Participation Agreement on the Closing Date, the Equipment Notes, when
      duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee and duly
      authenticated by the Indenture Trustee, will constitute valid and binding
      obligations of the Owner Trustee, enforceable against the Owner Trustee
      in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy,
      insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
      enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of
      equity and the holders of the Equipment Notes will be entitled to the
      benefits of the Indenture;

         (xii)     although counsel is not aware of any judicial authority, the
      Pass Through Trust is not required to be registered under the Investment
      Company Act of 1940, as amended;





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        (xiii)     assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of the
      Indenture by the parties thereto, the Indenture will subject the
      Indenture Estate to the security interests created thereby; and

         (xiv)     other than taxes, fees or other governmental charges payable
      by the Trustee in its individual capacity and not upon the trust created
      under the Indenture or the Pass Through Trust, there are no taxes, fees
      or other governmental charges payable under the laws of the State of
      Illinois or any political subdivision thereof in connection with (x) the
      execution and delivery by the Trustee, as Indenture Trustee, of the
      Indenture, the Participation Agreement and the other Operative Agreements
      to which it is a party or (y) the execution and delivery by the Trustee,
      as Pass Through Trustee, of the Basic Agreement and the related Trust
      Supplement and the issuance, execution and delivery of the Pass Through
      Certificates by the Trustee, as Pass Through Trustee, pursuant to the
      Basic Agreement and the Trust Supplement or (z) the issuance,
      authentication and delivery of the Equipment Notes.

Each of Ronald J. Ciancio, counsel to the Company, and Mayer, Brown & Platt,
special counsel to the Company, shall also state that while such counsel has
not checked the accuracy or completeness of the statements contained in the
Registration Statement, in the course of such counsel's review and discussion
of the contents of the Registration Statement with certain officers and
employees of the Company, the Underwriters and their counsel and its
independent accountants, but without independent check or verification, such
counsel has no reason to believe that the Registration Statement or any
amendment thereof (other than the financial statements, including the notes
thereto, and related schedules and other financial and statistical information
contained therein as to which such counsel need express no opinion) at the
Effective Date contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading or that the Final Prospectus, as amended or
supplemented as of the Closing Date (other than the financial statements,
including the notes thereto, and related schedules and other financial and
statistical information contained therein as to which such counsel need express
no opinion), includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.  In rendering the
foregoing opinions, each such counsel may rely as to matters of fact, to the
extent deemed proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company
and public officials.

      (e)   The Underwriters and the rating agencies (if so required) shall
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Bank of Chicago, counsel for The First National Bank of Chicago ("First
Chicago"), individually, as Trustee and Indenture Trustee, an opinion, dated
the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Underwriters, the rating agencies and Winston & Strawn, special counsel for the
Underwriters, to the effect that:

            (i)    First Chicago is a national banking association duly
      organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the
      United States, and, in its individual capacity or as Trustee or Indenture
      Trustee, as the case may be, has full corporate power and authority to
      execute, deliver and carry out the terms of the Indenture, the
      Participation Agreement, the Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplement and
      the other Operative Agreements to which it is, or is to be, a party;

          (ii)     First Chicago, the Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as the
      case may be, has duly authorized, executed and delivered the
      Participation Agreement, the Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplement and
      the Indenture; the Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplement and the
      Participation Agreement constitute the valid and binding obligations of
      First Chicago, the Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be,
      enforceable against First Chicago, the Trustee or the Indenture Trustee,
      as the case may be, in accordance with their respective terms, except as
      enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
      reorganization or other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors'
      rights generally, and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general
      principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in
      a proceeding in equity or at law);

         (iii)     the Pass Through Certificates have been duly authorized and
      validly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered by the Trustee,
      pursuant to the Basic Agreement and the Trust Supplement; and the holders
      of the Pass Through Certificates are entitled to the benefits of the
      Basic Agreement and the Trust Supplement;

          (iv)     the authorization, execution, delivery and performance by
      First Chicago, the Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be,
      of the Indenture, the Participation Agreement, the Basic Agreement, the
      Trust Supplement and the other Operative Agreements to which it is or
      will be party and the consummation of the transactions therein
      contemplated and compliance with the terms thereof and the issuance of
      the Pass Through Certificates thereunder do not and will not result in
      the violation of the provisions of the Articles of Association or By-Laws
      of First Chicago, and do not and will not conflict with, or result in a
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      result in the creation or the imposition of any lien, charge or
      encumbrance upon any property or assets of First Chicago, the Trustee or
      the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, under any indenture, mortgage
      or other agreement or instrument known to such counsel to which the
      Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, is a party or by
      which it or any of its property is bound, or any state or Federal law,
      rule or regulation governing First Chicago's, the Trustee's or the
      Indenture Trustee's banking or trust powers, or of any judgment, order or
      decree known to such counsel to be applicable to First Chicago, the
      Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, of any court,
      regulatory body, administrative agency, government or governmental body
      having jurisdiction of First Chicago, the Trustee or the Indenture
      Trustee or its properties;

            (v)    no authorization, approval, consent, license or order of,
      giving of notice to, registration with, or taking of any other action in
      respect of, any Federal or state governmental authority or agency
      pursuant to any Federal or state law governing the banking or trust
      powers of First Chicago, the Trustee or the Indenture Trustee is required
      for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance by First
      Chicago, the Trustee or the Indenture Trustee of the Indenture, the
      Participation Agreement, the Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplement and
      the other Operative Agreements to which it is or will be a party or the
      consummation of any of the transactions by the Trustee or Indenture
      Trustee contemplated thereby or the issuance of the Pass Through
      Certificates under the Basic Agreement and the Trust Supplement (except
      as shall have been duly obtained, given or taken); and such
      authorization, execution, delivery, performance, consummation and
      issuance do not conflict with or result in a breach of the provisions of
      any such law;

          (vi)     no filing or recording of any document or instrument was or
      is necessary to establish and perfect the security interest created by
      the Indenture in all estate, right, title and interest of the Owner
      Trustee in and to the Lease (and the Lease Supplement) covering the
      Equipment (other than Excepted Property), and to establish and perfect
      the Indenture Trustee's estate, right and interest in and to the
      Equipment on the date of the Indenture, except for such filings with the
      Interstate Commerce Commission as are required; and

         (vii)     assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of the
      Indenture Supplements covering the Equipment by the Owner Trustee, such
      Indenture Supplement will, to the extent that Illinois law is applicable
      thereto and on the basis of the law on the date of the opinion, subject
      the Equipment covered thereby to the security interest created by the
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Such opinion shall be to such further effect with respect to other legal
matters relating to the Indentures, the Participation Agreements, the Basic
Agreement, the Trust Supplement and the other Operative Agreements, to which
First Chicago, the Trustee or the Indenture Trustee is, or is to be, a party,
and the sale of Pass Through Certificates hereunder as counsel for the
Underwriters may reasonably request.  In giving such opinion, the Law
Department of The First National Bank of Chicago (A) may state that no opinion
is expressed as to laws other than the laws of the State of Illinois and
Federal law, (B) may rely as to the opinions expressed in clauses (ii) and
(iii), insofar as they involve matters relating to the laws of the State of New
York, upon the opinions referred to in Section 6(c) and (d) hereof, in which
case the opinion shall state that they believe that they and the Underwriters
are entitled to so rely and (C) may assume as to the opinions expressed in
clause (ii) relating to the Participation Agreement, insofar as they involve
matters relating to the laws of the State of New York, that such Participation
Agreement constitute legal, valid and binding instruments under such laws.

      (f)   The Underwriters shall have received from Winston & Strawn, special
counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date,
with respect to the issuance and sale of the Pass Through Certificates, the
Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplement, the Registration Statement, the Final
Prospectus and other related matters as the Underwriters may reasonably
require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as
they request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters.

      (g)   The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters a certificate
of the Company, signed by the President or any Vice President and the principal
financial officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that
the signers of such certificate have carefully examined the Registration
Statement, the Final Prospectus and this Agreement and that:

            (i)    the representations and warranties of the Company in this
      Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
      Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date and the
      Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the
      conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the
      Closing Date;

          (ii)     no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
      Registration Statement has been issued and, to the Company's knowledge,
      no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened; and

         (iii)     since the date of the most recent financial statements
      included in the Final Prospectus, there has been no material adverse
      change in the business, properties,





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      condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the
      Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising
      from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth
      in or contemplated in the Final Prospectus.

      (h)   At the Execution Time and at the Closing Date, Ernst & Young shall
have furnished to the Underwriters a letter or letters, dated, respectively, as
of the Execution Time and as of the Closing Date, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Underwriters, confirming that they are independent
accountants within the meaning of the Act and the Exchange Act and the
applicable published rules and regulations thereunder and stating in effect
that:

            (i)    in their opinion the audited financial statements and
      financial statement schedules included or incorporated in the
      Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus and reported on by them
      comply in form in all material respects with the applicable accounting
      requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act and the related published
      rules and regulations;

          (ii)     on the basis of a reading of the latest unaudited financial
      statements made available by the Company and its subsidiaries; carrying
      out certain specified procedures (but not an examination in accordance
      with generally accepted auditing standards) which would not necessarily
      reveal matters of significance with respect to the comments set forth in
      such letter; a reading of the minutes of the meetings of the
      stockholders, directors of the Company and standing committees thereof;
      and inquiries of certain officials of the Company who have responsibility
      for financial and accounting matters of the Company and its subsidiaries
      as to transactions and events subsequent to the date of the most recent
      audited financial statements included or incorporated in the Final
      Prospectus, nothing came to their attention which caused them to believe
      that:

                   (1)   any unaudited financial statements included or
            incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus
            do not comply in form in all material respects with applicable
            accounting requirements and with the published rules and
            regulations of the Commission with respect to financial statements
            included or incorporated in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q under
            the Exchange Act; and said unaudited financial statements are not
            in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied
            on a basis substantially consistent with that of the audited
            financial statements included or incorporated in the Registration
            Statement and the Final Prospectus;

                   (2)   with respect to the period subsequent to the date of
            the most recent financial statements (other than





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            any capsule information), audited or unaudited, in or incorporated 
            in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, there were 
            any changes (except for changes occurring in the normal course of 
            business), at a specified date not more than five business days 
            prior to the date of the letter, in the advances to, investments 
            in or receivables from related parties, or in the capital stock or 
            long term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries or any decreases
            in the shareholders' equity of the Company or consolidated net 
            current assets or net assets as compared with the amounts shown on 
            the most recent consolidated balance sheet included or incorporated
            in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, or for the 
            period from the date of the most recent financial statements 
            included or incorporated in the Registration Statement and the 
            Final Prospectus to such specified date there were any decreases, 
            as compared with the corresponding period in the preceding year in 
            net operating revenues or in income before income taxes and net 
            income of the Company and its subsidiaries, except in all instances
            for changes or decreases set forth in such letter; or

                   (3)   the amounts included in any unaudited "capsule"
            information included or incorporated in the Registration Statement
            and the Final Prospectus do not agree with the amounts set forth in
            the unaudited financial statements for the same periods or were not
            determined on a basis substantially consistent with that of the
            corresponding amounts in the audited financial statements included
            or incorporated in the Registration Statement and the Final
            Prospectus; and

         (iii)     they have performed certain other specified procedures as a
      result of which they determined that certain information of an
      accounting, financial or statistical nature (which is limited to
      accounting, financial or statistical information derived from the general
      accounting records of the Company and its subsidiaries) set forth in the
      Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus and in Exhibit 12 to the
      Registration Statement, agrees with the accounting records of the Company
      and it subsidiaries, excluding any questions of legal interpretation.

References to the Final Prospectus in paragraph (h) include any supplement
thereto at the date of the letter.

      (i)   Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the respective
dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the
Final Prospectus there shall not have been (i) any change or decrease specified
in the letters referred to in paragraph (h) of this Section 6 or (ii) any
change,





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or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the
business, properties, condition (financial or other), or results of operation
of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, the effect of which, in
any case referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above, is, in the reasonable
judgment of the Underwriters, so material and adverse as to make it impractical
or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Pass
Through Certificates as contemplated by the Registration Statement and the
Final Prospectus.

      (j)   Subsequent to the Execution Time and prior to the Closing Date,
there shall have been any decrease in the rating of any of the Company's
long-term debt securities by S&P or Moody's or any notice given of any intended
or potential decrease in any such rating or of any review of or possible change
in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change.

      (k)   Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished or
caused to be furnished to the Underwriters and the rating agencies such further
information, certificates, opinions and documents as either Underwriter or the
rating agencies may reasonably request.

      If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been
fulfilled in all material respects when and as provided in this Agreement, or
if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this
Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form
and substance to the Underwriters and your counsel, this Agreement and all your
obligations hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing
Date by the Underwriters.  Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the
Company in writing or by telephone or telegraph confirmed in writing.

      7.    Payment by the Company of Certain Expenses.  Whether or not any
sale of the Pass Through Certificates is consummated, the Company agrees to pay
or cause to be paid all of the Company's expenses incident to the performance
of its obligations under this Agreement, the Basic Agreement and the related
Trust Supplement, including, but not limited to:

            (i)    the preparation, printing and distribution of this
      Agreement, the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the
      Preliminary Final Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and all amendments and
      supplements to the foregoing, the Basic Agreement, the Trust Supplement
      and each of the other Operative Agreements,

          (ii)     the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Pass Through
      Certificates,





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         (iii)     the fees and disbursements of the Company's counsel and
      accountants,

          (iv)     the qualification of the Pass Though Certificates under
      securities or Blue Sky laws in accordance with the provisions of Section
      5(e), including filing fees and the fees and disbursements of your
      counsel in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of
      any Blue Sky memorandum,

          (v)      the fees and expenses of the Trustee and the fees and 
      disbursements of counsel for the Trustee, and

          (vi)     any fees charged by rating agencies for the rating of the
      Pass Through Certificates,

provided, however, that the Company shall be under no obligation to pay or
cause to be paid, the fees and disbursements of your counsel in connection with
item (iv) above, if the sale of the Pass Through Certificates is not
consummated as a result of the breach by the Underwriters of their obligations
hereunder.

      In addition to the foregoing, the Company agrees to pay certain fees and
disbursements of the Underwriters' counsel as agreed in the Participation
Agreement.

      8.    Indemnification and Contribution.  (a) The Company agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers,
employees and agents of each Underwriter and each person who controls any
Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against
any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which
they or any of them may become subject under the Act, the Exchange Act or other
Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement for the
registration of the Pass Through Certificates as originally filed or in any
amendment thereof, or in the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Final Prospectus
or the Final Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or
arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such
indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action, provided, however, that (i) the Company
will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in
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written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter
specifically for inclusion therein, and (ii) such indemnity with respect to the
Basic Prospectus or any Preliminary Final Prospectus shall not inure to the
benefit of any Underwriter (or to the benefit of any person controlling such
Underwriter) if the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability
purchased the Pass Through Certificates which are the subject thereof but did
not receive a copy of the Final Prospectus (or the Final Prospectus as amended
or supplemented), excluding documents incorporated therein by reference, at or
prior to the confirmation of the sale of such Pass Through Certificates, in any
case where (A) such delivery is required by the Act, (B) the untrue statement
or omission of a material fact contained in such Basic Prospectus or
Preliminary Final Prospectus was corrected in the Final Prospectus (or the
Final Prospectus as amended or supplemented) and (C) if a copy of such Final
Prospectus (or Final Prospectus as amended or supplemented) had been so sent or
given, such delivery would have cured the defect giving rise to the claim
asserted by such person.  This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any
liability which the Company may otherwise have.

      (b)   Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the
Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the
meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the
foregoing indemnity from the Company to each Underwriter, but only with
reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the
Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter specifically for inclusion in the
documents referred to in clause (a) of this Section 8.  This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may
otherwise have.  The Company acknowledges that the statements set forth under
the heading "Underwriting" in any Preliminary Final Prospectus and the Final
Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf
of the Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary Final Prospectus or the
Final Prospectus, and the Underwriters confirm that such statements are
correct.

      (c)   Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8
of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under
this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement
thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party (i) will not
relieve it from liability under paragraph (a) or (b) above unless and to the
extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in
the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and
(ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any
obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation
provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above.  The indemnifying party





                                      -23-
<PAGE>   24
shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party's choice at the
indemnifying party's expense to represent the indemnified party in any action
for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall
not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel
retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below);
provided, however, that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party.  Notwithstanding the indemnifying party's election to
appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the
indemnified party shall have the right to employ one separate counsel and one
local counsel for all such indemnified parties in such action, and the
indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such
separate counsel if (i) the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to
represent the indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of
interest, (ii) the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such
action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the
indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal
defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the
indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time
after notice of the institution of such action or (iv) the indemnifying party
shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense
of the indemnifying party.  An indemnifying party will not, without the prior
written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to
the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim,
action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution
may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or
potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise
or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all
liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding.

            (d)    In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or
(b) of this Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an
indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters agree to
contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or
defending same) (collectively "Losses") to which the Company and one or more of
the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
the relative benefits received by the Company and by the Underwriters from the
offering of the Pass Through Certificates; provided, however, that in no case
shall any Underwriter (except as may be provided in any agreement among
underwriters relating to the offering of the Pass Through Certificates) be
responsible for any amount in excess of the underwriting discount or commission
applicable to the Pass





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<PAGE>   25
Through Certificates purchased by such Underwriter hereunder.  If the
allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for
any reason, the Company and the Underwriters shall contribute in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but
also the relative fault of the Company and of the Underwriters in connection
with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall
be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before
deducting expenses), and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed
to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case
as set forth on the cover page of the Prospectus.  Relative fault shall be
determined by reference to whether any alleged untrue statement or omission
relates to information provided by the Company or the Underwriters.  The
Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if
contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of
allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred
to above.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of
the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty
of such fraudulent misrepresentation.  For purposes of this Section 8, each
person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the
Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of an Underwriter
shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person
who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange
Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration
Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to
contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and
conditions of this paragraph (d).

      9.    Termination.  This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the
Underwriters' absolute discretion by notice given to the Company prior to
delivery of and payment for the Pass Through Certificates, if prior to such
time (i) trading in securities of the Company or of GATX Corporation, the
Company's corporate parent (the "Parent"), shall have been suspended by the
Commission, trading in the Parent's securities shall have been suspended by the
New York Stock Exchange or the Chicago Stock Exchange or  trading in securities
generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited
or minimum prices shall have been established on such Exchange, (ii) a banking
moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State
authorities, or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or material
escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national
emergency or war or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial
markets is such as to make it, in the reasonable judgment of the Underwriters,
impracticable to market the Pass Though Certificates.





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<PAGE>   26
      If the sale of the Pass Through Certificates provided for herein is not
consummated because any condition to the Underwriters' obligation set forth in
Section 6 hereof is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to
Section 9 hereof or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of
the Company to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof
other than by reason of a default by any Underwriter, the Company will
reimburse the Underwriters upon demand for all out-of-pocket expenses
(including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been
incurred by each of you in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of
the Pass Through Certificates.

      10.   Representations and Indemnities to Survive.  The respective
agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of
the Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made
pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of
any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any
of the officers, directors or controlling persons referred to in Section 8
hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Pass Through
Certificates.  The provisions of Sections 7 and 8 hereof shall survive the
termination or cancellation of this Agreement.

      11.   Notices.  All communications hereunder will be in writing and
effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Underwriters, will be mailed,
delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to them, at the address specified in
Schedule A hereto; or, if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered or
telegraphed and confirmed to it at 500 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois
60661-3676, Attention: Secretary.

      12.   Successors.  This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the
officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section 8 hereof,
and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder.

      13.   Applicable Law.  This Agreement will be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.





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<PAGE>   27
      If the foregoing is in accordance with each of your understanding of our
agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof,
whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement
between the Company and the Underwriters.

                                        Very truly yours,



                                        GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION
                                          CORPORATION


                                        By ___________________________
                                           Treasurer


The foregoing Agreement is
hereby confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.

SALOMON BROTHERS INC


By __________________________  

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED


By __________________________                                                
<PAGE>   28
                                   SCHEDULE A


PASS THROUGH          AGGREGATE          INTEREST             FINAL 
CERTIFICATE            PRINCIPAL           RATE            DISTRIBUTION
DESIGNATION             AMOUNT                                 DATE  


Series 1994-1         $93,425,000         8.42%           January 1, 2015





Closing Date, Time and Location: August 16, 1994; 9:00 a.m. Chicago time;
Mayer, Brown & Platt, 190 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

Addresses for notices pursuant to Section 11: Salomon Brothers Inc at Seven
World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048 Attention: Legal Department;
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 4th Floor,
New York, New York 10020 Attention: May C. Busch.
<PAGE>   29
                                   SCHEDULE B


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
                                        PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES
 UNDERWRITERS                                TO BE PURCHASED
 ------------                                ---------------
<S>                                          <C>
Salomon Brothers Inc                         $46,713,000


Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated            $46,712,000
                                             -----------


TOTAL                                        $93,425,000
                                             ===========
</TABLE>

<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT 4.1

                             TRUST SUPPLEMENT NO. 3
                           DATED AS OF AUGUST 9, 1994
                                       TO
                               PASS THROUGH TRUST
                                   AGREEMENT
                           DATED AS OF AUGUST 1, 1992





                  GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION
                                      AND
                 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, AS TRUSTEE





                  GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION
                           1994-1 PASS THROUGH TRUST
                 8.42% PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1994-1





<PAGE>   2
                                TRUST SUPPLEMENT

                           DATED AS OF AUGUST 9, 1994


                    PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1994-1





                               Table of Contents





<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SECTION                                       HEADING                                                   PAGE
<S>              <C>                                                                                   <C>
ARTICLE I        THE CERTIFICATES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
                                                                             
  Section 1.01.       The Certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
                                                                             
                                                                             
ARTICLE II       DEFINITIONS   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
                                                                             
  Section 2.01.       Definitions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
                                                                             
                                                                             
ARTICLE III      THE TRUSTEE   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
                                                                             
  Section 3.01.       The Trustee  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
  Section 3.02.       Acceptance by Trustee  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
                                                                             
                                                                             
ARTICLE IV       MISCELLANEOUS   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
                                                                             
  Section 4.01.       Basic Agreement Ratified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
  Section 4.02.       Termination of Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
  Section 4.03.       Governing Law  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
  Section 4.04.       Execution in Counterparts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
                                                                             
Signature  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
</TABLE>                                                                     
                                                                             




<PAGE>   3
                                TRUST SUPPLEMENT
                    PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1994-1


         This Trust Supplement No. 3, dated as of August 9, 1994 (herein called
the "Trust Supplement") between General American Transportation Corporation, a
New York corporation (the "Company"), and The First National Bank of Chicago, a
national banking association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), to the Pass Through
Trust Agreement dated as of August 1, 1992, as supplemented, between the
Company and the Trustee (the "Basic Agreement").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee have heretofore executed and
delivered the Basic Agreement, unlimited as to the aggregate principal amount
of Certificates (unless specified herein capitalized terms used herein without
definition have the respective meanings specified heretofore in the Basic
Agreement) which may be issued thereunder;

         WHEREAS, the Owner Trustee, acting on behalf of the Owner Participant,
will issue, on a non-recourse basis, four Equipment Notes, among other things,
to finance a portion of the purchase price of Equipment purchased by the Owner
Trustee and leased to the Company pursuant to the Lease;

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Basic Agreement
as supplemented by this Trust Supplement (the "Agreement"), the Trustee shall
purchase such Equipment Notes issued by the Owner Trustee of the same tenor as
the Certificates issued thereunder and shall hold such Equipment Notes in trust
for the benefit of the Certificateholders;

         WHEREAS, the Trustee hereby declares the creation of this Trust for
the benefit of the Certificateholders, and the initial Certificateholders as
the grantors of the Trust, by their respective acceptances of the Certificates,
join in the creation of this Trust with the Trustee;

         WHEREAS, all of the conditions and requirements necessary to make this
Trust Supplement, when duly executed and delivered, a valid, binding and legal
instrument in accordance with its terms and for the purposes herein expressed,
have been done, performed and fulfilled, and the execution and delivery of this
Trust Supplement in the form and with the terms hereof have been in all
respects duly authorized;

         WHEREAS, this Trust Supplement is subject to the provisions of the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and shall, to the extent applicable,
be governed by such provision;





<PAGE>   4
         NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein, it is agreed
between the Company and the Trustee as follows:


                                   ARTICLE I
                                THE CERTIFICATES


         Section 1.01.  The Certificates.  There is hereby created a series of
Certificates to be issued under the Agreement to be distinguished and known as
"Pass Through Certificates, Series 1994-1" (hereinafter defined as the "Series
1994-1 Certificates"). Each Certificate represents a Fractional Undivided
Interest in the Trust created hereby.  The terms and conditions applicable to
the Series 1994-1 Certificates are as follows:

         1.      The aggregate principal amount of the Series 1994-1
Certificates that shall be authenticated under the Agreement (except for Series
1994-1 Certificates authenticated and delivered pursuant to Sections 3.03, 3.04
and 3.05 of the Basic Agreement) upon their initial issuance is $93,425,000.

         2.      The Cut-Off Date shall be August 30, 1994.

         3.      The Regular Distribution Dates with respect to any payment of
Scheduled Payments means each January 1 and July 1 commencing July 1, 1995
until payment of all of the Scheduled Payments to be made under the Equipment
Notes have been made.

         4.      The Scheduled Payments shall be as set forth in Exhibit C
hereto.

         5.      The Special Distribution Dates are as follows: with respect to
the prepayment of any Equipment Note, other than pursuant to a refinancing in
accordance with Section 10.2 of the Participation Agreement, the 1st day of the
month on which such prepayment is scheduled to occur pursuant to the terms of
the Indenture; with respect to the prepayment of any Equipment Note pursuant to
a refinancing in accordance with Section 10.2 of the Participation Agreement,
the Refunding Date (as defined in the Participation Agreement); and with
respect to any other Special Payment relating to an Equipment Note, the
earliest 1st day of a month for which it is practicable for the Trustee to give
the applicable notice pursuant to Section 4.02(c) of the Basic Agreement.

         6.      The Series 1994-1 Certificates shall be in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A.  The Series 1994-1 Certificates shall be Book-Entry
Certificates and shall be subject to the conditions set forth in the Letter of
Representations between the Company and the Clearing Agency attached hereto as
Exhibit B.





<PAGE>   5
         7.      The proceeds of the Series 1994-1 Certificates shall be used
to purchase the Equipment Notes at the Original Issue Prices specified below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                   ORIGINAL                 PRINCIPAL
EQUIPMENT NOTE                    ISSUE PRICE                 AMOUNT                      MATURITY
<S>                              <C>                       <C>                           <C>
1994-1                            100%                      $ 8,488,000                   January 1, 2015
  "                                "                        $69,147,000                   January 1, 2014
  "                                "                        $ 9,770,000                   January 1, 2014
  "                                "                        $ 6,020,000                   January 1, 2014
</TABLE>

         8.      The Owner Trustee, acting on behalf of the Owner Participant,
will issue on a non-recourse basis, the Equipment Notes, the proceeds of which
shall be used, among other things, to finance a portion of the purchase price
of the Equipment as set forth on Schedule 1 to the Participation Agreement.

         9.      The related Note Documents are as follows:

                          (a)  Trust Indenture and Security Agreement (GATC
                 Trust No. 94-1), dated as of August 9, 1994;

                          (b)  Equipment Lease Agreement (GATC Trust No.
                 94-1), dated as of August 9, 1994;

                          (c)  Participation Agreement (GATC Trust No.
                 94-1), dated as of August 9, 1994;

                          (d)  Indenture Supplement No. I (GATC Trust No.
                 94-1), dated August 16, 1994;

                          (e)  Indenture Supplement No. II (GATC Trust No.
                 94-1), dated August 16, 1994;

                          (f)  Indenture Supplement No. III (GATC Trust No.
                 94-1), dated August 16, 1994;

                          (g)  Indenture Supplement No. IV (GATC Trust No.
                 94-1), dated August 16, 1994;

                          (h)  Lease Supplement No. I (GATC Trust No. 94-1),
                 dated August 16, 1994;

                          (i)  Lease Supplement No. II (GATC Trust No.
                 94-1), dated August 16, 1994;

                          (j)  Lease Supplement No. III (GATC Trust No.
                 94-1), dated August 16, 1994; and



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<PAGE>   6
                          (k)     Lease Supplement No. IV (GATC Trust No.
                 94-1), dated August 16, 1994.


                                   ARTICLE II
                                  DEFINITIONS

         Section 2.01.    Definitions.  The following terms, notwithstanding
the definitions therefor in the Basic Agreement, shall have the following
meanings for all purposes relating to the Series 1994-1 Certificates (including
hereunder and under the Basic Agreement):

                                     NONE.


                                  ARTICLE III
                                  THE TRUSTEE

         Section 3.01.    The Trustee.  Subject to Section 7.04 of the Basic
Agreement, the Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or
in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Trust Supplement or the due
execution hereof by the Company, or for or in respect of the recitals and
statements contained herein, all of which recitals and statements are made
solely by the Company.

         Except as herein otherwise provided, no duties, responsibilities or
liabilities are assumed, or shall be construed to be assumed by the Trustee by
reason of this Trust Supplement other than as set forth in the Basic Agreement,
and this Trust Supplement is executed and accepted on behalf of the Trustee,
subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Basic Agreement, upon
the effectiveness thereof, as fully to all intents as if the same were herein
set forth at length.

         Section 3.02.  Acceptance by Trustee.  The Trustee, upon execution and
delivery of this Trust Supplement, acknowledges its acceptance of all right,
title, and interest in and to the Equipment Notes described herein and acquired
pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Basic Agreement and the Participation Agreement
and declares that the Trustee holds and will hold such right, title, and
interest, together with all other property constituting the Trust Property of
the Trust created hereby, for the benefit of all present and future holders of
the Series 1994-1 Certificates, upon the trusts set forth herein and in the
Basic Agreement.  By its payment for and acceptance of each Certificate issued
to it hereunder, each initial holder of the Series 1994-1 Certificates as
grantor of the Trust thereby joins in the creation and declaration of the Trust
created hereby.


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<PAGE>   7
                                   ARTICLE IV
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

         Section 4.01.    Basic Agreement Ratified.  Except and so far as
herein expressly provided, all of the provisions, terms and conditions of the
Basic Agreement are in all respects ratified and confirmed; and the Basic
Agreement and this Trust Supplement shall be taken, read and construed as one
and the same instrument.

         Section 4.02.  Termination of Trust.  The Trust created hereby shall
terminate upon the distribution to all holders of the Series 1994-1
Certificates all amounts required to be distributed to them pursuant to the
Basic Agreement and this Trust Supplement and the disposition of all property
held as part of the Trust Property of the Trust created hereby; provided,
however, that in no event shall the Trust created hereby continue beyond the
expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of all of the
descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to
Great Britain, living on the date of this Trust Supplement.

         Section 4.03.    Governing Law.  THIS TRUST SUPPLEMENT AND THE SERIES
1994-1 CERTIFICATES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

         Section 4.04.    Execution in Counterparts.  This Trust Supplement may
be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original,
but such counterparts shall together constitute but one instrument.



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<PAGE>   8
         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Trustee have caused this Trust
Supplement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereto duly
authorized, as of the day and year first written above.

                                                 GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION
                                                   CORPORATION


                                                 By:____________________________
                                                     Name:______________________
                                                     Title:_____________________



                                                 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
                                                   CHICAGO, AS TRUSTEE


                                                 By:____________________________
                                                     Name:______________________
                                                     Title:_____________________



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<PAGE>   9
                                                                       EXHIBIT A



                              FORM OF CERTIFICATE


         Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative
of DTC, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to Issuer or its agent for registration
of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in
the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized
representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other
entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE or OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS
WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest
herein.

                  General American Transportation Corporation
                           1994-1 PASS THROUGH TRUST
                               8.42% Pass Through
                           Certificate, Series 1994-1
                              CUSIP _____________
               Final Regular Distribution Date:  January 1, 2015

         evidencing a fractional undivided interest in a trust, the property of
which includes certain Equipment Notes secured by certain railroad rolling
stock leased to General American Transportation Corporation.


Certificate
No. R-1                                $93,425,000 Fractional Undivided Interest
                                        representing .000010704 of the Trust per
                                                              $1,000 face amount

         THIS CERTIFIES THAT CEDE & CO., for value received, is the registered
owner of a $93,425,000 (Ninety Three Million Four Hundred Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars) Fractional Undivided Interest in General American Transportation
Corporation 1994-1 Pass Through Trust (the "Trust") created by The First
National Bank of Chicago, as trustee (the "Trustee"), pursuant to a Pass
Through Trust Agreement dated as of August 1, 1992 and a related Trust
Supplement dated as of August 9, 1994 (collectively, the "Agreement") between
the Trustee and General American Transportation Corporation, a corporation
incorporated under New York law (the "Company"), a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth below.  To the extent not otherwise
defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to
them in the Agreement.  This Certificate is one of the duly authorized
Certificates designated as "8.42% Pass Through Certificates, Series



                                      -1-
<PAGE>   10
1994-1" (herein called the "Certificates").  This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions, and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.  The property of the Trust
includes certain Equipment Notes (the "Trust Property").  The Equipment Notes
are secured by a security interest in railroad rolling stock leased to the
Company.

         The Certificates represent fractional undivided interests in the Trust
and the Trust Property, and have no rights, benefits or interest in respect of
any other separate trust established pursuant to the terms of the Agreement for
any other series of certificates issued pursuant thereto.

         Subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, from
funds then available to the Trustee, there will be distributed on each January
1 and July 1 (a "Regular Distribution Date"), commencing on July 1, 1995, to
the person in whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of
business on the day of the month which is 15 days preceding the Regular
Distribution Date, an amount in respect of the Scheduled Payments on the
Equipment Notes due on such Regular Distribution Date, the receipt of which has
been confirmed by the Trustee, equal to the product of the percentage interest
in the Trust evidenced by this Certificate and an amount equal to the sum of
such Scheduled Payments.  Subject to and in accordance with the terms of the
Agreement, in the event that Special Payments on the Equipment Notes are
received by the Trustee, from funds then available to the Trustee, there shall
be distributed on the applicable Special Distribution Date, to the Person in
whose name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the day
of the month which is 15 days preceding the Special Distribution Date, an
amount in respect of such Special Payments on the Equipment Notes, the receipt
of which has been confirmed by the Trustee, equal to the product of the
percentage interest in the Trust evidenced by this Certificate and an amount
equal to the sum of such Special Payments so received. If a Regular
Distribution Date or Special Distribution Date is not a Business Day,
distribution shall be made on the immediately following Business Day.  The
Special Distribution Date shall be:  with respect to the prepayment of any
Equipment Note, other than pursuant to a refinancing in accordance with Section
10.2 of the Participation Agreement, the 1st day of the month on which such
prepayment is scheduled to occur pursuant to the terms of the Indenture; with
respect to the prepayment of any Equipment Note pursuant to a refinancing in
accordance with Section 10.2 of the Participation Agreement, the Refunding Date
(as defined in the Participation Agreement); and with respect to any other
Special Payment relating to an Equipment Note, the earliest 1st day of a month
for which it is practicable for the Trustee to give the applicable notice
pursuant to Section 4.02(c) of the Basic





<PAGE>   11
Agreement.  The Trustee shall mail notice of each Special Payment and the
Special Distribution Date therefor to the Holders of the Certificates.

         Distributions on this Certificate will be made by the Trustee (i) by
check mailed to the person entitled thereto or (ii) prior to the time
Definitive Certificates are issued by wire transfer of same-day funds to the
account designated by the Certificateholder to the Trustee on or prior to the
applicable Record Date, without the presentation or surrender of this
Certificate or the making of any notation hereon.  Except as otherwise provided
in the Agreement and notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this
Certificate will be made after notice mailed by the Trustee of the pendency of
such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate
at the office or agency of the Trustee specified in such notice.

         This Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York.

         Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate
set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all
purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

         Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any
benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.



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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.

                                           General American Transportation
                                             Corporation 1994-1 Pass
                                             Through Trust


                                           By:  The First National Bank of
                                                Chicago, as Trustee


                                           By:  ____________________________
                                                Title


             [FORM OF THE TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]


Dated: August __, 1994

                                  This is one of the Certificates referred
                                  to in the within-mentioned Agreement.

                                                The First National Bank of
                                                  Chicago, as Trustee

                                                By: ___________________________
                                                    Authorized Officer


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                            [REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE]


         The Certificates do not represent a direct obligation of, or an
obligation guaranteed by, or an interest in, the Company or the Trustee or any
affiliate thereof.  The Certificates are limited in right of payment, all as
more specifically set forth on the face hereof and in the Agreement.  All
payments or distributions made to Certificateholders under the Agreement shall
be made only from the Trust Property and only to the extent that the Trustee
shall have sufficient income or proceeds from the Trust Property to make such
payments in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.  Each Holder of this
Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that it will look solely to the
income and proceeds from the Trust Property to the extent available for
distribution to such Holder as provided in the Agreement.  This Certificate
does not purport to summarize the Agreement and reference is made to the
Agreement for information with respect to the interests, rights, benefits,
obligations, proceeds, and duties evidenced hereby.  A copy of the Agreement
may be examined during normal business hours at the principal office of the
Trustee, and at such other places, if any, designated by the Trustee, by any
Certificateholder upon request.

         The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Company and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any
time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of
Certificates evidencing Fractional Undivided Interests aggregating not less
than a majority in interest in the Trust.  Any such consent by the Holder of
this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all
future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the
transfer hereof or in exchange hereof or in lieu hereof whether or not notation
of such consent is made upon this Certificate.  The Agreement also permits the
amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the
Holders of any of the Certificates.

         As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the
offices or agencies maintained by the Trustee in its capacity as Registrar, or
by any successor Registrar, in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York,
duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form
satisfactory to the Trustee and the Registrar duly executed by the Holder
hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one
or more new Certificates of authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest in the Trust will be issued to the
designated transferee or transferees.



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         The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without
coupons in denominations of $1,000 Fractional Undivided Interest and any
integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof except that one Certificate may
be in a denomination of less than $1,000.  As provided in the Agreement and
subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable
for new Certificates of authorized denominations and like series evidencing the
same aggregate Fractional Undivided Interest in the Trust, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.

         No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer 
or exchange, but the Trustee shall require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

         The Trustee, the Registrar, and any agent of the Trustee or the
Registrar may treat the person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Trustee, the Registrar, nor
any such agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

         The obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement and the
Trust created thereby shall terminate upon the distribution to
Certificateholders of all amounts required to be distributed to them pursuant
to the Agreement and the disposition of all property held as part of the Trust
Property.





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                           [FORM OF TRANSFER NOTICE]


         FOR VALUE RECEIVED the undersigned registered holder hereby sell(s),
assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

         Insert Taxpayer Identification No.

         _____________________________________________________________

         _____________________________________________________________

         Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
         assignee

         _____________________________________________________________

         the within Certificate and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably
         constituting and appointing

         _____________________________________________________________


         attorney to transfer said Certificate on the books of the Trust with
         full power of substitution in the premises.




Date:__________________

_______________________________________

         NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name
                 as written upon the face of the within-mentioned instrument in
                 every particular, without alteration or any change whatever.


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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.2





                     TRUST INDENTURE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
                             (GATC TRUST NO. 94-1)



                           DATED AS OF AUGUST 9, 1994



                                    BETWEEN



                      STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,

                                                            AS OWNER TRUSTEE


                                      AND


                      THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,

                                                            AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE


                         COVERED HOPPERS AND TANK CARS





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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

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GRANTING CLAUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   1

Article I.       Definitions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
         Section 1.01.  Certain Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5


Article II.      The Equipment Notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
         Section 2.01.  Form of Equipment Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
         Section 2.02.  Terms of Equipment Notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
         Section 2.03.  Payment from Indenture Estate Only  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
         Section 2.04.  Method of Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
         Section 2.05.  Application of Payments to Principal Amount and Interest  . . . . . . .   9
         Section 2.06.  Termination of Interest in Indenture Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
         Section 2.07.  Transfer of Equipment Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
         Section 2.08.  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Equipment Notes  . . . . . . . . .  11
         Section 2.09.  Payment of Transfer Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
         Section 2.10.  Prepayments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
         Section 2.11.  Equally and Ratably Secured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13

Article III.     Receipt, Distribution and Application of Income from the Indenture Estate  . .  13
         Section 3.01.  Basic Rent Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
         Section 3.02.  Payments in the Event of Prepayment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
         Section 3.03.  Payments after Indenture Event of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
         Section 3.04.  Other Payments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
         Section 3.05.  Distribution of Excepted Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16

Article IV.      Remedies of the Indenture Trustee upon an Indenture Event of Default . . . . .  16
         Section 4.01.  Indenture Events of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
         Section 4.02   Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
         Section 4.03.  Remedies with Respect to Indenture Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
         Section 4.04.  Right to Cure; Option to Purchase; Etc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
         Section 4.05.  Rights of Lessee  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
         Section 4.06.  Waiver of Existing Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
                                                                               
Article V.       Duties of the Indenture Trustee  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
         Section 5.01.  Action upon Indenture Event of Default  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
         Section 5.02.  Action upon Instructions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
         Section 5.03.  Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
         Section 5.04.  No Duties Except as Specified in Indenture or Instructions . . . . . . . 25
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                           TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT'D)

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         Section 5.05.  No Action Except under Lease, Indenture or Instructions . . . . . . . .  25
         Section 5.06.  Disposition of Units  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
         Section 5.07.  Indenture Supplements for Replacements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
         Section 5.08.  Effect of Replacements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
         Section 5.09.  Withholding Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
         Section 5.10.  Lessee's Right of Quiet Enjoyment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
                                                                      
Article VI.      The Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
         Section 6.01.  Acceptance of Trusts and Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
         Section 6.02.  Absence of Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
         Section 6.03.  No Representations or Warranties as to the Equipment or Documents . . .  27
         Section 6.04.  No Segregation of Moneys; No Interest; Investments  . . . . . . . . . .  28
         Section 6.05.  Reliance; Agents; Advice of Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
         Section 6.06.  Not Acting in Individual Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
                                                                             
Article VII.     Certain Limitations on Owner Trustee's and Indenture Trustee's Rights  . . . .  29
                                                                             
Article VIII.    Successor Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
         Section 8.01.  Notice of Successor Owner Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
         Section 8.02.  Resignation of Indenture Trustee; Appointment of Successor  . . . . . .  30

Article IX.      Supplements and Amendments to this Indenture and Other Documents . . . . . . .  31
         Section 9.01.  Supplemental Indentures without Consent of Holders  . . . . . . . . . .  31
         Section 9.02.  Indenture Trustee Protected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
         Section 9.03.  Request of Substance, Not Form  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
         Section 9.04.  Documents Mailed to Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
         Section 9.05.  Amendments, Waivers, Etc. of Other Documents  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
                                                                                          
Article X.       Miscellaneous  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
         Section 10.01.  Termination of Indenture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
         Section 10.02.  No Legal Title to Indenture Estate in Holders  . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
         Section 10.03.  Sale of Equipment by Indenture Trustee is Binding  . . . . . . . . . .  36
         Section 10.04.  Remedies Cumulative  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
         Section 10.05.  Discontinuance of Proceedings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
         Section 10.06.  Indenture and Equipment Notes for Benefit of Owner Trustee,             
                             Indenture Trustee, Owner Participant and Holders Only  . . . . . .  37
         Section 10.07.  Notices  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
         Section 10.08.  Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
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         Section 10.09.  Separate Counterparts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
         Section 10.10.  Successors and Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
         Section 10.11.  Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
         Section 10.12.  Governing Law  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
         Section 10.13.  Normal Commercial Relations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
         Section 10.14.  No Recourse Against Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
                                                                                                
EXHIBIT A                -             Form of Trust Indenture Supplement
EXHIBIT B                -             Terms of Equipment Notes
EXHIBIT C                -             Loan Participants
APPENDIX A               -             Definitions
ANNEX A                  -             Amortization Schedule

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                     TRUST INDENTURE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
                             (GATC TRUST NO. 94-1)

                 This TRUST INDENTURE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (GATC Trust No.
94-1) dated as of August 9, 1994 (this "Indenture"), between State Street Bank
and Trust Company, a Massachusetts banking corporation, not in its individual
capacity, except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 6.03 hereof, but
solely as trustee under the Trust Agreement referred to below and any successor
appointed in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Trust Agreement
(herein in such trustee capacity called the "Owner Trustee"), and The First
National Bank of Chicago, a national banking association, as Indenture Trustee
hereunder and any successor appointed in accordance with the terms hereof
(herein called the "Indenture Trustee");

                                  WITNESSETH:

                 WHEREAS, the Owner Participant and the Owner Trustee in its
individual capacity have entered into the Trust Agreement whereby, among other
things, (i) the Owner Trustee establishes a certain trust for the use and
benefit of the Owner Participant, subject, however, to the Indenture Estate
created pursuant hereto for the use and benefit of, and with the priority of
payment to, the holders of the Equipment Notes, and (ii) the Owner Trustee is
authorized and directed to execute and deliver this Indenture;

                 WHEREAS, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee desire by
this Indenture, among other things, (i) to provide for the issuance by the
Owner Trustee of the Equipment Notes, and (ii) to provide for the assignment,
mortgage and pledge by the Owner Trustee to the Indenture Trustee, as part of
the Indenture Estate hereunder, among other things, of, and the grant of a
security interest in, certain of the Owner Trustee's right, title and interest
in and to the Equipment and the Lease and certain payments and other amounts
received hereunder or thereunder, in accordance with the terms hereof, in
trust, as security for, among other things, the Owner Trustee's obligations for
the equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Equipment Notes; and

                 WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Indenture the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture
Trustee, for the uses and purposes herein set forth, in accordance with its
terms, have been done and performed and have happened.

                                GRANTING CLAUSE

                 NOW, THEREFORE, THIS TRUST INDENTURE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
WITNESSETH, that, to secure the prompt payment of the principal of and interest
and premium, if any, on and all other amounts due with respect to, the
Equipment Notes from time to time outstanding hereunder and the performance and
observance by the Owner Trustee of all the agreements, covenants and provisions
herein and in the Equipment Notes all for the benefit of the holders of the
Equipment Notes, and for the uses and purposes and subject 

<PAGE>   6


to the terms and provisions hereof, and in consideration of the premises
and of the covenants herein contained, and of the acceptance of the Equipment
Notes by the Loan Participant, the Owner Trustee does hereby sell, assign,
transfer, convey, mortgage, pledge, and confirm unto the Indenture Trustee, its
successors and assigns, for the security and benefit of the holders of the
Equipment Notes from time to time, a security interest in and mortgage lien on
all right, title and interest of the Owner Trustee in and to the following
described property, rights, interests and privileges insofar as it does not
constitute Excepted Property (which collectively, including all property
hereafter required to be subjected to the Lien of this Indenture by any
instrument supplemental hereto, but excluding Excepted Property, being herein
called the "Indenture Estate"), to wit:

                 (1)      the Lease, including, without limitation, all amounts
         of Basic Rent, Supplemental Rent, insurance proceeds and other
         payments of any kind for or with respect to the Equipment, subject to
         Lessee's rights under the Lease, including, without limitation,
         Lessee's right of quiet enjoyment;

                 (2)      the Equipment, the Replacement Units and all
         substitutions therefor in which the Owner Trustee shall from time to
         time acquire an interest under the Lease, all as more particularly
         described in the Indenture Supplements and Lease Supplements executed
         and delivered with respect to the Equipment or any such Replacement
         Units or any substitutions therefor, as provided in this Indenture and
         the Lease;

                 (3)      all requisition proceeds with respect to the
         Equipment or any Unit thereof (to the extent of the Owner Trustee's
         interest therein pursuant to the terms of the Lease);

                 (4)      all monies and securities now or hereafter paid or
         deposited or required to be paid or deposited with the Indenture
         Trustee pursuant to any term of this Indenture, the Lease or the
         Participation Agreement or required to be held by the Indenture
         Trustee hereunder or thereunder; and

                 (5)      all proceeds of the foregoing.

                 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions:

                 (a)      there shall be excluded from the foregoing sale,
                 assignment, transfer, conveyance, mortgage, pledge or security
                 interest granted by this Indenture and from the Indenture
                 Estate all Excepted Property;

                 (b)      (i)  the Owner Trustee and the Owner Participant
         shall at all times retain the right, to the exclusion of the Indenture
         Trustee (A) to Excepted Property and to commence an action at law to
         obtain such Excepted Property and (B) to adjust Basic Rent and the
         percentages relating to Stipulated Loss Value and Termination Value as
         provided in Section 3.4 of the Lease and Section 2.6 of the
         Participation Agreement;





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                 (ii)     the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall
         each retain the right to receive from Lessee all notices,
         certificates, reports, filings, opinions of Counsel, copies of all
         documents and all information which the Lessee is permitted or
         required to give or furnish to the Lessor pursuant to the Lease or to
         the Owner Trustee pursuant to any other Operative Agreement and to
         exercise the inspection rights provided for in Section 13.2 of the
         Lease, to give any notice of default under Section 15 of the Lease and
         to retain the right to cause the Lessee to take any action and execute
         and deliver such documents and assurances as the Lessor may from time
         to time reasonably request pursuant to Section 16.2 of the Lease; and

                 (iii)      so long as no Indenture Event of Default shall have
         occurred and be continuing (but subject to the provisions of Section
         9.05), the Owner Trustee shall retain the right, to the exclusion of
         the Indenture Trustee, to exercise all rights of the Lessor under the
         Lease (other than the right to receive any funds to be delivered to
         the Lessor under the Lease (except funds which constitute or are
         delivered with respect to Excepted Property)); and

                 (c)      the leasehold interest granted to the Lessee under
         the Lease shall not be subject to the security interest granted by
         this Indenture, and nothing in this Indenture shall affect the rights
         of the Lessee under the Lease so long as no Lease Event of Default has
         occurred and is continuing.

                 (d)      as between the Owner Trustee and the Indenture
         Trustee, nothing contained in this Granting Clause shall prevent the
         Owner Trustee, as the Lessor under the Lease, from seeking specific
         performance of the covenants of the Lessee under the Lease relating to
         the insurance, maintenance, possession and use of the Units and from
         maintaining separate insurance with respect to the Units to the extent
         permitted by Section 12.5 of the Lease.

                 TO HAVE AND TO HOLD all and singular the aforesaid property
unto the Indenture Trustee, its successors and assigns, in trust for the
benefit and security of the holders of the Equipment Notes from time to time,
without any priority of any one Equipment Note over any other, and for the uses
and purposes, and subject to the terms and provisions, set forth in this
Indenture.

                 It is expressly agreed that anything herein contained to the
contrary notwithstanding, the Owner Trustee shall remain liable under each of
the Operative Agreements to which it is a party to perform all of the
obligations, if any, assumed by it thereunder, all in accordance with and
pursuant to the terms and provisions thereof, and the Indenture Trustee and the
holders of the Equipment Notes shall have no obligation or liability under any
of the Operative Agreements to which the Owner Trustee is a party by reason of
or arising out of this assignment, nor shall the Indenture Trustee (unless the
Indenture Trustee shall have become the "Lessor" under the Lease) or the
holders of the Equipment Notes be required or obligated in any manner to
perform or fulfill any obligations of the Owner Trustee under or pursuant to
any of the Operative Agreements to which the Owner Trustee is a party or,
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provided, to make any payment, or to make any inquiry as to the nature or
sufficiency of any payment received by it, or present or file any claim, or
take any action to collect or enforce the payment of any amounts which may have
been assigned to it or to which it may be entitled at any time or times.

                 The Owner Trustee does hereby constitute the Indenture Trustee
the true and lawful attorney of the Owner Trustee, irrevocably, with full power
(in the name of the Owner Trustee or otherwise), upon the occurrence and during
the continuation of an Indenture Event of Default, to ask, require, demand,
receive, compound and give acquittance for any and all moneys and claims for
moneys due and to become due to the Owner Trustee (other than Excepted
Property), under or arising out of the Lease, or to endorse any checks or other
instruments or orders in connection therewith and to file any claims or take
any action or institute any proceedings which the Indenture Trustee may deem to
be necessary or advisable in the premises.  The Owner Trustee has directed the
Lessee to make all payments of Rent (other than Excepted Property) payable to
the Owner Trustee by the Lessee and all other amounts which are required to be
paid to or deposited with the Owner Trustee pursuant to the Lease directly to
the Indenture Trustee at such address as the Indenture Trustee shall specify,
for application as provided in this Indenture.  The Owner Trustee agrees that
promptly on receipt thereof, it will transfer to the Indenture Trustee any and
all moneys from time to time received by it constituting part of the Indenture
Estate, for distribution by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture,
except that the Owner Trustee shall accept for distribution pursuant to the
Trust Agreement any amounts distributed to it by the Indenture Trustee as
expressly provided in this Indenture and any Excepted Property.

                 The Owner Trustee agrees that at any time and from time to
time, upon the written request of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee will
promptly and duly execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered any
and all such further instruments and documents as the Indenture Trustee may
reasonably deem to be necessary in order to obtain the full benefits of this
assignment and of the rights and powers herein granted.

                 The Owner Trustee does hereby warrant and represent that it
has not assigned or pledged, and hereby covenants that it will not assign or
pledge, so long as the assignment hereunder shall remain in effect, any of its
right, title or interest hereby assigned, to anyone other than the Indenture
Trustee, and that it will not (other than in respect of Excepted Property),
except as provided in or permitted by this Indenture, accept any payment from
the Lessee, enter into an agreement amending or supplementing any of the
Operative Agreements, execute any waiver or modification of, or consent under
the terms of any of the Operative Agreements (other than the Tax Indemnity
Agreement), settle or compromise any claim (other than claims in respect of
Excepted Property) against the Lessee arising under any of the Operative
Agreements, or submit or consent to the submission of any dispute, difference
or other matter arising under or in respect of any of the Operative Agreements,
to arbitration thereunder.





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                 IT IS HEREBY COVENANTED AND AGREED by and between the parties
hereto as follows:


                                   ARTICLE I.
                                  DEFINITIONS

                 Section 1.01.     Certain Definitions.  Unless the context
otherwise requires, all capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
shall have the meanings set forth in Appendix A hereto for all purposes of this
Indenture.  All references to articles, sections, clauses, schedules and
appendices in this Indenture are to articles, sections, clauses, schedules and
appendices in and to this Indenture unless otherwise indicated.


                                  ARTICLE II.
                              THE EQUIPMENT NOTES

                 Section 2.01.  Form of Equipment Notes.  The Equipment Notes
shall be substantially in the form set forth below:

                              8.42% EQUIPMENT NOTE

                (Secured by, among others, Lease Obligations of
                  General American Transportation Corporation)

            Issued in Connection with certain Railroad Rolling Stock


No ______                                                 Chicago, Illinois
                                                      _______________, ____
$______________

                 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual
capacity, but solely as owner trustee (herein in such capacity called the
"Owner Trustee") under that certain Trust Agreement (GATC Trust No. 94-1),
dated as of August 9, 1994, as from time to time supplemented and amended
(herein called the "Trust Agreement"), between the Owner Trustee in its
individual capacity and the institution referred to therein as the "Owner
Participant", hereby promises to pay to _______________________________, or
registered assigns, the principal sum of $__________, in lawful currency of the
United States of America, in installments payable on the dates set forth in
Exhibit A hereto, commencing July 1, 1996 and thereafter to and including
January 1, 2011, each such installment to be in an amount equal to the
corresponding percentage (if any) of the remaining principal amount hereof set
forth in Exhibit A hereto, together with interest thereon on the amount of such
principal amount remaining unpaid from time to time from and including the date
hereof until such principal amount shall be due and payable, payable on July 1,
1995 and on each January 1 and July 1





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thereafter to the maturity date hereof at the rate of 8.42% per annum (computed
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months).  Interest on any
overdue principal and (to the extent legally enforceable) on overdue interest
shall be paid from the due date thereof at the rate of 10.42% per annum
(computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months), payable on
demand.

                 All payments of principal and interest and premium, if any, to
be made hereunder and under the Trust Indenture and Security Agreement (GATC
Trust No. 94-1), dated as of August 9, 1994 as from time to time amended and
supplemented (herein called the "Indenture", the defined terms therein not
otherwise defined herein being used herein with the same meanings), between the
Owner Trustee and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Indenture Trustee
thereunder for the holder of this Equipment Note and the holders of other
Equipment Notes outstanding thereunder (herein in such capacity called the
"Indenture Trustee") shall be made only from the income and proceeds from the
Indenture Estate and only to the extent that the Indenture Trustee shall have
sufficient income or proceeds from the Indenture Estate to make such payments
in accordance with the terms of Article III of the Indenture.  Each holder
hereof, by its acceptance of this Equipment Note, agrees that it will look
solely to the income and proceeds from the Indenture Estate to the extent
available for distribution to the holder hereof as provided in the Indenture
and that none of the Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant, the Indenture
Trustee or their permitted successors and assigns is or shall be personally
liable to the holder hereof for any amount payable under this Equipment Note or
the Indenture or, except as expressly provided in the Participation Agreement
or the Indenture, for any liability under the Participation Agreement or (in
the case of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee) the Indenture.

                 Payments with respect to the principal amount hereof, premium,
if any, and interest thereon shall be payable in U.S. dollars in immediately
available funds at the principal bond and trustee administration office of the
Indenture Trustee, or as otherwise provided in the Indenture.  Each such
payment shall be made on the date such payment is due and without any
presentment or surrender of this Equipment Note.  Whenever the date scheduled
for any payment to be made hereunder or under the Indenture shall not be a
Business Day, then such payment need not be made on such scheduled date but may
be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as
if made on such scheduled date and (provided such payment is made on such next
succeeding Business Day) no interest shall accrue on the amount of such payment
from and after such scheduled date to the time of such payment on such next
succeeding Business Day.

                 Each holder hereof, by its acceptance of this Equipment Note,
agrees that each payment received by it hereunder shall be applied, first, to
the payment of accrued but unpaid interest on this Equipment Note then due,
second, to the payment of the unpaid principal amount of this Equipment Note
then due, third, to the payment of any premium then due, and fourth, to the
payment of the remaining outstanding principal amount of this Equipment Note;
provided, that the Owner Trustee may only prepay this Equipment Note as
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                 This Equipment Note is one of the Equipment Notes referred to
in the Indenture which have been or are to be issued by the Owner Trustee
pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and relates to the Units described in
Lease Supplement No. __.  The Indenture Estate is held by the Indenture Trustee
as security for the Equipment Notes.  Reference is hereby made to the Indenture
for a statement of the rights of the holder of, and the nature and extent of
the security for, this Equipment Note, as well as for a statement of the terms
and conditions of the trusts created by the Indenture, to all of which terms
and conditions in the Indenture each holder hereof agrees by its acceptance of
this Equipment Note.

                 This Equipment Note is not subject to redemption or prepayment
except as provided in Sections 2.10, 3.02 and 3.03 of the Indenture.  This
Equipment Note is subject to purchase by the Owner Trustee without a premium as
provided in Section 4.04(b) of the Indenture.  The holder hereof, by its
acceptance of this Equipment Note, agrees to be bound by said provisions.

                 This Equipment Note is a registered Equipment Note and is
transferable, as provided in the Indenture, only upon surrender of this
Equipment Note for registration of transfer duly endorsed by, or accompanied by
a written statement of transfer duly executed by, the registered holder hereof
or his attorney duly authorized in writing.  Prior to the due presentation for
registration of transfer of this Equipment Note, the Owner Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee may deem and treat the registered holder of this Equipment
Note as the absolute owner and holder hereof for the purpose of receiving
payment of all amounts payable with respect hereto and for all other purposes
and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

                 THIS EQUIPMENT NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN VIOLATION OF SUCH ACT.
THIS EQUIPMENT NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                 Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee by manual signature, this
Equipment Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be
valid or obligatory for any purpose.

                 In Witness Whereof, the Owner Trustee has caused this
Equipment Note to be executed by one of its authorized officers as of the date
hereof.

                                  STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
                                  not in its individual capacity,
                                  but solely as Owner Trustee


                                  By:_________________________________________





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          [FORM OF INDENTURE TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]

    This is one of the Equipment Notes referred to in the within-mentioned
    Indenture.

                                  The First National Bank of Chicago,
                                    as Indenture Trustee

                                  By:________________________________________
                                                    Authorized Officer

[Here insert from Annex A, the related Amortization Schedule]

                 Section 2.02.  Terms of Equipment Notes.  There shall be
issued and delivered to the Loan Participant a single Equipment Note related to
such Lease Supplement executed and delivered in respect of the Units delivered
on the Closing Date in the maturity and bearing the interest rate as set forth
in Exhibit B hereto, in a principal amount equal to that portion of the loan
made by the Loan Participant to the Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 2 of the
Participation Agreement relating to the Units under such Lease Supplement.
Each such Equipment Note shall evidence the loan made by the Loan Participant
in connection with the purchase of the Equipment by the Owner Trustee from the
Lessee, each such Equipment Note to be substantially in the form set forth in
Section 2.01, with deletions and insertions as appropriate, duly authenticated
by the Indenture Trustee and dated the Closing Date of the Equipment, and as
having been issued in connection with the Equipment under a related Lease
Supplement.

                 The principal amount of and interest on each Equipment Note
issued pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture shall be payable as set
forth in the form thereof contained in Section 2.01 and Annex A.  Interest
accrued on the Equipment Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year
of twelve 30-day months on the principal amount thereof remaining unpaid from
time to time from and including the date thereof to but excluding the date of
payment. The Owner Trustee shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee a copy of
each Equipment Note issued pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture.

                 The Equipment Notes shall be identical in respect of payment
dates.  All Equipment Notes shall be identical except in respect of principal
amount thereof.  The aggregate principal amount of Equipment Notes which may be
outstanding at any one time shall be limited to the aggregate amount set forth
in Exhibit B hereto.

                 No Equipment Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this
Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless it shall have been
authenticated by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee by manual signature.

                 Section 2.03.  Payment from Indenture Estate Only.  All
payments to be made under the Equipment Notes and this Indenture shall be made
only from the income and the proceeds from the Indenture Estate and only to the
extent that the Indenture Trustee shall have





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received sufficient income or proceeds from the Indenture Estate to make such
payments in accordance with the terms of Article III hereof.  Each holder of an
Equipment Note, by its acceptance of such Equipment Note, agrees that it will
look solely to the income and proceeds from the Indenture Estate to the extent
available for distribution to such holder as herein provided and that none of
the Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant, the Indenture Trustee or their
permitted successors and assigns is or shall be personally liable to the holder
of any Equipment Note for any amount payable under such Equipment Note or the
Indenture or, except as expressly provided in the Participation Agreement or
the Indenture, for any liability under the Participation Agreement or (in the
case of the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee) the Indenture.

                 Section 2.04.  Method of Payment.  (a) The principal of and
premium, if any, and interest on each Equipment Note will be payable in U.S.
dollars in immediately available funds at the principal corporate trust
administration office of the Indenture Trustee or as otherwise directed in the
manner provided herein.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision in any
Equipment Note to the contrary, the Indenture Trustee will pay, or cause to be
paid, if so requested by any holder of an Equipment Note by written notice to
the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, all amounts payable by the Owner
Trustee hereunder to such holder or a nominee therefor either (i) by
transferring by wire in immediately available funds to an account maintained by
such holder with a bank in the United States the amount to be distributed to
such holder or (ii) by mailing a check denominated in U.S. dollars to such
holder at such address as such holder shall have specified in such notice, in
any case without any presentment or surrender of any Equipment Note, except
that the holder of an Equipment Note shall surrender such Equipment Note to the
Indenture Trustee upon payment in full of the principal amount of and interest
on such Equipment Note and such other sums payable to such holder hereunder or
under the Equipment Note.

                 (b)      Whenever the date scheduled for any payment to be
made hereunder or under any Equipment Note shall not be a Business Day, then
such payment need not be made on such scheduled date but may be made on the
next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such
scheduled date and (provided such payment is made on such next succeeding
Business Day) no interest shall accrue on the amount of such payment from and
after such scheduled date to the time of such payment on such next succeeding 
Business Day.

                 Section 2.05.  Application of Payments to Principal Amount and
Interest.  In the case of each Equipment Note, each payment of principal
thereof and premium, if any, and interest thereon shall be applied, first, to
the payment of accrued but unpaid interest on such Equipment Note then due
thereunder, second, to the payment of the unpaid principal amount of such
Equipment Note then due thereunder, third, to the payment of any premium then
due thereon and fourth, to the payment of the remaining outstanding principal
amount of such Equipment Note; provided, that the Owner Trustee may only prepay
such Equipment Note in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.10, 3.02 and
3.03 hereof.

                 Section 2.06.  Termination of Interest in Indenture Estate.
A holder shall have no further interest in, or other right with respect to, the
Indenture Estate when and if the





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principal amount of and interest on all Equipment Notes held by such holder and
all other sums payable to such holder hereunder and under such Equipment Notes
and under the Participation Agreement shall have been paid in full.

                 Section 2.07.  Transfer of Equipment Notes.  The Indenture
Trustee shall maintain at its corporate trust administration office in Chicago,
Illinois or in the city in which the corporate trust office of a successor
Indenture Trustee is located, a register for the purpose of registering
transfers and exchanges of Equipment Notes.  A holder of an Equipment Note
intending to transfer such Equipment Note to a new payee, or to exchange any
Equipment Note or Equipment Notes held by it for an Equipment Note or Equipment
Notes of a different denomination or denominations, may surrender such
Equipment Note or Equipment Notes to the Indenture Trustee at such principal
corporate trust administration office of the Indenture Trustee, together with a
written request from such holder for the issuance of a new Equipment Note or
Equipment Notes, specifying the denomination or denominations (each of which
shall be not less than $1,000,000 or a whole multiple thereof or such smaller
denomination as may be necessary due to the original issuance of Equipment
Notes of the applicable maturity in an aggregate principal amount not evenly
divisible by $1,000,000) of the same, and, in the case of a surrender for
registration of transfer, the name and address of the transferee or
transferees.  Promptly upon receipt of such documents, the Owner Trustee will
issue, and the Indenture Trustee will authenticate, a new Equipment Note or
Equipment Notes in the same aggregate principal amount and dated the same date
or dates as, with the same payment schedule, in the form set forth in Section
2.01 in the same maturity and bearing the same interest rate as the Equipment
Note or Equipment Notes surrendered, in such denomination or denominations and
payable to such payee or payees as shall be specified in the written request
from such holder.  All Equipment Notes issued upon any registration of transfer
or exchange of Equipment Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Owner
Trustee evidencing the same respective obligations, and entitled to the same
security and benefits under this Indenture, as the Equipment Notes surrendered
upon such registration of transfer or exchange.  The Indenture Trustee shall
make a notation on each new Equipment Note or Equipment Notes of the amount of
all payments or prepayments of principal and interest previously made on the
old Equipment Note or Equipment Notes with respect to which such new Equipment
Note or Equipment Notes is or are issued.  From time to time, the Indenture
Trustee will provide the Owner Trustee and the Lessee with such information as
it may request as to the registered holders of Equipment Notes.  The Owner
Trustee shall not be required to exchange any surrendered Equipment Notes as
above provided during the 10-day period preceding the due date of any payment
on such Equipment Notes.

                 Prior to the due presentment for registration of transfer of
an Equipment Note, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee may deem and
treat the registered holder of such Equipment Note as the absolute owner and
holder of such Equipment Note for the purpose of receiving payment of all
amounts payable with respect to such Equipment Note and for all other purposes
and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

                 The Indenture Trustee will promptly notify the Owner Trustee
and the Lessee of each request for a registration of transfer of an Equipment
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promptly cancel and destroy all Equipment Notes surrendered for transfer or
exchange pursuant to this Section.

                 Section 2.08.  Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Equipment
Notes.  If any Equipment Note shall become mutilated, destroyed, lost or
stolen, the Owner Trustee shall, upon the written request of the holder of such
Equipment Note, issue, and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver
in replacement thereof, a new Equipment Note in the form set forth in Section
2.01, payable to the same holder in the same principal amount, of the same
maturity, with the same payment schedule, bearing the same interest rate and
dated the same date as the Equipment Note so mutilated, destroyed, lost or
stolen.  The Indenture Trustee shall make a notation on each new Equipment Note
of the amount of all payments or prepayments of principal and interest
theretofore made on the Equipment Note so mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
and the date to which interest on such old Equipment Note has been paid.  If
the Equipment Note being replaced has become mutilated, such Equipment Note
shall be surrendered to the Indenture Trustee and forwarded to the Owner
Trustee by the Indenture Trustee.  If the Equipment Note being replaced has
been destroyed, lost or stolen, the holder of such Equipment Note shall furnish
to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee such security or indemnity as
may be required by them to save the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee
harmless and evidence satisfactory to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture
Trustee of the destruction, loss or theft of such Equipment Note and of the
ownership thereof.

                 Section 2.09.  Payment of Transfer Taxes.  Upon the transfer
of any Equipment Note or Equipment Notes pursuant to Section 2.07, the Owner
Trustee or the Indenture Trustee may require from the party requesting such new
Equipment Note or Equipment Notes payment of a sum to reimburse the Owner
Trustee or the Indenture Trustee for, or to provide funds for the payment of,
any tax or other governmental charge in connection therewith.

                 Section 2.10.  Prepayments.  (a) Each Equipment Note shall be
prepaid in whole or in part by the Owner Trustee on a Rent Payment Date (or, in
the circumstance provided in the last sentence of Section 10.3 of the Lease, on
a Determination Date) upon at least 25 days' prior notice from the Owner
Trustee (or the Lessee on its behalf) to the Indenture Trustee in the event
that the Lease as applicable to any Unit or Units related to such Equipment
Note is terminated pursuant to Section 10 thereof, at a price equal to the sum
of (i) as to principal thereof, an amount equal to the product obtained by
multiplying the unpaid principal amount of such Equipment Note as at the date
of such prepayment (after deducting therefrom the principal installment, if
any, due on or prior to the date of such prepayment) by a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the Equipment Cost of such Unit or Units and the
denominator of which shall be the aggregate Equipment Cost of all Units
included in the Indenture Estate under the related Indenture Supplement
immediately prior to the date of such prepayment, (ii) as to interest, the
aggregate amount of interest accrued and unpaid in respect of the principal
amount to be prepaid pursuant to clause (i) above on the date of such payment
(after giving effect to the application of any Basic Rent paid on or prior to
the date of such prepayment) and (iii) if prepaid prior to the Premium
Termination Date, a premium in an amount equal to the Make-Whole Amount, if
any, applicable in respect of the principal amount to be prepaid pursuant to
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                 (b)      Each Equipment Note shall be prepaid in whole or in
part by the Owner Trustee on a Rent Payment Date upon at least 25 days' prior
notice from the Owner Trustee (or the Lessee on its behalf) to the Indenture
Trustee in connection with the occurrence of an Event of Loss with respect to
any Unit or Units related to such Equipment Note if such Unit or Units are not
replaced pursuant to Section 11.2(i) of the Lease, or in the event Lessee shall
be required to settle for more than 15 Units on a Determination Date pursuant
to Section 11.2 of the Lease, such prepayment shall be made on such
Determination Date, at a price equal to the sum of (i) as to principal thereof,
an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of such Equipment Note as at such prepayment date (after
deducting therefrom the principal installment, if any, due on such date) by a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Equipment Cost of such Unit or
Units and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate Equipment Cost of all
Units included in the Indenture Estate under the related Indenture Supplement
immediately prior to such date, and (ii) as to interest, the aggregate amount
of interest accrued and unpaid in respect of the principal amount to be prepaid
pursuant to clause (i) above to but not including the date of prepayment after
giving effect to the application of any Basic Rent paid on or prior to the date
of such prepayment, but without the payment of any premium.

                 (c)      Each Equipment Note shall be prepaid in whole or in
part by the Owner Trustee on the Determination Date specified by Lessee to
Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee in accordance with Section 6.9 of the
Participation Agreement, in the event that Lessee exercises the purchase option
under Section 6.9 of the Participation Agreement with respect to the Equipment,
at a price equal to the sum of (i) as to principal thereof, an amount equal to
the product obtained by multiplying the aggregate unpaid principal amount of
such Equipment Note as at the date of any prepayment under Section 6.9 of the
Participation Agreement (after deducting therefrom the principal installment,
if any, due on the prepayment date) by a fraction, the numerator of which shall
be the Equipment Cost of such Unit or Units to be purchased and the denominator
of which shall be the aggregate Equipment Cost of all Units included in the
Indenture Estate immediately prior to the date of such prepayment, (ii) as to
interest, the aggregate amount of interest accrued and unpaid in respect of the
principal amount to be prepaid pursuant to clause (i) above on the date of such
prepayment after giving effect to the application of any Basic Rent paid on or
prior to the date of such prepayment, and (iii) if prepaid prior to the Premium
Termination Date applicable to such Equipment Notes, a premium in an amount
equal to the aggregate Make-Whole Amount, if any, applicable in respect of the
principal amount to be prepaid pursuant to clause (i) above on the date of such
payment.

                 (d)      On the Refunding Date specified by the Lessee to the
Owner Trustee and to the Indenture Trustee in accordance with Section 10.2(f)
of the Participation Agreement, all Equipment Notes shall be prepaid in whole
but not in part on such Refunding Date, in the event of a refunding or
refinancing pursuant to Section 10.2 of the Participation Agreement, at a price
in addition to any other amounts due to the holders of the Equipment Notes
under this Indenture equal to the unpaid principal amount thereof together with
accrued but unpaid interest thereon, plus if prepaid prior to the Premium
Termination Date, a premium in an amount equal to the Make-Whole Amount, if
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                 (e)      The Indenture Trustee shall give prompt notice of any
prepayment of any of the Equipment Notes to all holders of the Equipment Notes
as soon as the Indenture Trustee shall have knowledge that such prepayment is
to occur, which notice shall specify the Equipment Note or Notes to be prepaid,
the principal amount of such Equipment Note or Notes to be prepaid and the date
of prepayment which date shall be not less than 25 days after the date of such
notice.

                 Section 2.11.  Equally and Ratably Secured.  All Equipment
Notes at any time outstanding under this Indenture shall be equally and ratably
secured hereby without preference, priority or distinction on account of the
date or dates or the actual time or times of the issue or maturity of such
Equipment Notes so that all Equipment Notes at any time issued and outstanding
hereunder shall have the same rights, Liens and preferences under and by virtue
of this Indenture.


                                  ARTICLE III.
                RECEIPT, DISTRIBUTION AND APPLICATION OF INCOME
                           FROM THE INDENTURE ESTATE

                 Section 3.01.  Basic Rent Distribution.  Except as otherwise
provided in Section 3.03, each installment of Interim Interest and Basic Rent
as well as any installment of interest on overdue installments of Basic Rent,
and any other moneys paid over by the Lessee or the Owner Trustee to the
Indenture Trustee for such purpose, shall be distributed by the Indenture
Trustee as promptly as possible (it being understood that any payments of
Interim Interest and Basic Rent received by the Indenture Trustee on a timely
basis and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.6 of the Lease shall
be distributed on the date received in the funds so received) in the following
order of priority: first, so much of such installment as shall be required for
the purpose shall be distributed and paid to the holders of the Equipment Notes
to pay in full the aggregate amount of the payment or payments of principal,
premium, if any, and interest (as well as any interest on overdue principal or
interest) then due, such distribution to be made ratably, without priority of
one over the other, in the proportion that the amount of such payment or
payments then due with respect to each such Equipment Note bears to the
aggregate amount of payments then due under all such Equipment Notes; and
second, the balance, if any, of such installment remaining thereafter shall be
distributed to the Owner Trustee for distribution in accordance with the terms
of the Trust Agreement.  The portion of each such installment distributed to a
holder of an Equipment Note shall be applied by such holder in payment of such
Equipment Note in accordance with the terms of Section 2.05.

                 Section 3.02.  Payments in the Event of Prepayment.  (a)
Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.03 or 3.05, in the event of any
prepayment of an Equipment Note or Notes, in whole or in part, in accordance
with the provisions of Section 2.10 any amount received shall in each case be
distributed and paid in the following order of priority:  first, so much of
such amount as shall be required for the purpose of prepayment shall be
distributed and paid to the holders of such Equipment Note or Notes to pay the
aggregate amount of the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest to
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Notes pursuant to Section 2.10, such prepayment to be made ratably to such
Equipment Note or Notes to which such prepayment relates, without priority of
one over any other, in the proportion that the amount to be prepaid on each
such Equipment Note bears to the aggregate amount to be paid on all such
Equipment Notes; and second, the balance, if any, of such amount remaining
thereafter shall be distributed to the Owner Trustee for distribution in
accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement.

                 (b)      Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.03 or 3.05
hereof, any amounts received directly or through the Lessee from any
governmental authority or other party pursuant to Section 11 of the Lease with
respect to any Unit as the result of an Event of Loss, to the extent that such
amounts are not at the time required to be paid to the Lessee pursuant to said
Section 11, and any amounts of insurance proceeds for damage to the Indenture
Estate received directly or though the Lessee from any insurer pursuant to
Section 12 of the Lease with respect thereto as the result of an Event of Loss,
to the extent such amounts are not at the time required to be paid to the
Lessee pursuant to said Section 12, shall be applied as provided in clause (a)
of this Section 3.02.

                 Section 3.03.  Payments after Indenture Event of Default.
(a)  Except as provided in Section 3.05, all payments received and amounts
realized by the Indenture Trustee after an Indenture Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing and after the Indenture Trustee has declared
(as assignee from the Owner Trustee of the Lease) the Lease to be in default
pursuant to Section 15 thereof or has declared the Equipment Notes to be
accelerated pursuant to Section 4.02, as the case may be, or has elected to
foreclose or otherwise exercise any remedies under this Indenture (including
any amounts realized by the Indenture Trustee from the exercise of any remedies
pursuant to Section 15 of the Lease, or Article IV), as well as all payments or
amounts then held or thereafter received by the Indenture Trustee as part of
the Indenture Estate while such Indenture Event of Default shall be continuing,
shall be distributed forthwith by the Indenture Trustee in the following order
of priority:

                          First, so much of such payments or amounts as shall
         be required to reimburse the Indenture Trustee for any fees which are
         due and payable for its services under this Indenture and any tax,
         expense (including reasonable attorney's fees) or other loss incurred
         by the Indenture Trustee (to the extent reimbursable and not
         previously reimbursed and to the extent incurred in connection with
         its duties as Indenture Trustee) shall be distributed to the Indenture
         Trustee;

                          Second, so much of such payments or amounts as shall
         be required to reimburse the holders of the Equipment Notes for
         payments made by them to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section
         5.03 (to the extent not previously reimbursed), and to pay such
         holders of the Equipment Notes the amounts payable to them pursuant to
         the provisions of the Participation Agreement, shall be distributed to
         such holders of the Equipment Notes, without priority of one over the
         other, in accordance with the amount of the payment or payments made
         by, or payable to, each such holder;





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                          Third, so much of such payments or amounts remaining
         as shall be required to pay the principal of, and premium, if any, to
         the extent received from the Lessee as Supplemental Rent, and accrued
         interest (to the date of distribution) on all Equipment Notes, payable
         to the Loan Participant, then due and payable, whether by declaration
         of acceleration pursuant to Section 4.02 or otherwise, and in case the
         aggregate amount so to be distributed shall be insufficient to pay in
         full the aforesaid amounts, then, ratably, without priority of one
         over the other, in the proportion that the aggregate unpaid principal
         amount of all Equipment Notes held by each such holder, plus the
         accrued but unpaid interest thereon to the date of distribution, bears
         to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Equipment Notes, plus
         the accrued but unpaid interest thereon to the date of distribution;
         and

                          Fourth, the balance, if any, of such payments or
         amounts remaining thereafter shall be distributed to the Owner Trustee
         for distribution in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement.

                 (b)      Except as provided in Sections 3.03(a) and 3.05, if
an Indenture Default or Indenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Indenture Trustee shall not make any distribution to the Owner
Trustee but shall hold amounts otherwise distributable to the Owner Trustee as
collateral security for the obligations secured hereby and invested as provided
in Section 6.04(b) until the earliest to occur of (a) the date on which such
Indenture Default or Indenture Event of Default shall have been cured or
waived, and (b) such acceleration occurs and such amounts are applied pursuant
to Section 3.03(a); provided, that if any amounts are held pursuant to this
Section 3.03(b) for a period of 180 days during which time the Equipment Notes
could, but shall not have been, accelerated, then (x) all amounts then held by
the Indenture Trustee under this Section 3.03(b) with respect to such Indenture
Default or Indenture Event of Default which have been so held for at least 90
days shall on the 181st day be distributed to the Owner Trustee for
distribution in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement and (y) any
such amounts which are being held pursuant to this Section 3.03(b) with respect
to such Indenture Default or Indenture Event of Default but which have not been
held for at least 90 days shall, on the 91st day following the date on which
such amount was initially received by the Indenture Trustee, thereafter be
distributed to the Owner Trustee for distribution in accordance with the terms
of the Trust Agreement.

                 Section 3.04.  Other Payments.  Except as otherwise provided
in Section 3.03 or 3.05, (e) any payments received by the Indenture Trustee for
which no provision as to the application thereof is made in the Lease or the
Participation Agreement or elsewhere in this Article III, and (f) all payments
received and amounts realized by the Indenture Trustee under the Lease or
otherwise with respect to the Equipment to the extent received or realized at
any time after payment in full of the principal of and interest and premium, if
any, on all Equipment Notes, as well as any other amounts remaining as part of
the Indenture Estate after payment in full of the principal of and interest and
premium, if any, shall be distributed forthwith by the Indenture Trustee in the
order of priority set forth in Section 3.03(a), except that in the case of any
payment described in clause (b) above, such payment shall be distributed
omitting clause "third" of such Section 3.03(a) on all Equipment Notes issued
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                 Any payments received by the Indenture Trustee for which
provision as to the application thereof is made in the Lease or the
Participation Agreement but not elsewhere in this Indenture shall be applied to
the purposes for which such payments were made in accordance with the
provisions of the Lease or the Participation Agreement, as the case may be.

                 Section 3.05.  Distribution of Excepted Property.  All
amounts constituting Excepted Property received by the Indenture Trustee shall
be paid promptly by the Indenture Trustee to the Person or Persons entitled
thereto.

                                  ARTICLE IV.

              REMEDIES OF THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE UPON AN INDENTURE
                                EVENT OF DEFAULT

                 Section 4.01.  Indenture Events of Default.  The following
events shall constitute "Indenture Events of Default" and each such Indenture
Event of Default shall be deemed to exist and continue so long as, but only so
long as, it shall not have been remedied:

                          (a)     subject to Section 4.04(a), a Lease Event of
         Default (other than a Lease Event of Default by reason of a default by
         the Lessee to pay any amounts which are part of the Excepted
         Property); or

                          (b)     default by the Owner Trustee in making any
         payment when due of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any
         Equipment Note or Equipment Notes, and the continuance of such default
         unremedied for 10 Business Days after the same shall have become due
         and payable; or

                          (c)     any failure by the Owner Trustee or the Owner
         Participant to observe or perform any covenant or obligation of them
         or any of them, in this Indenture or the Equipment Notes (other than
         as set forth in clause (b) above) or in the Participation Agreement,
         if such failure is not remedied within a period of 30 days after there
         has been given to the Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant and the
         Lessee by the Indenture Trustee or by any holder of an Equipment Note
         a written notice specifying such failure and requiring it to be
         remedied; or

                          (d)     any representation or warranty made by the
         Owner Trustee (except to the extent made with respect to State Street
         Bank and Trust Company, in its individual capacity) or the Owner
         Participant under the Participation Agreement, or by the Owner Trustee
         hereunder, or by any representative of the Owner Trustee or the Owner
         Participant in any document or certificate furnished to the Indenture
         Trustee or the Loan Participant in connection herewith or therewith or
         pursuant hereto or thereto, shall prove at any time to have been
         incorrect in any material respect as of the date made and such
         incorrectness shall remain material and continue unremedied for a
         period of 30 days after there has been given to the Owner Trustee and
         the Owner Participant a written notice specifying such incorrectness,
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        requiring it to be remedied by the Indenture Trustee or by any holder of
        an Equipment Note; or

                          (e)     the Owner Trustee (as Owner Trustee and not
         in its individual capacity) or the Owner Participant shall consent to
         the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee or liquidator of
         itself or of a substantial part of its property or shall make a
         general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or

                          (f)     the Owner Trustee (as Owner Trustee and not
         in its individual capacity) or the Owner Participant shall file, or
         consent by answer or otherwise to the filing against it of, a petition
         for relief or reorganization or arrangement or any other petition in
         bankruptcy, for liquidation or to take advantage of any bankruptcy or
         insolvency law of any jurisdiction; or

                          (g)     an order, judgment or decree shall be entered
         by any court of competent jurisdiction appointing, without the consent
         of the Owner Trustee (as Owner Trustee and not in its individual
         capacity) or the Owner Participant, a receiver, trustee or liquidator
         of the Indenture Estate, the Owner Trustee (as Owner Trustee and not
         in its individual capacity) or the Owner Participant, or of any
         substantial part of its property, or granting any order for relief in
         respect of the Owner Trustee (as Owner Trustee and not in its
         individual capacity) or the Owner Participant under the Federal
         bankruptcy laws, and any such order, judgment or decree of appointment
         shall remain in force undismissed, unstayed or unvacated for a period
         of 60 days after the date of entry thereof; or

                          (h)     a petition against the Owner Trustee (as
         Owner Trustee and not in its individual capacity) or the Owner
         Participant, in a proceeding under the Federal bankruptcy laws or
         other insolvency law, as now or hereafter in effect, shall be filed
         and shall not be withdrawn or dismissed within 60 days thereafter, or
         if, under the provisions of any law providing for reorganization or
         winding-up of corporations which may apply to the Owner Trustee (as
         Owner Trustee and not in its individual capacity) or the Owner
         Participant, any court of competent jurisdiction shall assume
         jurisdiction, custody or control of the Indenture Estate, the Owner
         Trustee (as Owner Trustee and not in its individual capacity) or the
         Owner Participant or of any substantial part of its property and such
         jurisdiction, custody or control shall remain in force unrelinquished,
         unstayed or unterminated for a period of 60 days.

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if an Indenture Event of
Default described in clause (e), (f), (g) or (h) of this Section 4.01 results
solely from the bankruptcy, reorganization, compromise, arrangement,
insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation of Owner Trustee
solely in its individual capacity, and can be cured by the appointment of a
substitute Owner Trustee without adversely affecting the rights of the
Indenture Trustee hereunder, then Indenture Trustee shall refrain from the
exercise of any of the rights, powers or remedies pursuant to this Article IV
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Participant is diligently seeking to, and does replace the bank or trust
company then serving as Owner Trustee which replacement shall be deemed to cure
such Indenture Event of Default.

                 Section 4.02.  Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment.  If an
Indenture Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee may,
and upon the directions of a Majority in Interest shall, subject to Section
4.04, declare the unpaid principal amount of all Equipment Notes then
outstanding and accrued interest thereon to be due and payable.  At any time
after the Indenture Trustee has declared the unpaid principal amount of all
Equipment Notes then outstanding to be due and payable and prior to the sale of
any of the Indenture Estate pursuant to this Article IV, a Majority in
Interest, by written notice to the Owner Trustee, the Lessee and the Indenture
Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and thereby annul its
consequences if:  (i) there has been paid to or deposited with the Indenture
Trustee an amount sufficient to pay all overdue installments of interest on the
Equipment Notes, and the principal of and premium, if any, on any Equipment
Notes that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration,
(ii) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree, and (iii)
all other Indenture Defaults and Indenture Events of Default, other than
nonpayment of principal or interest on the Equipment Notes that have become due
solely because of such acceleration, have been cured or waived.

                 Section 4.03.  Remedies with Respect to Indenture Estate.
(9)  After an Indenture Event of Default shall have occurred and so long as
such Indenture Event of Default shall be continuing, then and in every such
case the Indenture Trustee, as assignee hereunder of the Lease or as mortgagee
hereunder of the Equipment or otherwise, may, and when required pursuant to the
provisions of Article V hereof shall, subject to Sections 4.04 and 4.05,
exercise any or all of the rights and powers and pursue any and all of the
remedies pursuant to Section 15 of the Lease and this Article IV and may
recover judgment in its own name as Indenture Trustee against the Indenture
Estate and may take possession of all or any part of the Indenture Estate, and
may exclude the Owner Trustee and the Owner Participant and all persons
claiming under any of them wholly or partly therefrom; provided, however, that
nothing in this Indenture shall permit or require the Indenture Trustee to take
any action contrary to, or to disturb, the Lessee's rights under the Lease,
except in accordance with the provisions of the Lease.  The Indenture Trustee,
after the occurrence of any Indenture Event of Default, shall give the Owner
Participant and the Owner Trustee 10 Business Days' (or such shorter period as
practical) prior notice of the date before which the Indenture Trustee shall
not exercise any remedy which would result in the exclusion of the Owner
Trustee from the Indenture Estate or any part thereof; provided, however, such
notice period shall not be in addition to any other notice period provided
herein and; provided, further, that the failure to give such notice shall have
no effect on any action taken by the Indenture Trustee.

                 (b)      Subject to Section 4.04 and Section 4.05, the
Indenture Trustee may, if at the time such action may be lawful and always
subject to compliance with any mandatory legal requirements, either with or
without taking possession, and either before or after taking possession, and
without instituting any legal proceedings whatsoever, and having first given
notice of such sale by registered mail to the Owner Trustee, the Owner
Participant and the Lessee once at least 20 days prior to the date of such sale
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Trustee enters into a binding contract for a private sale, and any other notice
which may be required by law, sell and dispose of the Indenture Estate, or any
part thereof, or interest therein, at public auction to the highest bidder or
at private sale in one lot as an entirety or in separate lots, and either for
cash or on credit and on such terms as the Indenture Trustee may determine, and
at any place (whether or not it be the location of the Indenture Estate or any
part thereof) and time designated in the notice above referred to; provided,
however, that, notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the
Indenture Trustee shall not sell any of the Indenture Estate or exercise any
other remedies which would result in the exclusion of the Owner Trustee from
the Indenture Estate or any part thereof unless a declaration of acceleration
has been made pursuant to Section 4.02; provided further, that, in the event
the circumstances contemplated by Section 4.04(c) exist, the Indenture Trustee
shall not be allowed to deliver the notice required by this Section 4.03(b)
until the earlier of (x) such time as such circumstances no longer exist or (y)
the expiration of the 90 day period set forth in Section 4.04(c).  Any such
public sale or sales may be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the
time and place appointed for such sale or sales, or for any such adjourned sale
or sales, without further notice, and the Indenture Trustee or the holder or
holders of any Equipment Notes, or any interest therein, may bid and become the
purchaser at any such public sale.  The Indenture Trustee may exercise such
right without possession or production of the Equipment Notes or proof of
ownership thereof, and as representative of the holders may exercise such right
without including the holders as parties to any suit or proceeding relating to
foreclosure of any property in the Indenture Estate.  The Owner Trustee hereby
irrevocably constitutes the Indenture Trustee the true and lawful
attorney-in-fact of the Owner Trustee (in the name of the Owner Trustee or
otherwise) for the purpose of effectuating any sale, assignment, transfer or
delivery for enforcement of the Lien of this Indenture, whether pursuant to
foreclosure or power of sale or otherwise, to execute and deliver all such
bills of sale, assignments and other instruments as the Indenture Trustee may
consider necessary or appropriate, with full power of substitution, the Owner
Trustee hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney or any
substitute shall lawfully do by virtue hereof.  Nevertheless, if so requested
by the Indenture Trustee or any purchaser, the Owner Trustee shall ratify and
confirm any such sale, assignment, transfer or delivery, by executing and
delivering to the Indenture Trustee or such purchaser all bills of sale,
assignments, releases and other proper instruments to effect such ratification
and confirmation as may be designated in any such request.

                 (c)      Subject to Section 4.04 and Section 4.05, the Owner
Trustee agrees, to the fullest extent that it lawfully may, that, in case one
or more of the Indenture Events of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, then, in every such case, the Indenture Trustee may take possession
of all or any part of the Indenture Estate and may exclude the Owner Trustee
and the Owner Participant and all persons claiming under any of them wholly or
partly therefrom.  At the request of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee
shall promptly execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee such instruments of
title and other documents as the Indenture Trustee may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Indenture Trustee or an agent or representative
designated by the Indenture Trustee, at such time or times and place or places
as the Indenture Trustee may specify, to obtain possession of all or any part
of the Indenture Estate.  If the Owner Trustee shall fail for any reason to
execute and deliver such instruments and documents to the Indenture Trustee,
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wherever it may be found and may enter any of the premises of the Lessee
wherever the Indenture Estate may be or be supposed to be and search for the
Indenture Estate and, subject to Section 4.05, take possession of and remove
the Indenture Estate.  Upon every such taking of possession, the Indenture
Trustee may, from time to time, at the expense of the Indenture Estate, make
all such expenditures for maintenance, insurance, repairs, replacements,
alterations, additions and improvements to any of the Indenture Estate, as it
may deem proper.  In each such case, the Indenture Trustee shall have the right
to use, operate, store, control or manage the Indenture Estate, and to carry on
the business and to exercise all rights and powers of the Owner Trustee
relating to the Indenture Estate, as the Indenture Trustee shall deem best,
including the right to enter into any and all such agreements with respect to
the maintenance, operation, leasing or storage of the Indenture Estate or any
part thereof as the Indenture Trustee may determine; and the Indenture Trustee
shall be entitled to collect and receive all tolls, rents, revenues, issues,
income, products and profits of the Indenture Estate and every part thereof,
without prejudice, however, to the right of the Indenture Trustee under any
provision of this Indenture to collect and receive all cash held by, or
required to be deposited with, the Indenture Trustee hereunder.  Such tolls,
rents, revenues, issues, income, products and profits shall be applied to pay
the expenses of holding and operating the Indenture Estate and of conducting
the business thereof, and of all maintenance, repairs, replacements,
alterations, additions and improvements, and to make all payments which the
Indenture Trustee may be required or may elect to make, if any, for taxes,
assessments, insurance or other proper charges upon the Indenture Estate or any
part thereof (including the employment of engineers and accountants to examine,
inspect and make reports upon the properties and books and records of the
Indenture Estate), and all other payments which the Indenture Trustee may be
required or authorized to make under any provision of this Indenture, as well
as just and reasonable compensation for the services of the Indenture Trustee,
and of all persons properly engaged and employed by the Indenture Trustee,
including the reasonable expenses of the Indenture Trustee.

                 (d)      If an Indenture Event of Default occurs and is
continuing and the Indenture Trustee shall have obtained possession of a Unit,
the Indenture Trustee shall not be obligated to use or operate such Unit or
cause such Unit to be used or operated directly or indirectly by itself or
through agents or other representatives or to lease, license or otherwise
permit or provide for the use or operation of such Unit or Equipment by any
other Person unless (i) the Indenture Trustee shall have been able to obtain
insurance in kinds, at rates and in amounts satisfactory to it in its
discretion to protect the Indenture Estate and the Indenture Trustee, as
trustee and individually, against any and all liability for loss or damage to
such Unit and for public liability and property damage resulting from use or
operation of such Unit and (ii) funds are available in the Indenture Estate to
pay for all such insurance or, in lieu of such insurance, the Indenture Trustee
is furnished with indemnification from the holders of the Equipment Notes or
any other Person upon terms and in amounts satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee in its discretion to protect the Indenture Estate and the Indenture
Trustee, as trustee and individually, against any and all such liabilities.

                 (e)      Notwithstanding anything contained herein, so long as
the Pass Through Trustee under any Pass Through Trust Agreement is the
registered holder of any Equipment Note issued hereunder, the Indenture Trustee
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any Indenture Estate or take any action with respect to any Indenture Estate so
acquired by it if such acquisition or action would cause the trust created by
the Trust Agreement or the Pass Through Trust Agreement to fail to qualify as a
"grantor trust" for federal income tax purposes.

                 Section 4.04.  Right to Cure; Option to Purchase; Etc.

                 (a)      Right to Cure.  (A)  If there shall occur a Lease
Event of Default in respect of the payment of Basic Rent pursuant to Section
14(a) of the Lease, then as long as no other Indenture Event of Default (other
than arising from such failure to pay Basic Rent or which is concurrently being
cured pursuant to this Section 4.04(a)) shall have occurred and be continuing
the Owner Participant or the Owner Trustee may (but need not) pay to the
Indenture Trustee, at any time prior to the expiration of a period of 10
Business Days (a "10-Day Period") after receiving written notice of such
default from the Indenture Trustee (prior to the expiration of which 10-Day
Period the Indenture Trustee shall not declare the Lease in default pursuant to
Section 15 thereof or exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies pursuant
to such Section 15 or this Article IV), an amount equal to the full amount of
such payment of Basic Rent, together with any interest due thereon on account
of the delayed payment thereof, and such payment by the Owner Participant or
the Owner Trustee shall be deemed to cure any Indenture Event of Default which
arose from such failure of the Lessee (but such cure shall not relieve the
Lessee of any of its obligations and shall not cure any other Indenture Event
of Default) or (B) if there shall occur a Lease Event of Default in respect of
any other payment of Rent (other than Basic Rent) or a Lease Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, which Lease Event of Default is curable
by the payment of money (it being understood that actions such as the obtaining
of insurance or the procuring of maintenance services can be so effected), then
as long as no other Indenture Event of Default (other than arising from such
Lease Event of Default or which is concurrently being cured pursuant to this
Section 4.04(a)) shall have occurred and be continuing the Owner Participant or
the Owner Trustee may (but need not) pay to the Indenture Trustee, at any time
prior to the expiration of a period of 30 days (a "30-Day Period") after
receiving written notice of such Lease Event of Default from the Indenture
Trustee (prior to the expiration of which 30-Day Period the Indenture Trustee
shall not declare the Lease in default pursuant to Section 15 thereof or
exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies pursuant to such Section 15 of
this Article IV), an amount equal to the full amount of such payment of Rent,
together with any interest due thereon on account of the delayed payment
thereof or otherwise make such payment as shall effect such cure, and such
payment by the Owner Participant or the Owner Trustee shall be deemed to cure
any Indenture Event of Default which arose from such Lease Event of Default
(but such cure shall not relieve the Lessee of any of its obligations);
provided however, Owner Participant and Owner Trustee, collectively, shall not
be entitled to (x) cure more than three consecutive or six total defaults in
the payment of Basic Rent, or (y) cure other Lease Events of Default if the
outstanding amount which has been paid by the Owner Participant or the Owner
Trustee and not reimbursed to such parties by the Lessee pursuant to this
clause (y) exceeds in the aggregate $5,000,000, as adjusted annually for
inflation as of January 1 of each calendar year, by the percentage change in
the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, All Cities, as compared to the
prior calendar year as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
United States Department of Labor.  Upon any cure by the Owner Participant or
the Owner Trustee in accordance with the first sentence of this Section
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the Owner Participant or the Owner Trustee shall, to the extent of their
respective payments, be subrogated to the rights of the Indenture Trustee, as
assignee hereunder of the Owner Trustee to receive such payment of Rent (and
any interest due thereon on account of the delayed payment thereof) or right of
reimbursement, and shall be entitled to receive such payment upon its receipt
by the Indenture Trustee as aforesaid (but in each case only if all amounts of
principal and interest at the time due and payable on the Equipment Notes shall
have been paid in full); provided that neither the Owner Participant nor the
Owner Trustee shall attempt to recover any such amount paid by it on behalf of
the Lessee pursuant to this Section 4.04(a) except by demanding of the Lessee
payment of such amount or by commencing an action against the Lessee to require
the payment of such amount.

                 (b)      Option to Purchase Equipment Notes.  In the event
that (i) at any time one or more Lease Events of Default shall have occurred
and any such Lease Event of Default shall have continued for a period of 180
days or more during which time the Equipment Notes could, but shall not, have
been accelerated pursuant to Section 4.02, (ii) the Equipment Notes shall have
been accelerated pursuant to Section 4.02, (iii) the Indenture Trustee, as
assignee hereunder of the Lease, shall have exercised (or given notice of its
intention to exercise) any remedy in respect of the Units under the Lease, or
(iv) the Indenture Trustee shall commence foreclosure of the Lien of this
Indenture or otherwise exercise remedies which would result in the exclusion of
the Owner Trustee from the Indenture Estate or any part thereof (or give notice
of its intention to foreclose or exercise remedies), then and in any such case,
so long as the Lessee and its Affiliates do not individually or in the
aggregate own more than 20% of the Beneficial Interest, upon 30 days' notice
from the Owner Trustee to the Indenture Trustee designating a date of purchase
(the "Purchase Date") which shall be a Determination Date, each holder of an
Equipment Note agrees that it will, upon and subject to receipt by the
Indenture Trustee from the Owner Trustee or its nominee of an amount equal to
the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Equipment Notes, together with
accrued interest thereon to the Purchase Date, plus all other sums then due and
payable to such holder of an Equipment Note hereunder, but, except in the case
of purchase of the Equipment Notes pursuant to clause (iv) above if the right
to exercise any remedies arises because of an Indenture Event of Default
arising from action attributable to the Owner Trustee or the Owner Participant,
without any Make-Whole Amount or other premium, forthwith sell, assign,
transfer and convey to the Owner Trustee or its nominee on the Purchase Date
all of the right, title and interest of such holder in and to the Equipment
Notes then held by such holder, and the Owner Trustee or its nominee shall
assume all of such holder's obligations under the Participation Agreement;
provided that the Owner Trustee or its nominee must purchase all and not less
than all of the Equipment Notes then outstanding.

                 (c)      Restrictions on Certain Actions.  Notwithstanding any
provision of this Indenture to the contrary, the Indenture Trustee shall not
foreclose the Lien of this Indenture or otherwise exercise remedies hereunder
which would result in the exclusion of the Owner Trustee from the Indenture
Estate or any part thereof as a result of an Indenture Event of Default that
constitutes or occurs solely by virtue of one or more Lease Events of Default
(at a time when no other Indenture Event of Default unrelated to any Lease
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing) unless the Indenture
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proceeded or is then currently proceeding, to the extent it is then entitled to
do so hereunder and under the Lease and is not then stayed or otherwise
prevented from doing so by operation of law, to exercise one (or more, as it
shall in its good faith discretion determine) of the comparable remedies
provided for in Section 15 of the Lease with respect to the Equipment, provided
that in the event the Indenture Trustee shall be so stayed or otherwise
prevented from exercising such remedies under the Lease, it shall in any event
refrain from so foreclosing or exercising such other remedies hereunder for a
period of not less than 90 days, and further provided that in the event the
Lessee as debtor in a proceeding under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (or
any trustee appointed for the Lessee as debtor in any such bankruptcy case)
shall have affirmed the Lease and no Lease Event of Default other than as
specified in Section 14(h) or Section 14(i) of the Lease has occurred and is
continuing, with the approval of the bankruptcy court having jurisdiction over
such case, under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code or any amended or successor
version thereof, the Indenture Trustee shall refrain from so foreclosing or
exercising such other remedies hereunder.

                 Section 4.05.  Rights of Lessee.  Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Indenture, including, without limitation, Section 4.03, so
long as no Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Owner Trustee shall take any action
contrary to, or disturb, the Lessee's rights under the Lease, except in
accordance with the provisions of the Lease, including, without limitation, (i)
the right to receive all monies due and payable to it in accordance with the
provisions of the Lease and (ii) the Lessee's rights to possession and use of,
and of quiet enjoyment of, the Equipment.

                 Section 4.06.  Waiver of Existing Defaults.  A Majority in
Interest by notice to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of all holders of the
Equipment Notes may waive any past default hereunder and its consequences,
except a default:  (i) in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
interest on any Equipment Note, or (ii) in respect of a covenant or provision
hereof which under Article IX hereof cannot be modified or amended without the
consent of the holder of each Equipment Note affected.  Upon any such waiver,
such default shall cease to exist, and any Indenture Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this
Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default
or impair any right consequent thereon.

                                   ARTICLE V.
                        DUTIES OF THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE

                 Section 5.01.  Action upon Indenture Event of Default.  If
any payments of Interim Interest or Basic Rent or payments of the principal or
interest or premium, if any, on the Equipment Notes due and payable on any Rent
Payment Date shall not have been paid in full on such Rent Payment Date, the
Indenture Trustee shall give telephonic notice within one Business Day
(followed by prompt written notice) to the Owner Trustee, the Owner
Participant, the Loan Participant and the Lessee specifying the amount and
nature of such deficiency in payment.  In the event the Indenture Trustee shall
have knowledge of an Indenture Event of Default or an Indenture Default, the
Indenture Trustee shall give prompt notice of such Indenture Event of Default
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and the Loan Participant by telegram, telex, or telephone (to be promptly
confirmed in writing).  In the event the Owner Trustee shall have knowledge of
an Indenture Event of Default or an Indenture Default, the Owner Trustee shall
give notice of such Indenture Event of Default or Indenture Default in the same
manner to the Lessee, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Participant and the Loan
Participant.  Subject to the terms of Section 5.03, the Indenture Trustee shall
take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such
Indenture Event of Default or Indenture Default as the Indenture Trustee shall
be instructed in writing by a Majority in Interest.  If the Indenture Trustee
shall not have received instructions as above provided within 20 days after the
mailing of notice of such Indenture Event of Default or such Indenture Default
to the Loan Participant by the Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee may,
but shall not be obligated to, take such action, or refrain from taking such
action, with respect to such Indenture Event of Default or Indenture Default as
it shall determine to be advisable in the best interests of the Loan
Participant.  Any provision of this Section 5.01 to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Indenture Trustee shall not declare the Lease to be in
default solely in respect of the Lessee's failure to make any payment of Basic
Rent within 5 Business Days after the same shall have become due, unless the
10-Day Period within which, pursuant to Section 4.04(a), the Owner Participant
or the Owner Trustee are entitled to cure such failure shall have expired.  For
all purposes of this Indenture, in the absence of actual knowledge, neither the
Owner Trustee nor the Indenture Trustee shall be deemed to have knowledge of an
Indenture Event of Default (except, in the case of the Indenture Trustee, the
failure of the Lessee to pay any installment of Basic Rent that is required to
be paid directly to the Indenture Trustee within the 5 Business Days after the
same shall become due or the failure of the Lessee to maintain insurance as
required under Section 12 of the Lease if the Indenture Trustee shall receive
notice thereof from an insurer or insurance broker) unless notified in writing
by the Lessee, the Owner Trustee, one or more Loan Participants or the Owner
Participant; and "actual knowledge" (as used in the foregoing clause) of the
Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee shall mean actual knowledge of an
officer in the Corporate Trust Administration of the Owner Trustee or the
Corporate Trust Department of the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be.

                 Section 5.02  Action upon Instructions.  Subject to the terms
of Sections 5.01 and 5.03, upon the written instructions at any time and from
time to time of a Majority in Interest, the Indenture Trustee shall take such
of the following actions as may be specified in such instructions (subject to
the rights of the other parties thereto, except to the extent assigned
hereunder):  (i) subject to and solely to the extent permitted by the terms
hereof and of the Lease, give such notice, direction or consent, or exercise
such right, remedy or power hereunder or under the Lease or in respect of any
part or all of the Indenture Estate or take such other action as shall be
specified in such instructions; and (ii) after an Indenture Event of Default
shall have occurred and so long as such Indenture Event of Default shall be
continuing, approve as satisfactory to it all matters required by the terms of
the Lease to be satisfactory to the Owner Trustee, it being understood that
without the written instructions of a Majority in Interest the Indenture
Trustee shall not take any action described in clauses (i) and (ii) above.

                 Upon the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term
with respect to any Unit under the Lease and after payment of the portion of
the principal of, together with interest and premium, if any, on the Equipment
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or, if and so long as no Indenture Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, upon the transfer by the Owner Trustee to the Lessee or its
designee of any Unit pursuant to Section 10 or 11 of the Lease or the retention
by the Owner Trustee of any Unit pursuant to Section 10.3 of the Lease, then
the Indenture Trustee shall in either such case, upon the written request of
the Owner Trustee, and receipt by the Indenture Trustee of funds necessary to
prepay the Equipment Notes required to be prepaid in connection with such
purchase, termination, retention or Event of Loss, execute and deliver to, or
as directed in writing by, the Owner Trustee an appropriate instrument (in due
form for recording) furnished by the Owner Trustee or the Lessee releasing such
property from the Lien of this Indenture.

                 Section 5.03  Indemnification.  (a)  The Indenture Trustee
shall not be required to take any action or refrain from taking any action
under Section 5.01 (other than the first two sentences thereof) or 5.02 or
Article IV if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of
such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk is not reasonably
assured to it.  The Indenture Trustee shall not be required to take any action
under Section 5.01 or 5.02 or Article IV, nor shall any other provision of this
Indenture be deemed to impose a duty on the Indenture Trustee to take any
action, if the Indenture Trustee shall have been advised in writing by
independent counsel that such action is contrary to the terms hereof or of the
Lease or the Participation Agreement, or is otherwise contrary to law.

                 (b)      Each Loan Participant may, but shall not be required
to, participate in any indemnification of the Indenture Trustee given pursuant
to paragraph (a) of this Section 5.03.  Each Loan Participant so participating
shall be entitled to reimbursement for such participation in accordance with
Article III.

                 Section 5.04.  No Duties Except as Specified in Indenture or
Instructions.  The Indenture Trustee shall not have any duty or obligation to
manage, control, use, sell, dispose of or otherwise deal with the Equipment or
any other part of the Indenture Estate, or to otherwise take or refrain from
taking any action under, or in connection with, this Indenture, the Lease, or
the Participation Agreement, except as expressly provided by the terms of this
Indenture or as expressly provided in written instructions received pursuant to
the terms of Section 5.01 or 5.02; and no implied duties or obligations shall
be read into this Indenture against the Indenture Trustee.  Each of the Owner
Trustee (only in its individual capacity) and the Indenture Trustee
nevertheless agrees that it will, at its own cost and expense, promptly take
such action as may be necessary duly to discharge any liens or encumbrances on
any part of the Indenture Estate, or on any properties of the Owner Trustee
assigned, pledged or mortgaged as part of the Indenture Estate, which result
from claims against it in its individual capacity not related to the ownership
of the Equipment (in the case of the Owner Trustee), administration of the
Indenture Estate (in the case of the Indenture Trustee) or any other
transaction under this Indenture or the Trust Agreement or any document
included in the Indenture Estate.

                 Section 5.05.  No Action Except under Lease, Indenture or
Instructions.  The Indenture Trustee agrees that it will not manage, control,
use, sell, dispose of or otherwise deal with the Equipment or other property
constituting part of the Indenture Estate except (i) as required by the terms
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powers granted to, or the authority conferred upon, the Indenture Trustee
pursuant to this Indenture, or (iii) in accordance with the express terms
hereof or with written instructions pursuant to Section 5.01 or 5.02.

                 Section 5.06.  Disposition of Units.  At any time and from
time to time prior to the expiration of the Lease Term, any Unit for which the
provisions of Section 11.4(a) of the Lease has been satisfied may be disposed
of in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.4(a) of the Lease, and the
Owner Trustee shall, from time to time, direct the Indenture Trustee to,
provided no Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing,
execute and deliver to it, or as directed in writing by the Owner Trustee, an
appropriate instrument furnished by the Owner Trustee or the Lessee releasing
such Unit from the Lien of the Indenture, but only in respect of such Unit.

                 Section 5.07.  Indenture Supplements for Replacements.  In
the event of a Replacement Unit being substituted as contemplated by Section
11.2 of the Lease, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee agree for the
benefit of the holders of the Equipment Notes and the Lessee, subject to
compliance by the Lessee with its obligations set forth in Section 11 of the
Lease, to execute and deliver an Indenture Supplement substantially in the form
of Exhibit A hereto and, provided no Lease Event of Default or Lease Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, execute and deliver to the Lessee an
appropriate instrument releasing the Unit being replaced from the Lien of the
Indenture.

                 Section 5.08  Effect of Replacements.  In the event of the
substitution of a Replacement Unit, all provisions of this Indenture relating
to the Unit or Units being replaced shall be applicable to such Replacement
Unit with the same force and effect as if such Replacement Unit was the same
Unit being replaced.

                 Section 5.09.  Withholding Taxes.  The Indenture Trustee, as
agent for the Owner Trustee, shall exclude and withhold from each payment of
principal, premium, if any, and interest and other amounts due hereunder or
under the Equipment Notes any and all withholding taxes applicable thereto as
required by law.  The Indenture Trustee agrees to act as such withholding agent
and, in connection therewith, whenever any present or future taxes or similar
charges are required to be withheld with respect to any amounts payable in
respect of the Equipment Notes, to withhold such amounts and timely pay the
same to the appropriate authority in the name of and on behalf of the holders
of the Equipment Notes, that it will file any necessary withholding tax returns
or statements when due, and that, as promptly as possible after the payment
thereof, it will deliver to each holder of an Equipment Note appropriate
documentation showing the payment thereof, together with such additional
documentary evidence as such holders may reasonably request from time to time.

                 Section 5.10.  Lessee's Right of Quiet Enjoyment.
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Indenture to the contrary, so
long as Lessee is in compliance with its obligations under the Lease (including
applicable grace periods) and no Lease Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing unremedied, the Indenture Trustee will comply with Section 8 of the
Participation Agreement to the same extent as if it were the Lessor under the
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holder of an Equipment Note, by its acceptance thereof, consents in all
respects to the terms of the Lease and the Participation Agreement and agrees
to the provisions of this Section 5.10.

                                  ARTICLE VI.
                  THE OWNER TRUSTEE AND THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE

                 Section 6.01.  Acceptance of Trusts and Duties.  The
Indenture Trustee accepts the trusts hereby created and applicable to it and
agrees to perform the same but only upon the terms of this Indenture and agrees
to receive and disburse all moneys received by it constituting part of the
Indenture Estate in accordance with the terms hereof.  The Indenture Trustee
shall not be answerable or accountable under any circumstances, except for its
own willful misconduct or gross negligence (or negligence or willful misconduct
in the case of application or investment of moneys constituting the Indenture
Estate) or breach of any of its representations or warranties or covenants set
forth herein or in the Participation Agreement, or the performance of its
obligations under the last sentence of Section 5.04; and the Owner Trustee
shall not be liable for any action or inaction of the Indenture Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any action or inaction of the Owner
Trustee.  The Owner Trustee shall not be deemed a trustee for, or agent of, the
holders of the Equipment Notes for any purpose.

                 Section 6.02.  Absence of Duties.  Except in accordance with
written instructions or requests furnished pursuant to Section 5.01 or Section
5.02 and except as provided in, and without limiting the generality of, Section
5.04, the Indenture Trustee shall have no duty (i) to see to any registration
of the Equipment or any recording or filing of the Lease, or of this Indenture
or any other document, or to see to the maintenance of any such registration,
recording or filing, (ii) to see to any insurance on the Equipment or to effect
or maintain any such insurance, whether or not the Lessee shall be in default
with respect thereto, (iii) to confirm, verify or inquire into the failure to
receive any financial statements of the Lessee or (iv) to inspect the Equipment
at any time or ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any
of the Lessee's covenants under the Lease with respect to the Equipment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indenture Trustee will furnish to any Loan
Participant, so long as such Loan Participant or its nominees shall hold any of
the Equipment Notes, promptly upon receipt thereof, duplicates or copies of all
reports, notices, requests, demands, certificates, financial statements and
other instruments furnished to the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture, to
the extent that the same shall not have been furnished to the Indenture Trustee
and the Loan Participants pursuant to the Lease.

                 Section 6.03.  No Representations or Warranties as to the
Equipment or Documents.  Neither the Owner Trustee nor the Owner Trustee in its
individual capacity nor the Indenture Trustee makes or shall be deemed to have
made (i) any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the value,
condition, design, operation, merchantability or fitness for use of the
Equipment or as to their title thereto, or any other representation or warranty
with respect to the Equipment whatsoever, or (ii) any representation or
warranty as to the validity, legality or enforceability of this Indenture, the
Trust Agreement, the Participation Agreement, the Equipment Notes, the Lease,
any Lease Supplement, any Indenture Supplement or any other document or
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(except as to the representations and warranties made by the Owner Trustee in
its individual capacity as set forth in Section 3.1 of the Participation
Agreement), except that the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee each in its
individual capacity hereby confirms the representations and warranties made by
it in its individual capacity in Sections 3.1 and 3.3, respectively, of the
Participation Agreement.

                 Section 6.04.  No Segregation of Moneys; No Interest;
Investments.  (a)  Subject to Section 6.04(b), no moneys received by the
Indenture Trustee hereunder need be segregated in any manner except to the
extent required by law, and any such moneys may be deposited under such general
conditions for the holding of trust funds as may be prescribed by law
applicable to the Indenture Trustee, and, except as otherwise agreed by the
Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, neither the Owner
Trustee nor the Indenture Trustee shall be liable for any interest thereon.

                 (b)      Any amounts held by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to
the express terms of this Indenture or the Lease and not required to be
distributed as herein provided shall be invested and reinvested by the
Indenture Trustee from time to time in Specified Investments at the written
direction and at the risk and expense of the Lessee, except that in the absence
of any such direction, such amounts need not be invested and reinvested and
except that after a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, such amounts shall be so invested and reinvested by the Indenture
Trustee in Indenture Investments.  Any net income or gain realized as a result
of any such investments or reinvestment shall be held as part of the Indenture
Estate and shall be applied by the Indenture Trustee at the same times, on the
same conditions and in the same manner as the amounts in respect of which such
income or gain was realized are required to be distributed in accordance with
the provisions hereof or of the Lease pursuant to which such amounts were
required to be held and if no Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing any excess shall be paid to the Lessee.  Any such Specified
Investments or Indenture Investments may be sold or otherwise reduced to cash
(without regard to maturity date) by the Indenture Trustee whenever necessary
to make any application as required by such provisions.  The Indenture Trustee
shall have no liability for any loss resulting from any such investment or
reinvestment other than by reason of the willful misconduct or gross negligence
of the Indenture Trustee.

                 Section 6.05.  Reliance; Agents; Advice of Counsel.  The
Indenture Trustee shall incur no liability to anyone acting upon any signature,
instrument, notice, resolution, request, consent, order, certificate, report,
opinion, bond or other document or paper believed by it to be genuine and
believed by it to be signed by the proper party or parties.  The Indenture
Trustee may accept a copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of any
party to the Participation Agreement, certified by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of such party as duly adopted and in full force and effect,
as conclusive evidence that such resolution has been duly adopted by said Board
and that the same is in full force and effect.  As to any fact or matter the
manner of ascertainment of which is not specifically described herein, the
Indenture Trustee may for all purposes hereof rely on a certificate, signed by
an officer of the Lessee, as to such fact or matter, and such certificate shall
constitute full protection to the Indenture Trustee for any action taken or
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furnish to the Owner Trustee upon request such information and copies of such
documents as the Indenture Trustee may have and as are necessary for the Owner
Trustee to perform its duties under Article II hereof.  The Indenture Trustee
shall assume, and shall be fully protected in assuming, that the Owner Trustee
is authorized by the Trust Agreement to enter into this Indenture and to take
all action permitted to be taken by it pursuant to the provisions hereof, and
need not inquire into the authorization of the Owner Trustee with respect
thereto.  In the administration of the trusts hereunder, the Indenture Trustee
may execute any of the trusts or powers hereof and perform its powers and
duties hereunder directly or through agents or attorneys and may, at the
reasonable expense of the Indenture Estate, consult with independent counsel,
accountants and other skilled persons to be selected and employed by it, and
the Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for anything done, suffered, or
omitted in good faith by it in accordance with the written advice or opinion of
any such independent counsel, accountants or other skilled persons acting
within such persons' area of competence (so long as the Indenture Trustee shall
have exercised reasonable care in selecting such persons).

                 Section 6.06.  Not Acting in Individual Capacity.  The Owner
Trustee and the Indenture Trustee each acts hereunder solely as trustee
hereunder and, in the case of the Owner Trustee, under the Trust Agreement and
not in its individual capacity unless otherwise expressly provided; and all
Persons, other than the holders of Equipment Notes to the extent expressly
provided in this Indenture, having any claim against the Owner Trustee or the
Indenture Trustee by reason of the transactions contemplated hereby shall,
subject to the Lien and priorities of payment as herein provided, look only to
the Indenture Estate for payment or satisfaction thereof.

                                  ARTICLE VII.
                     CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON OWNER TRUSTEE'S
                         AND INDENTURE TRUSTEE'S RIGHTS

                 Each of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee agree that
it shall have no right against the holders of the Equipment Notes or the
Indenture Estate (except in the case of the Indenture Trustee as expressly
provided in Section 4.03 hereof) for any fee as compensation for its services
hereunder or any expenses or disbursements incurred in connection with the
exercise and performance of its powers and duties hereunder or any
indemnification against liability which it may incur in the exercise and
performance of such powers and duties but, on the contrary, shall look solely
to the Lessee for such payment and indemnification and that neither the Owner
Trustee nor the Indenture Trustee shall have any lien on nor security interest
in the Indenture Estate as security for such compensation, expenses, reasonable
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                                 ARTICLE VIII.
                               SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES

                 Section 8.01.  Notice of Successor Owner Trustee.  In the
case of any appointment of a successor Owner Trustee pursuant to the Trust
Agreement or any merger, conversion, consolidation or sale of substantially all
the business involving the Owner Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement, the
successor Owner Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to the
Indenture Trustee, the Lessee and the holders of all Equipment Notes at the
time outstanding.

                 Section 8.02.  Resignation of Indenture Trustee; Appointment
of Successor.  The resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and the
appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee shall become effective only upon
the successor Indenture Trustee's acceptance of appointment as provided in this
Section 8.02.  The Indenture Trustee or any successor thereto may resign at any
time without cause by giving at least 30 days' prior written notice to the
Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant, the Lessee and the holders of the
Equipment Notes.  A Majority in Interest may at any time remove the Indenture
Trustee without cause by an instrument in writing delivered to the Owner
Trustee, the Owner Participant, the Lessee and the Indenture Trustee.  The
Owner Trustee may remove the Indenture Trustee if: (1) the Indenture Trustee
fails to comply with Section 8.02(c); (2) the Indenture Trustee is adjudged a
bankrupt or an insolvent; (3) a receiver or public officer takes charge of the
Indenture Trustee or its property; or (4) the Indenture Trustee becomes
incapable of performing its duties hereunder.

                 (a)      In the case of the resignation or removal of the
Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee shall, unless otherwise directed by a
Majority in Interest, promptly appoint a successor Indenture Trustee, provided
that a Majority in Interest may appoint, within one year after such resignation
or removal, a successor Indenture Trustee which may be other than the successor
Indenture Trustee appointed as provided above, and such successor Indenture
Trustee appointed as provided above shall be superseded by the successor
Indenture Trustee so appointed by a Majority in Interest.  If a successor
Indenture Trustee shall not have been appointed and accepted its appointment
hereunder within 60 days after the Indenture Trustee gives notice of
resignation or is removed as provided above, the retiring Indenture Trustee,
the Lessee, the Owner Trustee or a Majority in Interest may petition any court
of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.
Any successor Indenture Trustee so appointed by such court shall immediately
and without further act be superseded by any successor Indenture Trustee
appointed as provided in the proviso to the first sentence of this paragraph
(a) within one year from the date of the appointment by such court.

                 (b)      Any successor Indenture Trustee, however appointed,
shall execute and deliver to the Owner Trustee and the Lessee and to the
predecessor Indenture Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and
thereupon such successor Indenture Trustee, without further act, shall become
vested with all the estates, properties, rights, powers, duties and trusts of
the predecessor Indenture Trustee hereunder in the trusts hereunder applicable
to it with like effect as if originally named the Indenture Trustee herein; but
nevertheless, upon the written request of such successor Indenture Trustee,
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and deliver an instrument transferring to such Indenture Trustee, upon the
trusts herein expressed applicable to it, all the estates, properties, rights,
powers and trusts of such predecessor Indenture Trustee, and such Indenture
Trustee shall duly assign, transfer, deliver and pay over to such successor
Indenture Trustee all moneys or other property then held by such predecessor
Indenture Trustee hereunder.

                 (c)      The Indenture Trustee shall be a bank or trust
company organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof
having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000, if there be
such an institution willing, able and legally qualified to perform the duties
of the Indenture Trustee hereunder upon reasonable or customary terms.

                 (d)      Any corporation into which the Indenture Trustee may
be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Indenture
Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation to which substantially all the
corporate trust business of the Indenture Trustee may be transferred, shall,
subject to the terms of paragraph (c) of this Section, be the Indenture Trustee
under this Indenture without further act.

                                  ARTICLE IX.
                           SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS
                     TO THIS INDENTURE AND OTHER DOCUMENTS

                 Section 9.01.  Supplemental Indentures without Consent of
Holders.  (a)  The Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, at any time and
from time to time, without notice to or the consent of any holders of any
Equipment Notes, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto for
any of the following purposes:

                          (i)     to correct or amplify the description of any
         property at any time subject to the Lien of this Indenture or better
         to assure, convey and confirm unto the Indenture Trustee any property
         subject or required to be subject to the Lien of this Indenture or to
         subject to the Lien of this Indenture any Unit or Units substituted
         for any Unit or Units in accordance with the Lease; provided, however,
         that  indenture supplements entered into for the purpose of subjecting
         to the Lien of this Indenture any Unit or Units substituted for any 
         in accordance with the Lease need only be executed by the Owner 
         Trustee; or

                          (ii)    to evidence the succession of another trustee
         to the Owner Trustee and the assumption by any such successor of the
         covenants of the Owner Trustee herein and in the Equipment Notes
         contained, or to evidence (in accordance with Article VIII) the
         succession of a new Indenture Trustee hereunder; or

                          (iii)   to add to the covenants of the Owner Trustee,
         for the benefit of the holders of the Equipment Notes, or to surrender
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                          (iv)    to cure any ambiguity, to correct or
         supplement any provision herein which may be defective or inconsistent
         with any other provision herein, or to make any other provisions with
         respect to matters or questions arising hereunder so long as any such
         action does not adversely affect the interests of the holders of the
         Equipment Notes;

provided that no such supplement to this Indenture or waiver or modification of
the terms hereof shall adversely affect in a substantive manner the interests
of the Lessee without the Lessee's prior written consent, and in no event shall
the terms of the proviso to Section 4.03(a) or Section 4.05 be so altered or
modified without such Lessee consent.

                 (b)      Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Majority In
Interest.  With the written consent of a Majority in Interest, the Owner
Trustee (but only on the written request of the Owner Participant) may, and the
Indenture Trustee, subject to Section 9.02 hereof, shall, at any time and from
time to time, enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the
purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating
any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the
rights and obligations of holders of the Equipment Notes and of the Owner
Trustee under this Indenture; provided, however, without the consent of each
holder of an Equipment Note affected thereby, no such supplemental indenture
shall:

                          (1)     except as expressly provided by Section
         9.01(c), change the final maturity of the principal of any Equipment
         Note, or change the dates or amounts of payment of any installment of
         the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Equipment Note,
         or reduce the principal amount thereof or the premium, if any, or
         interest thereon, or change to a location outside the United States
         the place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any
         Equipment Note or the premium, if any, or interest thereon is payable,
         or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such
         payment of principal or premium, if any, or interest on or after the
         date such principal or premium, if any, or interest becomes due and
         payable; or

                          (2)     create any Lien with respect to the Indenture
         Estate ranking prior to, or on a parity with, the security interest
         created by this Indenture except such as are permitted by this
         Indenture, or deprive any holder of an Equipment Note of the benefit
         of the Lien on the Indenture Estate created by this Indenture; or

                          (3)     reduce the percentage in principal amount of
         the Equipment Notes, the consent of whose holders is required for any
         such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose holders is
         required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this
         Indenture, or of certain defaults hereunder and their consequences)
         provided for in this Indenture; or

                          (4)     modify any provisions of this Section
         9.01(b), except to provide that certain other provisions of this
         Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the
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provided that no such supplement to this Indenture or waiver or modification of
the terms hereof shall adversely affect in a substantive manner the interests
of the Lessee without the Lessee's prior written consent, and in no event shall
the terms of the proviso to Section 4.03(a) or Section 4.05 be so altered or
modified without such Lessee consent.

                 Section 9.02.  Indenture Trustee Protected.  If in the
opinion of the Indenture Trustee any document required to be executed pursuant
to the terms of Section 9.01 adversely affects any right, duty, immunity or
indemnity in favor of the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture, the
Participation Agreement or the  Lease, the Indenture Trustee may in its
discretion decline to execute such document.

                 Section 9.03.  Request of Substance, Not Form.  It shall not
be necessary for the consent of the holders of Equipment Notes under Section
9.01(b) to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture,
but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof.

                 Section 9.04.  Documents Mailed to Holders.  Promptly after
the execution by the Indenture Trustee of any document entered into pursuant to
Section 9.01(b), the Indenture Trustee shall mail, by first-class mail, postage
prepaid, a conformed copy thereof to each holder of an Equipment Note at its
address last known to the Indenture Trustee, but the failure of the Indenture
Trustee to mail such conformed copies shall not impair or affect the validity
of such document.

                 Section 9.05.  Amendments, Waivers, Etc. of Other Documents.
(a)  Without the consent of a Majority in Interest, the respective parties to
the Lease, the Participation Agreement and the Trust Agreement may not modify,
amend or supplement any of such agreements, or give any consent, waiver,
authorization or approval thereunder, for the purpose of adding any provisions
to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions thereof or of
modifying in any manner the rights of the respective parties thereunder;
provided, however, that the actions specified in subsection (b) of this Section
9.05 may be taken, except as otherwise expressly provided therein, without the
consent of the Indenture Trustee or of a Majority in Interest or any holder of
an Equipment Note.

                 (b)      Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this
Section 9.05, the respective parties to the Lease, the Trust Agreement and the
Participation Agreement, at any time and from time to time without the consent
of the Indenture Trustee or of a Majority in Interest or any holder of an
Equipment Note, may:

                          (1)     so long as no Indenture Event of Default
         shall have occurred and be continuing, modify, amend or supplement the
         Lease, or give any consent, waiver, authorization or approval with
         respect thereto, except that without the consent of a Majority in
         Interest, the parties to the Lease shall not modify, amend or
         supplement, or give any consent, waiver, authorization or approval for
         the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or
         eliminating any of the provisions thereof or of modifying in any
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         to the following provisions of the Lease:  Sections 2, 3.1 (if the
         result thereof would be to shorten the Basic Term to a period shorter
         than the period ending with the final maturity of the Equipment
         Notes), 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 (except insofar as it relates to the
         address or account information of the Owner Trustee or Indenture
         Trustee) (other than as such Sections 3.1 through 3.6 may be amended
         pursuant to Section 3.4 of the Lease as originally executed), 4, 6
         (but only to the extent such Section is made operative by Section 15),
         7, 8, 9, 10 (except that additional requirements may be imposed on the
         Lessee's ability to terminate the Lease with respect to a Unit), 11
         (except that additional requirements may be imposed on the Lessee's
         ability to replace a Unit subject to an Event of Loss), 12 (except
         that additional insurance requirements may be imposed on the Lessee),
         13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 (if the result thereof would be
         to provide any renewal or purchase option contained in such Section
         prior to the final maturity of the Equipment Notes), 24, 25.1, 25.4,
         25.6, 25.10, and any definition of terms used in the Lease, to the
         extent that any modification of such definition would result in a
         modification of the Lease not permitted as aforesaid in this clause
         (1) of subsection (b); provided that, in the event an Indenture Event
         of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Indenture
         Trustee shall have all rights of the Owner Trustee as "Lessor" under
         the Lease to modify, amend or supplement the Lease or give any
         consent, waiver, authorization or approval thereunder, for the purpose
         of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating
         any of the provisions thereof or of modifying in any manner the rights
         of the "Lessor" thereunder;

                          (2)     modify, amend or supplement the Trust
         Agreement, or give any consent, waiver, authorization or approval with
         respect thereto, except that without the consent of a Majority of
         Interest, the parties to the Trust Agreement shall not modify, amend
         or supplement, or give any consent, waiver, authorization or approval
         for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner
         or eliminating any of the provisions thereof or of modifying in any
         manner the rights of the respective parties thereunder, with respect
         to Sections 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.4, 7.1, 7.2, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.7, 10.11
         or any other Section of the Trust Agreement if such action would
         materially adversely affect the interest of the Loan Participants, and
         any definition of terms used in the Trust Agreement, to the extent
         that any modification of such definition would result in a
         modification of the Trust Agreement not permitted pursuant to this
         subsection (b);

                          (3)     modify, amend or supplement the Participation
         Agreement, or give any consent, waiver, authorization or approval with
         respect thereto, except that without the consent of a Majority of
         Interest, the parties to the Participation Agreement shall not modify,
         amend or supplement, or give any consent, waiver, authorization or
         approval for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in
         any manner or eliminating any of the provisions thereof or of
         modifying in any manner the rights of the respective parties
         thereunder, with respect to the following provisions of the
         Participation Agreement:  Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10.2, 10.5,
         10.7, 10.9 and 10.13(a), each provision of the Participation Agreement
         which specifically refers to the Indenture Trustee or Loan
         Participants and any definition of terms used in the Participation





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         Agreement, to the extent that any modification of such definition
         would result in a modification of the Participation Agreement not
         permitted pursuant to this subsection (b); and

                          (4)     modify, amend or supplement any of said
         agreements in order to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement
         any provision thereof which may be defective or inconsistent with any
         other provision thereof or any provision of this Indenture, or to make
         any other provision with respect to matters or questions arising
         thereunder or under this Indenture which shall not be inconsistent
         with the provisions of this Indenture, provided any such action shall
         not adversely affect the interests of the holders of the Equipment
         Notes.

                 (c)      No modification, amendment, supplement, consent,
waiver, authorization or approval with respect to the Lease or the
Participation Agreement, whether effected pursuant to subsection (a) or
pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section 9.05, and anything in such
subsections or elsewhere in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding,
shall, without the consent of the holder of each Equipment Note affected
thereby:

                          (1)     modify, amend or supplement the Lease in such
         a way as to extend the time of payment of Basic Rent or Stipulated
         Loss Value and any other amounts payable under, or as provided in, the
         Lease upon the occurrence of an Event of Loss or Termination Value and
         any other amounts payable under, or as provided in, the Lease upon
         termination thereof or reduce the amount of any installment of Basic
         Rent so that the same is less than the payment of interest and
         principal on the Equipment Notes, as the case may be, to be made from
         such installment of Basic Rent or reduce the aggregate amount of
         Stipulated Loss Value and any other amounts payable under, or as
         provided in, the Lease upon the occurrence of an Event of Loss so that
         the same is less than the accrued interest on and principal of the
         Equipment Notes required to be paid at the time of such payments, or
         reduce the amount of Termination Value and any other amounts payable
         under, or as provided in, the Lease upon termination thereof so that
         the same is less than the accrued interest on and principal of the
         Equipment Notes required to be paid at the time of such payments; or

                          (2)     modify, amend or supplement the Lease in such
         a way as to, or consent to any assignment of the Lease or give any
         consent, waiver, authorization or approval which would, release the
         Lessee from its obligation in respect of payment of Basic Rent or
         Stipulated Loss Value and any other amounts payable under, or as
         provided in, the Lease upon the occurrence of an Event of Loss, or
         Termination Value and any other amounts payable under, or as provided
         in, the Lease upon termination thereof, except for any such assignment
         pursuant to Section 6.8 of the Participation Agreement, and except as
         provided in the Lease.

                 (d)      Anything contained in this Section 9.05 or otherwise
in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, whether or not an Indenture
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Indenture Trustee
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any other Operative Agreement with respect to which rights have been assigned
to the Indenture Trustee as part of the Indenture Estate, or give any consent,
waiver, authorization or approval thereunder, in any manner that would
materially adversely affect the interest of the Owner Trustee or the Owner
Participant.

                                   ARTICLE X.
                                 MISCELLANEOUS

                 Section 10.01.   Termination of Indenture.  With respect to
each Unit, this Indenture and the trusts created hereby shall terminate and
this Indenture shall be of no further force or effect upon the earliest to
occur of (i) the termination of the Lease Term with respect to such Unit by
Lessee pursuant to Section 10 or Section 22.1 thereof and upon payment in full
to the Indenture Trustee of the amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section
2.10(a) in respect of such Unit, (ii) the termination of the Lease with respect
to such Unit pursuant to Section 11 thereof and upon payment in full to the
Indenture Trustee of the amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section
2.10(b) in respect of such Unit, and (iii) the payment in full of the principal
amount of and interest on all Equipment Notes outstanding hereunder and all
other sums payable to the Indenture Trustee and the holders of the Equipment
Notes hereunder and under such Equipment Notes and under the Participation
Agreement.

                 Section 10.02.   No Legal Title to Indenture Estate in
Holders.  No holder of an Equipment Note shall have legal title to any part of
the Indenture Estate.  No transfer, by operation of law or otherwise, of any
Equipment Note or other right, title and interest of any holder of an Equipment
Note in and to the Indenture Estate or hereunder shall operate to terminate
this Indenture or the trusts hereunder or entitle any successor or transferee
of such holder to an accounting or to the transfer to it of legal title to any
part of the Indenture Estate.

                 Section 10.03.   Sale of Equipment by Indenture Trustee is
Binding.  Any sale or other conveyance of the Equipment by the Indenture
Trustee made pursuant to the terms of this Indenture or the Lease shall bind
the holders of the Equipment Notes, the Owner Trustee and the Owner Participant
and shall be effective to transfer or convey all right, title and interest of
the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant and such
holders of the Equipment Notes in and to the Equipment.  No purchaser or other
grantee shall be required to inquire as to the authorization, necessity,
expediency or regularity of such sale or conveyance or as to the application of
any sale or other proceeds with respect thereto by the Indenture Trustee.

                 Section 10.04.   Remedies Cumulative.  Each and every right,
power and remedy herein specifically given to the Indenture Trustee or
otherwise in this Indenture shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to
every other right, power and remedy herein specifically given or now or
hereafter existing at law, in equity or by statute, and each and every right,
power and remedy whether specifically herein given or otherwise existing may be
exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as may be deemed
expedient by the Indenture Trustee, and the exercise or the beginning of the
exercise of any power or remedy shall not be construed to be a waiver of the
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or remedy.  No delay or omission by the Indenture Trustee in the exercise of
any right, remedy or power or in the pursuance of any remedy shall impair any
such right, power or remedy or be construed to be a waiver of any default on
the part of the Owner Trustee or the Lessee or to be an acquiescence therein.

                 Section 10.05.   Discontinuance of Proceedings.  In case the
Indenture Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right, power or remedy
under this Indenture by foreclosure, entry or otherwise, and such proceedings
shall have been discontinued or abandoned for any reason or shall have been
determined adversely to the Indenture Trustee, then and in every such case the
Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant, the Indenture Trustee and the Lessee
shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder with respect
to the Indenture Estate, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Indenture
Trustee shall continue as if no such proceedings had been undertaken (but
otherwise without prejudice).

                 Section 10.06.   Indenture and Equipment Notes for Benefit of
Owner Trustee, Indenture Trustee, Owner Participant and Holders Only.  Nothing
in this Indenture, whether express or implied, shall be construed to give to
any Person other than the Owner Trustee (individually and as trustee), the
Indenture Trustee, the Owner Participant (as set forth herein) and the holders
of the Equipment Notes any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or
in respect of this Indenture or any Equipment Note.

                 Section 10.07.   Notices.  Unless otherwise expressly
specified or permitted by the terms hereof, all notices required or permitted
under the terms and provisions hereof shall be in writing, and shall become
effective when deposited in the United States mail, with proper postage for
first class registered or certified mail prepaid, when delivered personally,
or, if promptly confirmed by mail as provided above, when dispatched by
telegram, telex or other written telecommunication addressed (i) if to the
Owner Trustee, at its office at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02110, Attention:  Corporate Trust Department, (ii) if to the Indenture
Trustee, at its office at One First National Plaza, Suite 0126, Chicago,
Illinois, 60670-0126, Attention:  Corporate Trust Division (GATC Trust No.
94-1), (iii) if to the Loan Participant, at such address as is set forth on
Schedule 2 of the Participation Agreement or, if not so specified, at the
address set forth in the register maintained pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof,
or at such address as such Loan Participant shall have furnished by notice to
the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, (iv) if to the Lessee, at 500 West
Monroe, Chicago, Illinois 60601, Attention:  Treasurer, (v) if to the Owner
Participant, c/o BNY Leasing Corporation at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New
York, New York 10104, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, and (vi) if to any of
the foregoing Persons, at such other address as such Person shall from time to
time designate by written notice to the other parties hereto in accordance with
this Section 10.07.

                 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, for purposes of
Sections 4.01, 4.02, 4.04, 5.01 and 5.02, written notice shall be deemed given
when it is in fact received (by mail or otherwise) by any addressee at the
respective addresses specified above.





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                 Section 10.08.   Severability.  Any provision of this
Indenture which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to
such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate
or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  In the event
of any inconsistency or conflict between any provision of this Indenture and
any provision of the Trust Agreement, such provision in this Indenture shall
govern and control.

                 Section 10.09.   Separate Counterparts.  This Indenture may be
executed in any number of counterparts (and each of the parties hereto shall
not be required to execute the same counterpart).  Each counterpart of this
Indenture including a signature page executed by each of the parties hereto
shall be an original counterpart of this Indenture, but all of such
counterparts together shall constitute one instrument.

                Section 10.10.   Successors and Assigns.  All covenants and 
agreements contained herein shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of,
the Owner Trustee and its successors and permitted assigns, the Owner
Participant and its successors and permitted assigns, and the Indenture
Trustee and its successors and permitted assigns, and each holder of an
Equipment Note, all as herein provided.  Any request, notice, direction,
consent, waiver or other instrument or action by any holder of an Equipment
Note shall bind the successors and assigns of such holder.

                 Section 10.11.   Headings.  The headings of the various
Articles and Sections herein are for convenience of reference only and shall
not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.

                 Section 10.12.   Governing Law.  This Indenture shall in all
respects be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of New York, including all matters of construction, validity and
performance.

                 Section 10.13.   Normal Commercial Relations.  Anything
contained in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, the Owner
Participant, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or any affiliate of the
Owner Participant, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee may enter into
commercial banking or other financial transactions, and conduct banking or
other commercial relationships, with the Lessee, any holder of an Equipment
Note or the Indenture Trustee (in its individual capacity or otherwise) fully
to the same extent as if this Indenture were not in effect, including, without
limitation, the making of loans or other extensions of credit for any purpose
whatsoever.

                 Section 10.14.   No Recourse Against Others.  No director,
officer, employee or stockholder, as such, of Lessee, Owner Trustee, Owner
Participant or Indenture Trustee shall have any liability for any obligations
of Lessee, Owner Participant, Owner Trustee or Indenture Trustee or under the
Equipment Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by
reason of such obligations or their creation.  Each holder of the Equipment
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accepting an Equipment Note waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver
and release are part of the consideration of the Equipment Notes.





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                 In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this
Indenture to be duly executed by their respective officers or
attorneys-in-fact, as the case may be, thereunto duly authorized, as of the day
and year first above written.


                                           THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
                                            as Indenture Trustee


                                           By:_______________________________
                                           Name:
                                           Title:


                                           STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
                                           not in its individual capacity 
                                           except as set forth in Section 6.03 
                                           hereof, but solely as Owner Trustee


                                           By:_______________________________ 
                                           Name: 
                                           Title:





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State of Illinois   )
                    )  SS
County of Cook      )


                 On this ____ day of August, 1994, before me personally
appeared ____________, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn, say
that he is ______________ of The First National Bank of Chicago, that said
instrument was signed on such date on behalf of said corporation by authority
of its Board of Directors, and he acknowledged that the execution of the
foregoing instrument was the free act and deed of said corporation.

                                                   ______________________
                                                   Notary Public



[Notarial Seal]

My commission expires:




State of            )
                    )  SS
County of           )



                 On this ____ day of August, 1994, before me personally
appeared ___________________, to me personally known, who being by me duly
sworn, say that he is the ________________________ of State Street Bank and
Trust Company, that said instrument was signed on such date on behalf of said
corporation by authority of its Board of Directors, and he acknowledged that
the execution of the foregoing instrument was the free act and deed of said
corporation.

                                                   ______________________
                                                   Notary Public



[Notarial Seal]

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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                        TRUST INDENTURE SUPPLEMENT NO. _
                             (GATC TRUST NO. 94-1)

                 This Indenture Supplement No. _ (GATC Trust No. 94-1), dated
August 16, 1994 (this "Indenture Supplement"), of State Street Bank and Trust
Company, a Massachusetts banking corporation, not in its individual capacity
but solely as trustee (the "Owner Trustee") under the Trust Agreement (GATC
Trust No. 94-1), dated as of August 9, 1994 (the "Trust Agreement"), between
the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity and BNY Capital Funding Corp., a
New York corporation, as Owner Participant;

                                  WITNESSETH:

                 WHEREAS, the Trust Indenture and Security Agreement (GATC
Trust No. 94-1) dated as of August 9, 1994 (the "Indenture"), between the Owner
Trustee and The First National Bank of Chicago as Indenture Trustee (the
"Indenture Trustee"), provides for the execution and delivery of Indenture
Supplements thereto substantially in the form hereof each of which shall
particularly describe the Units covered by a related Lease Supplement under the
Lease, by having attached thereto a copy of such related Lease Supplement, and
shall specifically mortgage such Units to the Indenture Trustee;

                 WHEREAS, the Indenture includes the Units described in the
copy of Lease Supplement No. __ attached hereto and made a part hereof; and

                 [WHEREAS, an executed counterpart of the Indenture is attached 
to this Indenture Supplement;]

                 NOW, THEREFORE, in order to secure the prompt payment of the
principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on all of the Equipment Notes
from time to time outstanding under the Indenture and the performance and
observance by the Owner Trustee of all the agreements, covenants and provisions
in the Indenture for the benefit of the holders of the Equipment Notes and in
the Equipment Notes, subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, and
in consideration of the premises and of the covenants contained in the
Indenture and of the acceptance of the Equipment Notes by the holders thereof,
and of the sum of $1.00 paid to the Owner Trustee by the Indenture Trustee at
or before the delivery hereof, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the
Owner Trustee (i) has sold, assigned, transferred, pledged and confirmed, and
does hereby sell, assign, transfer, pledge and confirm, a security interest in
and mortgage lien on all right, title and interest of the Owner Trustee in and
to the property comprising the Equipment described in the copy of Lease
Supplement No. __ attached hereto, and (ii) has sold, assigned, transferred and
set over, a security interest in and mortgage lien on all of the right, title
and interest of the Owner Trustee under, in and to such Lease Supplement
(excluding, however, any rights to Excepted Property thereunder), referred to
above, to the Indenture Trustee, its successors and assigns, in the trust
created by the Indenture for the benefit of the holders from time to time of
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                 To have and to hold all and singular the aforesaid property
unto the Indenture Trustee, its successors and assigns, in trust for the
benefit and security of the holders from time to time of the Equipment Notes
and for the uses and purposes and subject to the terms and provisions set forth
in the Indenture.

                 This Supplement shall be construed as supplemental to the
Indenture and shall form a part of it, and the Indenture is hereby incorporated
by reference herein and is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.

                 This Supplement may be executed by the Owner Trustee in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered is an
original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same Supplement.

                 AND FURTHER, the Owner Trustee hereby acknowledges that the
Equipment referred to in the aforesaid Lease Supplement attached hereto and
made a part hereof has been delivered to the Owner Trustee and is included in
the property of the Owner Trustee covered by all the terms and conditions of
the Trust Agreement, subject to the pledge or mortgage thereof under the
Indenture.

                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner Trustee has caused this
Indenture Supplement to be duly executed by one of its duly authorized
officers, as of the day and year first above written.

                                        STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
                                        not in its individual
                                        capacity, but solely as Owner
                                        Trustee



                                        By:__________________________
                                        Name: 
                                        Title:





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State of                          )
                                  )  SS
County of                         )

                 On this ____ day of August, 1994, before me personally
appeared ___________________, to me personally known, who being by me duly
sworn, say that he is __________________________ of State Street Bank and Trust
Company, that said instrument was signed on such date on behalf of said
corporation by authority of its Board of Directors, and he acknowledged that
the execution of the foregoing instrument was the free act and deed of said
corporation.


                                                   Notary Public


[Notarial Seal]
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                                                                       EXHIBIT B


                            TERMS OF EQUIPMENT NOTES





<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Maximum Aggregate
 Principal Amount         Interest Rate    Final Maturity
- - -----------------         -------------    --------------
 <S>                         <C>          <C>
 $ 8,488,000                 8.42%        January 1, 2015
 $69,147,000                 8.42%        January 1, 2014
 $ 9,770,000                 8.42%        January 1, 2014
 $ 6,020,000                 8.42%        January 1, 2014
</TABLE>





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                                                                       EXHIBIT C


                                LOAN PARTICIPANT

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  PERCENTAGE OF
EQUIPMENT NOTES              LOAN PARTICIPANT                                   PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
- - ---------------              ----------------                                   ----------------
<S>                          <C>                                                     <C>
Equipment Notes              The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee          100%
                             under the Pass Through Trust Agreement, dated as of
                             August 1, 1992, between The First National Bank of
                             Chicago and General American Transportation
                             Corporation, as supplemented by Trust Supplement
                             No. 3 thereto dated as of August 9, 1994
</TABLE>





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                                                                         ANNEX A


                             AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

                              8.42% EQUIPMENT NOTE


                                    1994-1A





                                      AA-1
<PAGE>   52
                                                                         ANNEX A


                             AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

                              8.42% EQUIPMENT NOTE


                                    1994-1B





                                      AA-2
<PAGE>   53
                                                                         ANNEX A


                             AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

                              8.42% EQUIPMENT NOTE


                                    1994-1C





                                      AA-3
<PAGE>   54
                                                                         ANNEX A


                             AMORTIZATION SCHEDULE

                              8.42% EQUIPMENT NOTE


                                    1994-1D





                                      AA-4

<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT 4.3

                              8.42% EQUIPMENT NOTE

                (Secured by, among others, Lease Obligations of
                  General American Transportation Corporation)

            Issued in Connection with certain Railroad Rolling Stock


No ______                                                      Chicago, Illinois
                                                           _______________, ____
$______________

   STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity, but
solely as owner trustee (herein in such capacity called the "Owner Trustee")
under that certain Trust Agreement (GATC Trust No. 94-1), dated as of August 9,
1994, as from time to time supplemented and amended (herein called the "Trust
Agreement"), between the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity and the
institution referred to therein as the "Owner Participant", hereby promises to
pay to _______________________________, or registered assigns, the principal
sum of $__________, in lawful currency of the United States of America, in
installments payable on the dates set forth in Exhibit A hereto, commencing
July 1, 1996 and thereafter to and including January 1, 2015, each such
installment to be in an amount equal to the corresponding percentage (if any)
of the remaining principal amount hereof set forth in Exhibit A hereto,
together with interest thereon on the amount of such principal amount remaining
unpaid from time to time from and including the date hereof until such
principal amount shall be due and payable, payable on July 1, 1995 and on each
January 1 and July 1 thereafter to the maturity date hereof at the rate of
8.42% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day
months).  Interest on any overdue principal and (to the extent legally
enforceable) on overdue interest shall be paid from the due date thereof at the
rate of 8.42% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve
30-day months), payable on demand.

   All payments of principal and interest and premium, if any, to be made
hereunder and under the Trust Indenture and Security Agreement (GATC Trust No.
94-1), dated as of August 9, 1994 as from time to time amended and supplemented
(herein called the "Indenture", the defined terms therein not otherwise defined
herein being used herein with the same meanings), between the Owner Trustee and
The First National Bank of Chicago, as Indenture Trustee thereunder for the
holder of this Equipment Note and the holders of other Equipment Notes
outstanding thereunder (herein in such capacity called the "Indenture Trustee")
shall be made only from the income and proceeds from the Indenture Estate and
only to the extent that the Indenture Trustee shall have sufficient income or
proceeds from the Indenture Estate to make such payments in accordance with the
terms of Article III of the Indenture.  Each holder hereof, by its acceptance
of this Equipment Note, agrees that it will look solely to the income and
proceeds from the Indenture Estate to the extent available for distribution to
the





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holder hereof as provided in the Indenture and that none of the Owner Trustee,
the Owner Participant, the Indenture Trustee or their permitted successors and
assigns is or shall be personally liable to the holder hereof for any amount
payable under this Equipment Note or the Indenture or, except as expressly
provided in the Participation Agreement or the Indenture, for any liability
under the Participation Agreement or (in the case of the Owner Trustee or the
Indenture Trustee) the Indenture.

   Payments with respect to the principal amount hereof, premium, if any, and
interest thereon shall be payable in U.S. dollars in immediately available
funds at the principal bond and trustee administration office of the Indenture
Trustee, or as otherwise provided in the Indenture.  Each such payment shall be
made on the date such payment is due and without any presentment or surrender
of this Equipment Note.  Whenever the date scheduled for any payment to be made
hereunder or under the Indenture shall not be a Business Day, then such payment
need not be made on such scheduled date but may be made on the next succeeding
Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such scheduled date
and (provided such payment is made on such next succeeding Business Day) no
interest shall accrue on the amount of such payment from and after such
scheduled date to the time of such payment on such next succeeding Business
Day.

   Each holder hereof, by its acceptance of this Equipment Note, agrees that
each payment received by it hereunder shall be applied, first, to the payment
of accrued but unpaid interest on this Equipment Note then due, second, to the
payment of the unpaid principal amount of this Equipment Note then due, third,
to the payment of any premium then due, and fourth, to the payment of the
remaining outstanding principal amount of this Equipment Note; provided, that
the Owner Trustee may only prepay this Equipment Note as provided in Sections
2.10, 3.02 and 3.03 of the Indenture.

   This Equipment Note is one of the Equipment Notes referred to in the
Indenture which have been or are to be issued by the Owner Trustee pursuant to
the terms of the Indenture and relates to the Units described in Lease
Supplement No. __.  The Indenture Estate is held by the Indenture Trustee as
security for the Equipment Notes.  Reference is hereby made to the Indenture
for a statement of the rights of the holder of, and the nature and extent of
the security for, this Equipment Note, as well as for a statement of the terms
and conditions of the trusts created by the Indenture, to all of which terms
and conditions in the Indenture each holder hereof agrees by its acceptance of
this Equipment Note.

   This Equipment Note is not subject to redemption or prepayment except as
provided in Sections 2.10, 3.02 and 3.03 of the Indenture.  This Equipment Note
is subject to purchase by the Owner Trustee without a premium as provided in
Section 4.04(b) of the Indenture.  The holder hereof, by its acceptance of this
Equipment Note, agrees to be bound by said provisions.


                                      2
<PAGE>   3
   This Equipment Note is a registered Equipment Note and is transferable, as
provided in the Indenture, only upon surrender of this Equipment Note for
registration of transfer duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written
statement of transfer duly executed by, the registered holder hereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing.  Prior to the due presentation for
registration of transfer of this Equipment Note, the Owner Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee may deem and treat the registered holder of this Equipment
Note as the absolute owner and holder hereof for the purpose of receiving
payment of all amounts payable with respect hereto and for all other purposes
and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary.

   THIS EQUIPMENT NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN VIOLATION OF SUCH ACT.  THIS EQUIPMENT NOTE SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.

   Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by or on
behalf of the Indenture Trustee by manual signature, this Equipment Note shall
not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory
for any purpose.

   In Witness Whereof, the Owner Trustee has caused this Equipment Note to be
executed by one of its authorized officers as of the date hereof.

                                           STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
                                          not in its individual capacity,
                                          but solely as Owner Trustee


By:______________________________________________________


          [FORM OF INDENTURE TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION]

   This is one of the Equipment Notes referred to in the within-mentioned
Indenture.

                                             The First National Bank of Chicago,
                                               as Indenture Trustee

By:______________________________________________________
                                                     Authorized Officer

         [Here insert from Annex A, the related Amortization Schedule]



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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.4


                            Participation Agreement

                             (GATC Trust No. 94-1)

                           Dated as of August 9, 1994


                                     Among


                  General American Transportation Corporation,
                                   as Lessee


                      State Street Bank and Trust Company,
                                as Owner Trustee


                           BNY Capital Funding Corp.,
                              as Owner Participant



                      The First National Bank of Chicago,
                              as Indenture Trustee


                                      And


                      The First National Bank of Chicago,
                            as Pass Through Trustee

                         Covered Hoppers and Tank Cars






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                               Table of Contents

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SECTION 1.        DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2

SECTION 2.        SALE AND PURCHASE; PARTICIPATION IN EQUIPMENT COST; CLOSING; TRANSACTION COSTS  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
         Section 2.1.          Sale and Purchase  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
         Section 2.2.          Participation in Equipment Cost  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
         Section 2.3.          Closing Date; Procedure for Participation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
         Section 2.4.          Owner Participant's Instructions to the Owner Trustee; Satisfaction of Conditions  . . . . .   4
         Section 2.5.          Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
         Section 2.6.          Calculation of Adjustments to Basic Rent, Stipulated
                               Loss Value and Termination Value; Confirmation and Verification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
         Section 2.7.          Postponement of Closing Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9

SECTION 3.        REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
         Section 3.1.          Representations and Warranties of the Owner Trustee  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
         Section 3.2.          Representations and Warranties of the Lessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
         Section 3.3.          Representations and Warranties of the Indenture Trustee  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
         Section 3.4.          Representations, Warranties and Covenants Regarding Beneficial Interest and Equipment
                               Notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
         Section 3.5.          Representations and Warranties of the Pass Through Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
         Section 3.6.          Representations and Warranties of the Owner Participant  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
         Section 3.7.          Opinion Acknowledgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23

SECTION 4.        CLOSING CONDITIONS.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
         Section 4.1.          Conditions Precedent to Investment by Each Participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
         Section 4.2.          Additional Conditions Precedent to Investment by Pass Through Trustee  . . . . . . . . . . .  27
         Section 4.3.          Additional Conditions Precedent to Investment by Owner Participant . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
         Section 4.4.          Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Lessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
                                                                                                                          
SECTION 5.        FINANCIAL AND OTHER REPORTS OF THE LESSEE   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29

SECTION 6.        CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE PARTICIPANTS, THE TRUSTEES AND THE LESSEE  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
         Section 6.1.          Restrictions on Transfer of Beneficial Interest  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
         Section 6.2.          Lessor's Liens Attributable to the Owner Participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
         Section 6.3.          Lessor's Liens Attributable to the Owner Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
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         Section 6.4.          Liens Created by the Indenture Trustee and the Loan Participant  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
         Section 6.5.          Covenants of Owner Trustee, Owner Participant and Indenture Trustee  . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
         Section 6.6.          Amendments to Operative Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
         Section 6.7.          Covenant of the Lessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
         Section 6.8.          Merger Covenant  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  35
         Section 6.9.          Lessee's Purchase in Certain Circumstances   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
         Section 6.10.         Owner Participant an Affiliate of Lessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
         Section 6.11.         Corporate Existence; Place of Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
         Section 6.12.         No Impairment of Warranties  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37

SECTION 7.        LESSEE'S INDEMNITIES.   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
         Section 7.1.          General Tax Indemnity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
         Section 7.2.          General Indemnification and Waiver of Certain Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44

SECTION 8.        LESSEE'S RIGHT OF QUIET ENJOYMENT.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49

SECTION 9.        SUCCESSOR INDENTURE TRUSTEE.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49

SECTION 10.       MISCELLANEOUS.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
         Section 10.1.         Consents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
         Section 10.2.         Refinancing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
         Section 10.3.         Amendments and Waivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
         Section 10.4.         Notices  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
         Section 10.5.         Survival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
         Section 10.6.         No Guarantee of Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  53
         Section 10.7.         Successors and Assigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
         Section 10.8.         Business Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
         Section 10.9.         Governing Law  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
         Section 10.10.        Severability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
         Section 10.11.        Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
         Section 10.12.        Headings and Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
         Section 10.13.        Limitations of Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  54
         Section 10.14.        Maintenance of Non-Recourse Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  55
         Section 10.15.        Ownership of and Rights in Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
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EXHIBITS

Exhibit A - Insurance
Exhibit B - Insurance Requirements

SCHEDULES

Schedule 1 -  Description of Equipment and Designation of Functional Groups
Schedule 2 -  Payment Information for Participants
Schedule 3 -  Schedule of Basic Rent Payments
Schedule 4 -  Schedule of Stipulated Loss Value
Schedule 5 -  Schedule of Termination Value
Schedule 6 -  Terms of Equipment Notes
Schedule 7 -  Early Purchase Information
Schedule 8 -  Basic Term Purchase Information






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                 PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT (GATC TRUST NO. 94-1)


         This Participation Agreement (GATC Trust No. 94-1), dated as of August
9, 1994 (this "Agreement"), among (i) General American Transportation
Corporation, a New York corporation (herein, together with its successors and
assigns, called the "Lessee"), (ii) State Street Bank and Trust Company, a
Massachusetts banking corporation, not in its individual capacity except as
expressly stated herein, but solely as trustee under the Trust Agreement (as
hereinafter defined) (herein in such capacity, together with its successors and
assigns, called the "Owner Trustee"), (iii) BNY Capital Funding Corp., a New
York corporation (herein, together with its successors and assigns, called the
"Owner Participant"), (iv) The First National Bank of Chicago, a national
banking association, as trustee under the Indenture (as defined below) (herein
in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, called the
"Indenture Trustee"), and (v) The First National Bank of Chicago, a national
banking association, not in its individual capacity except as expressly
provided herein but solely as Pass Through Trustee under the Pass Through Trust
Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (herein in such capacity, together with its
successors and assigns, called the "Pass Through Trustee" or the "Loan
Participant"). The Owner Participant and the Loan Participant are herein
sometimes referred to together as the "Participants".

                                  WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Owner Participant has entered into the Trust Agreement (GATC
Trust No. 94-1) pursuant to which the Owner Trustee agrees, among other things,
to hold the Trust Estate for the benefit of the Owner Participant thereunder on
the terms specified in the Trust Agreement, subject, however, to the Lien
created under the Indenture and, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to
purchase the Units of Equipment described in Schedule 1 hereto from the Lessee
and concurrently therewith lease such Units of Equipment to the Lessee;

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the Pass Through Trust Agreement, on the Closing
Date, a grantor trust will be created to facilitate the financing contemplated
hereby;

         WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Owner Trustee has entered into the Indenture with the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to which Indenture the Owner Trustee agrees, among other
things, for the benefit of the holder or holders of the Equipment Notes, to
issue to the Pass Through Trustee as Loan Participant, the Equipment Notes as
evidence of the loan made by the Loan Participant participating in the
financing of the Equipment Cost for the Equipment;

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the Owner
Trustee is authorized and directed by the Owner Participant (i) to accept
delivery of the Bill of Sale evidencing the purchase and transfer of title of
each Unit to the Owner Trustee and (ii) to execute and deliver the Lease
pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the
Owner Trustee agrees to lease to the Lessee, and the Lessee agrees to lease
from the Owner



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Trustee, each Unit of Equipment to be delivered on the Closing Date, such lease
to be evidenced by the execution and delivery of a Lease Supplement covering
such Units;

         WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Lessee and the Owner Participant have entered into the Tax
Indemnity Agreement relating to the Equipment; and

         WHEREAS, the proceeds from the sale of the Equipment Notes to the Loan
Participant will be applied, together with the equity contribution made by the
Owner Participant pursuant to this Agreement, to effect the purchase of the
Equipment by the Owner Trustee contemplated hereby.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein
contained and other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1.       DEFINITIONS; INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

         The capitalized terms used in this Agreement (including the foregoing
recitals) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings
specified in Appendix A hereto, unless the context hereof shall otherwise
require.  All references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits herein are to
Sections, Schedules and Exhibits of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.

SECTION 2.       SALE AND PURCHASE; PARTICIPATION IN EQUIPMENT COST; CLOSING;
                 TRANSACTION COSTS.

         Section 2.1.      Sale and Purchase.  Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof and on the basis of the representations and warranties set
forth herein, the Lessee agrees to sell to the Owner Trustee and the Owner
Trustee agrees to purchase from the Lessee, on the Closing Date, the Units
described in Schedule 1 as hereinafter provided, and in connection therewith,
the Owner Trustee agrees to pay to the Lessee the cost for each of the various
Units as specified in Schedule 1; provided, however, that the Owner Trustee
shall not be obligated to purchase on the Closing Date any Unit that is
destroyed, damaged, defective, in unsuitable condition or otherwise
unacceptable to the Lessee for lease pursuant to the Lease.  The Lessee shall
deliver said Units of Equipment to the Owner Trustee and the Owner Trustee
shall accept such delivery on a delivery date as more fully provided herein
(the "Closing Date"); provided that the Closing Date shall occur on or prior to
September 30, 1994.

         Section 2.2.      Participation in Equipment Cost.

         (a)     Equity Participation.  Subject to the terms and conditions
hereof and on the basis of the representations and warranties set forth herein,
on the Closing Date the Owner Participant





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agrees to participate in the payment of the Equipment Cost for the Units
delivered on the Closing Date by making an equity investment in the beneficial
ownership of such Units in the amount equal to the product of the aggregate
Equipment Cost for the Units delivered on the Closing Date and the percentage
set forth opposite the Owner Participant's name in Schedule 2 (the Owner
Participant's "Commitment").  The aggregate amount of the Owner Participant's
Commitment shall not exceed $39,000,000.  The Owner Participant's Commitment
shall be paid to the Indenture Trustee to be held (but not as part of the
Indenture Estate) and applied on behalf of the Owner Trustee toward the payment
of the Equipment Cost for the Units as provided in Section 2.3.

         (b)     Debt Participation.  Subject to the terms and conditions
hereof and on the basis of the representations and warranties set forth herein,
on the Closing Date the Loan Participant agrees to participate in the payment
of the Equipment Cost for the Units delivered on the Closing Date by making a
secured loan, to be evidenced by the Equipment Notes, to the Owner Trustee in
the amount equal to the product of the aggregate Equipment Cost for the Units
delivered on the Closing Date and the percentage set forth opposite such Loan
Participant's name in Schedule 2 (the Loan Participant's "Commitment").  The
aggregate amount of the Loan Participant's Commitment shall not exceed
$94,000,000.  The Equipment Notes shall bear interest at the rates set forth on
Schedule 6.

         (c)     Interim Interest Payment.  On the Basic Term Commencement
Date, the Owner Trustee covenants and agrees that it will pay, using funds that
are to be advanced by the Owner Participant on such date, to the Indenture
Trustee the interest (the "Interim Interest") due and payable to the Loan
Participant on such date under the Equipment Notes.  The Owner Participant
shall have no personal liability to advance such funds and shall notify the
Owner Trustee and the Lessee at least five Business Days prior to the Basic
Term Commencement Date if the Owner Participant will not advance the Interim
Interest to the Owner Trustee.  The Owner Trustee shall promptly notify the
Lessee if the Owner Participant fails to advance the Interim Interest pursuant
to this Section 2.2(c).  The Owner Participant hereby agrees to the terms and
conditions set forth in Section 3.5 of the Lease.

         Section 2.3.      Closing Date; Procedure for Participation.

         (a)  Notice of Closing Date.  Not later than the Pricing Date, the
Lessee shall give the Owner Participant, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner
Trustee and the Loan Participant notice (a "Notice of Delivery") by telex,
telegraph, facsimile or other form of telecommunication or telephone (to be
promptly confirmed in writing) of the Closing Date, which Notice of Delivery
shall specify in reasonable detail the number and type of Units to be delivered
on such date, the aggregate Equipment Cost of such Units, and the respective
amounts of the Owner Participant's Commitment and the Loan Participant's
Commitment required to be paid with respect to such Units.  Prior to 12:00
noon, New York City time, on the Closing Date, the Owner Participant shall make
the amount of the Owner Participant's Commitment required to be paid on the
Closing Date available to the Indenture Trustee, and immediately prior to the
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the Units specified in Section 2.3(b), the Loan Participant shall make the
amount of such Loan Participant's Commitment for the Equipment Cost required to
be paid on the Closing Date available to the Indenture Trustee, in either case,
by transferring or delivering such amounts, in funds immediately available on
the Closing Date, to the Indenture Trustee, either directly to, or for deposit
in, the Indenture Trustee's account at The First National Bank of Chicago, One
First National Plaza, Suite 0126, Chicago, Illinois, 60670-0126, ABA No.
070100013, Corporate Trust Clearing Account No. 48115377, For credit to trust
number 19-202748-1, Attention S. McGrath -- GATC Trust No. 94-1.  The making
available by the Owner Participant of the amount of its Commitment for the
Equipment Cost shall be deemed a waiver of the Notice of Delivery by the Owner
Participant and the Owner Trustee and the making available by the Loan
Participant of the amount of its Commitment for the Equipment Cost shall be
deemed a waiver of the Notice of Delivery by the Loan Participant and the
Indenture Trustee.

         (b)     Closing.  The closing of the transactions contemplated hereby
(the "Closing") shall take place beginning at 11:00 A.M., Chicago time, on the
Closing Date at the offices of Mayer, Brown & Platt, 190 South LaSalle Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60603 or at such other place or time as the parties hereto
shall agree.  Upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee on the Closing Date of the
full amount of the Owner Participant's Commitment and Loan Participant's
Commitment in respect of the Units delivered on the Closing Date, the Indenture
Trustee on behalf of the Owner Trustee shall, subject to the conditions set
forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.3 having been fulfilled to the satisfaction of the
Owner Participant or waived by the Owner Participant, pay to the Lessee from
the funds then held by it, in immediately available funds, an amount equal to
the Equipment Cost for the Units delivered on the Closing Date, and
simultaneously therewith, (i) the Lessee shall deliver the Units to the Owner
Trustee, (ii) the Owner Trustee shall, pursuant to the Lease, lease and deliver
the Equipment delivered on the Closing Date to the Lessee, and the Lessee,
pursuant to the Lease, shall accept delivery of the Units under the Lease, such
lease, delivery and acceptance of the Units under the Lease shall be
conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery by the Lessee and Owner
Trustee of Lease Supplements covering the related Functional Group or Groups of
Equipment so delivered as described in Schedule 1, and (iii) the Owner Trustee
shall execute and deliver an Equipment Note to the Loan Participant relating to
each such Lease Supplement.  Each of the Lessee, the Owner Participant, the
Owner Trustee, the Loan Participant and the Indenture Trustee hereby agree to
take all actions required to be taken by it in connection therewith and
pursuant to this Section 2.3(b).

         Section 2.4.      Owner Participant's Instructions to the Owner
Trustee; Satisfaction of Conditions.

         (a)  The Owner Participant agrees that the making available to the
Indenture Trustee of the amount of its Commitment for the Units delivered on
the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of this Section 2 shall
constitute, without further act, authorization and direction by the Owner
Participant to the Owner Trustee, subject, on the Closing Date, to the
conditions set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.3 having been fulfilled to the
satisfaction of the Owner Participant or waived by the Owner Participant, to
take the actions specified in Section 2.1 of the Trust Agreement with respect
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         (b)  The Owner Participant agrees that the authorization by the
Owner Participant or its counsel to the Indenture Trustee to release to the
Lessee the Owner Participant's Commitment with respect to the Units delivered
on the Closing Date shall constitute, without further act, notice and
confirmation that all conditions to closing set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.3
were either met to the satisfaction of the Owner Participant or, if not so met,
were waived by it with respect to such Units.

         Section 2.5.      Expenses.

         (a)  If the Owner Participant shall have made its investment provided
for in Section 2.2 and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are
consummated, either the Owner Participant will promptly pay, or the Owner
Trustee will promptly pay, with funds the Owner Participant hereby agrees to
pay to the Owner Trustee, the following (the "Transaction Costs") if evidenced
by an invoice delivered to the Owner Participant and approved by the Lessee
prior to the Basic Term Commencement Date:

                 (i)  the cost of reproducing, printing and filing the
         Operative Agreements, the Equipment Notes, the Pass Through
         Certificates, the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the
         Preliminary Final Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and the
         Underwriting Agreement and all amendments and supplements to the
         foregoing, including all costs and fees in connection with filing the
         Registration Statement and the initial filing and recording of the
         Lease, the Indenture and any other document required to be filed or
         recorded pursuant to the provisions hereof or of any other Operative
         Agreement and the fees and expenses of the rating agencies in
         connection with rating the Pass Through Certificates;

                 (ii)  the reasonable fees and expenses of Lord Day & Lord,
         Barrett Smith, special counsel for the Owner Participant, in the
         amount of (or if Section 2.5(c) applies, not to exceed) $100,000, plus
         disbursements, for their services rendered in connection with the
         negotiation, execution and delivery of this Participation Agreement
         and the Operative Agreements related hereto;

                 (iii)  all costs and fees in connection with the qualification
         of the Pass Through Certificates under securities or Blue Sky laws in
         accordance with the provisions of Section 5(e) of the Underwriting
         Agreement, including filing fees and the fees and disbursements of
         Winston & Strawn in connection therewith and in connection with the
         preparation of any Blue Sky memorandum;

                 (iv)  the reasonable fees and expenses of Ernst & Young,
         accountants of the Lessee, for their services rendered in connection
         with issuing "comfort letters" to the Underwriters;

                 (v)  the reasonable fees and expenses of Winston & Strawn,
         special counsel for the Underwriters, for their services rendered in
         connection with the preparation of docu-





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         mentation, negotiation, execution and delivery of the Preliminary Final
         Prospectus, the Final Prospectus, the Underwriting Agreement, this
         Participation Agreement and the Operative Agreements related hereto;

                 (vi)  the reasonable fees and expenses of Alvord & Alvord,
         special ICC counsel, and McCarthy & Tetrault, special Canadian
         counsel, for the Owner Participant and the Indenture Trustee;

                 (vii)  the reasonable fees and expenses of Bingham, Dana &
         Gould, special counsel for the Owner Trustee, for their services
         rendered in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of
         this Participation Agreement and the Operative Agreements related
         hereto;

                 (viii)  the commissions payable to the Underwriters in
         connection with the sale of the Pass Through Certificates;

                 (ix)  the initial fees and expenses of the Owner Trustee;

                 (x)  the initial fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee;

                 (xi)  the reasonable fees and expenses of R.L. Banks &
         Associates, Inc. for their services rendered in connection with
         delivering the Appraisal required by Section 4.3(a); and

                 (xii)  the costs incurred in connection with any adjustment
         pursuant to Section 2.6(a).

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, Transaction Costs shall not include
internal costs and expenses such as salaries and overhead of whatsoever kind or
nature of, nor costs incurred by, parties to this Participation Agreement
pursuant to arrangements with third parties for services (other than those
expressly referred to above), such as travel expenses, computer time
procurement, financial analysis and consulting, advisory services and costs of
a similar nature.

         (b)     Upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the Lessee agrees to pay when due: (i) the reasonable expenses
(including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of the Owner Trustee, the
Indenture Trustee and the Participants incurred subsequent to the delivery of
the Equipment on the Closing Date, in connection with any supplements,
amendments, modifications, alterations, waivers or consents of any of the
Operative Agreements which are (1) requested by, or necessitated by action or
inaction on the part of, the Lessee or by any applicable law or regulation
(other than laws or regulations solely relating to the business of the Lessor
or the Owner Participant) or entered into in connection with, or as a result
of, a Lease Default or (2) necessary or required to effectuate the purpose or
intent of any Operative Agreement (including costs incurred in connection with
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(ii) the ongoing reasonable fees and expenses (including reasonable legal fees
and expenses) of the Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement; (iii) the ongoing
reasonable fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee under the Operative
Agreements; and (iv) the ongoing reasonable fees and expenses of the Pass
Through Trustee under the Pass Through Trust Agreement.

         (c)     If the transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated as
a result of (i) the Lessee's default in its obligations to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) the Lessee's failure to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby after the satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Section 4 (other than conditions the satisfaction of
which are solely in the control of the Lessee), or (iii) subject to the next
sentence, in any other circumstance, the Lessee shall pay all Transaction
Costs.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, if the
transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated as a result of (x) the
Owner Participant's default in its obligations to consummate the transactions
hereunder, or (y) the Owner Participant's failure to make its equity investment
as required by Section 2.2(a) after the conditions specified in Section 4 have
been satisfied or waived by it in writing (other than conditions the
satisfaction of which are solely in the control of the Owner Participant), the
Owner Participant shall pay its expenses and the expenses of its counsel in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

         (d)     Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.5,
except as specifically provided in Section 7.2 or in any other Operative
Agreement, the Lessee shall have no liability for any costs or expenses
relating to any voluntary transfer of the Owner Participant's interest in the
Equipment including any transfer prior to the Closing Date of the Owner
Participant's obligation to fund its participation pursuant to Section 2 (other
than in connection with any transfer pursuant to Sections 10.2, 11.4, 22.1 or
22.3 of the Lease or Section 6.9 hereof or a Lease Event of Default) and no
such costs or expenses shall constitute Transaction Costs and the Lessee will
not have any obligation with respect to the costs and expenses resulting from
any voluntary transfer of any equity interest by any transferee of the Owner
Participant, whenever occurring (other than in connection with a Lease Event of
Default).

         Section 2.6.      Calculation of Adjustments to Basic Rent, Stipulated
Loss Value and Termination Value; Confirmation and Verification.

         (a)     Calculation of Adjustments.  In the event that (A) the Closing
Date is other than August 16, 1994 or (B) the Transaction Costs paid by the
Owner Participant pursuant to Section 2.5 prior to the Basic Term Commencement
Date are less or more than 1% of the Total Equipment Cost or (C) a refinancing
contemplated by Section 10.2 occurs, then, in each such case, the Owner
Participant shall recalculate the payments or amounts, as the case may be, of
Basic Rent, Stipulated Loss Values, Termination Values, Early Purchase Price
and Basic Term Purchase Price, (i) to preserve the Net Economic Return that the
Owner Participant would have realized had the Closing Date been August 16,
1994, had the Transaction Costs equaled 1% of the Total Equipment Cost or had
such refinancing not occurred, and (ii) to minimize to the greatest extent
possible, consistent with the foregoing clause (i), the present value
(discounted semiannually at an interest rate per annum equal to the Debt Rate)
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Any such recalculation performed due to the occurrence of an event described in
clause (A) or (B) above shall be made prior to the Basic Term Commencement
Date.  In performing any such recalculation and in determining the Owner
Participant's Net Economic Return, the Owner Participant shall utilize the same
methods and assumptions originally used in making the computations of Basic
Rent, Stipulated Loss Values, Termination Values, Early Purchase Price and
Basic Term Purchase Price with respect to the Basic Term initially set forth in
Schedules 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 to this Participation Agreement (other than those
assumptions changed as a result of any of the events described in clauses (A)
through (C) of the preceding sentence necessitating such recalculation; it
being agreed that such recalculation shall reflect solely any changes of
assumptions or facts resulting directly from the event or events necessitating
such recalculation).  Such adjustments shall comply (to the extent the original
structure complied) with Section 467 of the Code and the requirements of
Sections 4.02(5), 4.07(1) and (2) and 4.08(1) of Revenue Procedure 75-28, as
amended calculated, except in the case of a refinancing pursuant to Section
10.2 or any rent adjustment pursuant to Section 5(a)(3)(B) of the Tax Indemnity
Agreement, without taking into account any change after the Closing Date in or
to Section 467 of the Code (and any regulations thereunder) and such
requirements of Revenue Procedure 75-28.

         (b)     Confirmation and Verification.  Upon completion of any
recalculation described above in this Section 2.6, a duly authorized officer of
the Owner Participant shall provide a certificate to the Lessee either (x)
stating that the payments of Basic Rent, Stipulated Loss Values, Termination
Values, Early Purchase Price and Basic Term Purchase Price with respect to the
Basic Term as are then set forth in Schedules 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of this
Participation Agreement do not require change, or (y) setting forth such
adjustments to the payments of Basic Rent, Stipulated Loss Values, Termination
Values, Early Purchase Price or Basic Term Purchase Price with respect to the
Basic Term as have been calculated by the Owner Participant in accordance with
Section 2.6(a) above.  Such certificate shall describe in reasonable detail the
basis for any such adjustments.  Any such adjustment shall become effective on
the thirty-first (31st) day following delivery by the Owner Participant of such
certificate to the Lessee unless Lessee, prior to such day, requests
verification pursuant to the following sentence.  Any such adjustment and
corresponding adjustments to the Stipulated Loss Values, Termination Values,
Early Purchase Price and Basic Term Purchase Price will be computed on a basis
consistent with that used by the Owner Participant in the original calculation
of Basic Rent.  If the Lessee shall so request, the recalculation of any such
adjustments described in this Section 2.6 shall be verified by a nationally
recognized firm of independent accountants selected by the Owner Participant
and reasonably acceptable to the Lessee and any such recalculation of such
adjustment as so verified shall be binding on the Lessee and the Owner
Participant.  Such accounting firm shall be requested to make its determination
within 30 days.  The Owner Participant shall provide to a representative of
such accounting firm, on a confidential basis, such information as it may
reasonably require, including the original assumptions used by the Owner
Participant and the methods used by the Owner Participant in the original
calculation of, and any recalculation of, Basic Rent, Stipulated Loss Values,
Termination Values, Early Purchase Price and Basic Term Purchase Price and such
other information as is necessary to determine whether the computation is
accurate and in conformity with the provisions of this Agreement, provided that
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and provided, further, that the Owner Participant shall have no obligation to
disclose to the Lessee, such accounting firm or any other Person, or to permit
the Lessee, such accounting firm or any other Person, to examine any federal,
state or local income tax returns of the Owner Participant, or books or
accounting records related thereto, for any taxable year.  The costs of such
verification shall be borne by the Lessee.  If such accounting firm's
verification shall result in a decrease in the net present value (expressed as
a percentage of Total Equipment Cost) of the Basic Rent (discounted
semiannually at a rate per annum equal to the Debt Rate) under this Lease
calculated as of the Closing Date, as compared to the net present value of
Basic Rent proposed by the Owner Participant, by more than the greater of (x)
10 basis points or (y) 10% of the proposed adjustment, then the Owner
Participant agrees to reimburse the Lessee for any amounts paid for such
verification.  Any revised adjustment resulting from such verification shall
become effective on the next Rent Payment Date after such verification has been
concluded, and shall take into account any underpayment or overpayment,
together with interest thereon at the Debt Rate, resulting from an earlier
effectiveness of the original adjustment.

         (c)     Compliance.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any adjustment
made to the payments of Basic Rent, Stipulated Loss Values, Termination Values
or Early Purchase Price with respect to the Basic Term, pursuant to the
foregoing, shall comply with the following requirements:  (i) each installment
of Basic Rent (together with any Advance payable under Section 3.5 of the
Lease), as so adjusted, under any circumstances and in any event, will be in an
amount at least sufficient for the Owner Trustee to pay in full as of the due
date of such installment any payment of principal of and interest on the
Equipment Notes required to be paid on the due date of such installment of
Basic Rent, and (ii) Stipulated Loss Value, Termination Value and Early
Purchase Price, as so adjusted, under any circumstances and in any event, will
be an amount which, together with any other amounts required to be paid by the
Lessee under the Lease in connection with an Event of Loss or a termination of
the Lease, as the case may be, will be at least sufficient to pay in full, as
of the date of payment thereof, the aggregate unpaid principal of, premium, if
any, and all unpaid interest on the Equipment Notes, accrued to the date on
which Stipulated Loss Value, Termination Value or Early Purchase Price, as the
case may be, is paid in accordance with the terms of the Lease.

         (d)     Invoices.  All invoices in respect of Transaction Costs to the
extent not delivered on the Closing Date shall be directed to the Owner
Participant at the address set forth in Section 10.4, with a copy to the
Lessee.

         Section 2.7.      Postponement of Closing Date.

         (a)     The scheduled Closing Date may be postponed from time to time
with respect to all of the Units for any reason (but to no later than 15 days
following such scheduled Closing Date) if the Lessee gives the Owner
Participant, the Indenture Trustee, the Pass Through Trustee and the Owner
Trustee telex, telegraphic, facsimile or telephonic (confirmed in writing)
notice of the postponement and notice of the date to which such Closing Date
has been postponed, the notice of postponement to be received by each party no
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time, on the originally scheduled Closing Date, and the term "Closing Date" as
used in this Agreement shall mean the postponed "Closing Date".

         (b)     In the event of any postponement of the originally scheduled
Closing Date pursuant to this Section 2.7 (the originally scheduled Closing
Date being referred to as the "Scheduled Closing Date" for the purposes of this
Section 2.7):  (i) the Lessee will reimburse the Owner Participant for the loss
of the use of its funds with respect to each such Unit occasioned by such
postponement or failure to deliver or accept (unless such failure to accept is
caused by a default by the Owner Participant hereunder or by the Owner Trustee
(acting pursuant to instructions from the Owner Participant) under the Trust
Agreement, the Lease or the Indenture) by paying to the Owner Participant on
demand interest at the Debt Rate, for the period from and including the
Scheduled Closing Date to but excluding the earlier of the date upon which such
funds are returned to the Owner Participant (unless such funds are returned
after 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) in which case such date of return shall be
included) or the actual Closing Date; provided that the Lessee shall in any
event pay to the Owner Participant at least one day's interest at the Debt Rate
on the amount of such funds, unless the Owner Participant shall have received,
prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day preceding the
Scheduled Closing Date, a notice of postponement of the Scheduled Closing Date
pursuant to Section 2.7(a), and (ii) the Indenture Trustee will return not
later than 10:00 A.M. New York City time, on the first Business Day following
the Scheduled Closing Date, any funds which it shall have received from the
Owner Participant as its Commitment for such Units, absent joint instructions
from the Lessee and the Owner Participant to retain such funds until the
specified date of postponement established under Section 2.7(a).

         (c)     The Indenture Trustee agrees that, in the event it has
received telephonic notice (to be confirmed promptly in writing) from the
Lessee on the Scheduled Closing Date that such Scheduled Closing Date is to be
postponed, it will if instructed in the aforementioned notice from the Lessee
(which notice shall specify the securities to be purchased) use reasonable best
efforts to invest, at the risk of the Lessee (except as provided below with
respect to the Indenture Trustee's gross negligence or willful misconduct), the
funds received by it from the Owner Participant with respect to its Commitment
in Specified Investments in accordance with the Lessee's instructions.  Any
such Specified Investments purchased by the Indenture Trustee upon instructions
from the Lessee shall be held in trust by the Indenture Trustee (but not as
part of the Indenture Estate under the Indenture) for the benefit of the Owner
Participant whose funds are invested in Specified Investments upon instructions
from the Lessee and any net profits on the investment of such funds (including
interest), if any, shall be for the account of and shall on the Closing Date,
or on the date such funds are returned to the Owner Participant, be paid over
to, the Lessee.  The Lessee shall pay to the Indenture Trustee on the Closing
Date (if such Unit or Units are delivered and accepted pursuant hereto) the
amount of any net loss on the investment of such funds invested at the
instruction of the Lessee.  If the funds furnished by the Owner Participant
with respect to such Unit or Units are required to be returned to the Owner
Participant, the Lessee shall, on the date on which such funds are so required
to be returned, reimburse the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Owner
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incurred on such investments.  The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for
failure to invest such funds or for any losses incurred on such investments 
except for its own willful misconduct or gross negligence.  In order to obtain 
funds for the payment of Equipment Cost for such Unit or Units or to return 
funds furnished by the Owner Participant to the Indenture Trustee for the 
benefit of the Owner Participant with respect to such Unit or Units, the 
Indenture Trustee is authorized to sell any Specified Investments purchased as 
aforesaid with the funds received by it from the Owner Participant in 
connection with such Unit or Units.

         (d)     Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.7(a), the Owner
Participant shall not be under any obligation to make its Commitment available
beyond 11:00 A.M. (New York City time) on September 30, 1994.


SECTION 3.       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

         Section 3.1.      Representations and Warranties of the Owner Trustee.
The Owner Trustee, both in its individual capacity and as Owner Trustee (except
that (x) the representations and warranties in Sections 3.1(a)(i), 3.1(a)(ii),
3.1(b)(i) and 3.1(b)(iii) are made by the Owner Trustee solely in its
individual capacity and (y) the representations and warranties in Sections
3.1(c) and 3.1(k) are made by the Owner Trustee solely in its capacity as
such), represents and warrants to the Owner Participant, each of the other
Trustees and the Lessee, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.13 or any
similar provision in any other Operative Agreement, that, as of the date
hereof:

         (a)     the Owner Trustee (i) is a Massachusetts banking corporation
duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, (ii) has full corporate power and authority to
carry on its business as now conducted and to enter into and perform its
obligations hereunder and under the Trust Agreement and (iii) (assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery of the Trust Agreement by the Owner
Participant) has full power and authority, as Owner Trustee and/or, to the
extent expressly provided herein or therein, in its individual capacity, to
enter into and perform its obligations under each of the Owner Trustee
Agreements;

         (b)     (i) the Owner Trustee, in its individual capacity, has duly
authorized, executed and delivered the Trust Agreement, (ii) (assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery of the Trust Agreement by the Owner
Participant) the Owner Trustee in its trust capacity and, to the extent
expressly provided therein, in its individual capacity, has duly authorized,
executed and delivered each of the other Owner Trustee Agreements and, as of
the Closing Date, the Equipment Notes, the Lease Supplement and the Indenture
Supplement to be delivered on the Closing Date, and (iii) the Trust Agreement
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Owner Trustee, in its
individual capacity, enforceable against it in its individual capacity in
accordance with its terms except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy,
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         (c)     assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the
Trust Agreement by the Owner Participant, each of the Owner Trustee Agreements
(other than the Trust Agreement) to which it is a party constitutes, or when
entered into will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Owner Trustee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally
and by general principles of equity;

         (d)     neither the execution and delivery by the Owner Trustee, in
its individual capacity or as Owner Trustee, as the case may be, of the Owner
Trustee Agreements or the Equipment Notes to be delivered on the Closing Date,
nor the consummation by the Owner Trustee, in its individual capacity or as
Owner Trustee, as the case may be, of any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, nor the compliance by the Owner Trustee, in its individual
capacity, or as Owner Trustee, as the case may be, with any of the terms and
provisions hereof and thereof, (i) requires or will require any approval of its
stockholders, or approval or consent of any trustees or holders of any
indebtedness or obligations of it in its individual capacity, or (ii) violates
or will violate its [certificate of incorporation] or [by-laws], or contravenes
or will contravene any provision of, or constitutes or will constitute a
default under, or results or will result in any breach of, any indenture,
mortgage, chattel mortgage, deed of trust, conditional sale contract, bank loan
or credit agreement, license or other agreement or instrument to which the
Owner Trustee in its individual capacity is a party or by which it is bound, or
contravenes or will contravene any law, governmental rule or regulation of the
United States of America or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts governing the
banking or trust powers of the Owner Trustee, or any judgment or order
applicable to or binding on it;

         (e)     there are no Taxes payable by the Owner Trustee, either in its
individual capacity or as Owner Trustee, imposed by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts or any political subdivision thereof or by the United States of
America in connection with the execution and delivery by the Owner Trustee in
its individual capacity of the Trust Agreement, and, in its individual capacity
or as Owner Trustee, as the case may be, of this Agreement, the other Owner
Trustee Agreements (other than the Trust Agreement) or the Equipment Notes to
be delivered on the Closing Date solely because the Owner Trustee in its
individual capacity is a Massachusetts banking corporation with its principal
place of business in Boston, Massachusetts and performs certain of its duties
as Owner Trustee in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and there are no Taxes
payable by the Owner Trustee, in its individual capacity or as Owner Trustee,
as the case may be, imposed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any
political subdivision thereof in connection with the acquisition of its
interest in the Equipment (other than franchise or other taxes based on or
measured by any fees or compensation received by the Owner Trustee for services
rendered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby) solely
because the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity is a Massachusetts banking
corporation with its principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts and
performs certain of its duties as Owner Trustee in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts;

         (f)     there are no pending or, to its knowledge, threatened actions
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administrative agency which individually or in the aggregate, if determined
adversely to it, would materially adversely affect the ability of the Owner
Trustee, in its individual capacity or as Owner Trustee, as the case may be, to
perform its obligations under the Trust Agreement, the other Owner Trustee
Agreements or the Equipment Notes to be delivered on the Closing Date;

         (g)     both its chief executive office, and the place where its
records concerning the Equipment and all its interest in, to and under all
documents relating to the Trust Estate, are located at Boston, Massachusetts,
and the Owner Trustee, in its individual capacity, agrees to give the Owner
Participant, the Indenture Trustee and the Lessee written notice within 30 days
following any relocation of said chief executive office or said place from its
present location;

         (h)     no consent, approval, order or authorization of, giving of
notice to, or registration with, or taking of any other action in respect of,
any Massachusetts or local governmental authority or agency or any United
States federal governmental authority or agency regulating the banking or trust
powers of the Owner Trustee, in its individual capacity, is required for the
execution and delivery of, or the carrying out by, the Owner Trustee in its
individual capacity or as Owner Trustee, as the case may be, of any of the
transactions contemplated hereby or by the Trust Agreement or of any of the
transactions contemplated by any of the other Owner Trustee Agreements, other
than any such consent, approval, order, authorization, registration, notice or
action as has been duly obtained, given or taken;

         (i)     on the Closing Date, the Owner Trustee's right, title and
interest in and to the Equipment delivered on the Closing Date shall be free of
any Liens attributable to the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity except
Liens created by the terms of the Operative Agreements;

         (j)     the proceeds received by the Owner Trustee from the Owner
Participant pursuant to the Trust Agreement will be administered by it in
accordance with Article IV of the Trust Agreement;

         (k)     the Owner Trustee shall receive from the Lessee such title as
was conveyed to it by the Lessee, subject to the rights of the Owner Trustee
and the Lessee under the Lease and the security interest created pursuant to
the Indenture and the Indenture Supplement in respect of the Units delivered on
the Closing Date; and

         (l)     to its knowledge, no Indenture Default or Indenture Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing.

         Section 3.2.      Representations and Warranties of the Lessee.  The
Lessee represents and warrants to the Trustees and the Owner Participant that,
as of the date hereof:

         (a)     the Lessee is a corporation duly organized, validly existing,
and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York, is duly licensed
or qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to
so qualify would have a material adverse effect on its ability to carry on its
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under the Lessee Agreements, has the corporate power and authority to carry on
its business as now conducted, and has the requisite power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Lessee Agreements;

         (b)     the Lessee Agreements have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action (no shareholder approval being required), executed
and delivered (or in the case of the Lease Supplement in respect of the Units
delivered on the Closing Date will on the Closing Date have been duly executed
and delivered) by the Lessee, and constitute (or in the case of the Lease
Supplement in respect of the Units delivered on the Closing Date will on the
Closing Date constitute) the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Lessee, enforceable against the Lessee in accordance with their respective
terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally and by general principles of equity;

         (c)     the execution, delivery and performance by the Lessee of each
Lessee Agreement and compliance by the Lessee with all of the provisions
thereof do not and will not contravene any law or regulation, or any order of
any court or governmental authority or agency applicable to or binding on the
Lessee or any of its properties, or contravene the provisions of, or constitute
a default by the Lessee under, or result in the creation of any Lien (except
for Permitted Liens) upon the property of the Lessee under its certificate of
incorporation or by-laws or any indenture, mortgage, contract or other
agreement or instrument to which the Lessee is a party or by which the Lessee
or any of its property is bound or affected;

         (d)     except for those matters discussed in the financial statements
provided to the Participants under Section 3.2(e), there are no proceedings
pending or, to the knowledge of the Lessee, threatened against the Lessee or
any Subsidiary in any court or before any governmental authority or arbitration
board or tribunal which individually or in the aggregate would, if determined
adversely to it, materially and adversely affect the financial condition or
business of the Lessee and its consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or
impair the ability of the Lessee to perform its obligations under the Lessee
Agreements or which questions the validity of any Lessee Agreement or any
action taken or to be taken pursuant thereto.  Neither the Lessee nor any
Subsidiary is in default with respect to any order of any court or governmental
authority or arbitration board or tribunal, the default under which would
affect adversely the ability of the Lessee to perform its obligations under the
Lessee Agreements;

         (e)     the audited consolidated balance sheets and consolidated
statements of income and retained earnings and cash flows of the Lessee for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, fairly present, in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles, the consolidated financial position
of the Lessee and its Subsidiaries as of such date and the results of their
operations for the period then ended.  The unaudited consolidated balance
sheets and consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and cash
flows of the Lessee and its Subsidiaries for the three-month period ended March
31, 1994, fairly present, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied (except for the absence of footnotes in the
March 31, 1994 financial statements), the consolidated financial position of
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Subsidiaries as of such date and the results of their operations for the period
then ended, subject to normal year-end adjustments.  Since December 31, 1993,
there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or
otherwise, of the Lessee and its consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
as shown on the financial statements of Lessee as of such date;

         (f)     no consent, approval or authorization of, or filing,
registration or qualification with, or the giving of notice to, any trustee or
any holder of indebtedness of Lessee or any governmental authority on the part
of the Lessee is required in connection with the execution and delivery by the
Lessee of the Lessee Agreements, other than notices required to be filed with
the ICC and the Registrar General of Canada, which ICC notice shall have been
filed on the Closing Date and which Canadian notice shall be filed promptly
following the Closing Date;

         (g)     the Lease, the Indenture, the Lease Supplements in respect of
the Units delivered on the Closing Date and the Indenture Supplements in
respect of the Units delivered on the Closing Date will on or before the
Closing Date be duly filed with the ICC pursuant to 48 U.S.C. Section 11303 and
deposited with the Registrar General of Canada pursuant to Section 90 of the
Railway Act of Canada and such filing with the ICC pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
Section 11303 will perfect the Owner Trustee's and the Indenture Trustee's
rights in such Operative Agreements and in the Units, and such deposit with the
Registrar General of Canada will perfect the Owner Trustee's and the Indenture
Trustee's rights in such Operative Agreements and in the Units and no other
filing, recording or deposit with, or giving of notice to any other federal,
state, provincial or local government or agency thereof is necessary in order
to protect the rights of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in such
Operative Agreements or in such Units in the United States, any state thereof,
the District of Columbia or to protect the rights of the Owner Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee in such Operative Agreements or in such Units in Canada or
any province thereof;

         (h)     the Equipment is covered by the insurance required by Section
12 of the Lease and all premiums due prior to the Closing Date in respect of
such insurance shall have been paid in full;

         (i)     the Lessee has timely filed all United States Federal income
tax returns and all other material tax returns which are required to be filed
by it and has paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any
assessment made against the Lessee or any of its assets (other than
assessments, the payment of which is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings by the Lessee and none of which are material), and no
tax liens have been filed and no claims are being asserted with respect to any
such taxes, fees or other charges which could reasonably be expected to have a
materially adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under the
Lessee Agreements.  The provision for taxes on the books of the Lessee is
adequate for all open years, and for its current fiscal period;

         (j)     no Lease Default or Lease Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and to the knowledge of Lessee, no Event of Loss, or event with
which the giving of notice and/or the passage of time would constitute an Event
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         (k)     the Lessee is not an "investment company" or an "affiliated
person" of an "investment company" within the meaning of the Investment Company
Act of 1940;

         (l)     the acquisition by the Owner Participant of the Beneficial
Interest for its own account will not constitute a prohibited transaction
within the meaning of Section 4975(c)(1)(A) through (D) of the Code or a
"Prohibited Transaction" under ERISA.  The representation made by the Lessee in
the preceding clause is made in reliance upon and subject to the accuracy of
the representation of the Owner Participant in Section 3.6(h) of this
Agreement;

         (m)     on the Closing Date, Lessee shall have, and the Bill of Sale
to be delivered on the Closing Date shall convey, to the Owner Trustee all
legal and beneficial title to the Units being delivered on the Closing Date,
free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens of the type described
in clause (ii) with respect to sublessees, and in clauses (iii), (iv), (vi) and
(vii) of the definition thereof), and such conveyance is not void or voidable
under any applicable law;

         (n)     the financial statements referred to in Section 3.2(e) do not,
nor does the Registration Statement relating to the Pass Through Certificates
or any written statement furnished by the Lessee or on behalf of the Lessee in
connection with the negotiation of the Lease or any other Operative Agreement,
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit a material fact
necessary to make the statements contained therein or herein not misleading.
There is no fact which the Lessee has not disclosed in writing which materially
affects adversely or, so far as the Lessee can now reasonably foresee, will
materially affect adversely the properties, business, prospects, profits or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Lessee and its Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole;

         (o)     none of the transactions contemplated by the Operative
Agreements (including, without limitation, the use of the proceeds from the
sale of the Equipment Notes) will result in a violation of Section 7 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any regulations issued pursuant
thereto, including, without limitation, Regulations G, T, U and X of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R., Chapter II.  None of the
proceeds from the sale of the Equipment Notes will be used to purchase or carry
(or refinance any borrowing the proceeds of which were used to purchase or
carry) any "security" within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended;

         (p)     the Lessee is not in violation of any term of any charter
instrument, by-law or in any material respect of any other material agreement
or instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound.  The Lessee
is in compliance with all laws, ordinances, governmental rules and regulations
to which it is subject, the failure to comply with which would have a material
and adverse effect on its operations or condition, financial or otherwise, or
would impair the ability of the Lessee to perform its obligations under the
Operative Agreements to which it is a party, and has obtained all licenses,
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         (q)     on the Closing Date all sales, use or transfer taxes due and
payable upon the purchase of the Equipment by the Lessor and on the lease
thereof to the Lessee will have been paid or such transactions will then be
exempt from any such taxes and the Lessee will cause any required forms or
reports in connection with such taxes to be filed in accordance with applicable
laws and regulations.  No taxes, fees or other charges in connection with the
execution and delivery of the Operative Agreements or the issuance and sale of
the Equipment Notes to be delivered on the Closing Date are payable;

         (r)     no broker's or finder's or placement fee or commission will be
payable with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Operative
Agreements as a result of any action by Lessee, except for the fees of GATX
Lease Funding, Inc., which Lessee agrees will be paid by it, and of Salomon
Brothers Inc and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, which shall be included in
Transaction Costs, and Lessee agrees that it will hold the Owner Participant,
the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee harmless from any claim, demand or
liability for any other broker's or finder's or placement fees or commission
alleged to have been incurred as a result of any action by Lessee in connection
with such transactions;

         (s)     each Unit of the Equipment, taken as a whole, and each major
component thereof, complies in all material respects with all applicable laws
and regulations, conforms with the specifications for such Unit contained in
the Appraisal referred to in Section 4.3(a) hereof and is substantially
complete such that it is ready and available to operate in commercial service
and otherwise perform the function for which it was designed; and

         (t)     the Lessee is not subject to regulation as a "holding
company," an "affiliate" of a "holding company," or a "subsidiary company" of a
"holding company," within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, as amended.

         Section 3.3.      Representations and Warranties of the Indenture
Trustee.  The Indenture Trustee represents and warrants to the Owner
Participant, the Owner Trustee and the Lessee that, as of the date hereof:

         (a)     the Indenture Trustee is a national banking association duly
organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
United States of America and has the full corporate power, authority and legal
right under the laws of the United States of America pertaining to its banking,
trust and fiduciary powers to execute, deliver and carry out the terms of each
of the Indenture Trustee Agreements;

         (b)     the execution, delivery and performance by the Indenture
Trustee of each of the Indenture Trustee Agreements have been duly authorized
by the Indenture Trustee and will not violate any applicable law or its
articles of association or by-laws or the provisions of any indenture,
mortgage, contract or other agreement to which it is a party or by which it is
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         (c)     this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered and
constitutes, and the other Indenture Trustee Agreements, when executed and
delivered, will constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms;

         (d)     there are no proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the
Indenture Trustee, threatened, and to the knowledge of the Indenture Trustee
there is no existing basis for any such proceedings, against or affecting the
Indenture Trustee in or before any court or before any governmental authority
or arbitration board or tribunal which, individually or in the aggregate, if
adversely determined, might impair the ability of the Indenture Trustee to
perform its obligations under the Indenture Trustee Agreements;

         (e)     no authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice
to or filing with, any stockholder, trustee or holder of indebtedness or any
governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States of America
governing the Indenture Trustee in its trust capacity, is required for the due
execution, delivery and performance by the Indenture Trustee of the Indenture
Trustee Agreements, except as have been previously obtained, given or taken;

         (f)     the Indenture Trustee is not in default under any of the
Indenture Trustee Agreements; and

         (g)     neither the Indenture Trustee, nor any Person authorized to
act on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, has directly or indirectly offered any
interest in the Trust Estate or the Equipment Notes or any security similar to
either thereof related to this transaction for sale to, or solicited offers to
buy any of the same from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to
any of the same with, any Person other than the Pass Through Trustee, the
Underwriters and the initial purchasers of the Pass Through Certificates.

         Section 3.4.      Representations, Warranties and Covenants Regarding
Beneficial Interest and Equipment Notes.

         (a)     The Owner Trustee represents and warrants to the Lessee, each
of the other Trustees and the Owner Participant that, as of the date hereof and
as of the Closing Date, neither the Owner Trustee nor any Person authorized or
employed by the Owner Trustee as agent or otherwise in connection with the
placement of the Beneficial Interest or the Equipment Notes or any similar
interest has offered any of the Beneficial Interest or the Equipment Notes or
any similar interest for sale to, or solicited offers to buy any thereof from,
or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect thereto with, any
prospective purchaser.

         (b)     The Lessee represents and warrants to the Trustees and the
Owner Participant that, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date,
neither the Lessee nor any Person authorized or employed by the Lessee as agent
or otherwise in connection with the placement of the Beneficial Interest or the
Equipment Notes or any similar interest has offered any of the Beneficial
Interest or the Equipment Notes or similar interest for sale to, or solicited
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other than the Owner Participant and not more than 35 other institutional
investors with respect to the Beneficial Interest, and, except for the issue
and sale of the Pass Through Certificates as contemplated by the Registration
Statement, the Pass Through Trustee with respect to the Equipment Notes.

         (c)     Each of the Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant and the
Lessee agree, as to its own actions only, severally but not jointly that
neither the Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant nor the Lessee nor anyone
acting on behalf of the Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant or the Lessee will
offer the Beneficial Interest, the Equipment Notes, or any part thereof or any
similar interest for issue or sale to any prospective purchaser, or solicit any
offer to acquire any of the Beneficial Interest, the Equipment Notes, or any
part thereof so as to bring the issuance and sale of the Beneficial Interest,
the Equipment Notes, or any part thereof within the provisions of Section 5 of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as provided for in the
Registration Statement.

         Section 3.5.      Representations and Warranties of the Pass Through
Trustee.  The Pass Through Trustee represents and warrants to the Owner
Participant, the other Trustees, and the Lessee that, as of the date hereof:

         (a)     the Pass Through Trustee is a national banking association
duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the
United States of America, and has the full corporate power, authority and legal
right under the laws of the United States of America pertaining to its banking,
trust and fiduciary powers to execute, deliver and carry out the terms of the
Pass Through Trust Agreement, the Pass Through Trust Supplement and this
Agreement;

         (b)     the Pass Through Trust Agreement, the Pass Through Trust
Supplement and this Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Pass Through Trustee; this Agreement, the Pass Through Trust Supplement
and the Pass Through Trust Agreement constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Pass Through Trustee enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms;

         (c)     the execution, delivery and performance by the Pass Through
Trustee of the Pass Through Trust Agreement, the Pass Through Trust Supplement
and this Agreement, the purchase by the Pass Through Trustee of the Equipment
Notes pursuant to this Agreement, and the issuance of the Pass Through
Certificates pursuant to the Pass Through Trust Agreement and the Pass Through
Trust Supplement, do not contravene any law, rule or regulation of any United
States of America governmental authority or agency regulating the Pass Through
Trustee's banking, trust or fiduciary powers or any judgment or order
applicable to or binding on the Pass Through Trustee and do not contravene or
result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, the Pass Through
Trustee's articles of association or by-laws or any agreement or instrument to
which the Pass Through Trustee is a party or by which it or any of its
properties may be bound;

         (d)     neither the execution and delivery by the Pass Through Trustee
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consummation by the Pass Through Trustee of any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, requires the consent or approval of, the giving
of notice to, or the registration with, or the taking of any other action with
respect to, any United States of America governmental authority or agency or
any Federal governmental authority or agency regulating the Pass Through
Trustee's banking, trust or fiduciary powers;

         (e)     there are no pending or threatened actions or proceedings
against the Pass Through Trustee before any court or administrative agency
which individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to it, would
materially adversely effect the ability of the Pass Through Trustee to perform
its obligations under this Agreement, the Pass Through Trust Supplement or the
Pass Through Trust Agreement;

         (f)     the Pass Through Trustee is not in default under the Pass
Through Trust Agreement, as supplemented by the Pass Through Trust Supplement;

         (g)     the Pass Through Trustee is not directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Owner Participant,
the Owner Trustee, the Underwriters or the Lessee;

         (h)     the Pass Through Trustee is purchasing the Equipment Notes for
the purposes contemplated by the Operative Agreements and not with a view to
the transfer or distribution of any Equipment Note to any other Person, except
as contemplated by the Operative Agreements and the Registration Statement; and

         (i)     except for the issue and sale of the Pass Through Certificates
contemplated hereby, the Pass Through Trustee has not directly or indirectly
offered any Equipment Note or Pass Through Certificate or any interest in or to
the Trust Estate, the Trust Agreement or any similar interest for sale to, or
solicited any offer to acquire any of the same from, anyone other than the
Owner Trustee and the Owner Participant, and the Pass Through Trustee has not
authorized anyone to act on its behalf to offer directly or indirectly any
Equipment Note, any Pass Through Certificate or any interest in and to the
Trust Estate, the Trust Agreement or any similar interest related to this
transaction for sale to, or to solicit any offer to acquire any of the same
from, any person other than each Owner Trustee and the Owner Participant, and
the Pass Through Trustee is not in default under the Pass Through Trust
Agreement.

         Section 3.6.      Representations and Warranties of the Owner
Participant.  The Owner Participant represents and warrants to the Trustees and
the Lessee that, as of the date hereof:

         (a)     the Owner Participant is a New York corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of New York and
has full corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now
conducted;

         (b)     the Owner Participant has the requisite power and authority to
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performance thereof do not and will not contravene any law or regulation, or
any order of any court or governmental authority or agency applicable to or
binding on the Owner Participant or any of its properties, or contravene the
provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any
Lien (other than such as are created by the Operative Agreements) upon the
Equipment under, its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or any indenture,
mortgage, contract or other agreement or instrument to which the Owner
Participant is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or
affected;

         (c)     the Owner Participant Agreements have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate actions on the part of the Owner Participant, do not
require any approval not already obtained of the shareholders of the Owner
Participant or any approval or consent not already obtained of any trustee or
holders of indebtedness or obligations of the Owner Participant, have been duly
executed and delivered by the Owner Participant and (assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery by each other party thereto) constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Owner Participant, enforceable
against the Owner Participant in accordance with their respective terms, except
as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general
principles of equity;

         (d)     no authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice
to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body is required
for the due execution, delivery or performance by the Owner Participant of the
Trust Agreement, the Tax Indemnity Agreement or this Agreement;

         (e)     the Trust Estate is free of any Lessor's Liens attributable to
the Owner Participant;

         (f)     there are no pending or, to the Owner Participant's knowledge,
threatened actions or proceedings against the Owner Participant before any
court or administrative agency which would materially adversely affect the
Owner Participant's financial condition or its ability to perform its
obligations under the Trust Agreement, the Tax Indemnity Agreement or this
Agreement;

         (g)     as of the Closing Date the Owner Participant is purchasing the
Beneficial Interest to be acquired by it for its account with no present
intention of distributing such Beneficial Interest or any part thereof in any
manner which would violate the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, but without
prejudice, however, to the right of the Owner Participant at all times to sell
or otherwise dispose of all or any part of such Beneficial Interest in
compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; provided, however, that
subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, the disposition of the Beneficial
Interest shall at all times be within the Owner Participant's control.  The
Owner Participant acknowledges that its Beneficial Interest has not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that neither the
Owner Trustee nor the Lessee contemplates filing, or is legally required to
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         (h)     with respect to the source of the amount to be advanced by the
Owner Participant pursuant to Section 2.2, no part of such amount constitutes
assets of any employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975
of the Code; and

         (i)     no broker's or finder's or placement fee or commission will be
payable with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Operative
Agreements as a result of any action by the Owner Participant.

         Section 3.7.      Opinion Acknowledgment.  Each of the parties hereto,
with respect to such party, expressly consents to the rendering by its counsel
of the opinion referred to in Section 4.1(e) and acknowledges that such opinion
shall be deemed to be rendered at the request and upon the instructions of such
party.

SECTION 4.       CLOSING CONDITIONS.

         Section 4.1.      Conditions Precedent to Investment by Each
Participant.  The obligation of each Participant to make its investment
specified with respect to such Participant in Section 2 on the Closing Date
shall be subject to the following conditions (except that paragraph (k) and
clause (i) of paragraph (p) shall not be conditions precedent to the Owner
Participant's obligations hereunder and paragraph (n) and (s) and clause (ii)
of paragraph (p) shall not be conditions precedent to the Loan Participant's
obligations hereunder):

         (a)     Execution of Operative Agreements.  On or before the Closing
Date, this Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Lease, the Lease Supplements in
respect of the Units delivered on the Closing Date, the Indenture, the
Indenture Supplements in respect of the Units delivered on the Closing Date,
the Equipment Notes, the Pass Through Trust Agreement and the Pass Through
Trust Supplement shall each be satisfactory in form and substance to such
Participant, shall have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto
(except that the execution and delivery of the documents referred to above
(other than this Agreement) by a party hereto or thereto shall not be a
condition precedent to such party's obligations hereunder), shall each be in
full force and effect and executed counterparts of each shall have been
delivered to such Participant or its counsel on or before the Closing Date; and
no event shall have occurred and be continuing that constitutes a Lease Default
or an Indenture Default.

         (b)     Recordation and Filing.  On or before the Closing Date the
Lessee shall have caused the Lease, the Lease Supplements in respect of Units
delivered on the Closing Date, the Indenture and the Indenture Supplements in
respect of the Units delivered on the Closing Date, to be duly filed, recorded
and deposited with the ICC in conformity with 49 U.S.C. Section 11303 and with
the Registrar General of Canada pursuant to Section 90 of the Railway Act of
Canada and all necessary actions shall have been taken to cause publication of
notice of such deposit in The Canada Gazette in accordance with said Section 90
within 21 days of the Closing Date, and the Lessee shall furnish the Indenture
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         (c)     Representations and Warranties of Lessee.  On the Closing
Date, the representations and warranties of the Lessee contained in Section 3.2
and Section 3.4(b) hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects as
of the Closing Date as though then made on and as of such date, except to the
extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier
date (in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct
on and as of such earlier date), and the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee
and each Participant shall have received an Officer's Certificate dated such
date from the Lessee certifying to the foregoing matters, and the Lessee shall
have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions herein contained
which are required to be performed or complied with by the Lessee on or before
said date.

         (d)     Representations and Warranties of Owner Trustee.  On the
Closing Date, the representations and warranties of the Owner Trustee contained
in Section 3.1 and Section 3.4(a) shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the Closing Date as though then made on and as of such date
except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to
an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties were true
and correct on and as of such earlier date), and the Lessee, the Indenture
Trustee, the Pass Through Trustee and each Participant shall have received an
Officer's Certificate dated such date from the Owner Trustee and the Owner
Trustee shall have performed and complied with all agreements and conditions
herein contained which are required to be performed or complied with by the
Owner Trustee on or before said date.

         (e)     Opinions of Counsel.  On the Closing Date, the Owner Trustee,
the Indenture Trustee and each Participant shall have received the favorable
written opinion of each of (i) the Lessee's special counsel and counsel for the
Lessee (which counsel shall be the General Counsel or Assistant General Counsel
of the Parent), (ii) counsel to the Owner Trustee, (iii) special counsel to the
Owner Participant, (iv) special counsel to the Guarantor, (v) counsel to the
Pass Through Trustee, (vi) counsel to the Indenture Trustee, (vii) special ICC
counsel and (viii) special Canadian counsel, in form and substance satisfactory
to each Participant; provided that, except as otherwise provided herein,
receipt by a party hereto of a favorable written opinion from counsel to such
party shall not be a condition precedent to such party's obligations hereunder.

         (f)     Title.  On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the
transactions contemplated hereby, the Owner Trustee shall have all legal and
beneficial title to each Unit to be delivered on the Closing Date, free and
clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens of the type described in clause
(ii) with respect to sublessees, and in clauses (iii), (iv), (vi) and (vii) of
the definition thereof).

         (g)     Bill of Sale.  On the Closing Date the Lessee shall have
delivered to the Owner Trustee (with copies to the Indenture Trustee and each
Participant) the Bill of Sale, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Owner Trustee, dated such date covering the Units to be settled for on such
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free of all claims, liens and encumbrances of any nature and warranting to the
Owner Trustee that at the time of delivery of each such Unit, the Lessee had
legal and beneficial title thereto and good and lawful right to sell the same,
and title thereto was free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens
of the type described in clause (ii) with respect to sublessees, and in clauses
(iii), (iv), (vi) and (vii) of the definition thereof).

         (h)     Insurance Certificate and Opinion.  On or before the Closing
Date, the Indenture Trustee and each Participant shall have received (x) any
certificate relating to insurance that is required pursuant to Section 12 of
the Lease and (y) a certificate from a nationally recognized insurance broker
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

         (i)     Corporate Documents.  Each of the Participants shall have
received such documents and evidence with respect to the Lessee, the Owner
Participant, the Owner Trustee, the Pass Through Trustee and the Indenture
Trustee as the Participants may reasonably request in order to establish the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the taking of
all corporate and other proceedings in connection therewith and compliance with
the conditions herein or therein set forth.

         (j)     No Threatened Proceedings.  No action or proceeding shall have
been instituted nor shall governmental action be threatened before any court or
governmental agency, nor shall any order, judgment or decree have been issued
or proposed to be issued by any court or governmental agency at the time of the
Closing Date, to set aside, restrain, enjoin or prevent the completion and
consummation of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

         (k)     Closing Certificate of Owner Participant.  On the Closing
Date, the Lessee, the Indenture Trustee and the Pass Through Trustee shall have
received an Officer's Certificate dated such date from the Owner Participant,
to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Owner Participant
contained in Section 3.6 are true and correct in all respects on the Closing
Date with the same effect as though made on and as of said date, except to the
extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier
date (in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct
on and as of such earlier date), and that the Owner Participant has performed
and complied with all agreements and conditions herein contained which are
required to be performed or complied with by the Owner Participant on or before
said date.

         (l)     Closing Notice.  The Indenture Trustee and the Participants
shall have received the Notice of Delivery required pursuant to Section 2.3.

         (m)     Closing Certificate of Indenture Trustee.  On the Closing
Date, the Lessee, the Owner Trustee and each Participant shall have received an
Officer's Certificate dated such date from the Indenture Trustee, to the effect
that the representations and warranties of the Indenture Trustee contained in
Section 3.3 are true and correct in all respects on the Closing Date with the
same effect as though made on and as of said date, except to the extent that
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and warranties relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such
representations and warranties were true and correct on and as of such earlier
date), and that the Indenture Trustee has performed and complied with all
agreements and conditions herein contained which are required to be performed
or complied with by the Indenture Trustee on or before said date.

         (n)     Closing Certificate of the Pass Through Trustee.  On the
Closing Date, the Lessee, the Owner Trustee and the Owner Participant shall
have received an Officer's Certificate dated such date from the Pass Through
Trustee, to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Pass
Through Trustee contained in Section 3.5 are true and correct in all respects
on the Closing Date with the same effect as though made on and as of said date,
except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to
an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties were true
and correct on and as of such earlier date), and that the Pass Through Trustee
has performed and complied with all agreements and conditions herein contained
which are required to be performed or complied with by the Pass Through Trustee
on or before said date.

         (o)     No Illegality.  No change shall have occurred after the date
of the execution and delivery of this Agreement in applicable law or
regulations thereunder or interpretations thereof by regulatory authorities
that, in the opinion of such Participant or its counsel, would make it illegal
for such Participant to enter into any transaction contemplated by the
Operative Documents.

         (p)     Participants' Investments.  (i) The Owner Participant shall
have made available its Commitment in the amount specified in, and otherwise in
accordance with, Sections 2.2(a) and 2.3 and (ii) the Loan Participant shall
have made its Commitment in the amount specified in, and otherwise in
accordance with, Sections 2.2(b) and 2.3.

         (q)     Consents.  All approvals and consents of any trustees or
holders of any indebtedness or obligations of the Lessee which are required in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall have
been duly obtained and be in full force and effect.

         (r)     Governmental Actions.  All actions, if any, required to have
been taken on or prior to the Closing Date in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement on the Closing Date shall have been taken by any
governmental or political agency, subdivision or instrumentality of the United
States and all orders, permits, waivers, exemptions, authorizations and
approvals of such entities required to be in effect on the Closing Date in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on the Closing
Date shall have been issued, and all such orders, permits, waivers, exemptions,
authorizations and approvals shall be in full force and effect, on the Closing
Date.

         (s)     Tax Indemnity Agreement.  On or before the Closing Date, the
Tax Indemnity Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the
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duly executed and delivered by the Lessee and, assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by the Owner Participant, shall be in full force and
effect.

         (t)     Securities Act Compliance.  On or before the Closing Date, the
Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Act"); if filing of the Final Prospectus, or any
supplement thereto is required pursuant to Rule 424(b) as promulgated pursuant
to the Act, the Final Prospectus and any such supplement, shall have been filed
in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); and no stop
order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have
been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or
threatened.

         (u)     Appointment of Representative.  The Owner Trustee shall have
authorized its representative, who shall be an individual designated by the
Lessee and acceptable to the Owner Trustee, to accept the Units being delivered
on the Closing Date from Lessee and to deliver such Units to Lessee.  The
Lessee shall have authorized its representative (who shall be the same
individual designated by the Lessee under this paragraph) to accept delivery of
the Units from the Owner Trustee as Lessor pursuant to the Lease.

         Section 4.2.      Additional Conditions Precedent to Investment by
Pass Through Trustee.  The obligation of the Pass Through Trustee to purchase
and pay for the Equipment Notes to be purchased by it pursuant to Sections
2.2(b) and 2.3 on the Closing Date shall be subject to the additional
conditions that the Equipment Notes to be delivered on the Closing Date shall
have been duly authorized, executed and delivered to the Pass Through Trustee
by a duly authorized officer of the Owner Trustee and duly authenticated by the
Indenture Trustee and that on the Closing Date the Pass Through Trustee shall
have received the proceeds from the sale of the Pass Through Certificates.

         Section 4.3.      Additional Conditions Precedent to Investment by
Owner Participant.  The obligation of the Owner Participant to provide the
funds specified with respect to it in Sections 2.2(a) and 2.3 on the Closing
Date with respect to any Unit to be delivered on the Closing Date shall be
subject to the following additional conditions:

         (a)     Appraisal.  On or before the Closing Date, the Owner
Participant shall have received an opinion (the "Appraisal") of R.L. Banks and
Associates, Inc., satisfactory in form and substance to the Owner Participant,
concluding that:  (i) the fair market value of the Equipment being delivered on
the Closing Date is equal to the Total Equipment Cost with respect to such
Equipment; (ii) the Basic Rents for the Basic Term are fair market rents; (iii)
at the expiration of the Basic Term, (A) the remaining economic life of such
Equipment will be at least equal to 20% of the economic life of such Equipment
as estimated in the Appraisal and (B) without taking into account inflation or
deflation from and after the Closing Date or the existence of any purchase
option, it is reasonable to expect that the Equipment will have a fair market
value of at least 20% of the Total Equipment Cost with respect to such
Equipment; (iv) as of the Early Purchase Date, the estimated fair market value
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Date, taking into account inflation or deflation from and after the Closing
Date, will be less than the Early Purchase Price; (v) as of the end of the
Basic Term, the estimated fair market value of the Equipment being delivered on
the Closing Date, taking into account inflation or deflation from and after the
Closing Date, will be less than the Basic Term Purchase Price; (vi) the
Equipment being delivered on the Closing Date is not Limited Use Property and
(vii) Basic Rents from the Early Purchase Date to the end of the Basic Term are
fair market rents; provided that the Lessee makes no representation as to the
fair market value, useful life or estimated residual value of the Equipment,
and the Lessee shall not be responsible for, or incur any liabilities as a
result of, the contents of such Appraisal or report to which it relates or,
except to the extent provided in the Tax Indemnity Agreement, any information
supplied by Lessee in connection therewith.

         (b)     Opinion with Respect to Certain Tax Aspects.  On the Closing
Date, the Owner Participant shall have received the opinion of Lord Day & Lord,
Barrett Smith addressed to the Owner Participant, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Owner Participant, containing such counsel's favorable
opinion with respect to such tax matters as the Owner Participant may
reasonably request.

         Section 4.4.      Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the
Lessee.  The obligation of the Lessee with respect to the sale of the Units to
the Owner Trustee and acceptance of the Units under the Lease is subject to the
following conditions as of the Closing Date:

         (a)     Corporate Documents.  On or before the Closing Date, the
Lessee shall have received such documents and evidence with respect to the
Owner Participant, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Pass
Through Trustee as the Lessee may reasonably request in order to establish the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the taking of
all corporate and other proceedings in connection therewith and compliance with
the conditions herein or therein set forth.

         (b)     Operative Agreements.  On or before the Closing Date, the
Operative Agreements shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the respective party or parties thereto (other than the Lessee), and an
executed counterpart of each thereof shall have been delivered to the Lessee or
its special counsel.

         (c)     Representations and Warranties True.  On the Closing Date, the
representations and warranties of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the
Pass Through Trustee and the Owner Participant contained in Section 3 hereof
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date as
though made on and as of such date, and the Lessee shall have received an
Officer's Certificate dated such date from each of the Owner Trustee as
described in Section 4.1(d), the Owner Participant as described in Section
4.1(k), the Indenture Trustee as described in Section 4.1(m) and the Pass
Through Trustee as described in Section 4.1(n), addressed to the Lessee and
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Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant, the Indenture Trustee and the Pass
Through Trustee, as the case may be.

         (d)     Opinions of Counsel.  On the Closing Date, the Lessee shall
have received the opinions of counsel referred to in Section 4.1(e) (other than
that set forth in clause (i) therein), addressed to the Lessee.

         (e)     No Threatened Proceedings.  No action or proceeding shall have
been instituted nor shall governmental action be threatened before any court or
governmental agency, nor shall any order, judgment or decree have been issued
or proposed to be issued by any court or governmental agency at the time of the
Closing Date, to set aside, restrain, enjoin or prevent the completion and
consummation of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

         (f)     Participants' Investments.  (i) The Owner Participant shall
have made available its Commitment in the amount specified in, and otherwise in
accordance with, Sections 2.2(a) and 2.3 and (ii) the Loan Participant shall
have made its Commitment in the amount specified in, and otherwise in
accordance with, Sections 2.2(b) and 2.3.

         (g)     Guarantee.  The Guarantor shall have executed the Guarantee.


SECTION 5.       FINANCIAL AND OTHER REPORTS OF THE LESSEE.

         The Lessee agrees that it will furnish directly to each Participant
the following:

         (a)     unless included in a Form 10-Q delivered under clause (c)
below within the 60-day period specified in this clause (a), as soon as
available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each quarterly
period, except the last, of each fiscal year, consolidated balance sheets of
each of the Lessee and Parent and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries as
at the end of such period, together with the related consolidated statements of
income and cash flows of each of the Lessee and Parent and their respective
consolidated Subsidiaries for the period beginning on the first day of such
fiscal year and ending on the last day of such quarterly period, setting forth
in each case (except for the consolidated balance sheet) in comparative form
the figures for the corresponding periods of the previous fiscal year, all in
reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;

         (b)     unless included in a Form 10-K delivered under clause (c)
below within the 120-day period specified in this clause (b), as soon as
available and in any event within 120 days after the last day of each fiscal
year, a copy of each of the Lessee's and Parent's annual audited report
covering the operations of the Lessee and Parent and their respective
consolidated Subsidiaries, including consolidated balance sheets, and related
consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and consolidated
statement of cash flows of each of the Lessee and Parent and their respective
consolidated Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable
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in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis, which statements will have been certified by a firm of
independent public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the
Lessee;

         (c)     as soon as available, one copy of each Annual Report on Form
10-K (or any successor form) and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (or any
successor form) filed by each of the Lessee and Parent with the Securities and
Exchange Commission or any successor agency;

         (d)     within the time period prescribed in subparagraph (b) above, a
certificate, signed by the Treasurer or principal financial officer of the
Lessee, to the effect that the signer has reviewed the activities of the Lessee
during the immediately preceding fiscal year and that he is not aware of any
default in compliance by the Lessee with any of the covenants, terms and
provisions of the Participation Agreement or the Lease (except as specified),
and if a Lease Default or Lease Event of Default shall exist, specifying such
Lease Default or Lease Event of Default and the nature and status thereof;

         (e)     promptly, all material reports or statements which the Lessee
may make to, or file with, the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
successor thereto (excluding such reports or statements which are treated as
confidential and not available to the public, in accordance with applicable
law, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, for so long as such
confidentiality shall be maintained); and

         (f)     promptly, such additional information with respect to the
financial condition or business of the Lessee as any Participant may from time
to time reasonably request.

SECTION 6.       CERTAIN COVENANTS OF THE PARTICIPANTS, THE TRUSTEES AND THE
                 LESSEE.

         Section 6.1.      Restrictions on Transfer of Beneficial Interest.
The Owner Participant agrees that it shall not sell, convey, assign, pledge,
mortgage or otherwise transfer any of its Beneficial Interest prior to the
expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term without the Lessee's
consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) and absent
indemnifying the Lessee to its reasonable satisfaction unless:

         (a)     the Person to whom such transfer is to be made (a
"Transferee") is (i) an institutional or corporate investor with net worth or,
in the case of a bank or lending institution, combined capital and surplus at
the time of such transfer of at least US$75,000,000 determined in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles or (ii) any Affiliate of any such
institutional or corporate investor if such investor guarantees the obligations
so assumed by such Affiliate pursuant to an instrument or instruments identical
to the Guarantee in all material respects or otherwise reasonably satisfactory
to the Lessee, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee or (iii) an
Affiliate of the Owner Participant; provided that in the event of a transfer
pursuant to clause (iii) which does not qualify under clauses (i) or (ii), the
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shall remain liable for all of its obligations under this Agreement and the
other Operative Agreements;

         (b)     the Owner Participant is not in default under the Lease;

         (c)     neither the Transferee nor any of its Affiliates shall be a
direct competitor (other than as a passive investor or loan participant in the
financing of equipment or facilities used in full service railcar leasing) of
the Lessee in the business of leasing rail cars under full service operating
leases; provided, that no Transferee or Affiliate thereof shall be deemed to
(i) be engaged in full service railcar leasing or (ii) hold (directly or
indirectly) any material interest in any business that is competitive with
Lessee's full service railcar leasing business, solely by reason of any sale,
lease or other disposition (or any actions in furtherance of any of the
foregoing), of any of such Person's interest in any equipment or facilities
directly or indirectly owned, leased or otherwise controlled pursuant to any
such Person's passive investment or loan participation in the financing of any
such equipment or facilities used in full service railcar leasing or any
re-leasing or sale of any rail equipment which is returned to or repossessed by
or on behalf of the Owner Participant or any Affiliate of the Owner Participant
from a lessee or borrower in connection with a lease financing or lender
transaction entered into by the Owner Participant or such Affiliate as a
passive lessor, investor or lender;

         (d)     the Indenture Trustee and the Lessee shall have received 10
days prior written notice of such transfer specifying the name and address of
any proposed transferee and such additional information as shall be necessary
to determine whether the proposed transfer satisfies the requirements of this
Section 6.1; provided, however, that such 10 days prior written notice need not
be given to the Indenture Trustee and the Lessee if such sale, conveyance,
assignment, pledge, mortgage or other transfer is to an Affiliate of the Owner
Participant;

         (e)     so long as any Interim Interest has become due and payable but
has not been paid by, or reimbursed by, the Owner Participant, the Lessee shall
have consented in writing to such transfer;

         (f)     such Transferee enters into an agreement or agreements in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lessee, the Owner Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee whereby such Transferee confirms that it shall be deemed a
party to this Agreement and each other Operative Agreement to which the
transferring Owner Participant is a party, and agrees to be bound by all the
terms of, and to undertake all of the obligations and liabilities of the
transferring Owner Participant contained in, this Agreement and such other
Operative Agreements and in which the Transferee shall make representations and
warranties comparable to those of the Owner Participant contained herein and
therein;

         (g)     such transfer complies in all respects with and does not
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         (h)     an opinion of counsel of the Transferee (which counsel shall
be reasonably acceptable to the Lessee and the Indenture Trustee and which may
be internal counsel of the Transferee), confirming (i) the existence, power and
authority of, and due authorization, execution and delivery of all relevant
documentation by, the Transferee (with appropriate reliance on certificates of
corporate officers or public officials as to matters of fact), (ii) that each
agreement referred to in subparagraph (f) above is the legal, valid, binding
and enforceable obligation of the Transferee (subject to customary
qualifications as to bankruptcy and equitable principles) and (iii) compliance
of the transfer with applicable federal securities laws and material laws of
the Transferee's domicile and other material laws applicable to the Transferee,
shall be provided, prior to such transfer, to the Lessee and the Indenture
Trustee, which opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to each of them;

         (i)     except as specifically consented to in writing by the Lessee
and the Indenture Trustee, the terms of the Operative Agreements shall not be
altered;

         (j)     such transfer shall not result in an increase in the Lessee's
obligations under Section 7.1 or 7.2 or under the Tax Indemnity Agreement;

         (k)     no Owner Participant shall hold less than 10% of the
Beneficial Interest after giving effect to such transfer; and the Beneficial
Interest shall be held by not more than six Owner Participants;

         (l)     all reasonable expenses of the parties hereto (including,
without limitation, legal fees and expenses of special counsel) incurred in
connection with each transfer of such Beneficial Interest shall be paid by the
transferring Owner Participant or the Transferee;

         (m)     such transfer (i) does not involve the use of an amount which
constitutes assets of an employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code or (ii) will not constitute a prohibited transaction
under ERISA;

         (n)     as a result of such transfer, no Indenture Default
attributable to the Owner Participant or the Owner Trustee shall have occurred
and be continuing;

         (o)     as long as no Lease Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the transfer does not involve the sale of the stock of any Owner
Participant the sole asset of which is all or a portion of the Beneficial
Interest to, or the merger of any such Owner Participant with or into, any
Person described in paragraph (c) of this Section 6.1;

         (p)     the transferee (i) is a "United States Person" within the
meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code or (ii) is engaged in a United
States trade or business for purposes of Subtitle A, Chapter 1, Subchapter N of
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         (q)     the Owner Participant shall deliver an Officer's Certificate
certifying as to compliance with the transfer requirements contained herein.

Upon any such transfer, (i) except as the context otherwise requires, such
Transferee shall be deemed the "Owner Participant" for all purposes, and shall
enjoy the rights and privileges and perform the obligations of the Owner
Participant to the extent of the interest transferred hereunder and under each
other Operative Agreement to which the Owner Participant is a party, and,
except as the context otherwise requires, each reference in this Agreement and
each other Operative Agreement to the "Owner Participant" shall thereafter be
deemed to include such Transferee for all purposes to the extent of the
interest transferred, and (ii) the transferor, except as provided in Section
6.1(l) hereof and except in the case of a transfer to a Transferee described in
Section 6.1(a)(iii) hereof, shall be released from all obligations hereunder
and under each other Operative Agreement to which such transferor is a party or
by which such transferor is bound to the extent such obligations are expressly
assumed by a Transferee; and provided, further, that in no event shall any such
transfer or assignment waive or release the transferor from any liability on
account of any breach existing immediately prior to such transfer of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or obligations set forth in the
Operative Agreements or for any fraudulent or willful misconduct.  Any transfer
or assignment of the Beneficial Interest in violation of this Section 6.1 shall
be of no effect as between the parties to this Agreement.  Subject to the
rights of the Lessee pursuant to subsection 6.1(o), the provisions of this
Section 6.1 shall not be construed to restrict the Owner Participant from
consolidating with or merging into any other corporation or restricting another
corporation from merging into or consolidating with the Owner Participant.  No
consent of the Lessee otherwise required hereunder shall be required if any
Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.  Notwithstanding
any transfer, the transferor Owner Participant shall be entitled to all
benefits accrued and all rights vested prior to such transfer, including,
without limitation, rights to indemnification under any Operative Agreements.

         Section 6.2.      Lessor's Liens Attributable to the Owner
Participant.  The Owner Participant hereby unconditionally agrees with and for
the benefit of the other parties to this Agreement that the Owner Participant
will not directly or indirectly create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Lessor's Liens on or against any part of the Trust Estate or the Equipment
attributable to the Owner Participant, and the Owner Participant agrees that it
will, at its own cost and expense, take such action as may be necessary to duly
discharge and satisfy in full any such Lessor's Lien (by bonding or otherwise,
so long as Lessee's operation and use of the Equipment and the interest of the
Indenture Trustee in the Indenture Estate is not impaired); provided that the
Owner Participant may contest any such Lessor's Lien in good faith by
appropriate proceedings so long as such proceedings do not involve any material
danger of the sale, forfeiture or loss of the Equipment or any interest therein
or interference with the use, operation, or possession of the Equipment by the
Lessee under the Lease or the rights of the Indenture Trustee under the
Indenture.

         Section 6.3.      Lessor's Liens Attributable to the Owner Trustee.
The Owner Trustee, in its individual capacity, hereby unconditionally agrees
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parties to this Agreement that the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity
will not directly or indirectly create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Lessor's Liens on or against any part of the Trust Estate or the Equipment
attributable to the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, and the Owner
Trustee in its individual capacity agrees that it will, at its own cost and
expense, take such action as may be necessary to duly discharge and satisfy in
full any such Lessor's Lien attributable to the Owner Trustee in its individual
capacity (by bonding or otherwise, so long as Lessee's operation and use of the
Equipment and the interest of the Indenture Trustee in the Indenture Estate is
not impaired); provided that the Owner Trustee may contest any such Lessor's
Lien in good faith by appropriate proceedings so long as such proceedings do
not involve any material danger of the sale, forfeiture or loss of the
Equipment or any interest therein or interference with the use, operation, or
possession of the Equipment by the Lessee under the Lease or the right of the
Indenture Trustee under the Indenture.

         Section 6.4.      Liens Created by the Indenture Trustee and the Loan
Participant.

         (a)     The Indenture Trustee, in its individual capacity, covenants 
and agrees with the Lessee, the Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant and the 
Loan Participant that it shall not cause or permit to exist any Lien on the
Equipment or all or any portion of any Trust Estate or the Indenture Estate
arising as a result of (i) claims against the Indenture Trustee in its
individual capacity not related to its interest in the Equipment and any Trust
Estate, or to the administration of the Indenture Estate pursuant to the
Indenture, (ii) acts of the Indenture Trustee in its individual capacity not
contemplated by, or failure of the Indenture Trustee to take any action it is
expressly required to perform by, the Operative Agreements, (iii) claims
against the Indenture Trustee in its individual capacity relating to Taxes or
expenses that are not indemnified against by the Lessee pursuant to Section 7
attributable to the actions of the Indenture Trustee, solely in its individual
capacity, or (iv) claims against the Indenture Trustee arising out of the
transfer by the Indenture Trustee of all or any portion of its interest in the
Equipment, the Indenture Estate or the Operative Agreements, other than a
transfer permitted by the Operative Agreements and that the Indenture Trustee
will, at its own cost and expense (and without any right of reimbursement from
any other party hereto), promptly take such action as may be necessary duly to
discharge any such Lien.

         (b)     The Loan Participant covenants and agrees with the Lessee, the
Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant and the Indenture Trustee that it shall
not cause or permit to exist any Lien on the Equipment or all or any portion of
any Trust Estate or the Indenture Estate arising as a result of (i) claims
against such Loan Participant not related to its interest in the Equipment and
any Trust Estate, (ii) acts of such Loan Participant not contemplated by, or
failure of such Loan Participant to take any action it is expressly required to
perform by, the Operative Agreements, (iii) claims against such Loan
Participant relating to Taxes or expenses that are not indemnified against by
the Lessee pursuant to Section 7, or (iv) claims against such Loan Participant
arising out of the transfer by such Loan Participant of all or any portion of
its interest in the Equipment, the Indenture Estate or the Operative
Agreements, other than a transfer permitted by the Operative Agreements and
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without any right of reimbursement from the Lessee), promptly take such action
as may be necessary duly to discharge any such Lien.


         Section 6.5.      Covenants of Owner Trustee, Owner Participant and
Indenture Trustee.  The Owner Participant, and the Owner Trustee in its
individual and trust capacity, hereby agree, as to their own actions only,
severally and not jointly, with the Lessee, the Loan Participant and the
Indenture Trustee (a) not to amend, supplement, or otherwise modify any
provision of the Trust Agreement in such a manner as to adversely affect the
rights of the Lessee, the Loan Participant or the Indenture Trustee without the
prior written consent of such party and (b) not to terminate or revoke the
Trust Agreement or the trusts created by the Trust Agreement prior to the
payment in full and discharge of the Equipment Notes and all other indebtedness
secured by the Indenture and the final discharge thereof pursuant to Section
7.1 thereof or prior to the expiration or early termination of the Lease.  Each
of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee agrees, for the benefit of the
Lessee and the Owner Participant, to comply with the provisions of the
Indenture and not to amend, supplement, or otherwise modify any provision of
the Indenture except in the manner provided in Article IX thereof.
Notwithstanding any provision herein or in any of the Operative Agreements to
the contrary, the Indenture Trustee's obligation to take or refrain from taking
any actions, or to use its discretion (including, but not limited to, the
giving or withholding of consent or approval and the exercise of any rights or
remedies under such Operative Agreements), and any liability therefor, shall,
in addition to any other limitations provided herein or in the other Operative
Agreements, be limited by the provisions of the Indenture.

         Section 6.6.      Amendments to Operative Agreements.  The Trustees
and Participants will not terminate the Operative Agreements to which the
Lessee is not or will not be a party, or amend, supplement, waive or modify
such Operative Agreements in any manner that increases the obligations or
liabilities, or decreases the rights, of the Lessee under such Operative
Agreements, except in accordance with such Operative Agreements in effect on
the date hereof (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in
accordance with the terms hereof and of such Operative Agreements).  The Owner
Participant and the Trustees (as applicable) agree that, in any event, they
will not amend Section 2.10 or Article IX of the Indenture or Article IX of the
Trust Agreement without the prior written consent of the Lessee.

         Section 6.7.      Covenant of the Lessee.  The Lessee hereby agrees
with the Owner Trustee, each Participant and the Indenture Trustee to deliver
to the Owner Trustee on the Closing Date the Bill of Sale evidencing the
purchase and transfer of title of each Unit to be settled for on the Closing
Date.

         Section 6.8.      Merger Covenant.  The Lessee shall not consolidate
with or merge into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into
it, or convey, transfer or lease substantially all of its assets as an entirety
to any Person unless (i) the Person formed by such consolidation or surviving
such merger (if other than the Lessee) or the Person which acquires by
conveyance, transfer or lease substantially all of the assets of the Lessee as
an entirety is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
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District of Columbia and shall execute and deliver to the Owner Trustee, the
Owner Participant and the Indenture Trustee an agreement containing the
assumption by such successor corporation of the due and punctual performance
and observance of each covenant and condition of this Agreement and each of the
other Lessee Agreements to be performed or observed by the Lessee, (ii)
immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to such transaction,
no Lease Default or Lease Event of Default shall have occurred, whether as a
result of such consolidation or merger or such conveyance, transfer or lease or
otherwise, (iii) the Lessee shall have made all filings necessary or
appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Owner Trustee and the Indenture
Trustee in order to preserve and protect the rights of the Lessor under the
Lease and of the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture and (iv) there shall
have been delivered to the Owner Participant, the Owner Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee an Officer's Certificate of the successor to the Lessee (or
such Person as is the surviving corporation) and an opinion of counsel (which
may be such Person's in-house counsel) in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Owner Participant, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture
Trustee, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or
lease and the assumption agreement mentioned in clause (i) above comply with
this Section 6.8.  Upon such consolidation or merger, or any conveyance,
transfer or lease of substantially all of the assets of the Lessee as an
entirety in accordance with this Section 6.8, the successor corporation formed
by such consolidation or into which the Lessee is merged or to which such
conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for,
and may exercise every right and power of, the Lessee under this Agreement and
the other Operative Agreements with the same effect as if such successor
corporation had been named as the Lessee herein.

         Section 6.9.      Lessee's Purchase in Certain Circumstances.  If an
Owner Participant, any subsequent transferee or any Affiliate thereof is or
acquires, is acquired by, merges or otherwise consolidates with any company or
Affiliate thereof engaged in full service railcar leasing, whether or not a
direct competitor to the Lessee or any Affiliate thereof, or any Person that
has a material interest (whether held directly or indirectly) in an enterprise
that engages in a business that is competitive with the Lessee's full service
railcar leasing business, the Lessee may, on a Determination Date which is
designated by the Lessee by written notice to the Owner Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee not less than 25 days prior to such Determination Date,
purchase the Equipment for a purchase price equal to the greater of Termination
Value or the Fair Market Sales Value, each calculated as of such Determination
Date, plus in either case all accrued and unpaid Rent for the Equipment as of
the date of purchase and any Make-Whole Amount then payable on the Equipment
Notes pursuant to Section 2.10(c) of the Indenture; provided, that Lessee's
rights to purchase the Equipment pursuant to this Section 6.9 shall terminate
90 days after receipt by Lessee of written notice from the Owner Participant or
any subsequent transferee or any Affiliate thereof, of any such acquisition,
merger or consolidation; provided further, that an institutional investor which
is a passive investor in the financing of equipment or facilities used in full
service railcar leasing shall not, solely by reason of such investment, be
deemed to be engaged in such businesses; provided, further, that none of any
Owner Participant or any subsequent transferee or Affiliate thereof shall be
deemed to (i) be engaged in full service railcar leasing or (ii) hold (directly
or indirectly) any material interest in any business that is competitive with
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disposition (or any actions in furtherance of any of the foregoing), of any of
such Person's interest in any equipment or facilities directly or indirectly
owned, leased or otherwise controlled pursuant to any such Person's passive
investment or loan participation in the financing of any such equipment or
facilities used in full service railcar leasing or any re-leasing or sale of
any rail equipment which is returned to or repossessed by or on behalf of the
Owner Participant or any Affiliate from a lessee or borrower in connection with
a lease financing or lender transaction entered into by the Owner Participant
or such Affiliate as a passive lessor, investor or lender.  In the event of
such a purchase by or on behalf of Lessee under this Section 6.9, payment of
the purchase price, together with all other amounts due and owing by Lessee
under the Operative Agreements, shall be made in immediately available funds
against delivery of a bill of sale transferring and assigning to the Lessee all
right, title and interest of the Lessor in and to the Equipment on an "as-is"
"where-is" basis and containing a warranty against Lessor's Liens.

         Section 6.10.       Owner Participant an Affiliate of Lessee.  If at
any time the original or any successor Owner Participant shall be an Affiliate
of the Lessee, such Owner Participant and the Lessee agree that notwithstanding
Section 9.05 of the Indenture they will not vote its Beneficial Interest to
modify, amend or supplement any provision of the Lease or this Agreement or
give, or permit the Owner Trustee to give, any consent, waiver, authorization
or approval thereunder if any such action would adversely affect in a material
manner the Indenture Trustee or any holder of an Equipment Note unless such
action shall have been consented to by a Majority in Interest.

         Section 6.11.  Corporate Existence; Place of Business.  The Lessee
shall at all times maintain its corporate existence except as permitted by
Section 6.8; and it shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate rights, powers,
privileges and franchises except for any corporate right, power, privilege or
franchise that it in good faith determines is no longer necessary or desirable
in the conduct of its business.

         Section 6.12.  No Impairment of Warranties.  From and after the
Closing Date and throughout the Lease Term, the Lessee shall not take any
action (or fail to take any action) if the result of such action (or failure to
act) would abrogate or invalidate or otherwise materially adversely affect the
validity of any warranties applicable to the Units which would otherwise be
available with respect to the Units.

SECTION 7.       LESSEE'S INDEMNITIES.

         Section 7.1.      General Tax Indemnity.

         (a)     Tax Indemnitee Defined.  For purposes of this Section 7.1,
"Tax Indemnitee" means the Owner Participant, its Affiliates, the Owner Trustee
both in its individual capacity and as trustee, the Indenture Trustee both in
its individual capacity and as trustee, each of their respective successors or
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any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing, the Trust
Estate and the Indenture Estate.

         (b)     Taxes Indemnified.  All payments by the Lessee to any Tax
Indemnitee in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Operative
Agreements shall be free of withholdings of any nature whatsoever (and at the
time that the Lessee is required to make any payment upon which any withholding
is required the Lessee shall pay an additional amount such that the net amount
actually received will, after such withholding and on an After-Tax Basis, equal
the full amount of the payment then due) and shall be free of expense to each
Tax Indemnitee for collection or other charges, provided, however, that no such
additional amounts shall be paid by the Lessee and the Lessee assumes no
responsibility regarding any withholdings imposed by reason of any transfer of
the Equipment or any interest in the Operative Agreements by the Lessor or the
Owner Participant other than any Transfer which occurs during the continuance
of a Lease Default or Lease Event of Default.  If, for any reason, the Lessee
is required to make any payment to a taxing authority with respect to, or as a
result of, any withholding tax imposed on any Tax Indemnitee in respect of the
transactions contemplated by the Operative Agreements which withholding tax is
not the responsibility of the Lessee under this Section 7.1 then such Tax
Indemnitee shall pay to the Lessee within 30 days of a demand an amount which
equals the amount paid by the Lessee with respect to, or as a result of, such
withholding tax, plus interest computed at such Tax Indemnitee's cost of funds
rate during the period commencing on the date the Lessee shall have paid an
additional amount pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph and ending
on the date the Lessee actually receives such payment.  Subject to the
exclusions stated in subsection (c) below, the Lessee agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless each Tax Indemnitee, on an After-Tax Basis, taking into account
the income tax consequences to the Tax Indemnitee of the accrual or receipt of
an indemnity payment, against all fees (including, without limitation, license,
documentation or other fees and registration fees), taxes (including, without
limitation, income, gross receipts, franchise, sales, use, rental, turnover,
business, occupation, excise, value-added, tangible and intangible personal
property and stamp taxes), levies, assessments, imposts, duties, charges or
withholdings of any nature, together with any and all penalties, additions to
tax, fines or interest thereon ("Taxes") imposed upon any Tax Indemnitee, the
Lessee or any Person in possession of the Equipment or all or any part of the
Equipment by any federal, state or local government, political subdivision, or
taxing authority in the United States or its possessions, by any government or
taxing authority of or in a foreign country or by any international authority,
upon, with respect to or in connection with:

                 (i)       the Equipment or any part of any of the Equipment or
         interest therein;

                 (ii)      the acquisition, financing, ownership, leasing,
         possession, purchase, acceptance, rejection, condition, registration,
         return, use, storage, operation, return, transfer of title,
         maintenance, repair, improvement, replacement, substitution, delivery,
         redelivery, non-delivery, transport, preparation, assembly, insurance,
         construction, manufacture, insuring, modification, transfer, control,
         occupancy, servicing, mortgaging, location, refinancing, disposition,
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         or disposition of or with respect to the Equipment or any part of any
         of the Equipment or interest therein;

                 (iii)     the rental payments, receipts of earnings arising
         from any Unit of Equipment or payable pursuant to the Lease;

                 (iv)      the Equipment Notes, their issuance, acquisition,
         transfer or refinancing or (as between the Lessee and any Tax
         Indemnitee other than the Indenture Estate) the payment of principal,
         interest or premium or other amounts with respect thereto; and

                 (v)       the Operative Agreements or otherwise in connection
         with the transactions contemplated thereby.

         (c)     Taxes Excluded.  The indemnity provided for in paragraph (b)
above shall not extend to any of the following:

                 (i)       In the case of the Owner Participant, the Owner
         Trustee or the Trust Estate, Income Taxes (as defined in Section
         7.1(l), below) imposed by (A) the United States federal government,
         other than any United States federal Income Taxes imposed by way of
         deduction or withholding upon or with respect to payments on any
         Equipment Notes, together with any penalties, fines, additions to Tax
         or interest related thereto (provided that this subclause (A) shall
         not be construed as preventing Lessee from recouping any such
         deduction or withholding from the Indenture Trustee, the Pass Through
         Trustee or any Certificateholder or as giving to the Indenture Trustee
         a right to indemnification by the Lessee for Taxes payable pursuant to
         Section 5.09 of the Indenture), (B) any state or local tax
         jurisdiction in the United States (unless such Tax Indemnitee would
         not have been subject to tax in such jurisdiction but for this
         transaction (including the operation or presence of any Unit (or part
         thereof) and other leasing transactions between the Lessee (or its
         Affiliates) and the Owner Participant (or its Affiliates) or the
         Lessee making payment from or performing other actions in such
         jurisdiction)), provided, however, that for purposes of this clause
         (B), the determination of (y) whether any Tax Indemnitee is treated as
         being incorporated or having its principal place of business in any
         state or local tax jurisdiction under this clause (B), or (z) whether
         any such Tax Indemnitee is deemed to be subject to tax in any state or
         local tax jurisdiction but for this transaction under this clause (B),
         shall be made by treating each corporation which is a Tax Indemnitee
         on a stand-alone basis and without regard to any Affiliates, related
         Tax Indemnitees or other entities, except to the extent that such Tax
         Indemnitee files combined or consolidated tax returns in such state or
         local jurisdiction, respectively, with one or more Affiliates which
         are also Tax Indemnitees, (C) any foreign government or any political
         subdivision or taxing authority thereof or any territory or possession
         of the United States or by any international authority except to the
         extent such Income Taxes would not have been imposed by such
         jurisdiction but for the use, location, operation, presence or
         registration of any Unit or part thereof in such jurisdiction or the
         activities of the Lessee or any of its Affiliates in such jurisdiction
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         payments from such jurisdiction by or on behalf of the Lessee pursuant
         to the Operative Agreements or (D) any government or jurisdiction
         described in (A), (B) or (C) of this clause (i) because the applicable
         Tax Indemnitee is not a resident of the United States for tax
         purposes.

                 (ii)      Taxes imposed with respect to any period after the
         earliest of (x) the return of possession of the Equipment to the Owner
         Participant or the placement of the Equipment in storage at the
         request of the Owner Participant, in either case pursuant to Section 6
         of the Lease, (y) the termination of the Lease Term pursuant to
         Section 22.1 or Section 22.3 of the Lease, or (z) the discharge in
         full of the Lessee's obligation to pay the Termination Value or the
         Stipulated Loss Value and all other amounts due, if any, under Section
         10 or 11.2 of the Lease, as the case may be, with respect to the
         Equipment; provided that the exclusion set forth in this clause (ii)
         shall not apply to Taxes to the extent such Taxes relate to events
         occurring or matters arising prior to or simultaneously with such
         time;

                 (iii)     As to any Tax Indemnitee, Taxes to the extent caused
         by any misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant under the
         Operative Agreements or by the gross negligence or willful misconduct
         of such Tax Indemnitee;

                 (iv)      As to any Tax Indemnitee, Taxes which become payable
         as a result of a sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition
         (whether voluntary or involuntary) by such Tax Indemnitee of all or
         any portion of its interest in the Equipment or any part thereof, the
         Trust Estate or any of the Operative Agreements or rights created
         thereunder other than as a result of the substitution, modification or
         improvement of the Equipment or any part thereof or a disposition
         which occurs as the result of the exercise of remedies for a Lease
         Event of Default, any disposition which occurs during the continuance
         of a Lease Event of Default or a purchase of any Unit pursuant to the
         Lease; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee shall not
         be obligated to indemnify any Tax Indemnitee with respect to net
         income taxes imposed within the United States as the result of a sale,
         assignment, transfer or other disposition by such Tax Indemnitee or
         any Taxes imposed as a result of the status of the Tax Indemnitee as
         other than a resident of the United States for tax purposes;

                 (v)       Taxes which result from the Owner Trustee's engaging
         on behalf of the Trust Estate in transactions unrelated to those
         permitted or contemplated by the Operative Agreements;

                 (vi)      As to any Tax Indemnitee, Taxes to the extent they
         exceed the Taxes that would have been imposed had the initial Tax
         Indemnitee not transferred, sold or otherwise disposed of any interest
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                 (vii)     Taxes imposed on the Owner Trustee based on the
         Owner Trustee's fee for services under the Trust Agreement.

         (d)     All Tax Obligations in this Section, etc.  Notwithstanding any
other provision anywhere contained in the Operative Agreements, it is
understood that except as provided in Section 6.2, with respect to the Owner
Participant, and Section 6.3, with respect to the Owner Trustee, and except as
provided in Section 5.03 of the Indenture, the Owner Participant and the Owner
Trustee shall have no obligations with respect to Taxes or other charges to the
Indenture Trustee or the Loan Participant imposed under Section 7.16 of the
Pass Through Trust Agreement or Section 5.09 of the Indenture, or otherwise.

         (e)     Payments to Lessee.

                 (i)       If any Tax Indemnitee shall realize a Tax benefit 
         (net of any Tax detriment not otherwise paid or indemnified against 
         by the Lessee hereunder) as a result of any Taxes paid or indemnified 
         against by the Lessee under this Section 7.1 (whether by way of 
         deduction, credit, allocation or apportionment or otherwise), such 
         Tax Indemnitee shall pay to the Lessee an amount equal to the amount 
         of such Tax benefit, increased by the Tax Indemnitee's additional 
         saved Taxes attributable to the payment being made to the Lessee 
         hereunder; provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate 
         amount paid by any Tax Indemnitee to the Lessee with respect to any 
         realized Tax benefit exceed the aggregate amount previously advanced 
         by the Lessee with respect to such Taxes but provided, further, that 
         such excess shall be carried forward to reduce or offset any future 
         obligations of the Lessee to such Tax Indemnitee under this Section 
         7.1.

                 (ii)      Upon receipt by a Tax Indemnitee of a refund or
         credit of all or part of any Taxes paid or indemnified against by the
         Lessee, such Tax Indemnitee shall pay to the Lessee an amount equal to
         the amount of such refund plus any interest received by or credited to
         such Tax Indemnitee with respect to such refund increased or
         decreased, as the case may be, by the Tax Indemnitee's net additional
         or saved taxes attributable to the receipt of such amounts from the
         taxing authority and the payment being made to the Lessee hereunder.

                 (iii)     The Tax Indemnitee shall in good faith file its Tax
         returns and deal with taxing authorities to seek and claim any such
         tax benefits or refunds.

         (f)     Procedures.  Any amount payable to a Tax Indemnitee pursuant
to paragraph (b) shall be paid within 30 days after receipt of a written demand
therefor from such Tax Indemnitee accompanied by a written statement describing
in reasonable detail the basis for such indemnity and the computation of the
amount so payable, provided that such amount need not be paid prior to (i) the
date on which such Taxes are due, or (ii) in the case of amounts which are
being contested pursuant to paragraph (g) hereof, the time such Taxes are due
and payable pursuant to the resolution of such contest (including all appeals).
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to paragraph (e) shall be paid within 30 days after the Tax Indemnitee realizes
a net tax benefit or receives a refund giving rise to a payment under paragraph
(e), and shall be accompanied by a written statement by the Tax Indemnitee
setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for computing the amount of such
payment.  Within 15 days following the Lessee's receipt of any computation from
the Tax Indemnitee, the Lessee may request that the accounting firm that
regularly prepares the certified financial statements of the Tax Indemnitee
determine whether such computations of the Tax Indemnitee are correct.  Such
accounting firm shall be requested to make the determination contemplated by
this paragraph (f) within 30 days of its selection.  In the event such
accounting firm shall determine that such computations are incorrect, then such
firm shall determine what it believes to be the correct computations.  The Tax
Indemnitee shall cooperate with such accounting firm and supply it with all
information necessary to permit it to accomplish such determination on a
confidential basis.  The computations of such accounting firm shall be final,
binding and conclusive upon the parties and the Lessee shall have no right to
inspect the books, records or tax returns of the Tax Indemnitee to verify such
computation or for any other purpose.  All fees and expenses of the accounting
firm payable under this Section 7.1(f) shall be borne by the Lessee except that
if such accounting firm determines that the Tax Indemnitee's computations were
incorrect and understated the payments owing to the Lessee or overstated the
payments owing to such Tax Indemnitee by 10% or more of the correct amount as
determined by such accounting firm, then the Tax Indemnitee shall bear the fees
and expenses of such accounting firm.

         (g)     Contest.  If a written claim is made against a Tax Indemnitee
for Taxes with respect to which the Lessee may be liable for indemnity
hereunder, the Tax Indemnitee shall give the Lessee prompt notice in writing of
such claim (and in any event within 30 days after its receipt) and shall
promptly furnish the Lessee with copies of the claim and all other writings
received from the taxing authority relating to the claim; provided however,
that the failure of such Tax Indemnitee to timely provide such written notice
shall not affect the Lessee's obligations under this Section 7.1(g) except to
the extent that the same materially adversely affects the ability of the Lessee
to contest such Taxes.  The Tax Indemnitee shall not pay such claim prior to
the 30 days after providing the Lessee with such written notice, unless
required to do so by law or unless deferral of payment would cause material
adverse consequences to the Tax Indemnitee.  The Tax Indemnitee shall in good
faith, with due diligence and at the Lessee's expense, if requested in writing
by the Lessee, contest (including pursuing all appeals permitted hereby) in the
name of the Tax Indemnitee (or, if requested by the Lessee and permissible as a
matter of law, in the name of the Lessee), or shall permit the Lessee to
contest in either the name of the Lessee or with the Tax Indemnitee's consent,
in the name of the Tax Indemnitee the validity, applicability or amount of such
Taxes by,

                 (i)       resisting payment thereof if practical;

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                 (iii)     if the payment be made, using reasonable efforts to
         obtain a refund thereof in appropriate administrative and judicial
         proceedings; or

                 (iv)      taking such other reasonable action as is reasonably
         requested by the Lessee from time to time.

provided, however, that to the extent the contest is carried on in the name of
the Lessee or an Affiliate, or is brought in the name of a Tax Indemnitee and
involves only Taxes for which the Lessee is or will be liable hereunder, such
contest shall be undertaken by the Lessee at the Lessee's expense (unless at
any time the Tax Indemnitee determines in its reasonable good faith judgment
that based upon the Lessee's conduct of such contest the Lessee's continued
control of such contest is reasonably likely to have a material adverse impact
on the Tax Indemnitee) and at no-after-tax cost to any Tax Indemnitee, but if
such contest would involve any other Taxes or any Taxes in the nature of a tax
on net income then such Tax Indemnitee may in its sole discretion control such
contest (including selecting the forum for such contest).  In no event shall
any Tax Indemnitee be required or the Lessee be permitted to contest any Taxes
for which the Lessee is obligated to indemnify pursuant to this Section unless:
(i) such Lessee shall have acknowledged its liability to such Tax Indemnitee
for an indemnity payment pursuant to this Section as a result of such claim if
and to the extent such Indemnitee or the Lessee, as the case may be, shall not
prevail in the contest of such claim; (ii) such Tax Indemnitee shall have
received the opinion of tax counsel (which may, in the case of Taxes imposed by
a taxing authority located in the United States, include in-house counsel of
the Lessee) selected by the Lessee and satisfactory to the Tax Indemnitee
furnished at Lessee's sole expense, to the effect that a reasonable basis
consistent with ABA Opinion 85-352 exists for contesting such claim or, in the
event of an appeal, that it is more likely than not that an appellate court
will reverse or substantially modify the adverse determination (and provided
that no appeal shall be required to the United States Supreme Court); (iii) the
Lessee shall have agreed to pay such Tax Indemnitee on demand (and at no
after-tax cost to any Tax Indemnitee) all reasonable costs and expenses that
such Tax Indemnitee actually incurs in connection with contesting such claim
(including, without limitation, all costs, expenses, reasonable legal and
accounting fees, disbursements, penalties, interest and additions to the
Taxes); (iv) no Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and shall have been
continuing; (v) such Tax Indemnitee shall have determined that the action to be
taken will not result in any risk of imposition of criminal penalties or
substantial danger of sale, forfeiture or loss of, or the creation of any Lien
(except if such Lessee shall have adequately bonded such Lien or otherwise made
provision to protect the interests of such Tax Indemnitee in a manner
reasonably satisfactory to such Tax Indemnitee) on the Equipment or any portion
thereof or any interest therein; and (vi) if such contest shall be conducted in
a manner requiring the payment of the claim, the Lessee shall have paid the
amount required (at no after-tax cost to such Tax Indemnitee).  The Lessee
shall cooperate with the Tax Indemnitee with respect to any contest controlled
and conducted by the Tax Indemnitee and the Tax Indemnitee shall consult with
the Lessee regarding the conduct of such contest.  The Tax Indemnitee shall
cooperate with the Lessee with respect to any contest controlled and conducted
by the Lessee and the Lessee shall consult with the Tax Indemnitee regarding
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         In no event will a Tax Indemnitee be required to contest any Taxes if
such Tax Indemnitee shall waive its right to an indemnity under this Section
7.1.  Unless a Tax Indemnitee obtains the consent of the Lessee, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld (provided, however, the Lessee shall not be
considered to have unreasonably withheld such consent because of (i) any
failure by the Lessee to consider any issue or dispute of the Tax Indemnitee
not directly related to the claim giving rise to the contest rights in issue or
(ii) the Lessee's consideration of the effects of such settlement on issues of
the Lessee which are not the subject of such claim), the settlement of any
contest required under Section 7.1 by a Tax Indemnitee shall constitute a
waiver by such Tax Indemnitee of its rights to indemnification hereunder as to
such contest and as to any future claims for which the Lessee's right to
contest shall have been precluded by such Tax Indemnitees' failure to contest.

         (h)     For purposes of this Section 7.1 and Section 7.2, in
determining the order in which any Tax Indemnitee utilizes withholding or other
foreign taxes as a credit against such Tax Indemnitee's United States income
taxes, such Tax Indemnitee shall be deemed to utilize (i) first, all foreign
taxes other than those described in clause (ii) below; provided, however, that
such other foreign taxes which are carried back to the taxable year for which a
determination is being made (other than any carrybacks which are known to be
available at the time such determination is made) pursuant to such clause (i)
shall be deemed utilized after the foreign taxes described in clause (ii)
below, and (ii) then, on a pro rata basis, all foreign taxes (including fees,
taxes and other charges hereunder) with respect to which such Tax Indemnitee is
entitled to obtain indemnification pursuant to an indemnification provision
contained in any lease, loan agreement, financing document or participation
agreement (including the Lease).

         (i)     In the event any reports with respect to Taxes are required to
be made, the Lessee will either prepare and file such reports (and in the case
of reports which are required to be filed on the basis of individual items of
Equipment, such reports shall be prepared and filed in such manner as to show
as required the interests of each Tax Indemnitee in such item of Equipment) or,
if it shall not be permitted to file the same, it will notify each Tax
Indemnitee of such reporting requirements, prepare such reports in such manner
as shall be reasonably satisfactory to each Tax Indemnitee and deliver the same
to each Tax Indemnitee within a reasonable period prior to the date the same is
to be filed.  The Lessee shall provide such information as the Owner
Participant or the Lessor may reasonably require from the Lessee to enable the
Owner Participant and the Lessor to fulfill their respective tax filing, tax
audit, and tax litigation obligations.

         (j)     The provisions of this Section 7.1 shall continue in full
force and effect, notwithstanding the expiration or termination of any
Operative Agreement, until all obligations hereunder have been met and all
liabilities hereunder paid in full.

         (k)     Any amount payable to the Lessee pursuant to the terms of this
Section 7.1 shall not be paid or retained by the Lessee if at the time of such
payment or retention a Lease Default relating to Sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(g)
or 14(h) or a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
Such otherwise paid or retained amounts may be applied by the related Tax
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as there shall not be continuing any such Lease Default or Lease Event of
Default, such amount shall be paid to the Lessee without interest to the extent
not previously applied in accordance with the preceding sentence.

         (l)     For purposes of this Section 7.1, the term "Income Tax" means
any Tax based on or measured by or with respect to gross, adjusted gross or net
income (including without limitation, capital gains taxes, minimum taxes and
tax preferences) or gross or net receipts and Taxes which are capital, net
worth, conduct of business, franchise or excess profits taxes and interest,
additions to tax, penalties, or other charges in respect thereof (provided,
however, that sales, use, rental, value-added (other than a value-added tax
which is a tax or is in the nature of a tax on net or adjusted gross income),
excise, or property taxes shall not constitute an Income Tax).

Section 7.2.      General Indemnification and Waiver of Certain Claims.

         (a)     Claims Defined.  For the purposes of this Section 7.2,
"Claims" shall mean any and all costs, expenses, liabilities, obligations,
losses, damages, penalties, actions or suits or claims of whatsoever kind or
nature (whether or not on the basis of negligence, strict or absolute liability
or liability in tort) which may be imposed on, incurred by, suffered by, or
asserted against an Indemnified Person, as defined herein, or any Unit and,
except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 7.2, shall include, but
not be limited to, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, disbursements and
expenses (including legal fees and expenses) paid or incurred by an Indemnified
Person in connection therewith or related thereto.

         (b)     Indemnified Person Defined.  For the purposes of this Section
7.2, "Indemnified Person" means the Owner Participant, the Owner Trustee (both
in its individual capacity and as Owner Trustee), the Indenture Trustee and the
Pass Through Trustee, and each of their respective directors, officers,
employees, successors and permitted assigns, agents and servants, the Trust
Estate and the Indenture Estate (the respective directors, officers, employees,
successors and permitted assigns, agents and servants of the Owner Participant,
the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Pass Through Trustee, as
applicable, together with the Owner Participant, the Owner Trustee, the
Indenture Trustee and the Pass Through Trustee, as the case may be, being
referred to herein collectively as the "Related Indemnitee Group" of the Owner
Participant, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and the Pass Through
Trustee, respectively).

         (c)     Claims Indemnified.  Whether or not any Unit is accepted under
the Lease, or a closing occurs with respect thereto, and subject to the
exclusions stated in subsection (d) below, Lessee agrees to indemnify, protect,
defend and hold harmless each Indemnified Person on an After-Tax Basis against
Claims directly or indirectly resulting from or arising out of or alleged to
result from or arise out of (whether or not such Indemnified Person shall be
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                 (i)       this Agreement or any other Operative Agreement or
         any of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or any Unit or
         the ownership, lease, operation, possession, modification,
         improvement, abandonment, use, non-use, maintenance, sublease,
         substitution, control, repair, storage, alteration, transfer or other
         application or disposition, return, overhaul, testing, servicing,
         replacement or registration of any Unit (including, without
         limitation, injury, death or property damage of passengers, shippers
         or others, and environmental control, noise and pollution regulations,
         or the discharge, spillage, release or escape of Hazardous Substances
         or damage to the environment (including, without limitation, clean-up
         costs, response costs, costs of corrective actions and natural
         resource damages)) whether or not in compliance with the terms of the
         Lease, or by any of the commodities, items or materials from time to
         time contained in any Unit, whether or not in compliance with the
         terms of the Lease, or by the inadequacy of any Unit or deficiency or
         defect in any Unit or by any other circumstances in connection with
         any Unit, or by the performance of any Unit or any risks relating
         thereto, or by any interruption of service, loss of business or
         anticipated profits or consequential damages;

                 (ii)      the construction, manufacture, financing,
         refinancing, design, purchase, acceptance, rejection, delivery,
         non-delivery or condition of any Unit (including, without limitation,
         latent and other defects, whether or not discoverable, and any claim
         for patent, trademark or copyright infringement);

                 (iii)     any act or omission (whether negligent or otherwise)
         or any breach of or failure to perform or observe, or any other
         non-compliance with, any covenant, condition or agreement to be
         performed by, or other obligation of, Lessee under any of the
         Operative Agreements, or the falsity of any representation or warranty
         of the Lessee in any of the Operative Agreements or in any document or
         certificate delivered in connection therewith other than
         representations and warranties in the Tax Indemnity Agreement;

                 (iv)      the offer, sale or delivery of any Equipment Notes
         or Pass Through Certificates or any interest in the Trust Estate;

                 (v)       any violation of law, rule, regulation or order by
         the Lessee or any sublessee or their respective directors, officers,
         employees, agents or servants; and

                 (vi)      any transfer of Equipment Notes or Pass Through
         Certificates being deemed to result in a "prohibited transaction"
         under ERISA or the Code.

         (d)     Lessee's Claims Excluded.  The following are excluded from the
agreement to indemnify under this Section 7.2:

                 (i)       Claims with respect to any Unit to the extent
         attributable to acts or events occurring after (i) in the case of the
         exercise by the Lessee of a purchase option with respect to such Unit
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         of an early termination option with respect to such Unit under Section
         10 of the Lease, the occurrence of an Event of Loss with respect to
         such Unit under Section 11 of the Lease, or the election to replace
         such Unit under Section 8.1(b), 8.3 or 9.1 of the Lease, the last to
         occur of (x) the payment of all amounts due from the Lessee in
         connection with any such event, (y) the release of the Lien of the
         Indenture on such Unit, and (z) legal transfer of title to such Unit
         to any Person other than Lessor, except in the case of a retention of
         any Unit by Lessor pursuant to the terms and provisions of Section
         10.3 of the Lease, and in the case of any such retention, upon the
         effective date of the termination of the Lease Term with respect to
         such Unit retained by Lessor pursuant to Section 10.3 or (ii) in all
         other cases (except in any case where remedies are being exercised
         under Section 15 of the Lease), the last to occur of (x) with respect
         to such Unit, the earlier to occur of the termination of the Lease or
         the expiration of the Lease Term, (y) with respect to each Unit, the
         return of such Unit to the Lessor in accordance with the terms of the
         Lease (it being understood that, so long as any Unit is in storage as
         provided in Section 6.1(c) of the Lease, the date of return thereof
         for the purpose of this clause (ii) shall be the last day of the
         Storage Period), and (z) the release of the Lien of the Indenture on
         such Unit, except, in any instance referenced in the foregoing clause
         (i), to the extent such Claim is fairly attributable to acts or events
         occurring prior to any such date or occurrence;

                 (ii)      Claims which are Taxes, whether or not the Lessee is
         required to indemnify therefor under Section 7.1 hereof or the Tax
         Indemnity Agreement;

                 (iii)     with respect to any particular Indemnified Person,
         Claims to the extent resulting from (x) the gross negligence or
         willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person, or (y) any breach of
         any covenant to be performed by such Indemnified Person under any of
         the Operative Agreements, or the falsity of any representation or
         warranty of such Indemnified Person in any of the Operative Agreements
         or in a document or certificate delivered in connection therewith;

                 (iv)      any Claim to the extent attributable to any transfer
         by the Lessor of the Equipment or any portion thereof or any transfer
         by the Owner Participant of all or any portion of its interest in the
         Trust Estate other than (A) any transfer after a Lease Default or
         Lease Event of Default, (B) the transfer of the Equipment or any Owner
         Participant's interest in the Equipment to the Lessee, (C) the
         transfer of the Equipment to a third party pursuant to Lessee's
         election to terminate the Lease or (D) any transfer of the Equipment
         pursuant to Section 6.9;

                 (v)       with respect to any particular Indemnified Person,
         any Claim resulting from the imposition of any Lessor's Lien
         attributable to such Indemnified Person; or

                 (vi)      with respect to any particular Indemnified Person,
         any Claim, to the extent the risk thereof has been assumed by such
         Indemnified Person in connection with the exercise by such Indemnified
         Person of the right of inspection granted under





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         Section 6.2, inspection or restenciling under Section 6.3 or
         inspection under Section 13.2 of the Lease.

         (e)     Insured Claims.  In the case of any Claim indemnified by the
Lessee hereunder which is covered by a policy of insurance maintained by the
Lessee pursuant to Section 12 of the Lease or otherwise, each Indemnified
Person agrees to provide reasonable cooperation to the insurers in the exercise
of their rights to investigate, defend or compromise such Claim as may be
required to retain the benefits of such insurance with respect to such Claim.

         (f)     Claims Procedure.  An Indemnified Person shall, after
obtaining knowledge thereof, promptly notify the Lessee of any Claim as to
which indemnification is sought; provided, however, that the failure to give
such notice shall not release the Lessee from any of its obligations under this
Section 7.2, except to the extent that failure to give notice of any action,
suit or proceeding against such Indemnified Person shall have a material
adverse affect on Lessee's ability to defend such Claim or recover proceeds
under any insurance policies maintained by Lessee hereunder.  The Lessee shall,
after obtaining knowledge thereof, promptly notify each Indemnified Person of
any indemnified Claim affecting such Person.  Subject to the provisions of the
following paragraph, the Lessee shall at its sole cost and expense be entitled
to control, and shall assume full responsibility for, the defense of such claim
or liability; provided that the Lessee shall keep the Indemnified Person which
is the subject of such proceeding fully apprised of the status of such
proceeding and shall provide such Indemnified Person with all information with
respect to such proceeding as such Indemnified Person shall reasonably request.

         Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the contrary, the Lessee shall
not be entitled to control and assume responsibility for the defense of such
claim or liability if (1) a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, (2) such proceeding will involve any material danger of the sale,
forfeiture or loss of, or the creation of any lien (other than any lien
permitted under the Operative Agreements or a lien which is adequately bonded
to the satisfaction of such Indemnified Person) on, any Unit, (3) the amounts
involved, in the good faith opinion of such Indemnified Person, are likely to
have a materially adverse effect on the business of such Indemnified Person
other than the ownership, leasing and financing of the Equipment, (4) in the
good faith opinion of such Indemnified Person, there exists an actual or
potential conflict of interest such that it is advisable for such Indemnified
Person to retain control of such proceeding or (5) such claim or liability
involves the possibility of criminal sanctions or liability to such Indemnified
Person.  In the circumstances described in clauses (1) - (5), the Indemnified
Person shall be entitled to control and assume responsibility for the defense
of such claim or liability at the expense of the Lessee.  In addition, any
Indemnified Person may participate in any proceeding controlled by the Lessee
pursuant to this Section 7.2, at its own expense, in respect of any such
proceeding as to which the Lessee shall have acknowledged in writing its
obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section 7.2,
and at the expense of Lessee in respect of any such proceeding as to which the
Lessee shall not have so acknowledged its obligation to the Indemnified Person
pursuant to this Section 7.2.  Lessee may in any event participate in all such
proceedings at its own cost.  Nothing contained in this Section 7.2(f) shall be
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an Indemnified Person to contest any Claim or to assume responsibility for or
control of any judicial proceeding with respect thereto.

         (g)     Subrogation.  If a Claim indemnified by the Lessee under this
Section 7.2 is paid in full by the Lessee and/or an insurer under a policy of
insurance maintained by the Lessee, the Lessee and/or such insurer, as the case
may be, shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to the rights and
remedies of the Indemnified Person (other than under insurance policies
maintained by such Indemnified Person) on whose behalf such Claim was paid with
respect to the transaction or event giving rise to such Claim.  So long as no
Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, should an
Indemnified Person receive any refund, in whole or in part, with respect to any
Claim paid by the Lessee hereunder, it shall promptly pay over the amount
refunded (but not in excess of the amount the Lessee or any of its insurers has
paid) to the Lessee.

         (h)     Waiver of Certain Claims.  The Lessee hereby waives and
releases any Claim now or hereafter existing against any Indemnified Person
arising out of death or personal injury to personnel of the Lessee, pollution
incidents, loss or damage to property of the Lessee, or the loss of profits or
use of any property of the Lessee, which may result from or arise out of the
condition, use or operation of the Equipment during the Lease Term, including
without limitation any latent or patent defect whether or not discoverable.

         (i)     No Guaranty.  The general indemnification provisions of this
Section 7.2 do not constitute a guaranty by the Lessee that the principal of,
interest on or any amounts payable with respect to the Equipment Notes will be
paid.

SECTION 8.       LESSEE'S RIGHT OF QUIET ENJOYMENT.

         Each party to this Agreement acknowledges notice of, and consents in
all respects to, the terms of the Lease, and expressly, severally and as to its
own actions only, agrees that, so long as no Lease Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, it shall not take or cause to be taken any action
contrary to Lessee's rights under the Lease, including, without limitation, the
right to possession, use and quiet enjoyment by Lessee or any permitted
sublessee of the Equipment.

SECTION 9.       SUCCESSOR INDENTURE TRUSTEE.

         In the event that the Indenture Trustee gives notice of its
resignation pursuant to Section 8.02 of the Trust Indenture, the Owner Trustee
shall promptly appoint a successor Indenture Trustee reasonably acceptable to
the Lessee and the Pass Through Trustee.

SECTION 10.      MISCELLANEOUS.

         Section 10.1.     Consents.  Each Participant covenants and agrees
(subject, in the case of the Loan Participant, to all of the terms and
provisions of the Trust Indenture) that it shall not unreasonably withhold its
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Trustee, as the case may be, under the terms of the Operative Agreements that
by its terms is not to be unreasonably withheld by the Owner Trustee or the
Indenture Trustee.

         Section 10.2.     Refinancing.  So long as no Lease Default or Lease
Event of Default shall be in existence, the Lessee shall have the right not
more than twice during the Lease Term to request the Owner Participant and the
Owner Trustee to effect an optional prepayment of all, and not less than all,
of the Equipment Notes pursuant to Section 2.10(d) of the Indenture as part of
a refunding or refinancing operation.  The Owner Participant agrees to
cooperate in good faith with the Lessee in effecting any such refunding or
refinancing and, as soon as practicable after receipt of such request, the
Owner Participant and the Lessee will enter into good faith negotiations in
order to document the terms of such refunding or refinancing as follows:

         (a)     the Lessee, the Owner Participant, the Indenture Trustee, the
Owner Trustee, and any other appropriate parties will enter into a financing or
loan agreement (which may involve an underwriting agreement in connection with
a public offering), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
parties thereto, providing for (i) the issuance and sale by the Owner Trustee
or such other party as may be appropriate on the date specified in such
agreement (for the purposes of this Section 10.2, the "Refunding Date") of debt
securities in an aggregate principal amount (in the lawful currency of the
United States) equal to the principal amount of the Equipment Notes outstanding
on the Refunding Date, having the same maturity date as said Equipment Notes
and having a weighted average life which is not less than or greater than the
Remaining Weighted Average Life of said Equipment Notes by more than three
months, (ii) the application of the proceeds of the sale of such debt
securities to the prepayment of all such Equipment Notes on the Refunding Date,
and (iii) payment by Lessee to the Person or Persons entitled thereto of all
other amounts, in respect of accrued interest, any Make Whole Amount or other
premium, if any, payable on such Refunding Date;

         (b)     the Lessee and the Owner Trustee will amend the Lease in a
manner in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Owner Participant
such that (i) if the Refunding Date is not a Rent Payment Date and the accrued
and unpaid interest on the Equipment Notes is not otherwise paid pursuant to
Section 10.2(a), the Lessee shall on the Refunding Date prepay that portion of
the next succeeding installment of Basic Rent as shall equal the aggregate
interest accrued on the Equipment Notes outstanding to the Refunding Date, (ii)
Basic Rent payable in respect of the period from and after the Refunding Date
shall be recalculated to preserve the Net Economic Return which the Owner
Participant would have realized had such refunding not occurred, provided that
the net present value of Basic Rent shall be minimized to the extent consistent
therewith, and (iii) amounts payable in respect of Stipulated Loss Value, Early
Purchase Price, Basic Term Purchase Price and Termination Value from and after
the Refunding Date shall be appropriately recalculated to preserve the Net
Economic Return which the Owner Participant would have realized had such
refunding not occurred (it being agreed that any recalculations pursuant to
subclauses (ii) and (iii) of this clause (b) shall be performed in accordance
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         (c)     the Owner Trustee will enter into an agreement to provide for
the securing thereunder of the debt securities issued by the Owner Trustee
pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 10.2 in like manner as the Equipment
Notes and/or will enter into such amendments and supplements to the Indenture
as may be necessary to effect such refunding or refinancing, which agreements,
amendments and/or supplements shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to the Owner Participant; provided that, no such agreement or
amendment shall provide for any increase in the security for the new debt
securities; and provided further that, notwithstanding the foregoing (but
subject to the provisions of clause (a) above), the Lessee reserves the right
to set the economic terms and other terms not customarily negotiated between an
owner participant and a lender of the refunding or refinancing transaction to
be so offered to the extent that they are passed through to the Lessee in, or
define rights or obligations of the Lessee under, the Operative Agreements;
provided, further, that no such amendment or supplement will increase the
obligations or impair the rights of the Owner Participant under the Operative
Agreements without the consent of the Owner Participant;

         (d)     in the case of a refunding or refinancing involving a public
offering of debt securities, neither the Owner Trustee nor the Owner
Participant shall be an "issuer" for securities law purposes or an "obligor"
within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the offering
materials (including any registration statement) for the refunding or
refinancing transaction shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Owner
Participant and the Lessee shall provide satisfactory indemnity to the Owner
Trustee and Owner Participant with respect thereto;

         (e)     unless otherwise agreed by the Owner Participant, the Lessee
shall pay to the Owner Trustee as Supplemental Rent an amount equal to the
Make-Whole Amount or other premium, if any, payable in respect of Equipment
Notes outstanding on the Refunding Date, and all reasonable fees, costs,
expenses of such refunding or refinancing;

         (f)     the Lessee shall give the Indenture Trustee not less than 25
days prior written notice of the Refunding Date;

         (g)     the Owner Participant, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture
Trustee and the Pass Through Trustee shall have received (i) such opinions of
counsel as they may reasonably request concerning compliance with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any other applicable law relating to
the sale of securities and (ii) such other opinions of counsel and such
certificates and other documents, each in form and substance satisfactory to
them, as they may reasonably request in connection with compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Section 10.2; and

         (h)     all necessary authorizations, approvals and consents shall
have been obtained;

provided, however, that the Lessee will, to the extent then known, promptly
provide to the Owner Participant, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and
the Pass Through Trustee substantially final terms and conditions of any such
refunding or refinancing within 20 days prior to the execution and delivery of
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provided, further, that (v) no refunding or refinancing of the Equipment Notes
will be permitted unless within 20 days after receipt by the Owner Participant
of a request from the Lessee to effect a refunding or refinancing pursuant to
this Section 10.2 and of information regarding the terms of such refunding or
refinancing necessary to render the opinion referred to below, the Lessee has
provided the Owner Participant with (a) a tax opinion from Mayer, Brown & Platt
or other tax counsel reasonably acceptable to the Owner Participant to the
effect that the Owner Participant would have a reasonable basis within the
meaning of Section 6662(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Code not to report any adverse
federal income tax consequences as a result of such refunding or refinancing
and (b) an agreement to indemnify the Owner Participant against any adverse
federal income tax consequence suffered as a result of such refinancing or
refunding; alternatively, in the event such reasonable basis tax opinion cannot
be provided and the Lessee wishes to effect such refunding or refinancing, the
Lessee will, at such time as the Lessee receives written notice from the Owner
Participant that the Owner Participant has filed any income tax return wherein
such adverse income tax consequences are recognized, make an indemnity payment
to the Owner Participant in the incremental amount of such adverse tax
consequence (on an After-Tax Basis) attributable to such refunding or
refinancing; (w) the Lessee shall pay to or reimburse the Participants, the
Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee for all costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys' and accountants' fees) paid or incurred by them in
connection with such refunding or refinancing; (x) no refunding or refinancing
of the Equipment Notes will be permitted if it shall cause the Owner
Participant to account for the transaction contemplated hereby as other than a
"leveraged lease" under the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
Statement No. 13, as amended (including any amendment effected by means of the
adoption by FASB of a new statement in lieu of FASB Statement No. 13); (y) no
refunding or refinancing of the Equipment Notes may, without the consent of the
Owner Participant, constitute assets of any "employee benefit plan" (as defined
in Section 3(3) of ERISA) or any other entity subject to Section 4975 of the
Code other than a "governmental plan" or "church plan" (as defined in Section
3(32) of ERISA) organized in a jurisdiction not having prohibitions on
transactions with such governmental plan or church plan substantially similar
to those contained in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code; and (z)
in no event, in connection with or after giving effect to such refunding or
refinancing shall the Owner Participant be exposed to any unindemnified non-de
minimis risk (including tax risk) to which it is not exposed prior to such
refunding or refinancing.

         Section 10.3.     Amendments and Waivers.  Except as otherwise
provided in the Indenture, no term, covenant, agreement or condition of this
Agreement may be terminated, amended or compliance therewith waived (either
generally or in a particular instance, retroactively or prospectively) except
by an instrument or instruments in writing executed by each party against which
enforcement of the termination, amendment or waiver is sought.

         Section 10.4.     Notices.  Unless otherwise expressly specified or
permitted by the terms hereof, all communications and notices provided for
herein shall be in writing or by facsimile, and any such notice shall become
effective (i) upon personal delivery thereof, including, without limitation, by
overnight mail or courier service, (ii) in the case of notice by United States
mail, certified or registered, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, upon
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the case of notice by facsimile, upon confirmation of receipt thereof, provided
such transmission is promptly further confirmed by any of the methods set forth
in clauses (i) or (ii) above, in each case addressed to each party hereto at
its address set forth below or, in the case of any such party hereto, at such
other address as such party may from time to time designate by written notice
to the other parties hereto:

         If to the Lessee:
                 General American Transportation Corporation
                 500 West Monroe Street
                 Chicago, Illinois  60601
                 Attention:  Treasurer
                 (GATC Trust No. 94-1)
                 Facsimile:       (312) 621-6645
                 Confirmation No.:(312) 621-6200

         If to the Owner Trustee:
                 State Street Bank and Trust Company
                 225 Franklin Street
                 Boston, Massachusetts  02110
                 Attention:  Corporate Trust Department
                 Facsimile:  __________________
                 Confirmation No.: ____________


         with a copy to:

                 the Owner Participant at the
                 address set forth below

         If to the Owner Participant:
                 BNY Capital Funding Corp.
                 c/o BNY Leasing Corporation
                 1290 Avenue of the Americas
                 29th Floor
                 New York, New York  10104
                 Attention:  Chief Financial Officer
                 Facsimile: (212) 246-1803
                 Confirmation No.: (212) 408-4917





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         If to the Indenture Trustee or the Pass Through Trustee:
                 The First National Bank of Chicago
                 One First National Plaza, Suite 0126
                 Chicago, Illinois  60670-0126
                 Attention:  Corporate Trust Services Division
                 Facsimile: (312) 407-1708
                 Confirmation No.: (312) 407-2996

         Section 10.5.     Survival.  All warranties, representations,
indemnities and covenants made by any party hereto, herein or in any
certificate or other instrument delivered by any such party or on the behalf of
any such party under this Agreement, shall be considered to have been relied
upon by each other party hereto and shall survive the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby on the Closing Date regardless of any
investigation made by any such party or on behalf of any such party.

         Section 10.6.     No Guarantee of Debt.  Nothing contained herein or
in the Lease, the Trust Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Pass Through Trust
Agreement or the Tax Indemnity Agreement or in any certificate or other
statement delivered by the Lessee in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be deemed to be (i) a guarantee by the Lessee to the
Owner Trustee, the Owner Participant, the Indenture Trustee or the Loan
Participant that the Equipment will have any residual value or useful life, or
(ii) a guarantee by the Indenture Trustee or the Lessee of payment of the
principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Equipment Notes.

         Section 10.7.     Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be
binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by,
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns as permitted by
and in accordance with the terms hereof, including each successive holder of
the Beneficial Interest permitted under Section 6.1 hereof and each successive
holder of any Equipment Note issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement or
the Indenture.  Except as expressly provided herein or in the other Operative
Agreements, no party hereto may assign their interests herein without the
consent of the parties hereto.

         Section 10.8.     Business Day.  Notwithstanding anything herein or in
any other Operative Agreement to the contrary, if the date on which any payment
is to be made pursuant to this Agreement or any other Operative Agreement is
not a Business Day, the payment otherwise payable on such date shall be payable
on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made
on such succeeding Business Day and (provided such payment is made on such
succeeding Business Day) no interest shall accrue on the amount of such payment
from and after such scheduled date to the time of such payment on such next
succeeding Business Day.

         Section 10.9.     Governing Law.  This agreement shall be in all
respects governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York including all matters of construction, validity and performance;
provided, however, that the parties hereto shall be entitled to all rights
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         Section 10.10.    Severability.  Whenever possible, each provision of
this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid
under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be
prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of
this Agreement.

         Section 10.11.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each executed counterpart constituting an original but
all together only one Agreement.

         Section 10.12.    Headings and Table of Contents.  The headings of the
Sections of this Agreement and the Table of Contents are inserted for purposes
of convenience only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning or
construction of any of the provisions hereof.

         Section 10.13.    Limitations of Liability.

         (a)     Liabilities of Participants.  Neither the Indenture Trustee,
the Owner Trustee nor any Participant shall have any obligation or duty to the
Lessee, to any other Participant or to others with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby, except those obligations or duties of such Participant
expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Operative Agreements, and
neither the Indenture Trustee nor any Participant shall be liable for
performance by any other party hereto of such other party, obligations or
duties hereunder.  Without limitation of the generality of the foregoing, under
no circumstances whatsoever shall the Indenture Trustee or any Participant be
liable to the Lessee for any action or inaction on the part of the Owner
Trustee in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, whether or not
such action or inaction is caused by willful misconduct or gross negligence of
the Owner Trustee unless such action or inaction is at the direction of the
Indenture Trustee or any Participant, as the case may be, and such direction is
expressly permitted hereby.

         (b)     No Recourse to the Owner Trustee.  It is expressly understood
and agreed by and between the Owner Trustee, the Lessee, the Owner Participant,
the Indenture Trustee, and the Loan Participant, and their respective
successors and permitted assigns that, subject to the proviso contained in this
Section 10.13(b), all representations, warranties and undertakings of the Owner
Trustee hereunder shall be binding upon the Owner Trustee, only in its capacity
as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement, and (except as expressly provided
herein) the Owner Trustee shall not be liable in its individual capacity for
any breach thereof, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct, or
for breach of its covenants, representations and warranties contained herein,
except to the extent covenanted or made in its individual capacity; provided,
however, that nothing in this Section 10.13(b) shall be construed to limit in
scope or substance those representations and warranties of the Owner Trustee
made expressly in its individual capacity set forth herein.  The term "Owner
Trustee" as used in this Agreement shall include any successor trustee under
the Trust Agreement, or the Owner Participant if the trust created thereby is
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         Section 10.14.  Maintenance of Non-Recourse Debt.  The parties hereto
agree that if the Owner Trustee becomes a debtor subject to the reorganization
provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq. (the
"Bankruptcy Code") or any successor provision, the parties hereto will make an
election under 1111(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Bankruptcy Code.  If (a) the Owner
Trustee becomes a debtor subject to the reorganization provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code or any successor provision, (b) pursuant to such reorganization
provisions the Owner Trustee is required, by reason of the Owner Trustee being
held to have recourse liability to the Pass Through Trustee or the Indenture
Trustee, directly or indirectly, to make payment on account of any amount
payable under the Equipment Notes or any of the other Operative Agreements and
(c) the Pass Through Trustee and/or the Indenture Trustee actually receives any
Excess Amount (as hereinafter defined) which reflects any payment by the Owner
Trustee on account of (b) above, then the Pass Through Trustee and/or the
Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, shall promptly refund to the Owner
Trustee such Excess Amount.  For purposes of this Section 10.14 "Excess Amount"
means the amount by which such payment exceeds the amount which would have been
received by the Pass Through Trustee or the Indenture Trustee if the Owner
Trustee had not become subject to the recourse liability referred to in (b)
above.

         Section 10.15.  Ownership of and Rights in Units.  The sale of the
Units contemplated hereby is intended for all purposes to be a true sale of all
of the Lessee's right, title and interest in and to the Units to the Owner
Trustee, which shall be the legal owner thereof.  Upon consummation of the sale
and leaseback transactions contemplated hereby, the Lessee's interest in the
Units is intended to be that of a lessee only.  It is intended that for federal
and state income tax purposes the Owner Participant will be the owner of the
Units.  The rights of the Indenture Trustee in and to the Units pursuant to the
Indenture is intended to be that of a secured party holding a security
interest, subject to the Lease and the rights of the Lessee thereunder.  No
holder of an Equipment Note is intended to have any right, title or interest in
or to the Units except as a beneficiary of the security interest granted by the
Owner Trustee to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture in trust for
the equal and ratable benefit of the holders from time to time of the Equipment
Notes.

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         In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have caused this Participation
Agreement to be executed and delivered, all as of the date first above
written.;

                                           Lessee:

                                           GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION 
                                           CORPORATION



                                           By_______________________________
                                           Name:
                                           Title:


                                           Owner Trustee:

                                           STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
                                           not in its individual capacity 
                                           except as expressly provided herein 
                                           but solely as Owner Trustee



                                           By_______________________________
                                           Name:
                                           Title:

                                           Owner Participant:

                                           BNY CAPITAL FUNDING CORP.


                                           By_______________________________
                                           Name:
                                           Title:





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                                        Indenture Trustee:

                                        THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, not
                                        in its individual capacity except as 
                                        expressly provided herein but solely 
                                        as Indenture Trustee


                                        By_______________________________
                                        Name:
                                        Title:


                                        Pass Through Trustee:

                                        THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, not
                                        in its individual capacity except as 
                                        expressly provided herein but solely as
                                        Pass Through Trustee

                                        By_______________________________
                                        Name:
                                        Title:





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                                                                       EXHIBIT A


         CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE BROKER CONFIRMING INSURANCE COVERAGE

The First National Bank of Chicago, individually and as Pass Through Trustee

The First National Bank of Chicago, individually and as Indenture Trustee

State Street Bank and Trust Company, individually and as Owner Trustee

BNY Capital Funding Corp., as Owner Participant

         Re:  GATC Trust No. 94-1


Gentlemen:

         Pursuant to Section 4.1(h) of the Participation Agreement dated as of
August 9, 1994 relating to the subject trust, the undersigned,
__________________________________, hereby confirms to you as follows (terms
used herein having the meaning provided in said Participation Agreement):

                 1.       The Lessee is in compliance with Section 12.1(a) and
         12.2 of the Lease as evidenced by the certificates of insurance
         delivered by the undersigned herewith.

                 2.       All premiums due on the insurance policies referenced
         above have been paid in full by Lessee.


Dated:  August __, 1994





                                      A-1
<PAGE>   63
         CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE BROKER CONFIRMING INSURANCE COVERAGE

The First National Bank of Chicago, individually and as Pass Through Trustee

The First National Bank of Chicago, individually and as Indenture Trustee

State Street Bank and Trust Company, individually and as Owner Trustee

BNY Capital Funding Corp., as Owner Participant

         Re:  GATC Trust No. 94-1

Gentlemen:

         We hereby certify that the Lessee is insured under various policies,
effective (_______________), that provide excess public liability coverage for
personal injury and property damage, subject to the policy terms, conditions
and exclusions.  We further certify that said policies:

                 a.       afford limits of liability as indicated on the
         attached Exhibit A, excess of various underlying insurances or
         retained amounts and subject to aggregates where applicable;

                 b.       are in full force and effect and all premiums due
         with respect to said policies have been paid in full; and

                 c.       comply with all of the requirements listed on the
         attached Exhibit B.

                 We hereby agree on each of the times specified in Section 12.1
of the Lease to issue a certificate (1) describing in reasonable detail the
insurance carried by the Lessee relating to the Equipment and (2) confirming
that all premiums due thereon have been paid.

         Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein or in the exhibits
attached hereto have the meaning assigned thereto in the Lease.





                                      A-2
<PAGE>   64
                                                       EXHIBIT A
                                                       to
                                                       Certificate of Insurance
                                                       Broker



                   GATX Corporation Excess Liability Program
                    __________, 199_ to ___________, 199_

<TABLE>
<S>                                               <C>
Umbrella Liability - Occurrence Basis
Westchester Fire Insurance Company                $1,000,000 Each Occurrence and Aggregate
Policy #524-214-6444                              as Applicable Excess of $3,500,000 Each
                                                  Claim/$9,000,000 aggregate as applicable


Excess Liability - Claims Made Basis              
Zurich Reinsurance (UK) Ltd.                      $50,000,000 Each Claim and Aggregate as
Lexington Insurance Company                       Applicable, Excess of $1,000,000 Each
New Hampshire Insurance Company                   Claim in turn Excess of $3,500,000 Each
St. Paul Reinsurance Company Ltd.                 Claim/$9,000,000 aggregate as applicable
Polity #93 NAC 081
</TABLE>





                                      A-3
<PAGE>   65
                                                                       EXHIBIT B


                             INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

         The following applies to the policies indicated on Exhibit A:

         1.      The policies are in such amounts and for such risks and with
such insurance companies and subject to such self-insurance not less
comprehensive in amounts and against risks customarily insured against by
Lessee in respect of equipment owned or leased by it similar in type to the
Equipment and consistent with prudent industry standards for companies engaged
in the full service leasing of railcars.

         2.      The policies have a third party liability limit of not less
than $50,000,000 per occurrence or in the aggregate, and provide coverage
excess of $3,500,000 per occurrence (and $9,000,000 in the aggregate) primary
general liability.

         3.      The policies:

                 (i)      provide that if any such insurance is cancelled or
         terminated (other than for normal expiration) for any reason whatever,
         the Lessor, Indenture Trustee and Owner Participant shall receive 30
         days prior notice of such cancellation or termination,

                 (ii)     name the Owner Participant, Lessor (both as lessor of
         the Equipment and in its individual capacity) and the Indenture
         Trustee as additional insured as their interests may appear (but only
         as respects liability arising out of the Operative Agreements or the
         Equipment),

                 (iii)    provide that inasmuch as such public liability
         insurance policies cover more than one insured, all terms, conditions,
         insuring agreements and endorsements, with the exceptions of limits of
         liability and liability for premiums, commissions, assessments or
         calls, operate in the same manner as if there were a separate policy
         or policies covering each insured,

                 (iv)     waive rights of subrogation against the Owner
         Participant, Lessor (both as lessor of the Equipment and in its
         individual capacity) and the Indenture Trustee,

                 (v)      provide that neither the Owner Participant, Lessor
         (both as lessor of the Equipment and in its individual capacity) nor
         the Indenture Trustee shall have any liability or obligation for
         insurance premiums whether for coverage before or after cancellation
         or termination of any such policies,





                                      B-1
<PAGE>   66
                 (vi)     shall be primary without contribution from any
         similar insurance maintained by Owner Participant, Lessor or Indenture
         Trustee.

         The following extension has been requested from the underwriters, but
unless otherwise noted, has not yet been granted:

                 Such policies shall not invalidate coverage as to the Owner
         Participant, Lessor (as lessor of the Equipment and in its individual
         capacity) and the Indenture Trustee due to any action or inaction of
         the Lessee or any other Person (other than the Owner Participant, the
         Lessor or the Indenture Trustee, but only in respect of their
         respective coverages).





                                      B-2
<PAGE>   67
                                                        Schedule 1
                                                        Participation Agreement



             DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT, DESIGNATION OF BASIC GROUPS
                      AND DESIGNATION OF FUNCTIONAL GROUPS

                                 See attached.
<PAGE>   68
                                                        Schedule 2
                                                        Participation Agreement



                      PAYMENT INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                              Participant's
                                                                                                Commitment
                                                                                                Percentage
                                                                                                ----------
  <S>      <C>                                                                                    <C>
  1.       Payments to Loan Participant to be made as follows:
                   By wire transfer of immediately available funds to:

                   The First National Bank of Chicago,                                            _____%
                   ABA No. 070100013
                   Corporate Trust Clearing Account No. 48115377
                   For credit to trust number 19-202748-2
                   Attention S. McGrath--GATC Pass Through Trust

  2.       Payments to Owner Participant to be made as follows:

                      [Insert payment instructions]                                               _____%
</TABLE>



<PAGE>   69
                                                        Schedule 3
                                                        Participation Agreement



                        SCHEDULE OF BASIC RENT PAYMENTS


<PAGE>   70
                                                        Schedule 4-1
                                                        Participation Agreement



                       SCHEDULE OF STIPULATED LOSS VALUE

         The Stipulated Loss Value for a Unit of Equipment under Lease
Supplement No. I as of the Basic Term Commencement Date and each Rent Payment
Date shall be an amount equal to the percentage of the Equipment Cost for such
Unit set opposite such date in the attached schedule.



<PAGE>   71
                                                        Schedule 4-2
                                                        Participation Agreement



                       SCHEDULE OF STIPULATED LOSS VALUE

         The Stipulated Loss Value for a Unit of Equipment under Lease
Supplement No. II as of the Basic Term Commencement Date and each Rent Payment
Date shall be an amount equal to the percentage of the Equipment Cost for such
Unit set opposite such date in the attached schedule.



<PAGE>   72
                                                        Schedule 4-3
                                                        Participation Agreement



                       SCHEDULE OF STIPULATED LOSS VALUE

         The Stipulated Loss Value for a Unit of Equipment under Lease
Supplement No. III as of the Basic Term Commencement Date and each Rent Payment
Date shall be an amount equal to the percentage of the Equipment Cost for such
Unit set opposite such date in the attached schedule.




<PAGE>   73
                                                        Schedule 4-4
                                                        Participation Agreement



                       SCHEDULE OF STIPULATED LOSS VALUE

         The Stipulated Loss Value for a Unit of Equipment under Lease
Supplement No. IV as of the Basic Term Commencement Date and each Rent Payment
Date shall be an amount equal to the percentage of the Equipment Cost for such
Unit set opposite such date in the attached schedule.




<PAGE>   74
                                                        Schedule 5-1
                                                        Participation Agreement



                         SCHEDULE OF TERMINATION VALUE

         The Termination Value for a Unit of Equipment under Lease Supplement
No. I as of each Rent Payment Date and Determination Date from and after
____________, 2002 shall be an amount equal to the percentage of the Equipment
Cost for such Unit set opposite such date in the attached schedule.



<PAGE>   75
                                                        Schedule 5-2
                                                        Participation Agreement



                         SCHEDULE OF TERMINATION VALUE

         The Termination Value for a Unit of Equipment under Lease Supplement
No. II as of each Rent Payment Date and Determination Date from and after
____________, 2002 shall be an amount equal to the percentage of the Equipment
Cost for such Unit set opposite such date in the attached schedule.



<PAGE>   76
                                                       Schedule 5-3
                                                       Participation Agreement



                         SCHEDULE OF TERMINATION VALUE

         The Termination Value for a Unit of Equipment under Lease Supplement
No. III as of each Rent Payment Date and Determination Date from and after
____________, 2002 shall be an amount equal to the percentage of the Equipment
Cost for such Unit set opposite such date in the attached schedule.



<PAGE>   77
                                                     Schedule 5-4
                                                     Participation Agreement



                         SCHEDULE OF TERMINATION VALUE

         The Termination Value for a Unit of Equipment under Lease Supplement
No. IV as of each Rent Payment Date and Determination Date from and after
____________, 2002 shall be an amount equal to the percentage of the Equipment
Cost for such Unit set opposite such date in the attached schedule.




<PAGE>   78
                                                     Schedule 6
                                                     Participation Agreement



                            TERMS OF EQUIPMENT NOTES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                           Maximum Aggregate
                           Principal Amount                    Interest Rate                 Final Maturity
                           -----------------                   -------------                 --------------
            <S>            <C>                                    <C>                        <C>
            1994-1A        $ 8,488,000                            8.42%                      January 1, 2015
            1944-1B        $69,147,000                            8.42                       January 1, 2014
            1944-1C        $ 9,770,000                            8.42                       January 1, 2014
            1994-1D        $ 6,020,000                            8.42                       January 1, 2014
</TABLE>

Amortization Schedule

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            8.42% EQUIPMENT NOTES
- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------                
 REGULAR DISTRIBUTION DATE             1994-1A        1994-1B        1994-1C       1994-1D          TOTAL
 -------------------------             ------         -------        -------       -------          -----
 <S>                               <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
 July 1, 1996  . . . . . . . . .    $  199,458    $  1,687,755   $   250,625    $   147,072    $   2,284,910
 July 1, 1997  . . . . . . . . .       179,678       1,531,550       229,541        133,492        2,074,261
 July 1, 1998  . . . . . . . . .       194,889       1,661,214       248,957        144,789        2,249,849
 July 1, 1999  . . . . . . . . .       211,236       1,800,542       269,838        156,933        2,438,549
 July 1, 2000  . . . . . . . . .       228,953       1,951,511       292,470        170,095        2,643,029
 July 1, 2001  . . . . . . . . .       248,156       2,115,293       317,000        184,362         2,864811
 July 1, 2002  . . . . . . . . .       268,970       2,292,711       343,589        199,826        3,105,096
 July 1, 2003  . . . . . . . . .       260,059       2,145,420       317,498        187,247        2,910,224
 July 1, 2004  . . . . . . . . .       256,146       2,147,102       315,481        187,078        2,905,807
 July 1, 2005  . . . . . . . . .       267,927       2,246,002       329,994        195,694        3,039,617
 January 1, 2006 . . . . . . . .       186,094               0             0              0          186,094
 July 1, 2006  . . . . . . . . .       117,350       2,497,182       366,677        217,575        3,198,784
 January 1, 2007 . . . . . . . .       384,497       3,176,289       223,570        151,704        3,936,060
 July 1, 2007  . . . . . . . . .             0          43,498       240,874        125,169          409,541
 January 1, 2008 . . . . . . . .       348,084       2,920,144       430,408        254,906        3,953,542
 January 1, 2009 . . . . . . . .       518,767       5,421,823       780,343        472,818        7,193,751
 January 1, 2010 . . . . . . . .       698,460       6,062,873       889,942        528,028        8,179,303
 January 1, 2011 . . . . . . . .       772,897       6,593,368       967,827        574,238        8,908,330
 January 1, 2012 . . . . . . . .       840,538       7,170,392     1,052,527        624,493        9,687,950
 January 1, 2013 . . . . . . . .       914,099       7,798,021     1,144,640        679,146       10,535,906
 January 1, 2014 . . . . . . . .       994,097       7,884,310       758,199        685,335       10,321,941
 January 1, 2015 . . . . . . . .       397,645               0             0              0          397,645
                                       -------               -             -              -          -------
          Total  . . . . . . . .    $8,488,000    $ 69,147,000   $ 9,770,000    $ 6,020,000     $ 93,425,000
                                     ---------    ------------   -----------    -----------     ------------
</TABLE>


<PAGE>   79
                                        Schedule 7
                                        Participation Agreement



                           EARLY PURCHASE INFORMATION

Basic Group I

Early Purchase Date:  January 1, 2016.

Early Purchase Price:  40.09224389% (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost).

Deferred Portion:  17.68182308% (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost).

Quarterly Payments (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost):


         April 15, 2016               4.42045577%
         June 15, 2016                4.42045577%
         September 15, 2016           4.42045577%
         December 15, 2016            4.42045577%

Basic Group II

Early Purchase Date:  January 1, 2015.

Early Purchase Price:  44.02044244% (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost).

Deferred Portion:  19.39649916% (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost).

Quarterly Payments (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost):


         April 15, 2015               4.84912479%
         June 15, 2015                4.84912479%
         September 15, 2015           4.84912479%
         December 15, 2015            4.84912479%

Basic Group III

Early Purchase Date:  January 1, 2015.

Early Purchase Price:  40.37307656% (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost).

Deferred Portion:  17.78611300%  (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost).

Quarterly Payments (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost):

         April 15, 2015               4.44652825%
         June 15, 2015                4.44652825%
         September 15, 2015           4.44652825%
         December 15, 2015            4.44652825%


<PAGE>   80
Basic Group IV

Early Purchase Date:  January 1, 2015.

Early Purchase Price:  44.02043796% (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost).

Deferred Portion:  19.39649760% (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost).

Quarterly Payments (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost):


         April 15, 2015               4.84912440%
         June 15, 2015                4.84912440%
         September 15, 2015           4.84912440%
         December 15, 2015            4.84912440%





                                       2
<PAGE>   81
                                        Schedule 8
                                        Participation Agreement



                        BASIC TERM PURCHASE INFORMATION


Basic Term Purchase Price:

         (a)     35.2% (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost) for Units
from Basic Group III.

         (b)     37.0% (stated as a percentage of Equipment Cost) for Units
from Basic Groups I, II and IV.


<PAGE>   82


                                                                      Appendix A
                                                       Equipment Lease Agreement
                                          Trust Indenture and Security Agreement
                                                         Participation Agreement
                                                                 Trust Agreement


                                  DEFINITIONS

General Provisions

         The following terms shall have the following meanings for all purposes
of the Operative Agreements referred to below, unless otherwise defined in an
Operative Agreement or the context thereof shall otherwise require and such
meanings shall be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms
of the terms herein defined.  In the case of any conflict between the
provisions of this Appendix A and the provisions of the main body of any
Operative Agreement, the provisions of the main body of such Operative
Agreement shall control the construction of such Operative Agreement.

         Unless the context otherwise requires, (i) references to agreements
shall be deemed to mean and include such agreements as the same may be amended,
supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, and (ii) references to
parties to agreements shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and
assigns of such parties.

Defined Terms

         "AAR" shall mean the American Association of Railroads or any
successor thereto.

"Advance" shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.5 of the Lease.

         "Affiliate" of any Person shall mean any other Person which directly
or indirectly controls, or is controlled by, or is under a common control with,
such Person.  The term "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise, and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" shall have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.

         "After-Tax Basis" shall mean, with respect to any payment received or
accrued by any Person, that the amount of such payment is supplemented by a
further payment or payments so that the sum of all such payments, after
reduction for all Taxes payable by such Person imposed by any taxing authority,
shall be equal to the payment due to such Person.

         "Alternative  Minimum Tax" shall mean the alternative minimum tax
imposed under Section 55 of the Code.

         "Appraisal" shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.3(a) of the
Participation Agreement.


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<PAGE>   83
         "Average Life Date" shall mean, with respect to an Equipment Note, the
date which follows the prepayment date or, in the case of an Equipment Note not
being prepaid, the date of such determination, by a period equal to the
Remaining Weighted Average Life of such Equipment Note.

         "Bankruptcy Code" shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Reform Act
of 1978, as amended from time to time, 11 U.S.C.  Section 101 et. seq.

         "Basic Group" shall mean each of the four basic groups of Equipment so
designated in Schedule 1 to the Participation Agreement.

         "Basic Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus contained in the
Registration Statement when the most recent post-effective amendment thereto
became effective.

         "Basic Rent" shall mean, with respect to any Unit, all rent payable by
the Lessee to the Lessor pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Lease for the Basic
Term for such Unit, and all rent payable pursuant to Section 22.4 of the Lease
for any Renewal Term for such Unit.

         "Basic Term" shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.1 of the
Lease.

         "Basic Term Commencement Date" shall mean July 1, 1995.

         "Basic Term Expiration Date" shall mean January 1, 2017.

         "Basic Term Purchase Price" shall mean, with respect to any Unit, the
amount equal to the product of the percentage set forth in Schedule 8 to the
Participation Agreement and the Equipment Cost for such Unit.

         "Beneficial Interest" shall mean the interest of the Owner Participant
under the Trust Agreement.

         "Bill of Sale" shall mean the full warranty bill of sale, dated the
Closing Date or the date that any Replacement Unit is subjected to the Lease,
from Lessee to Owner Trustee covering the Units delivered on the Closing Date
or such Replacement Unit, as the case may be.

         "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a
day on which commercial banking institutions are authorized or required by law,
regulation or executive order to be closed in New York, New York, Chicago,
Illinois, the city and state in which the principal corporate trust office of
the Owner Trustee is located, or, until the Lien of the Indenture has been
discharged, the city and state in which the principal corporate trust office of
the Indenture Trustee is located.

         "Certificateholder" means the Person in whose name a Pass Through
Certificate is registered in the register for Pass Through Certificates of a
particular series.

         "Claims" shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.2 of the 
Participation Agreement.

         "Closing Date" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1 of the
Participation  Agreement.

         "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time.



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         "Commitment" with respect to the Owner Participant, shall have the
meaning specified in Section 2.2(a) to the Participation Agreement and with
respect to the Loan Participant, shall have the meaning specified in Section
2.2(b) to the Participation Agreement.

         "Debt Rate" shall mean as of the date of determination, a rate equal
to the rate of interest per annum borne by the Equipment Notes then outstanding
(computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months).

         "Deferred Portion" shall mean that portion of the Early Purchase
Price, the payment of which may be deferred by the Lessee, as set forth in
Schedule 7 to the Participation Agreement.

         "Determination Date" shall mean the 1st day of any calendar month.

         "Early Purchase Date" shall mean the date specified on Schedule 7 to
the Participation Agreement for a related Functional Group of Units.

         "Early Purchase Price" shall mean, with respect to any Unit, the
amount equal to the product of the percentage set forth in Schedule 7 to the
Participation Agreement for the Functional Group to which such Unit belongs and
the Equipment Cost for such Unit.

         "Equipment" shall mean collectively those items of railroad rolling
stock described in the Lease Supplements and the Indenture Supplements,
together with any and all accessions, additions, improvements and replacements
from time to time incorporated or installed in any item thereof which are the
property of the Owner Trustee pursuant to the terms of a Bill of Sale or the
Lease, and "Unit" shall mean individually the various items thereof.

         "Equipment Cost" shall mean, for each Unit, the purchase price
therefor paid by the Owner Trustee to the Lessee pursuant to Section 2 of the
Participation Agreement and as set forth in Schedule 1 to the Participation
Agreement with respect to such Unit.

         "Equipment Notes" shall mean the Equipment Notes, each to be
substantially in the form therefor set forth in Section 2.01 of the Indenture,
issued by the Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Indenture, and
authenticated by the Indenture Trustee, in principal amounts and bearing
interest at the rates and payable as provided in Section 2.02 of the Indenture
and secured as provided in the Granting Clause of the Indenture, and shall
include any Equipment Notes issued in exchange therefor or replacement thereof
pursuant to Section 2.07 or 2.08 of the Indenture.  A "related" Equipment Note,
when used with respect to any Unit or Units of Equipment, shall mean the
Equipment Note issued with respect to the Lease Supplement under which such
Unit or Units of Equipment is or are leased.

         "ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended from time to time, or any successor law.

         "Event of Loss" shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.1 of
the Lease.

         "Excepted Property" shall mean (i) all indemnity payments (including,
without limitation, payments pursuant to Section 7 of the Participation
Agreement and payments under the Tax Indemnity Agreement (including that
portion of any increase in any payment of Basic Rent, Stipulated Loss Value,
Termination Value or any fixed purchase price payable for any Unit, which
increase is solely attributable



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<PAGE>   85
to the upward adjustment to such payment price pursuant to Section 5(a)(3)(B)
of the Tax Indemnity Agreement)) to which the Owner Participant, the Owner
Trustee, as trustee or in its individual capacity, or any of their respective
successors, permitted assigns, directors, officers, employees, servants and
agents is entitled pursuant to the Operative Agreements, (ii) any right, title
or interest of the Owner Trustee, as trustee or in its individual capacity, or
the Owner Participant to any payment which by the terms of Section 17 of the
Lease or any corresponding payment under Section 3.3 of the Lease shall be
payable to or on behalf of the Owner Trustee, as trustee or in its individual
capacity, or to the Owner Participant, as the case may be, (iii) any insurance
proceeds payable under insurance maintained by the Owner Trustee, as trustee or
in its individual capacity, or the Owner Participant pursuant to Section 12.5
of the Lease, (iv) any insurance proceeds payable to or on behalf of the Owner
Trustee, as trustee or in its individual capacity, or to the Owner Participant,
under any public liability insurance maintained by Lessee pursuant to Section
12 of the Lease or by any other Person, (v) Transaction Costs or other amounts
or expenses paid or payable to, or for the benefit of Owner Trustee, as trustee
or in its individual capacity, or Owner Participant pursuant to the
Participation Agreement or the Trust Agreement, (vi) all right, title and
interest of Owner Participant or Owner Trustee, as trustee or in its individual
capacity, in or relating to any portion of the Units and any other property
(tangible or intangible), rights, titles or interests to the extent any of the
foregoing has been released from the Lien of the Indenture pursuant to the
terms thereof, (vii) upon termination of the Indenture pursuant to the terms
thereof with respect to any Unit, all remaining amounts which shall have been
paid or are payable by Lessee and calculated on the basis of Stipulated Loss
Value, (viii) any rights of the Owner Participant or the Owner Trustee, as
trustee and in its individual capacity, to demand, collect, sue for, or
otherwise receive and enforce payment of the foregoing amounts, (ix) any amount
payable to the Owner Participant by any Transferee as the purchase price of the
Owner Participant's interest in the Trust Estate in compliance with the terms
of the Participation Agreement and the Trust Agreement and (x) the respective
rights of the Owner Trustee, as trustee and in its individual capacity, or the
Owner Participant to the proceeds of and interest on the foregoing.

         "Fair Market Renewal Term" shall have the meaning specified in Section
22.4 of the Lease.

         "Fair Market Rental Value" or "Fair Market Sales Value" with respect
to any Unit of Equipment shall mean the cash rent or cash price obtainable for
such Unit in an arm's length lease or sale between an informed and willing
lessee or purchaser under no compulsion to lease or purchase, as the case may
be, and an informed and willing lessor or seller, under no compulsion to lease
or sell, as the case may be, as the same shall be specified by agreement
between Lessor and Lessee.  If the parties are unable to agree upon a Fair
Market Rental Value and/or a Fair Market Sales Value within 30 days after
delivery of notice by Lessee pursuant to Section 22.2 of the Lease, or
otherwise where such determination is required, within a reasonable period of
time, such value shall be determined by appraisal.  Lessee will within 15 days
after such 30-day period provide Lessor the name of an appraiser that would be
satisfactory to Lessee, and Lessor and Lessee will consult with the intent of
selecting a mutually acceptable appraiser.  If a mutually acceptable appraiser
is selected, the Fair Market Rental Value or the Fair Market Sales Value, as
the case may be, shall be determined by such appraiser and Lessee shall bear
the cost thereof.  If Lessee and Lessor are unable to agree upon a single
appraiser within such 15-day period, two independent qualified appraisers, one
chosen by the Lessee and one chosen by the Lessor shall jointly determine such
value and Lessor shall bear the cost of the appraiser selected by Lessor and
Lessee shall bear the cost of the appraiser selected by Lessee.  If such
appraisers cannot agree on the amount of such value within 15 days of
appointment, one independent qualified appraiser shall be chosen by the
American Arbitration Association.  All three appraisers shall make a
determination within a period of 15 days following appointment, and shall
promptly communicate such determination in writing to the Lessor and Lessee.
If there shall be a panel of three appraisers, the three appraisals shall be
averaged



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<PAGE>   86

and such average shall be the Fair Market Rental Value or Fair Market Sales
Value, as the case may be.  The determination made shall be conclusively
binding on both the Lessor and Lessee.  If there shall be a panel of three
appraisers, Lessee and Lessor shall equally share the cost of the third
appraiser.  If such appraisal is in connection with the exercise of remedies
set forth in Section 15 of the Lease, Lessee shall pay the costs of such
appraisal.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, for the purposes of Section
15 of the Lease, the Fair Market Rental Value or the Fair Market Sales Value,
as the case may be, shall be zero with respect to any Unit if Lessor is unable
to recover possession of such Unit in accordance with the terms of paragraph
(b) of Section 15.1 of the Lease.  In determining Fair Market Rental Value or
Fair Market Sales Value by appraisal or otherwise, it will be assumed that the
relevant Unit is in the condition and location in which it is required to be
returned to Lessor pursuant to Section 6 of the Lease and unencumbered by the
Lease, any sublease or any Liens, except that with respect to Section 15 or
Section 22.5 of the Lease or as otherwise specifically provided therein, a
determination of Fair Market Rental Value or Fair Market Sales Value shall be
based on "as is, where is" condition.

         "Final Prospectus" shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to
the Pass Through Certificates that was first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)
promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with
the Basic Prospectus.

         "Fixed Rate Renewal Term" shall have the meaning specified in Section
22.4 of the Lease.

         "FRA" shall mean the Federal Railroad Administration or any successor
thereto.

         "Functional Group" shall mean each and all of the various groups of
Units so designated in Schedule 1 to the Participation Agreement.

         "Guarantee" shall mean the Guarantee dated as of August 9, 1994 of the
Guarantor addressed to Lessee, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee.

         "Guarantor" shall mean BNY Leasing Corporation, a New York corporation.

         "Hazardous Substances" shall mean any hazardous or toxic substances,
materials or wastes, including, but not limited to, those substances,
materials, and wastes listed in the United States Department of Transportation
Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR 172.101) or by the Environmental Protection
Agency as hazardous substances (40 CFR part 302) and amendments thereto, or
such substances, materials and wastes which are or become regulated under any
applicable local, state or federal law or the equivalent under applicable
foreign laws including, without limitation, any materials, waste or substance
which is (a) petroleum, (b) asbestos, (c) polychlorinated biphenyls, (d)
defined as a "hazardous material," "hazardous substance" or "hazardous waste"
under applicable local, state or federal law or the equivalent under applicable
foreign laws, (e) designated as a "hazardous substance" pursuant to Section 311
of the Clean Water Act, (f) defined as "hazardous waste" pursuant to Section
1004 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, or (g) defined as
"hazardous substances" pursuant to Section 101 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.

         "ICC" shall mean the Interstate Commerce Commission.

         "Income Tax" shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.1(l) of the
Participation Agreement.



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         "Indemnified Person" shall have the meaning specified in Section
7.2(b) of the Participation Agreement.

         "Indenture" or "Trust Indenture" shall mean the Trust Indenture and
Security Agreement (GATC Trust No. 94-1), dated as of August 9, 1994 between
the Owner Trustee, in the capacities described therein, and the Indenture
Trustee.  The term "Indenture" shall include each Indenture Supplement entered
into pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.

         "Indenture Default" shall mean an Indenture Event of Default or an
event which with notice or the lapse of time or both would become an Indenture
Event of Default.

         "Indenture Estate" shall have the meaning specified in the Granting
Clause of the Indenture.

         "Indenture Event of Default" shall have the meaning specified in
Section 4.01 of the Indenture.

         "Indenture Investment" shall mean any obligation issued or guaranteed
by the United States of America or any of its agencies for the payment of which
the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged.

         "Indenture Supplement" shall mean an Indenture Supplement dated the
Closing Date or the date that any Replacement Unit is subjected to the lien and
security interest of the Indenture, substantially in the form of Exhibit A to
the Indenture, between the Owner Trustee, in the capacities described therein,
and the Indenture Trustee, covering the Units delivered on the Closing Date or
such Replacement Unit, as the case may be.  A "related" Indenture Supplement,
when used with respect to any Unit or Units of Equipment, shall mean the
Indenture Supplement under which such Unit or Units of Equipment is or are
included in the Indenture Estate.

         "Indenture Trustee" shall mean The First National Bank of Chicago, a
national banking association, as trustee under the Indenture and its successors
thereunder.

         "Indenture Trustee Agreements" shall mean the Operative Agreements to
which the Indenture Trustee is or will be a party.

         "Interchange Rules" shall mean the interchange rules or supplements
thereto of the Mechanical Division of the Association of American Railroads, as
the same may be in effect from time to time.

         "Interim Interest" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2(c)
of the Participation Agreement.

         "Interim Term" shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.1 of the
Lease.

         "Investment Banker" shall mean an independent investment banking
institution of national standing appointed by Lessee or, if the Indenture
Trustee does not receive notice of such appointment at least ten days prior to
a scheduled prepayment date or if a Lease Event of Default under the applicable
Lease shall have occurred and be continuing, appointed by the Indenture
Trustee.

         "Late Rate" shall mean the lesser of 2% over the Debt Rate and the
maximum interest rate from time to time permitted by law.



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         "Lease" or "Lease Agreement" or "Equipment Lease" shall mean the
Equipment Lease Agreement (GATC Trust No. 94-1), relating to the Equipment,
dated as of August 9, 1994, between the Owner Trustee, in the capacities
described therein, as Lessor.  The term "Lease" shall include each Lease
Supplement entered into pursuant to the terms of the Lease.

         "Lease Default" shall mean a Lease Event of Default or an event which
with notice or lapse of time or both would become a Lease Event of Default.

         "Lease Event of Default" shall mean a Lease Event of Default under the
Lease as specified in Section 14 thereof.

         "Lease Supplement" shall mean a Lease Supplement (GATC Trust No.
94-1), dated the Closing Date or the date that any Replacement Unit is
subjected to the Lease, substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Lease,
between the Lessor and the Lessee, covering the Units delivered on the Closing
Date or such Replacement Unit, as the case may be.  A "related" Lease
Supplement, when used with respect to any Unit or Units of Equipment, shall
mean the Lease Supplement under which such Unit or Units of Equipment is or are
leased.

         "Lease Term" shall mean, with respect to any Unit, the Interim Term
applicable to such Unit, the Basic Term applicable to such Unit and any Renewal
Term applicable to such Unit then in effect.

         "Lessee" shall mean General American Transportation Corporation, a New
York corporation, and its successors and permitted assigns.

         "Lessee Agreements" shall mean the Operative Agreements to which
Lessee is a party.

         "Lessor" shall have the meaning specified in the recitals to the Lease.

         "Lessor's Liens" means any Lien affecting, on or in respect of the
Equipment, the Lease or the Trust Estate arising as a result of (i) claims
against Lessor (in its individual capacity or as Owner Trustee) or the Owner
Participant, not related to the transactions contemplated by the Operative
Agreements, or (ii) acts or omissions of the Lessor (in its individual capacity
or as Owner Trustee) or the Owner Participant not related to the transactions
contemplated by the Operative Agreements or in breach of any covenant or
agreement of such Person set forth in any of the Operative Agreements, or (iii)
taxes imposed against the Lessor (in its individual capacity or as Owner
Trustee) or the Owner Participant or the Trust Estate which are not indemnified
against by the Lessee pursuant to the Participation Agreement or under the Tax
Indemnity Agreement.

         "Lien" shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, lien,
encumbrance, lease, disposition of title or other charge of any kind on
property.

         "Limited Use Property" shall have the meaning set forth in Rev. Proc.
76-30, 1976-2 C.B. 647.

         "Loan Participant" shall mean and include each registered holder from
time to time of an Equipment Note issued under the Indenture, including, so
long as it holds any Equipment Notes issued thereunder, the Pass Through
Trustee under the Pass Through Trust Agreement.



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         "Majority In Interest" as of a particular date of determination shall
mean with respect to any action or decision of the holders of the Equipment
Notes, the holders of more than 50% in aggregate unpaid principal amount of the
Equipment Notes, if any, then outstanding which are affected by such decision
or action, excluding any Equipment Notes held by the Owner Participant or the
Lessee or an Affiliate of the Owner Participant or the Lessee unless all
Equipment Notes are so held.

         "Make-Whole Amount" shall mean, with respect to the principal amount
of any Equipment Note to be prepaid on any prepayment date, the amount which
the Investment Banker determines as of the third Business Day prior to such
prepayment date to equal the product obtained by multiplying (a) the excess, if
any, of (i) the sum of the present values of all the remaining scheduled
payments of principal and interest from the prepayment date to maturity of such
Equipment Note, discounted semi-annually on each July and January at a rate
equal to the Treasury Rate, based on a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months,
over (ii) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Equipment Note plus any
accrued but unpaid interest thereon by (b) a fraction the numerator of which
shall be the principal amount of such Equipment Note to be prepaid on such
prepayment date and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of such Equipment Note; provided that the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of such Equipment Note for the purpose of clause (a)(ii) and
(b) of this definition shall be determined after deducting the principal
installment, if any, due on such prepayment date.

         "Modification" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.2 of the
Lease.

         "Net Economic Return" shall mean the net after-tax book yield and
total after-tax cash flow (but not the pattern of earnings) expected by the
original Owner Participant with respect to the Equipment, utilizing the
multiple investment sinking fund method of analysis and the same assumptions as
used by such Owner Participant in making the computations of Basic Rent,
Stipulated Loss Value and Termination Value initially set forth in Schedules 3,
4 and 5 to the Participation Agreement.

         "Non-Severable Modification" shall mean any Modification that is not
readily removable without impairing the value, utility or remaining useful life
of the Equipment or any Unit immediately prior to removal of such modification,
other than in a de minimis nature.

         "Officer's Certificate" shall mean a certificate signed (i) in the
case of a corporation by the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, an
Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of such
corporation, (ii) in the case of a partnership by the Chairman of the Board,
the President or any Vice President, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of
a corporate general partner, and (iii) in the case of a commercial bank or
trust company, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee or the
Treasurer, any Trust Officer, any Vice President, any Executive or Senior or
Second or Assistant Vice President, or any other officer or assistant officer
customarily performing the functions similar to those performed by the persons
who at the time shall be such officers, or to whom any corporate trust matter
is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject.

         "Operative Agreements" shall mean the Participation Agreement, the
Bill of Sale, the Trust Agreement, the Pass Through Trust Agreement, the Pass
Through Trust Supplement, the Pass Through Trust Certificates, the Equipment
Notes, the Lease, the Lease Supplements, the Indenture, the Indenture
Supplements, the Tax Indemnity Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement.

         "Outside Fixed Renewal Date" shall have the meaning specified in
Section 22.4(a) of the Lease.



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         "Owner Participant" shall mean BNY Capital Funding Corp. a New York
corporation, and its successors and permitted assigns.

         "Owner Participant Agreements" shall mean the Operative Agreements to
which the Owner Participant is or will be a party.

         "Owner Trustee" shall mean State Street Bank and Trust Company, a
Massachusetts banking corporation, not in its individual capacity but solely as
Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement and its successors thereunder.

         "Owner Trustee Agreements" shall mean the Operative Agreements to
which the Owner Trustee, either in its individual or fiduciary capacity, is or
will be a party.

         "Parent" means GATX Corporation, a New York corporation, and its
successors and assigns.

         "Participants" shall mean the Loan Participant and the Owner
Participant.

         "Participation Agreement" shall mean the Participation Agreement (GATC
Trust No. 94-1) dated as of August 9, 1994, among the Lessee, the Pass Through
Trustee, the Owner Participant, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee.

         "Pass Through Certificates" shall mean the Pass Through Certificates
issued pursuant to the Pass Through Trust Supplement and the Pass Through Trust
Agreement.

         "Pass Through Trust Agreement" shall mean the Pass Through Trust
Agreement, dated as of August 1, 1992, between the Lessee and the Pass Through
Trustee.

         "Pass Through Trust Supplement" shall mean Trust Supplement No. 3
dated as of August 9, 1994 between the Lessee and the Pass Through Trustee
which supplements the Pass Through Trust Agreement (i) by creating a separate
trust for the holders of the Pass Through Certificates, (ii) by authorizing the
issuance of the Pass Through Certificates and (iii) by establishing the terms
of the Pass Through Certificates.

         "Pass Through Trustee" shall mean The First National Bank of Chicago,
a national banking association, in its capacity as trustee under the Pass
Through Trust Agreement, as supplemented by the Pass Through Trust Supplement,
and each other person which may from time to time be acting as successor
trustee under the Pass Through Trust Agreement, as supplemented by the Pass
Through Trust Supplement.

         "Pass Through Trustee Agreements" shall mean the Operative Agreements
to which the Pass Through Trustee is or will be a party.

         "Permitted Liens" with respect to the Equipment and each Unit thereof
shall mean: (i) the interests of the Lessee and the Owner Trustee under the
Lease and the Lease Supplements; (ii) the interest of the Lessee and any
sublessee as provided in any sublease permitted pursuant to Section 8.3 of the
Lease; (iii) any Liens thereon for taxes, assessments, levies, fees and other
governmental and similar charges not due and payable or the amount or validity
of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings so long as
there exists no material risk of sale, forfeiture, loss, or loss of or



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interference with use or possession of any Unit or interference with the
payment of Rent; (iv) any Liens of mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, laborers,
employees, repairmen and other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of
Lessee's (or if a sublease is then in effect, any sublessee's) business
securing obligations which are not due and payable or the amount or validity of
which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings so long as
there exists no material risk of sale, forfeiture, loss, or loss of or
interference with use or possession of any Unit or interference with the
payment of Rent; (v) the Lien and security interest granted to the Indenture
Trustee under and pursuant to the Indenture, and the respective rights of the
Loan Participant, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Participant and the Owner
Trustee under the Operative Agreements; (vi) Liens arising out of any judgment
or award against the Lessee (or any sublessee permitted pursuant to Section 8.3
of the Lease) with respect to which an appeal or proceeding for review is being
presented in good faith and for the payment of which adequate reserves have
been provided as required by generally accepted accounting principles or other
appropriate provisions have been made and with respect to which there shall
have been secured a stay of execution pending such appeal or proceeding for
review and there exists no material risk of sale, forfeiture, loss, or loss of
or interference with the use or possession of any Unit or any interest therein
or interference with the payment of Rent, and (vii) salvage rights of insurers
under insurance policies maintained pursuant to Section 12 of the Lease;
provided, however, that the Lessee shall give notice to the Owner Trustee and
the Indenture Trustee of any contest or appeal referred to in clauses (iii),
(iv) or (vi) of the foregoing definition where the amount in question exceeds
$1,000,000.

         "Permitted Subleases" shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.3
of the Lease.

         "Person" shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, trust,
association or unincorporated organization, and a government or agency or
political subdivision thereof.

         "Preliminary Final Prospectus" shall mean any preliminary prospectus
supplement to the Basic Prospectus which describes the Pass Through
Certificates and the offering thereof and is used prior to the filing of the
Final Prospectus, together with the Basic Prospectus.

         "Premium Termination Date" shall mean July 1, 2008.

         "Pricing Date" shall mean the date on which the Underwriting Agreement
is executed by the Lessee and the Underwriters.

         "Quarterly Date" shall mean April 15, June 15, September 15 and
December 15 of the year 2015 or 2016, as applicable.

         "Refunding Date" shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.2(a)
of the Participation Agreement.

         "Registration Statement" shall mean the registration statement filed
by the Lessee (File Number 33-48475), including incorporated documents,
exhibits and financial statements, as amended at the time of the Closing Date,
including any post-effective amendment thereto which has become effective prior
to the Closing Date.

         "Related Indemnitee Group" shall have the meaning specified in Section
7.2(b) of the Participation Agreement.



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         "Remaining Weighted Average Life" shall mean, with respect to any date
of prepayment or any date of determination of any Equipment Note, the number of
days equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the products
obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining principal payment
on such Equipment Note by (ii) the number of days from and including the
prepayment date or date of determination to but excluding the scheduled payment
date of such principal payment by (b) the unpaid principal amount of such
Equipment Note.

         "Renewal Term" shall mean, with respect to any Unit, any term in
respect of which the Lessee shall have exercised its option to renew the Lease
for such Unit pursuant to Section 22.4 thereof, including any Fixed Rate
Renewal Term or Fair Market Renewal Term.

         "Rent" shall mean all Basic Rent and Supplemental Rent.

         "Rent Payment Date" or "Payment Date" shall mean each January 1 and
July 1 of each year occurring during the Lease Term, commencing July 1, 1995
provided that if any such date shall not be a Business Day, then "Rent Payment
Date" or "Payment Date" shall mean the next succeeding Business Day.

         "Replacement Unit" shall mean a covered hopper car or a tank car, as
the case may be, which shall have been leased under the Lease pursuant to
Section 11.4 of the Lease.

         "Required Modification" shall have the meaning specified in Section
9.1 of the Lease.

         "Responsible Officer" shall mean, with respect to the subject matter
of any covenant, agreement or obligation of any party contained in any
Operative Agreement, the President, or any Vice President, Assistant Vice
President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or other officer, who in the normal
performance of his operational responsibility would have knowledge of such
matters and the requirements with respect thereto.

         "Scheduled Closing Date" shall have the meaning specified in Section
2.7 of the Participation Agreement.

         "Security" shall have the same meaning as in Section 2(1) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

         "Severable Modification" shall mean any Modification that is readily
removable without causing material damage to the Equipment or any Unit and
without diminishing the value, utility or useful life of such Unit below the
value, utility or useful life of such Unit immediately prior to such
Modification, assuming that such Unit was then in the condition required to be
maintained by the terms of the Lease, other than in a de minimis nature.

         "Specified Investments" shall mean (i) direct obligations of the
United States of America and agencies thereof for which the full faith and
credit of the United States is pledged, (ii) obligations fully guaranteed by
the United States of America, (iii) certificates of deposit issued by, or
bankers' acceptances of, or time deposits with, any bank, trust company or
national banking association incorporated or doing business under the laws of
the United States of America or one of the States thereof having combined
capital and surplus and retained earnings of at least $500,000,000 (including
the Indenture Trustee or Owner Trustee if such conditions are met), and (iv)
repurchase agreements with any financial institution



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having a combined capital and surplus of at least $750,000,000 fully
collateralized by obligations of the type described in clauses (i) and (iii)
above; provided that if all of the above investments are unavailable, the
entire amount to be invested may be used to purchase Federal funds from an
entity described in (iii) above; and provided further that no investment shall
be eligible as a "Specified Investment" unless the final maturity or date of
return of such investment is 91 days or less from the date of purchase thereof.

         "Stipulated Loss Value" for any Unit as of any date of determination
shall mean the amount determined by multiplying the Equipment Cost for such
Unit by the percentage set forth in Schedule 4 to the Participation Agreement
opposite the Rent Payment Date or the Determination Date, as applicable, on
which such Stipulated Loss Value is being determined for the Basic Group to
which such Unit belongs; provided that during any Renewal Term, "Stipulated
Loss Value" shall be determined as provided in Section 22.6 of the Lease.
Anything contained in the Lease or in the Participation Agreement to the
contrary notwithstanding, Stipulated Loss Value for such Unit (both before and
after any adjustment pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Participation Agreement or
any deduction pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Lease) will, under any
circumstances and in any event, be an amount which, together with any other
amounts required to be paid by Lessee under the Lease in connection with an
Event of Loss, will be at least sufficient to pay in full as of the date of
payment thereof the aggregate unpaid principal of the Equipment Notes issued in
respect of such Unit, together with all unpaid interest and Make-Whole Amount,
if any, thereon accrued to the date on which such amount is paid in accordance
with the terms hereof and all other amounts then due to the holders of the
Equipment Notes.

         "Storage Period" shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.1(c)(i)
of the Lease.

         "Subsidiary" of any Person shall mean any corporation, association, or
other business entity of which more than 50% (by number of votes) of the voting
stock at the time outstanding shall at the time be owned, directly or
indirectly, by such Person or by any other corporation, association or trust
which is itself a Subsidiary within the meaning of this definition, or
collectively by such Person and any one or more such Subsidiaries.

         "Supplemental Rent" shall mean all amounts, liabilities and
obligations (other than Basic Rent) which the Lessee assumes or agrees to pay
under the Operative Agreements to or on behalf of any of the other parties
thereto, including, but not limited to, Termination Value and Stipulated Loss
Value payments.

         "Taxes" shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.1(b) of the
Participation Agreement.

         "Tax Indemnitee" shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.1 of
the Lease.

         "Tax Indemnity Agreement" shall mean the Tax Indemnity Agreement dated
as of August 9, 1994 between the Lessee and the Owner Participant.

         "Terminated Units" shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.1 of
the Lease.

         "Termination Date" shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.1 of
the Lease.

         "Termination Value" for any Unit as of any date of determination shall
mean the amount determined by multiplying the Equipment Cost for such Unit by
the percentage set forth in Schedule 5




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to the Participation Agreement opposite the Rent Payment Date or the
Determination Date, as applicable, on which such Termination Value is being
determined for the Basic Group to which such Unit belongs; provided that during
any Renewal Term, "Termination Value" shall be determined as provided in
Section 22.6 of the Lease.  Anything contained in the Lease or in the
Participation Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Termination Value for
such Unit (both before and after any adjustment pursuant to Section 2.6 of the
Participation Agreement or any deduction pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Lease)
will, under any circumstances and in any event, be an amount which, together
with any other amounts required to be paid by Lessee under the Lease in
connection with such termination, will be at least sufficient to pay in full as
of the date of payment thereof the aggregate unpaid principal of the Equipment
Notes issued in respect of such Unit, together with all unpaid interest and
Make-Whole Amount, if any, thereon accrued to the date on which such amount is
paid in accordance with the terms thereof and all other amounts then due to the
holders of the Equipment Notes.

         "Total Equipment Cost" shall mean the sum of the Equipment Cost for
each Unit.

         "Transaction Costs" shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.5(a)
of the Participation Agreement.

         "Transferee" shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.1(a) of the
Participation Agreement.

         "Treasury Rate" shall mean with respect to prepayment of each
Equipment Note, a per annum rate (expressed as a semiannual equivalent and as a
decimal and, in the case of United States Treasury bills, converted to a bond
equivalent yield), determined to be the per annum rate equal to the semiannual
yield to maturity for United States Treasury securities maturing on the Average
Life Date of such Equipment Note, as determined by interpolation between the
most recent weekly average yields to maturity for two series of United States
Treasury securities, (A) one maturing as close as possible to, but earlier
than, the Average Life Date of such Equipment Note and (B) the other maturing
as close as possible to, but later than, the Average Life Date of such
Equipment Note, in each case as published in the most recent H.15(519) (or, if
a weekly average yield to maturity for United States Treasury securities
maturing on the Average Life Date of such Equipment Note is reported in the
most recent H.15(519), as published in H.15(519)).  H.15(519) means
"Statistical Release H.15(519), Selected Interest Rates," or any successor
publication, published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
The most recent H.15(519) means the latest H.15(519) which is published prior
to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the scheduled
prepayment date.

         "Trust" shall have the meaning specified in the Trust Agreement.

         "Trust Agreement" shall mean that certain Trust Agreement (GATC Trust
No. 94-1), dated as of August 9, 1994, between the Owner Participant and the
Owner Trustee.

         "Trust Estate" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 of the
Trust Agreement.

         "Trustee" shall mean each of the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee
or the Pass Through Trustee and "Trustees" shall mean the Owner Trustee,
Indenture Trustee and the Pass Through Trustee, collectively.

         "Underwriters" shall mean Salomon Brothers Inc and Morgan Stanley &
Co. Incorporated.




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         "Underwriting Agreement" shall mean that certain Underwriting
Agreement between the Lessee and the Underwriters, pertaining to the sale of
the Pass Through Certificates.

         "Unit" shall mean each unit or item of Equipment.




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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.5





                           EQUIPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT
                             (GATC TRUST NO. 94-1)

                           Dated as of August 9, 1994

                                    Between

                      STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
                     not in its individual capacity except
                        as expressly provided herein but
                            solely as Owner Trustee,
                                                                          Lessor
                                      And

                  GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION,
                                                                          Lessee

                         COVERED HOPPERS AND TANK CARS





   CERTAIN OF THE RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST OF LESSOR IN AND TO THIS LEASE, THE
EQUIPMENT COVERED HEREBY AND THE RENT DUE AND TO BECOME DUE HEREUNDER HAVE BEEN
ASSIGNED AS COLLATERAL SECURITY TO, AND ARE SUBJECT TO A SECURITY INTEREST IN
FAVOR OF, THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY
BUT SOLELY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE UNDER A TRUST INDENTURE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
(GATC TRUST NO. 94-1), DATED AS OF AUGUST 9, 1994 BETWEEN SAID INDENTURE
TRUSTEE, AS SECURED PARTY, AND LESSOR, AS DEBTOR.  INFORMATION CONCERNING SUCH
SECURITY INTEREST MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AT ITS ADDRESS SET
FORTH IN SECTION 20 OF THIS LEASE.  SEE SECTION 25.2 FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING
THE RIGHTS OF THE ORIGINAL HOLDER AND HOLDERS OF THE VARIOUS COUNTERPARTS
HEREOF.





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Section 1. Definitions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1
                                                             
Section 2.  Acceptance and Leasing of Equipment . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1
                                                             
Section 3.  Term and Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1
  Section 3.1  Lease Term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1
  Section 3.2  Basic Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1
  Section 3.3  Supplemental Rent  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    2
  Section 3.4  Adjustment of Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    2
  Section 3.5  Advances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    3
  Section 3.6  Manner of Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    3
                                                             
Section 4.  Ownership and Marking of Equipment  . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    4
  Section 4.1  Retention of Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    4
  Section 4.2  Duty to Number and Mark Equipment  . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    4
  Section 4.3  Prohibition Against Certain Designations . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    4
                                                             
Section 5.  Disclaimer of Warranties  . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    5
  Section 5.1  Disclaimer of Warranties . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    5
                                                             
Section 6.  Return of Equipment; Storage  . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    6
  Section 6.1  Return; Holdover Rent  . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    6
  Section 6.2  Condition of Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    8
                                                             
Section 7.  Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    9
                                                             
Section 8.  Maintenance; Possession; Compliance with Laws . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    9
  Section 8.1  Maintenance and Operation  . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    9
  Section 8.2  Possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10
  Section 8.3  Sublease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10
                                                             
Section 9.  Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   11
  Section 9.1  Required Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   11
  Section 9.2  Optional Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12
  Section 9.3  Removal of Property; Replacements  . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12
                                                             
Section 10.   Voluntary Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12
  Section 10.1  Right of Termination  . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12
  Section 10.2  Sale of Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   13
  Section 10.3  Retention of Equipment by Lessor  . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   14
  Section 10.4  Termination of Lease  . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   15
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Section 11.   Loss, Destruction, Requisition, Etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   15
  Section 11.1  Event of Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   15
  Section 11.2  Replacement or Payment upon Event of Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   16
  Section 11.3  Rent Termination  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   17
  Section 11.4  Disposition of Equipment; Replacement of Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   17
  Section 11.5  Eminent Domain  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   19
                                                                                    
Section 12.   Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   19
  Section 12.1  Physical Damage and Public Liability Insurance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   19
  Section 12.2  Physical Damage Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   20
  Section 12.3  Public Liability Insurance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   21
  Section 12.4  Certificate of Insurance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   22
  Section 12.5  Additional Insurance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   22
  Section 12.6  Pollution Coverage  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   23
                                                                                    
Section 13.   Reports; Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   23
  Section 13.1  Duty of Lessee to Furnish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   23
  Section 13.2  Lessor's Inspection Rights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   23
                                                                                    
Section 14.   Lease Events of Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   24
                                                                                    
Section 15.   Remedies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   26
  Section 15.1  Remedies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   26
  Section 15.2  Cumulative Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   28
  Section 15.3  No Waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   28
  Section 15.4  Notice of Lease Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   28
  Section 15.5  Lessee's Duty to Furnish Information with Respect to Subleases  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   29
  Section 15.6  Lessee's Duty to Return Equipment Upon Default  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   29
  Section 15.7  Specific Performance; Lessor Appointed Lessee's Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   30
                                                                                    
Section 16.   Filings; Further Assurances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   30
  Section 16.1  Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   30
  Section 16.2  Further Assurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   30
  Section 16.3  Other Filings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   30
  Section 16.4  Expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   30
                                                                                    
Section 17.   Lessor's Right to Perform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   31
                                                                                    
Section 18.   Assignment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   31
  Section 18.1  Assignment by Lessor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   31
  Section 18.2  Assignment by Lessee  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   31

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Section 18.3  Sublessee's Performance and Rights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   32
                                                                                         
Section 19.   Net Lease, etc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   32
                                                                                         
Section 20.   Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   33
                                                                                         
Section 21.   Concerning the Indenture Trustee  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   34
  Section 21.1   Limitation of the Indenture Trustee's Liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   34
  Section 21.2   Right, Title and Interest of the Indenture Trustee Under Lease . . . . . . . . . . . .   35
                                                                                         
Section 22.   Purchase Options; Renewal Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   35
  Section 22.1   Early Purchase Option  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   35
  Section 22.2   Election to Retain or Return Equipment at End of Basic or Renewal Term . . . . . . . .   36
  Section 22.3   Purchase Options   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   36
  Section 22.4   Renewal Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   36
  Section 22.5   Appraisal  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   37
  Section 22.6   Stipulated Loss Value and Termination Value During Renewal Term  . . . . . . . . . . .   38
                                                                                         
Section 23.   Limitation of Lessor's Liability  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   38
                                                                                         
Section 24.   Investment of Security Funds  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   38
                                                                                         
Section 25.   Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   39
  Section 25.1   Governing Law; Severability  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   39
  Section 25.2   Execution in Counterparts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   39
  Section 25.3   Headings and Table of Contents; Section References   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   39
  Section 25.4   Successors and Assigns   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   39
  Section 25.5   True Lease   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   39
  Section 25.6   Amendments and Waivers   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   39
  Section 25.7   Survival   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   40
  Section 25.8   Business Days  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   40
  Section 25.9   Directly or Indirectly   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   40
  Section 25.10  Incorporation by Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   40
                                                                                         
Attachments to Equipment Lease:                                                          
                                                                                         
  Exhibit  A -- Form of Lease Supplement                                                                  A-1
  Appendix A -- Definitions                                                           



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                           EQUIPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT
                             (GATC TRUST NO. 94-1)


   This Equipment Lease Agreement (GATC Trust No. 94-1), dated as of August 9,
1994 (the "Lease"), between State Street Bank and Trust Company, a
Massachusetts banking corporation, not in its individual capacity except as
expressly provided herein, but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust
Agreement ("Lessor"), and General American Transportation Corporation, a New
York corporation ("Lessee").

                                  Witnesseth:

Section 1. Definitions.

   Unless the context otherwise requires, all capitalized terms used herein
without definition shall have the respective meanings set forth in Appendix A
hereto for all purposes of this Lease.

Section 2.  Acceptance and Leasing of Equipment.

   Lessor hereby agrees (subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions
set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.3 of the Participation Agreement) to accept
delivery of each Unit from Lessee and to lease such Unit to Lessee hereunder,
and Lessee hereby agrees (subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions
set forth in Section 4.4 of the Participation Agreement), immediately following
such acceptance by Lessor, to lease from Lessor hereunder such Unit. Such
acceptance by Lessor and lease by Lessee to be evidenced by the execution and
delivery by Lessee and Lessor of a Lease Supplement covering such Unit, all in
accordance with Section 2.3(b) of the Participation Agreement.  Lessee hereby
agrees that its execution and delivery of a Lease Supplement covering any Unit
shall, without further act, irrevocably constitute acceptance by Lessee of such
Unit for all purposes of this Lease.

Section 3.  Term and Rent.

   Section 3.1  Lease Term.  The interim term of this Lease (the "Interim
Term") for each Unit shall commence on the Closing Date and shall terminate on
the day before the Basic Term Commencement Date.  The basic term of this Lease
(the "Basic Term") shall commence on the Basic Term Commencement Date and,
subject to earlier termination pursuant to Sections 10, 11, 15 and 22 shall
expire at 11:59 P.M. (Chicago time) on the Basic Term Expiration Date.  Subject
and pursuant to Section 22.4, Lessee may elect one or more Renewal Terms.

   Section 3.2  Basic Rent.  Lessee hereby agrees to pay Lessor as Basic Rent
for each Unit throughout the Basic Term applicable thereto Basic Rent in
consecutive semi-annual installments payable on each Rent Payment Date.  Each
such semi-annual payment of Basic Rent shall be in an amount equal to the
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the Basic Rent percentage for such Unit set forth opposite such Rent Payment
Date on Schedule 3 to the Participation Agreement (as such Schedule 3 shall be
adjusted pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Participation Agreement).  Basic Rent
shall be payable in advance on certain Rent Payment Dates and in arrears on
certain Rent Payment Dates, as specified in Schedule 3 to the Participation
Agreement, as so adjusted, such Schedule 3 as so adjusted from time to time
being incorporated herein by reference.

   Anything contained herein or in the Participation Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, each installment of Basic Rent (both before and after any
adjustment pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Participation Agreement) shall be,
under any circumstances and in any event, in an amount at least sufficient for
Lessor to pay in full as of the due date of such installment, any payment of
principal of and interest on the Equipment Notes required to be paid by Lessor
pursuant to the Indenture on such due date.

   Section 3.3  Supplemental Rent.  Lessee also agrees to pay to Lessor, or to
whomsoever shall be entitled thereto, any and all Supplemental Rent, promptly
as the same shall become due and owing, or where no due date is specified,
promptly after demand by the Person entitled thereto, and in the event of any
failure on the part of Lessee to pay any Supplemental Rent, Lessor shall have
all rights, powers and remedies provided for herein or by law or equity or
otherwise as in the case of nonpayment of Basic Rent.  Lessee will also pay, as
Supplemental Rent, (i) on demand, to the extent permitted by applicable law, an
amount equal to interest at the Late Rate on any part of any installment of
Basic Rent not paid when due for any period for which the same shall be overdue
and on any payment of Supplemental Rent not paid when due or demanded, as the
case may be, for the period from such due date or demand until the same shall
be paid, (ii) in the case of the termination of this Lease with respect to any
Unit pursuant to Section 10, on the applicable Termination Date, an amount
equal to the Make-Whole Amount, if any, with respect to the principal amount of
each Equipment Note to be prepaid as a result of such termination, (iii) in the
case of the purchase of any Unit pursuant to Section 22.1 or Section 6.9 of the
Participation Agreement, on such date of purchase, an  amount equal to the
Make-Whole Amount, if any, with respect to the principal amount of each
Equipment Note to be prepaid as a result of such purchase, (iv) an amount equal
to any other amount payable by Lessor on the Equipment Notes in excess of the
principal and interest payments due thereunder, as and when such amount shall
be due and payable, in accordance with the terms of the Equipment Notes and the
Indenture, and (v) in the case of any refinancing of the Equipment Notes
pursuant to Section 10.2 of the Participation Agreement, on the Refunding Date,
an amount equal to the Make-Whole Amount, if any, with respect to the aggregate
principal amount of the Equipment Notes being prepaid.  All Supplemental Rent
to be paid pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be payable in the type of funds
and in the manner set forth in Section 3.6.

   Section 3.4  Adjustment of Rent.  Lessee and Lessor agree that the Basic
Rent, Stipulated Loss Value and Termination Value percentages and the Early
Purchase Price and Basic Term Purchase Price shall be adjusted to the extent
provided in Section 2.6 of the Participation Agreement, subject in all cases to
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   Section 3.5  Advances.  Lessor agrees to give notice to Lessee and the
Indenture Trustee at least five Business Days prior to the Basic Term
Commencement Date if the funds for the payment of interest on the Equipment
Notes contemplated to be made by Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 2.2(c) of
the Participation Agreement will not be paid by Owner Trustee to the Indenture
Trustee in an amount equal to the amount contemplated to be paid pursuant to
Section 2.2(c) of the Participation Agreement.  If and to the extent that the
Indenture Trustee on the Basic Term Commencement Date shall not have received
funds from Owner Trustee sufficient for the payment in full of the interest
then due and owing on the Equipment Notes, Lessee shall pay as Supplemental
Rent, in one installment due on the Basic Term Commencement Date, an amount, if
any, equal to such deficiency (such payment being referred to herein as an
"Advance").  In the event Lessee makes any Advance pursuant to this Section 3.5
and is not promptly reimbursed therefor by Owner Participant after demand for
such reimbursement in the manner set forth in Section 20 and provided no Lease
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Lessee shall be entitled to
offset and deduct (without duplication) against that portion of each succeeding
payment of Basic Rent, Stipulated Loss Value, or Termination Value which
becomes payable to or to the order of Owner Trustee under the Indenture and
distributable to Owner Participant under the Trust Agreement, an amount equal
to such Advance plus interest on such amount at the Late Rate until Lessee has
been fully reimbursed for such Advance plus such interest and in each such
case, such offset shall be deemed to constitute a reduction in the amount of
such Advance so payable.  No such offset or aggregate combined effect of
separate offsets shall reduce the amount of any indemnity or other claim
payable by Lessee to any holder of an Equipment Note, the Indenture Trustee or
Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, nor reduce any installment of Basic
Rent, or any payment of Stipulated Loss Value or Termination Value, to an
amount that is insufficient to pay in full the payments then required to be
made on account of the principal and interest on the Equipment Notes then
outstanding.

   Section 3.6  Manner of Payments.  All Rent (other than Supplemental Rent
payable to Persons other than Lessor, which shall be payable to such other
Persons in accordance with written instructions furnished to Lessee by such
Persons, as otherwise provided in any of the Operative Agreements or as
required by law) shall be paid by Lessee to Lessor at its office at 225
Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, Attention:  Corporate Trust
Department.  All Rent shall be paid by Lessee in funds consisting of lawful
currency of the United States of America, which shall be immediately available
to the recipient not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date of
such payment, provided, that so long as the Indenture shall not have been
discharged pursuant to the terms thereof, Lessor hereby directs, and Lessee
agrees, that all Rent (excluding Excepted Property) payable to Lessor shall be
paid directly to the Indenture Trustee at the times and in funds of the type
specified in this Section 3.6 at the office of the Indenture Trustee at One
First National Plaza, Suite 0126, Chicago, Illinois 60670- 0126, ABA
#070100013, Corporate Trust Clearing Account No. 48115377, For credit to trust
number 19-202748-1, Attention S. McGrath-GATC Trust No. 94-1, or at such other
location in the United States of America as the Indenture Trustee may otherwise
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Section 4.  Ownership and Marking of Equipment.

   Section 4.1  Retention of Title.  Lessor shall and hereby does retain full
legal title to and beneficial ownership of the Equipment notwithstanding the
delivery to and possession and use of the Equipment by Lessee hereunder or any
sublessee under any sublease permitted hereby.

   Section 4.2  Duty to Number and Mark Equipment.  With respect to the Units
to be delivered on the Closing Date, Lessee has caused, and as soon as
practicable after the date on which a Lease Supplement is executed and
delivered in respect of a Replacement Unit pursuant to Section 11.4(b), Lessee
will cause, each Unit to be numbered with its reporting mark shown on the Lease
Supplement dated the date on which such Unit was delivered and covering such
Unit, and will from and after such date keep and maintain, plainly, distinctly,
permanently and conspicuously marked by a plate or stencil printed in
contrasting colors upon each side of each Unit, in letters not less than one
inch in height, a legend substantially as follows:

                  "OWNERSHIP SUBJECT TO A SECURITY AGREEMENT
                   FILED WITH THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
                   COMMISSION"

with appropriate changes thereof and additions thereto as from time to time may
be required by law in order to protect Lessor's right, title and interest in
and to such Unit, its rights under this Lease and the rights of the Indenture
Trustee.  Except as provided hereinabove, Lessee will not place any such Units
in operation or exercise any control or dominion over the same until the
required legend shall have been so marked on both sides thereof, and will
replace promptly any such word or words in such legend which may be removed,
defaced, obliterated or destroyed.  Lessee will not change the reporting mark
of any Unit except in accordance with a statement of new reporting marks to be
substituted therefor, which statement shall be delivered by Lessee to Lessor
and, so long as the Indenture shall not have been discharged pursuant to its
terms, to the Indenture Trustee prior to or contemporaneously with such change.
A supplement to this Lease and, if not so discharged, the Indenture, with
respect to such new reporting marks, shall, prior to or contemporaneously with
the substitution of such reporting marks, be filed or recorded in all public
offices where this Lease and the Indenture shall have been filed or recorded
and in such other places, if any, where Lessor and, so long as the Indenture
shall not have been discharged pursuant to its terms, the Indenture Trustee may
reasonably request in order to protect, preserve and maintain its right, title
and interest in the Units.  The costs and expenses of all such supplements,
filings and recordings shall be borne by Lessee.

   Section 4.3  Prohibition Against Certain Designations.  Except as above
provided, Lessee will not allow the name of any Person to be placed on any Unit
as a designation that might reasonably be interpreted as a claim of ownership;
provided, however, that subject to the delivery of the statement specified in
the penultimate sentence of Section 4.2, Lessee may cause the Equipment to be
lettered with the names or initials or other insignia customarily used by
Lessee or any permitted sublessees or any of their respective Affiliates on
railroad equipment used by it of the same or a similar type for convenience of
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to use the Equipment hereunder or any permitted sublessee to use the Equipment
pursuant to a sublease permitted hereby.

Section 5.  Disclaimer of Warranties.

   Section 5.1  Disclaimer of Warranties.  Without waiving any claim Lessee may
have against any seller, supplier or manufacturer, LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES THAT, (i) EACH UNIT IS OF A SIZE, DESIGN, CAPACITY AND MANUFACTURE
SELECTED BY AND ACCEPTABLE TO LESSEE, (ii) LESSEE IS SATISFIED THAT EACH UNIT
IS SUITABLE FOR ITS PURPOSES AND LESSEE HAS ACCEPTED EACH UNIT, (iii) NEITHER
LESSOR NOR OWNER PARTICIPANT IS A MANUFACTURER OR A DEALER IN PROPERTY OF SUCH
KIND OR HAS INSPECTED THE UNITS PRIOR TO DELIVERY TO AND ACCEPTANCE BY LESSEE,
(iv) EACH UNIT IS LEASED HEREUNDER SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND
GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS NOW IN EFFECT OR HEREAFTER ADOPTED, AND (v) LESSOR
LEASES AND LESSEE TAKES EACH UNIT "AS-IS", "WHERE-IS" AND "WITH ALL FAULTS", IN
WHATEVER CONDITION IT MAY BE, AND LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NEITHER LESSOR, AS
LESSOR OR IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, NOR OWNER PARTICIPANT MAKES NOR SHALL BE
DEEMED TO HAVE MADE, AND EACH EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS, CLAIMS,
WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE VALUE,
CONDITION, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, DESIGN, OPERATION,
MERCHANTABILITY THEREOF OR AS TO THE TITLE, OF THE EQUIPMENT, THE QUALITY OF
THE MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP THEREOF OR CONFORMITY THEREOF TO SPECIFICATIONS,
FREEDOM FROM PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT, THE ABSENCE OF ANY
LATENT OR OTHER DEFECT, WHETHER OR NOT DISCOVERABLE, OR AS TO THE ABSENCE OF
ANY OBLIGATIONS BASED ON STRICT LIABILITY IN TORT OR ANY OTHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT THERETO AND EACH OF
LESSOR AND OWNER PARTICIPANT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS SELECTION OF THE UNITS, except
that Lessor, in its individual capacity, represents and warrants that on the
Closing Date, Lessor shall have received whatever title to the Equipment as was
conveyed to Lessor by Lessee and each Unit will be free of Lessor's Liens
attributable to Lessor and provided that the foregoing disclaimer in clause (v)
shall not extend to Owner Participant's representation and warranty contained
in Section 3.6(e) of the Participation Agreement.  Lessor hereby appoints and
constitutes Lessee its agent and attorney-in-fact during the Lease Term to
assert and enforce, from time to time, in the name and for the account of
Lessor and Lessee, as their interests may appear, but in all cases at the sole
cost and expense of Lessee, whatever claims and rights Lessor may have as owner
of the Equipment against the manufacturers or any prior owner thereof;
provided, however, that if at any time a Lease Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, at Lessor's option, such power of attorney shall
terminate, and Lessor may assert and enforce, at Lessee's sole cost and
expense, such claims and rights.  Lessor shall have no responsibility or
liability to Lessee or any other Person with respect to any of the following:
(i) any liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or
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materials from time to time contained therein, whether or not permitted by the
terms hereof, or by any inadequacy thereof or deficiency or defect therein or
by any other circumstances in connection therewith; (ii) the use, operation or
performance of any Unit or any risks relating thereto; (iii) any interruption
of service, loss of business or anticipated profits or consequential damages;
or (iv) the delivery, operation, servicing, maintenance, repair, improvement or
replacement of any Unit.  Lessee's delivery of a Lease Supplement shall be
conclusive evidence as between Lessee and Lessor that all Units described
therein are in all the foregoing respects satisfactory to Lessee, and Lessee
will not assert any claim of any nature whatsoever against Lessor based on any
of the foregoing matters.

Section 6.  Return of Equipment; Storage.

   Section 6.1  Return; Holdover Rent.  (a)  Not less than 120 days prior to
the end of the Basic Term, the end of any Fixed Rate Renewal Term, or the end
of any Fair Market Renewal Term, in each case with respect to any Units which
Lessee has elected to return under Section 22.2, Lessee will provide Lessor
with seven alternative storage locations used for the storage of rolling stock
within the continental United States (excluding Alaska), which locations, to
the extent practicable, shall be geographically diverse.  Not less than 90 days
prior to the end of the Lease Term with respect to any Unit which has not been
purchased by Lessee, Lessor will give Lessee irrevocable notice of its decision
either to take possession of or store such Unit.  If Lessor shall have decided
to take possession of such Unit, the terms of Section 6.1(b) will apply.  If
Lessor shall have decided to store such Unit, the terms of Section 6.1(c)
hereof will apply.

   (b)   If Lessor shall have decided to take possession of such Unit, Lessee
will, at its own cost and expense, deliver possession of such Unit at any track
location, f.o.b. such location, (i) as may be agreed upon by Lessor and Lessee
in writing or (ii) in the absence of such agreement as Lessor may reasonably
select by written notice to Lessee on or before the 90th day before the end of
the Lease Term; provided, that (x) there shall be no more than five such
locations designated by Lessor (each of which shall be located within the
continental United States, exclusive of Alaska), (y) there shall be no less
than 100 Units returned to each location, and (z) Lessor's notice shall specify
the total number and type of Units to be delivered to each location.

   (c)   (i) If Lessor shall have elected to store any Unit upon the expiration
  of the Lease Term with respect thereto, Lessee shall store such Unit, free of
  charge for a period (the "Storage Period") beginning on the expiration of the
  Lease Term and ending not more than 60 days after the later of (A) the date
  of such expiration, and (B) the date on which such Unit is in compliance with
  the conditions set forth in Section 6.2.  On or before the 90th day before
  the end of the Lease Term, Lessor shall provide Lessee with written notice
  designating its choices from among the alternative storage locations provided
  by Lessee pursuant to Section 6.1(a).  Any storage provided by Lessee during
  the Storage Period shall be at the sole risk and expense of Lessee, and
  Lessee shall maintain the insurance required by Section 12.1 with respect to
  all stored Units.  During the Storage Period, Lessee will permit Lessor or
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the authorized representative or representatives of any prospective purchaser
or user of such Unit, to restencil the marks on such Unit and to inspect the
same during Lessee's normal business hours upon at least three Business Days'
prior telephonic notice; provided, however, that such inspection and
restenciling shall not interfere with the normal conduct of Lessee's business;
and provided, further, that (x) such inspection and restenciling shall be at
such Person's own risk, (y) Lessee shall be protected against any loss or
damage incurred by it in connection with any such inspection or restenciling by
such Person through indemnification, insurance or other means reasonably
satisfactory to Lessee and (z) Lessee (except in the case of Lessee's gross
negligence or wilful misconduct) shall not be liable for any injury to, or the
death of, any person exercising, either on behalf of Lessor or any prospective
purchaser or user, the rights of inspection and restenciling granted pursuant
hereto.  Lessee shall not be required to store the Equipment after the Storage
Period.  If Lessee does store any Unit after the expiration of the Storage
Period, such storage shall be at the sole risk and expense of Lessor.

   (ii)  Upon the request and direction of Lessor (and at Lessor's sole risk
and expense), on not more than one occasion with respect to each stored Unit
and upon not less than 30 days' prior written notice from Lessor to Lessee,
Lessee will, on or before the expiration of the Storage Period, transport
such Units to any railroad interchange point or points (not to exceed five in
total), within the continental United States (except Alaska) with a minimum
of 100 Units per interchange point on any railroad lines or to any connecting
carrier for shipment, whereupon Lessee shall have no further liability or
obligation with respect to such Units.

   (iii)  Upon receipt of Lessor's written notice designating its choices from
among the alternative storage locations provided by Lessee under Section
6.1(a), Lessee shall have the option to store such Units at such storage
track locations anywhere within the continental United States as it shall
choose (provided that to the extent such location can reasonably accommodate
such storage, there shall be no less than 100 Units stored at each such
location).  If Lessee shall exercise such option, it shall on or before the
expiration of the Storage Period transport the Equipment to up to five
locations within the continental United States (except Alaska) with a minimum
of 100 Units at each location, designated by Lessor upon not less than 30
days' prior written notice.  The movement of any Unit from such Unit's
location as designated by Lessee pursuant to this Section 6.1(c)(iii) to a
point within 500 miles thereof will be at the risk and expense of Lessee;
thereafter, any movement of such Unit will be at Lessor's risk and expense
for any movement exceeding 500 miles.  During any Storage Period pursuant to
Section 6.1(c)(i) or where Lessee shall have exercised its option under this
Section 6.1(c)(iii), Lessee shall store the Equipment in such manner as
Lessee normally stores similar units of railroad equipment owned or leased by
it.

   (d)   Upon the later of (i) expiration of the Lease Term with respect to
such Unit, (ii) tender of such Unit at the location determined in accordance
with Section 6.1(b) or, as applicable, the tender of such Unit for storage in
accordance with Section 6.1(c), and (iii) compliance with Section 6.2, this
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accruing subsequent to the expiration of the Lease Term with respect to such
Unit shall terminate.

   (e)   Provided no Lease Default referred to in Section 14(g) or (h) or Lease
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all amounts earned in respect
of a Unit after the date of expiration of the Lease Term with respect to such
Unit and prior to the return of such Unit hereunder shall belong to Lessee, and
if received by Lessor, shall be promptly turned over to Lessee.  In the event
any Unit is not returned to Lessor in accordance with the provisions of Section
6.1(b) on the last day of the Lease Term with respect thereto, or if requested
by Lessor pursuant to Section 6.1(c), delivered and stored on such last day of
the Lease Term, and, in either case, in the condition specified in Section 6.2,
Lessee shall pay to Lessor for each such day from and after the expiration of
the Lease Term with respect to such Unit an amount equal to the daily
equivalent of the average Basic Rent for the Basic Term or the Renewal Term as
applicable to such Unit; provided that, during such holdover period, Lessee
shall use its best efforts to secure the return of the Equipment as required
under this Section 6 in the condition specified in Section 6.2.  Nothing herein
shall be in abrogation of Lessor's right to have such Unit returned to it for
possession or storage.

   Section 6.2  Condition of Equipment.  Each Unit when returned to Lessor
pursuant to Section 6.1 shall be (i) capable of performing the functions for
which it was designed, with all loading and unloading components operating in
good working order with allowance for normal wear and tear, (ii) suitable for
use in interchange in accordance with the Field Manual of the AAR and FRA rules
and regulations, (iii) suitable for continued commercial use in the commodity
last carried immediately prior to such return, (iv) in all material respects in
the condition required by Section 8.1, (v) in conformance with any requirement
pertaining to warranties of the manufacturer of the Units during the warranty
period, (vi) fit for loading and acceptable for interchange service generally
in the transportation industry after giving effect to a transfer or change in
ownership (in accordance with applicable interchange rules), (vii) empty,
(viii) steam cleaned or otherwise cleaned in a comparable commercially
acceptable manner, and (ix) free and clear of all Liens except Lessor's Liens
and Permitted Liens of the type described in clause (iii) of the definition of
Permitted Liens to the extent arising as a result of a fleet wide action which
includes such Unit.  All logs, records, books and other materials relating to
the maintenance of such Unit shall, upon request, be delivered to Lessor or its
designee upon the return of such Unit.  Lessor shall have the right to inspect
any Unit that is returned pursuant to Section 6.1 to ensure that such Unit is
in compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section 6.2, at Lessor's
sole cost, expense and risk (including, without limitation, the risk of
personal injury or death), by its authorized representatives, during Lessee's
normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice to Lessee; provided,
however, that Lessee shall not be liable for any injury to, or the death of,
any Person exercising, on behalf of Lessor, the rights of inspection granted
under this Section 6.2 unless caused by Lessee's gross negligence or wilful
misconduct; and further provided, that if such Unit is not in compliance with
the conditions set forth in this Section 6.2 then Lessee will in addition to
amounts otherwise owing under Section 6.1(e), if any, (i) promptly take such
steps as are necessary to bring such Unit in compliance with the conditions set
forth in this Section 6.2 and (ii) pay the reasonable cost and expense of any
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with Section 6.2.  No inspection pursuant to this Section 6.2 shall interfere
with the normal conduct of Lessee's business or the normal conduct of any
sublessee's business, and Lessee shall not be required to undertake or incur
any additional liabilities in connection therewith.  A Unit shall not be deemed
to have been returned to Lessor for purposes of this Lease unless and until it
is in compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section 6.2.

Section 7.  Liens.

   Lessee will not directly or indirectly create, incur, assume, permit or
suffer to exist any Lien on or with respect to any Units or Lessee's leasehold
interest therein under this Lease, except Permitted Liens, Lessor's Liens and
Liens described in Section 6.4(a) and 6.4(b) of the Participation Agreement,
and Lessee shall promptly, at its own expense, take such action or cause such
action to be taken as may be necessary to duly discharge (by bonding or
otherwise) any such Lien not excepted above if the same shall arise at any
time.

Section 8.  Maintenance; Possession; Compliance with Laws.

   Section 8.1  Maintenance and Operation.  (a) Lessee, at its own cost and
expense, shall maintain, repair and keep each Unit, (i) according to prudent
industry practice, in good working order, and in good physical condition for
railcars of a similar age and usage, normal wear and tear excepted, (ii) in a
manner consistent with maintenance practices used by Lessee in respect of
equipment owned or leased by Lessee similar in type to such Unit, (iii) in
accordance in all material respects with all manufacturer's warranties and in
accordance with all applicable provisions, if any, of insurance policies
required to be maintained pursuant to Section 12, and (iv) in compliance in all
material respects with any applicable laws and regulations, including, without
limitation, the Field Manual of the AAR, FRA rules and regulations and
Interchange Rules as they apply to the maintenance and operation of the
Equipment in interchange regardless of upon whom such applicable laws and
regulations are nominally imposed; provided, however, that Lessee may, in good
faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, contest the
validity or application of any such standard, rule or regulation in any
reasonable manner which does not materially interfere with the use, possession,
operation or return of any of the Units or materially adversely affect the
rights or interests of Lessor and the Indenture Trustee in the Equipment or
hereunder or otherwise expose Lessor, the Indenture Trustee or any Participant
to criminal sanctions or release Lessee from the obligation to return the
Equipment in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.2.  Lessee shall
provide Lessor and the Indenture Trustee with notice of any contest of the type
described in the preceding sentence in detail sufficient to enable Lessor and
the Indenture Trustee to ascertain whether such contest may have an effect of
the type described in the preceding sentence.  In no event shall Lessee
discriminate as to the use or maintenance of any Unit (including the
periodicity of maintenance or recordkeeping in respect of such Unit) as
compared to equipment of a similar nature which Lessee owns or leases.  Lessee
will maintain all records, logs and other materials required by relevant
industry standards or any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the
Units required to be maintained in respect of any Unit, all as if Lessee were
the owner of such Units, regardless of whether any such requirements, by their
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   (b)   Lessee shall not or expressly permit any sublessee to change a DOT
classification (as provided for in 49 C.F.R. Part 179 or any successor
thereto), or expressly permit any sublessee to operate any Unit under a
different DOT classification, from that classification in effect for such Unit
on the Closing Date, except for any change in tank test pressure rating
provided such change does not increase the pressure rating of the Unit above
the tank test pressure to which the Unit was manufactured; provided however,
that in the event Lessor shall not have provided Lessee with a written waiver
or consent to such a reclassification or operation of any Unit within 10
Business Days of Lessee's written request therefor (or Lessor expressly rejects
such a request by Lessee), Lessee may replace such Unit in accordance with and
subject to the provisions of Section 11.2(i), 11.3 and 11.4.

   Section 8.2  Possession.  Lessee shall be entitled to the possession of the
Equipment and to the use of the Equipment by it or any Affiliate, in the United
States, Canada and Mexico, only in the manner for which it was designed and
intended and so as to subject it only to ordinary wear and tear.  In no event
shall Lessee make use of any Equipment in any jurisdiction not included in the
insurance coverage required by Section 12.  The Equipment shall be used
primarily on domestic routes in the United States, and in no event shall more
than 20% of the Units be used (as determined by mileage records) outside the
continental United States (exclusive of Alaska) during any taxable year in
which the transaction generates tax losses.  Nothing in this Section 8.2 shall
be deemed to constitute permission by Lessor to any Person that acquires
possession of any Unit to take any action inconsistent with the terms and
provisions of this Lease and any of the other Operative Agreements.  The rights
of any person that acquires possession of any Unit pursuant to this Section 8.2
shall be subject and subordinate to the rights of Lessor hereunder.

   Section 8.3  Sublease.  Provided Lessor shall not have declared the Lease to
be in default (or the Lease shall be deemed to have been declared in default)
pursuant to Section 15.1 hereof, Lessee shall be entitled, without the prior
approval of Lessor, to enter into a sublease for any Unit or Units (pursuant to
a car service contract or otherwise) to, or to grant permission for the use
thereof under car contracts by, (i) a railroad company or companies
incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state
thereof or the District of Columbia, Canada or any province thereof, or Mexico
or any state thereof, upon lines of railroad owned or operated by such railroad
company or companies or over which such railroad company or companies have
trackage rights or rights for operation of their trains, and upon connecting
and other carriers in the usual interchange of traffic or (ii) responsible
companies other than railroad companies for use in their business (leases to
such sublessees being herein referred to as "Permitted Subleases"); provided,
however, that if Lessee subleases any Unit to a sublessee which operates
primarily in Canada (or any territory thereof) or Mexico (or any state
thereof), Lessee shall first have made all filings and deposits which are
necessary or advisable under then-current prudent industry practice (including
any actions reasonably requested by Lessor or the Indenture Trustee) to protect
the right, title and interest of Lessor under this Lease and the Indenture
Trustee under the Indenture in and to the Units to be so subleased, and, in the
case of a sublease to a sublessee which operates primarily in Canada, Lessee
shall furnish to Lessor and the Indenture Trustee, upon written request, an
opinion of Canadian counsel, reasonably satisfactory to Lessor and the
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that is necessary to protect such right, title and interest of Lessor and the
Indenture Trustee in and to such Units and that the security interest of the
Indenture Trustee in the Units and the interest of Lessor and Owner Participant
in the Units and in this Lease will be respected under the laws of Canada.  All
subleases shall include appropriate provisions so that such subleases, (i)
shall in all events be subject and subordinate to this Lease and the rights and
interests of Lessor and its respective successors and assigns hereunder and
shall confirm such subordination by a provision substantially in the form
currently contained in Lessee's standard car service contract delivered to
Lessor and the Indenture Trustee prior to the Closing Date, or otherwise as
satisfactory to Lessor and the Indenture Trustee, (ii) shall not be for a term
which extends beyond the Basic Term and any agreed upon Renewal Term, and (iii)
shall not include any term or provision which could reasonably be expected to
result in material adverse consequences to Lessor, Owner Participant or the
Indenture Trustee.  In the event Lessee desires to sublease one or more Units
for a term which extends beyond the Basic Term or Renewal Term, Lessee will
have the option to replace such Unit on or prior to the expiration of the Basic
Term or any Renewal Term with another Unit in accordance with and subject to
the provisions of Section 11.2(i), 11.3 and 11.4.  Except in connection with an
assignment pursuant to a transaction permitted by Section 6.8 of the
Participation Agreement, no sublease entered into by Lessee hereunder shall
relieve Lessee of any liability or obligation hereunder, which shall be and
remain those of a principal and not a surety.  Nothing in this Section 8.3
shall be deemed to constitute permission to any Person in possession of any
Unit pursuant to any such sublease to take any action inconsistent with the
terms and provisions of this Lease or any of the other Operative Agreements.

Section 9.  Modifications.

   Section 9.1  Required Modifications.  In the event the AAR, the United
States Department of Transportation, or any other United States, state or local
governmental agency or any other applicable law requires that any Unit be
altered, replaced or modified (a "Required Modification"), Lessee agrees to
make such Required Modification at its own expense; provided, however, that
Lessee may, in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted,
contest the validity or application of any such law, regulation, requirement or
rule in any reasonable manner which does not materially interfere with the use,
possession, operation or return of any Unit or materially adversely affect the
rights or interests of Lessor and the Indenture Trustee in the Equipment or
hereunder or otherwise expose Lessor, the Indenture Trustee or any Participant
to criminal sanctions or relieve Lessee of the obligation to return the
Equipment in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.2.  Title to any
Required Modification shall immediately vest in Lessor.  Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, if Lessee determines in good faith that any
Required Modification to a Unit would be economically impractical, in lieu of
making the Required Modification as provided above, Lessee may provide written
notice of such determination to Lessor and either (i) treat such Unit as if an
Event of Loss had occurred as of the date of such written notice with respect
to such Unit, provided that upon such occurrence Lessee shall only have the
right to replace such Unit under the provisions of Section 11.2(i), 11.3 and
11.4, or (ii) if such determination is made on or after the seventh anniversary
of the Basic Term Commencement Date, treat such Unit as provided in clause (i)
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10.1; provided that Lessee shall not discriminate against such Unit in making
such determination of economic impracticality as compared with other equipment
of the same type as such Unit which is owned or leased by Lessee.

   Section 9.2  Optional Modifications.  Lessee at any time may in its
discretion and at its own cost and expense modify, alter or improve any Unit in
a manner which is not required by Section 9.1 (a "Modification"); provided that
no Modification shall diminish the fair market value, utility, or remaining
economic useful life of such Unit below the value, utility, or remaining
economic useful life thereof immediately prior to such Modification, other than
in a de minimis manner, assuming such Unit was then in the condition required
to be maintained by the terms of this Lease or cause such Unit to become
Limited Use Property.  Title to any Non-Severable Modification shall be
immediately vested in Lessor.  Title to any Severable Modification shall remain
with Lessee unless it is a Required Modification, in which case title shall
vest in Lessor pursuant to Section 9.1.  If Lessee shall at its cost cause such
Severable Modifications (which are not Required Modifications) to be made to
any Unit, Lessor shall have the right, upon 90 days prior written notice in the
case of a return other than pursuant to Section 15.6, prior to the return of
such Unit to Lessor hereunder, to purchase such Severable Modifications (other
than Severable Modifications consisting of proprietary or communications
equipment) at their then Fair Market Sales Value (taking into account their
actual condition).  If Lessor does not so elect to purchase such Severable
Modifications, Lessee may remove such Severable Modifications at Lessee's cost
and expense, and if requested (which request shall be made by not less than 90
days prior written notice in the case of a return other than pursuant to
Section 15.6) by Lessor will so remove such Severable Modifications at Lessee's
cost and expense.

  Section 9.3  Removal of Property; Replacements.  Lessee may, in the ordinary
course of maintenance or repair of any Unit, remove any item of property
constituting a part of such Unit, and unless the removal of such item is
required by Section 9.1 hereof, Lessee shall replace such item as promptly as
practicable by an item of property that is free and clear of all Liens (other
than Permitted Liens) and in as good operating condition as, and with a value,
utility and useful life at least equal to, the item of property being replaced,
assuming that such replaced item was in the condition required to be maintained
by the terms of this Lease.  Any item of property removed from such Unit as
provided in the preceding sentence shall remain the property of Lessor free and
clear of all rights of Lessee until replaced in accordance with the terms of
such sentence, but shall then, without further act, become the property of
Lessee.  Any such replacement property shall, without further act, become the
property of Lessor and be deemed part of such Unit for all purposes hereof.

Section 10.   Voluntary Termination.

   Section 10.1  Right of Termination.  So long as no Lease Default or Lease
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Lessee shall have the
right, at its option at any time or from time to time during the Basic Term on
or after the seventh anniversary of the Basic Term Commencement Date to
terminate the Lease Term with respect to any or all of the Units (provided
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determination as to which Units are subject to termination shall be made by
Lessee on a random or other reasonable basis without discrimination based on
maintenance status or operating condition of the Units in question) (the
"Terminated Units") if Lessee determines in good faith (as evidenced by a
certified copy of a resolution adopted by Lessee's Board of Directors and a
certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer of Lessee) either (i) that
such Units have become obsolete or surplus to Lessee's requirements, or (ii) in
the circumstances described in clause (ii) of the last sentence of Section 9.1,
that a Required Modification to such Units would be economically impractical,
and in either such event by delivering at least 120 days' prior notice to
Lessor and the Indenture Trustee (i) specifying a proposed date of termination
for such Units (the "Termination Date"), which date shall, except as provided
in the last sentence of Section 10.3, be a Rent Payment Date, any such
termination to be effective on the Termination Date, and (ii) if some but less
than all of the Units in a Functional Group are designated as Terminated Units,
describing the nondiscriminatory manner in which Lessee proposes to determine
which Units in that Functional Group are to be Terminated Units.  Except as
expressly provided herein, there will be no conditions to Lessee's right to
terminate this Lease with respect to the Terminated Units pursuant to this
Section 10.1.  So long as (a) Lessor shall not have given Lessee a notice of
election to retain the Terminated Units in accordance with Section 10.3, or (b)
notice of prepayment of the Equipment Notes shall not have been given pursuant
to Section 2.10 of the Indenture, Lessee may withdraw the termination notice
referred to above at any time prior to the Termination Date, whereupon this
Lease shall continue in full force and effect; provided that Lessee (i) may not
exercise its right to withdraw such a termination notice more than once
annually, and (ii) may not withdraw any termination notice with respect to any
Terminated Units after receipt by Lessee of a bid equal to or greater than
Termination Value with respect to such Terminated Units or later than sixty
(60) days prior to the scheduled Termination Date.  Lessee agrees that if it
withdraws a termination notice it will reimburse Lessor, Owner Participant and
the Indenture Trustee for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses
(including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by any thereof in
connection therewith.

   Section 10.2  Sale of Equipment.  During the period from the date of such
notice given pursuant to Section 10.1 to the Termination Date, Lessee, as agent
for Lessor and, except as provided in Section 10.3, at Lessee's sole cost and
expense, shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain bids from Persons other
than Lessee or Affiliates thereof for the cash purchase of the Terminated
Units, and Lessee shall promptly, and in any event at least five Business Days
prior to the proposed date of sale, certify to Lessor in writing the amount and
terms of each such bid, the proposed date of such sale and the name and address
of the party submitting such bid.  Unless Lessor shall have elected to retain
the Terminated Units in accordance with Section 10.3, on the Termination Date:
(i) Lessee shall, subject to the prior or concurrent receipt (x) by Lessor of
all amounts owing to Lessor pursuant to the next sentence, and (y) by the
Persons entitled thereto of all unpaid Supplemental Rent due on or before the
Termination Date, deliver the Terminated Units (excluding any optional
Severable Modifications removed by Lessee pursuant to Section 9.2) to the
bidder (which shall not be Lessee or any Affiliate thereof), if any, which
shall have submitted the highest cash bid prior to such date (or to such other
bidder as Lessee and Lessor shall agree), in the same manner and condition as
if delivery were made to Lessor pursuant to Section 6 and (ii) Lessor shall,
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the absence of any Lessor's Lien) simultaneously therewith transfer all of its
right, title and interest in and to the Terminated Units to such bidder.  The
net proceeds of sale realized at such sale shall be paid to and retained by
Lessor and, in addition, on the Termination Date, Lessee shall pay to Lessor,
(A) all unpaid Rent with respect to such Terminated Units due and payable on or
prior to the Termination Date (exclusive of any in advance Basic Rent due on
such date), (B) the excess, if any, of (1) the Termination Value for the
Terminated Units computed as of the Termination Date, over (2) the net cash
sales proceeds (after the deduction of all reasonable costs and expenses of
Lessor and Owner Participant in connection with such sale) of the Terminated
Units, and (C) an amount equal to the Make-Whole Amount, if any, in respect of
the principal amount of the Equipment Notes to be prepaid in accordance with
Section 2.10(a) of the Indenture.  If no sale shall have occurred, whether as a
result of Lessee's failure to pay all of the amounts hereinabove required or
otherwise, this Lease shall continue in full force and effect with respect to
such Units and Lessee agrees to reimburse Lessor, Owner Participant and the
Indenture Trustee for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable
legal fees and expenses) incurred by any thereof in connection therewith;
provided that if such sale shall not have occurred solely because of Lessee's
failure to pay the amounts hereinabove required, Lessee shall have no further
right to terminate this Lease with respect to such Units.  Lessee, in acting as
agent for Lessor, shall have no liability to Lessor for failure to obtain the
best price, shall act in its sole discretion and shall be under no duty to
solicit bids publicly or in any particular market.  Lessee's sole interest in
acting as agent shall be to use its reasonable best efforts to sell the Units
at the highest price then obtainable consistent with the terms of this Lease.

   Section 10.3  Retention of Equipment by Lessor.  Notwithstanding the
provisions of Sections 10.1 and 10.2, Lessor may irrevocably elect by written
notice to Lessee, no later than 60 days after receipt of Lessee's notice of
termination, not to sell the Terminated Units on the Termination Date,
whereupon Lessee shall (i) deliver the Terminated Units to Lessor in the same
manner and condition as if delivery were made to Lessor pursuant to Section 6,
treating the Termination Date as the termination date of the Lease Term with
respect to the Terminated Units, and (ii) pay to Lessor, or to the Persons
entitled thereto, all Basic Rent and all Supplemental Rent due and owing on the
Termination Date and unpaid (exclusive of any in advance Basic Rent due on such
date but inclusive of any Supplemental Rent measured by the Make-Whole Amount).
If Lessor elects not to sell the Terminated Units as provided in this Section
10.3, then Lessor shall pay, or cause to be paid, to the Indenture Trustee in
funds of the type and in an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of
the Equipment Notes issued in respect of such Terminated Units and all accrued
and unpaid interest to the date of prepayment of such Equipment Notes on such
Termination Date and an amount equal to the Make-Whole Amount, if any, in
respect of the principal amount of the Equipment Notes to be prepaid without in
any manner relieving the Lessee of its obligation to pay any such amount
pursuant to the preceding sentence; provided that unless Lessor shall have paid
all such amounts to the Indenture Trustee on the Termination Date, this Lease
shall continue in full force and effect.  If Lessor shall fail to pay the
amounts required pursuant to this Section 10.3 and as a result thereof this
Lease shall not be terminated with respect to the Terminated Units on a
proposed Termination Date, Lessor shall (x) thereafter no longer be entitled to
exercise its election to retain such Terminated Units, and (y) reimburse Lessee
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reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by it in attempting to sell the
Terminated Units pursuant to Section 10.2 immediately prior to Lessor's
exercise of such preemptive election, and Lessee may at its option at any time
thereafter prior to the immediately following Rent Payment Date submit a new
termination notice pursuant to Section 10.1 with respect to such Terminated
Units specifying a proposed Termination Date occurring on a Determination Date
occurring not earlier than 25 days from the date of such notice; provided that
for purposes of determining the amount to be paid by Lessee pursuant to Section
10.2, the Termination Date shall be deemed to be the Termination Date on which
Lessor failed to make the payments provided in this Section 10.3.

   Section 10.4  Termination of Lease.  In the event of either (x) any such
sale and receipt by Lessor and the Indenture Trustee of all of the amounts
provided in Section 10.2 or (y) retention of the Equipment and payment in full
by Lessor in compliance with Section 10.3, and upon compliance by Lessee with
the other provisions of this Section 10, the obligation of Lessee to pay Basic
Rent hereunder for such Terminated Units shall cease and the Lease Term for the
Terminated Units shall end.

Section 11.   Loss, Destruction, Requisition, Etc.

   Section 11.1  Event of Loss.  In the event that any Unit (i) shall suffer
damage or contamination which, in Lessee's reasonable judgment (as evidenced by
an Officers' Certificate to such effect), makes repair uneconomic or renders
such Unit unfit for commercial use, (ii) shall suffer destruction, or shall
suffer theft or disappearance for a period exceeding 12 months, (iii) shall be
permanently returned to the manufacturer pursuant to any patent indemnity
provisions, (iv) shall have title thereto taken or appropriated by any
governmental authority, agency or instrumentality under the power of eminent
domain or otherwise (v) shall suffer an actual or constructive total loss, (vi)
shall, in the normal course of interstate rail transportation, have been
prohibited from being used for a continuous period in excess of six months as a
result of any rule, regulation, order or other action by the United States
government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, (vii) shall be subject to
a sublease with any Person which operates primarily outside the United States
and shall not be returned to Lessee within 60 days of a demand by Lessee for
return of such Units following the termination or other expiration of the term
of such sublease, or (viii) shall be taken or requisitioned for use by any
governmental authority or any agency or instrumentality thereof under the power
of eminent domain or otherwise, and such taking or requisition is for a period
that exceeds the remaining Basic Term or any Renewal Term then in effect
(unless such taking or requisition is by Mexico or any governmental authority,
agency or instrumentality thereof, in which case such period shall be the
lesser of the period as aforesaid or 365 days) (any such occurrence being
hereinafter called an "Event of Loss"), Lessee, in accordance with the terms of
Section 11.2, shall promptly and fully inform Lessor and the Indenture Trustee
of such Event of Loss; provided, however, that if any Unit shall suffer a theft
or disappearance as described in clause (ii) above for a period exceeding 6
months, Lessee shall use its reasonable best efforts to inform Lessor and the
Indenture Trustee of such theft or disappearance as an Event of Loss once it
has knowledge thereof, regardless of whether the 12-month period referred to in
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   Section 11.2  Replacement or Payment upon Event of Loss.  Upon the
occurrence of an Event of Loss or an election to replace pursuant to Section
8.1(b), Section 8.3 or Section 9.1 with respect to any Unit, Lessee shall as
soon as reasonably practical and in any event within 30 days after a
Responsible Officer of Lessee shall have actual knowledge of such occurrence or
election give Lessor and the Indenture Trustee notice of such occurrence of
such Event of Loss or election to replace (which notice shall identify the Unit
involved) and then within the 90 day period following such notice give Lessor
and the Indenture Trustee notice as to which of the following options Lessee
shall elect to perform:

   (i)   Upon Lessee's election to perform under this clause (i), as promptly
  as practicable following such election, and in any event on or before the
  90th day following the date of notice of such Event of Loss, or the date
  Lessee exercises an option to replace pursuant to Section 8.1(b), Section 8.3
  or Section 9.1, as the case may be, Lessee shall comply with Section 11.4(b)
  and shall convey or cause to be conveyed to Lessor a Replacement Unit to be
  leased to Lessee hereunder, such Replacement Unit to be of the same car type
  and DOT classification (or otherwise approved by Lessor, which approval shall
  not be unreasonably withheld), the same or a later year of manufacture of the
  Unit replaced and free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens of
  the type described in clause (ii) with respect to sublessees, and in clauses
  (iii), (iv), (vi) and (vii) of the definition thereof) and to have a Fair
  Market Sales Value, utility, remaining economic useful life, residual value
  and condition at least equal to the Unit so replaced (assuming such Unit was
  in the condition required to be maintained by the terms of this Lease);
  provided that, if, at the time of such replacement, only railcars (x) of a
  later year of manufacture or (y) with a greater Fair Market Sales Value than
  the replaced Units are available as Replacement Units, Lessee shall convey
  such Replacement Unit to Lessor as set forth above but Lessee may, at a later
  date, replace such Replacement Units with other Units that are closer in Fair
  Market Sales Value to the original replaced Units; provided further that, if
  Lessee shall fail to elect either such option within such 90-day period, or
  shall elect the option under this clause (i) within such period but shall
  fail to perform its obligation to effect such replacement under this
  paragraph (i) within such 90-day period then (except in the case of a failure
  to perform an election to replace pursuant to Section 8.1(b), Section 8.3 or
  Section 9.1) at the end of such 90-day period Lessee shall immediately give
  Lessor and the Indenture Trustee notice of such failure and specify that
  Lessee shall pay to Lessor on the next succeeding Rent Payment Date that is
  at least 25 days after the end of such 90-day period, or in the case of
  Supplemental Rent, to the person entitled thereto, the amounts specified in
  paragraph (ii) below as of such next succeeding Rent Payment Date, and Lessee
  shall pay such amounts on such Rent Payment Date; and provided further that
  Lessee shall have no right to elect replacement under this paragraph (i) if
  at the time of the notice under Section 11.2 above a Lease Event of Default
  or a Lease Default described in Section 14(a), Section 14(g) or Section 14(h)
  shall have occurred and be continuing; or

   (ii)  on the Rent Payment Date which is not less than 25 days following the
  date of notice of Lessee's election to perform under this clause (ii), Lessee
  shall pay or cause to be paid to Lessor (or in the case of Supplemental Rent,
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    thereto) in funds of the type specified in Section 3.6, (a) an amount
    equal to the Stipulated Loss Value of each such Unit suffering an Event of
    Loss or deemed Event of Loss determined as of such Rent Payment Date, (b)
    all Basic Rent payable on such date in respect of such Unit (exclusive of
    any in advance Basic Rent due on such date), and (c) all other Rent then
    due and payable hereunder, it being understood that until such Stipulated
    Loss Value and other sums are paid, there shall be no abatement or
    reduction of Basic Rent;

provided that in the event at any time a Responsible Officer of Lessee shall
have actual knowledge of the occurrence or deemed occurrence of an Event of
Loss with respect to an aggregate of 15 or more Units as to which Lessee would
otherwise be obligated to make payment pursuant to the proviso to paragraph (i)
above or pursuant to paragraph (ii) above on a Rent Payment Date, then Lessee
shall thereupon give Lessor and the Indenture Trustee notice that in lieu of
making payments with respect to such Units as otherwise above provided on a
Rent Payment Date, Lessee will make a payment with respect to such Units on the
next succeeding Determination Date which is at least 25 days after such notice,
and on such Determination Date Lessee shall pay, in lieu of the amounts
otherwise required to be paid in respect of such Units on a Rent Payment Date
as provided above, (a) an amount equal to the Stipulated Loss Value of such
Units determined as of such Determination Date, (b) if such Determination Date
is also a Rent Payment Date, all Basic Rent payable on such date in respect of
such Units (exclusive of any in advance Basic Rent due on such date) and (c)
all other Rent then due and payable hereunder, it being understood that until
such Stipulated Loss Value and other sums are paid, there shall be no abatement
or reduction of Basic Rent.

   Section 11.3  Rent Termination.  Upon the replacement of any Unit or Units
in compliance with Section 11.2(i) (but only as to replaced Units and not any
Replacement Unit) or upon the payment of all sums required to be paid pursuant
to Section 11.2 in respect of any Unit or Units, the Lease Term with respect to
such Unit or Units and the obligation to pay Basic Rent for such Unit or Units
accruing subsequent to the date of payment of Stipulated Loss Value or date of
conveyance of such Replacement Unit or Units pursuant to Section 11.2 shall
terminate; provided that Lessee shall be obligated to pay all Rent in respect
of such Unit or Units which is payable under Section 11.2 with respect to such
payment of Stipulated Loss Value or such replacement of such Unit or Units and
in respect of all other Units then continuing to remain subject to this Lease;
provided further that it is understood and agreed that, in the event of a
replacement in compliance with Section 11.2(i), the Rent paid with respect
thereto on the Rent Payment Date next following the conveyance of the
Replacement Unit or Units shall be deemed paid in respect of, and allocated
between, both the Replacement Unit or Units and the original Unit or Units it
or they replaced.

   Section 11.4  Disposition of Equipment; Replacement of Unit.  (a)  Upon the
payment of all sums required to be paid pursuant to Section 11.2 in respect of
any Unit or Units, Lessor will convey to Lessee or its designee all right,
title and interest of Lessor in and to such Unit or Units, "as is", "where is",
without recourse or warranty, except for a warranty against Lessor's Liens, and
shall execute and deliver to Lessee or its designee such bills of sale and
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such conveyance.  As to each separate Unit so disposed of, so long as no Lease
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Lessee or its designee
shall be entitled to any amounts arising from such disposition, plus any
awards, insurance or other proceeds and damages received by Lessee, Lessor or
the Indenture Trustee by reason of such Event of Loss after having paid the
Stipulated Loss Value attributable thereto.

   (b)   At the time of or prior to any replacement of any Unit, Lessee, at its
own expense, will (A) furnish Lessor with a Bill of Sale with respect to the
Replacement Unit substantially in the form delivered pursuant to Section 4.1(g)
of the Participation Agreement, (B) cause a Lease Supplement substantially in
the form of Exhibit A hereto, subjecting such Replacement Unit to this Lease,
and duly executed by Lessee, to be delivered to Lessor for execution and, upon
such execution, to be filed for recordation in the same manner as provided for
the original Lease Supplement in Section 16.1, (C) so long as the Indenture
shall not have been satisfied and discharged, cause an Indenture Supplement
substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Indenture for such Replacement
Unit, to be delivered to Lessor and to the Indenture Trustee for execution and,
upon such execution, to be filed for recordation in the same manner and within
the same time periods as provided for the original Indenture Supplement in
Section 16.1, (D) furnish Lessor with an opinion of Lessee's counsel (which may
be Lessee's General Counsel or Assistant General Counsel), to the effect that
(x) the Bill of Sale referred to in clause (A) above constitutes an effective
instrument for the conveyance of title to the Replacement Unit to Lessor, (y)
legal and beneficial title to the Replacement Unit has been delivered to
Lessor, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens of the type
described in clause (ii) with respect to sublessees, and in clauses (iii),
(iv), (vi) and (vii) of the definition thereof), and (z) all filings and
recordings and other action necessary or appropriate to protect the respective
interests of Lessor and the Indenture Trustee in the Replacement Units have
been accomplished, (E) furnish to Owner Participant (x) a tax opinion from
Mayer, Brown & Platt or other tax counsel reasonably acceptable to Owner
Participant to the effect that Owner Participant would have a reasonable basis
consistent within the meaning of Section 6662(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Code not to
recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes with respect to such
replacement and (y) an agreement to indemnify Owner Participant against any
adverse tax consequences suffered as a result of such replacement; provided,
however, that in the event that such reasonable basis tax opinion cannot be
furnished and Lessee wishes to make such replacement, Lessee will, at such time
as Lessee receives written notice from Owner Participant that Owner Participant
has filed its Federal income tax returns wherein such gain or loss is
recognized, make an indemnity payment to Owner Participant in the incremental
amount of such adverse tax consequence (on a net after-tax basis) attributable
to the conveyance of such Replacement Unit, (F) furnish Lessor with an
engineer's certificate (which may be from an employee of Lessee) certifying as
to the utility, condition and remaining useful life required under clause (i)
of Section 11.2, (G) furnish to Lessor and the Indenture Trustee an Officer's
Certificate certifying that the Replacement Unit is free and clear of all Liens
(other than Permitted Liens of the type described in clause (ii) with respect
to sublessees, and in clauses (iii), (iv), (vi) and (vii) of the definition
thereof), and (H) furnish such other documents and evidence as Owner
Participant, Lessor or the Indenture Trustee, or their respective counsel, may
reasonably request in order to establish the consummation of the transactions
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Replacement Unit shall be deemed part of the property leased hereunder and the
Replacement Unit shall be deemed a "Unit" of Equipment as defined herein.  Upon
such passage of title, Lessor will transfer to Lessee, without recourse or
warranty (except as to Lessor's Liens), all Lessor's right, title and interest
in and to the replaced Unit, and upon such transfer, Lessor will request in
writing that the Indenture Trustee execute and deliver to Lessee an appropriate
instrument releasing such replaced Unit from the lien of the Indenture.  Lessee
shall pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable
legal fees and expenses) incurred by Lessor, Owner Participant and the
Indenture Trustee in connection with any replacement pursuant to this Section
11.4.

   Section 11.5    Eminent Domain.  In the event that during the Lease Term the
use of any Unit is requisitioned or taken by any governmental authority under
the power of eminent domain or otherwise for a period which does not constitute
an Event of Loss, all of Lessee's obligations under the Operative Agreements,
including without limitation, Lessee's obligation to pay all installments of
Basic Rent, shall continue for the duration of such requisitioning or taking.
Lessee shall be  entitled to receive and retain for its own account all sums
payable for any such period by such governmental authority as compensation for
requisition or taking of possession.  Any amount referred to in this Section
11.5, in Section 11.4(a) or in Section 12 which is payable to Lessee shall not
be paid to Lessee, or if it has been previously paid directly to Lessee, shall
not be retained by Lessee, if at the time of such payment a Lease Default under
Section 14(g) or Section 14(h) or a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, but shall be paid to and held by Lessor pursuant to Section
24, or if the Indenture shall not then have been discharged pursuant to its
terms, to the Indenture Trustee, as security for the obligations of Lessee
under this Lease, and at such time as there shall not be continuing any such
Lease Default or Lease Event of Default, such amount shall be paid to Lessee.

Section 12.   Insurance.

   Section 12.1  Physical Damage and Public Liability Insurance.  Lessee will
at all times after delivery and acceptance of each Unit, at its own expense,
keep or cause to be kept such Unit insured by a reputable insurance company or
companies in amounts and against risks and with deductibles and terms and
conditions not less than the insurance, if any, maintained by Lessee with
respect to similar equipment which it owns or leases, but in no event shall
such coverage be for amounts or against risks less than the prudent industry
standard for companies engaged in full service leasing of tank and hopper
railcars.  Without limiting the foregoing, Lessee will in any event;

   (a)   keep each Unit of the Equipment insured against physical damage in an
amount not less than the Stipulated Loss Value attributable thereto as shown on
Schedule 4 to the Participation Agreement, subject to a limit of not less than
$10 million per occurrence (except for a $10 million annual aggregate each for
flood and earth movement), provided that such coverage may provide for
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   (b)   maintain public liability insurance naming Owner Participant, Lessor,
as Lessor of the Equipment and in its individual capacity, and the Indenture
Trustee as additional insureds (but only with respect to liability arising out
of or related to the Operative Agreements and the Equipment) against bodily
injury, death or property damage arising out of the use or operation of the
Equipment with general and excess liability limits of not less than $50,000,000
per occurrence or in the aggregate, provided that such coverage may provide for
deductible amounts not exceeding the lesser of (x) $10,000,000 or (y) 5% of the
book value of the railcar fleet of Lessee.

   It is understood and agreed that the insurance required hereunder may be
part of a company-wide insurance program, including risk-retention and
self-insurance.  Any policy of insurance maintained in accordance with this
Section 12.1 and any policy purchased in substitution or replacement for any of
such policies shall provide that if any such insurance is cancelled or
terminated (other than upon normal policy expiration) for any reason whatever,
Lessor, the Indenture Trustee and Owner Participant shall receive 30 days'
prior written notice of such cancellation or termination.

   Section 12.2  Physical Damage Insurance.  (a) The insurance maintained
pursuant to Section 12.1(a) shall provide that (i) so long as the Equipment
Notes remain outstanding, the proceeds up to the Stipulated Loss Value for any
loss or damage to any Unit shall be made to the Indenture Trustee under a
standard mortgage loss payable clause, and thereafter to Lessor and (ii) so
long as no Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Lessee
will be entitled, at its own expense, to make all proofs of loss and take all
other steps necessary to collect the proceeds of such insurance.

   (b)   In lieu of maintaining the physical damage insurance required by
Section 12.1.(a), Lessee may self-insure with respect to the Equipment for such
amounts and against such risks as shall be consented to by Lessor and the
Indenture Trustee, which consent shall be based upon reasonable practices then
in effect in the railcar leasing and insurance industries and upon the
financial condition of Lessee.

   (c)   The entire proceeds of any property insurance or third party payments
for damages to any Unit received by Lessor or the Indenture Trustee shall be
held by such party until, with respect to such Unit, the repairs referred to in
clause (i) below are made as specified therein or payment of the Stipulated
Loss Value is made, and such entire proceeds will be paid, so long as no Lease
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, either:

   (i)   to Lessee promptly following receipt by the Indenture Trustee or
  Lessor, as the case may be, of a written application signed by Lessee for
  payment to Lessee for  repairing or restoring the Units which have been
  damaged so long as (1) Lessee shall have complied with the applicable
  provisions of the Lease, and (2) Lessee shall have certified that any damage
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   (ii)  if this Lease is terminated with respect to such Unit because of an
  Event of Loss and Lessee has paid the Stipulated Loss Value due as a result
  thereof, such proceeds shall promptly paid over to, or retained by, Lessee.

   Section 12.3  Public Liability Insurance.  (a) The public liability
insurance referred to in paragraph 12.1(b) shall (i) provide that in as much as
such policies cover more than one insured, all terms, conditions, insuring
agreements and endorsements, with the exception of limits of liability and
liability for premiums, commissions, assessments or calls (which shall be
solely a liability of Lessee), shall operate in the same manner as if there
were a separate policy or policies covering each insured, (ii) waive any rights
of subrogation of the insurers against Owner Participant, Lessor, as Lessor of
the Equipment and in its individual capacity, and the Indenture Trustee, (iii)
provide that neither Owner Participant, Lessor, as Lessor of the Equipment and
in its individual capacity, or the Indenture Trustee shall have any
responsibility for any insurance premiums, whether for coverage before or after
cancellation or termination of any such policies as to Lessee and (iv) be
primary without contribution from any similar insurance maintained by Owner
Participant, Lessor or the Indenture Trustee.

   (b)   Lessee shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain public liability
insurance policies stipulating that coverage thereunder will not be invalidated
(as to Owner Participant, Lessor, as Lessor of the Equipment and in its
individual capacity, and the Indenture Trustee) due to any action or inaction
of Lessee or any other Person (other than Owner Participant, Lessor or the
Indenture Trustee, but only in respect of their respective coverages), but
shall be under no obligation to obtain such policies containing such
stipulations if they are not available to Lessee at commercially reasonable
rates in the markets in which Lessee has then placed its insurance program.

   (c)   In the event any public liability insurance policy or coverage
thereunder which are required to be maintained under Section 12.1(b) shall not
be available to Lessee in the commercial insurance market on commercially
reasonable terms, Lessor shall not unreasonably withhold its agreement to waive
such requirement to the extent the maintenance thereof is not so available upon
application therefore as set forth herein.  Lessee shall make written request
for any such waiver in writing, accompanied by written reports prepared, at
Lessee's option, either by (i) one independent insurance advisor chosen by
Lessee and Lessor or (ii) three independent insurance advisors, one chosen by
Lessor, one chosen by Lessee and one chosen by the other two advisors (one of
which may be the regular insurance broker or brokers of Lessee) - in either
case, such independent insurance advisors being of recognized national
standing.  The fees and expenses of all such advisors shall be paid by Lessee.
The written reports required hereunder shall (x) state that such insurance (or
the required coverage thereunder) is not reasonably available to Lessee at
commercially reasonable premiums in the commercial insurance markets within
which Lessee normally purchases its insurance from insurers, acceptable to
Lessee, with a Best's rating of A- or better for railcars of similar type and
capacity and (y) explain in detail the basis for such conclusions.  Upon the
granting of any such waiver, Lessee shall within 15 days thereafter certify to
Lessor in writing the cost (on a fleet-wide basis) of liability insurance
premiums for the coverage required by Section 12.1(b) for the immediately
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received by Lessor within such 15 day period, any such waiver shall be deemed
revoked.  At any time after the granting of such waiver, but not more often
than once a year, Lessor may make a written request for a supplemental report
(in form reasonably acceptable to Lessor) from such insurance advisor(s)
updating the prior report and reaffirming the conclusions set forth therein.
Lessee shall provide any such required supplemental report within 60 days after
receipt of the written request therefor.  Any such waiver shall be effective
for only as long as such insurance is not reasonably available to Lessee in the
commercial markets in which Lessee normally purchases its insurance at
commercially reasonable rates, it being understood that the failure of Lessee
to furnish timely any such supplemental report shall be conclusive evidence
that such condition no longer exists.  If such supplemental report shows that
such coverage is available, Lessee shall within 90 days of such report obtain
such insurance coverage.  During any period with respect to which such waiver
has been granted and remains in effect under this Section 12.3(c), Lessee shall
obtain public liability insurance as set forth in Section 12.1(b) from such
carriers, in such amounts and with coverage limits and deductibles as is
prudent under the circumstances, but in any event in an amount that may be
purchased for a premium equal to 110% of Lessee's cost (on a fleet-wide basis)
of public liability insurance premiums for the coverage required by Section
12.1(b) for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year in which such
waiver first was granted.

   Section 12.4  Certificate of Insurance.  Lessee shall, prior to the Closing
Date and when the renewal certificate referred to below is sent (but in any
event not less than annually), furnish Lessor, the Indenture Trustee and the
Owner Participant with a certificate signed by the insurer or an independent
insurance broker showing the insurance then maintained by Lessee pursuant to
Section 12.1 and, with respect to any renewal policy or policies, furnish
certificates or binders evidencing such renewal as soon as practicable, but in
no event later than 30 days after the earlier of the date such renewal is
effected or the expiration date of the original policy or policies.
Simultaneously, with the furnishing of such certificate, Lessee will provide
appropriate evidence, reasonably satisfactory to Lessor and the Indenture
Trustee, that all premiums due on such insurance have been paid.

   Section 12.5  Additional Insurance.  In the event that Lessee shall fail to
maintain insurance as herein provided in Section 12.1 or, if applicable,
Section 12.3, Lessor may at its option, upon prior written notice to Lessee,
provide such insurance and, in such event, Lessee shall, upon demand from time
to time reimburse Lessor for the cost thereof together with interest from the
date of payment thereof at the Late Rate, on the amount of the cost to Lessor
of such insurance which Lessee shall have failed to maintain.  If after Lessor
has provided such insurance, Lessee then obtains the coverage provided for in
Section 12.1 which was replaced by the insurance provided by Lessor, and Lessee
provides Lessor with evidence of such coverage reasonably satisfactory to
Lessor, Lessor shall cancel the insurance it has provided pursuant to the first
sentence of this Section 12.5.  In such event, Lessee shall reimburse Lessor
for all costs to Lessor of cancellation, including without limitation any short
rate penalty, together with interest from the date of Lessor's payment thereof
at the Late Rate.  In addition, at any time Lessor (either directly or in the
name of Owner Participant) may at its own expense carry insurance with respect
to its interest in the Units, provided that such insurance does not interfere
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Lessee's insurance or the cost thereof, it being understood that all salvage
rights to each Unit shall remain with Lessee's insurers at all times.  Any
insurance payments received from policies maintained by Lessor pursuant to the
previous sentence shall be retained by Lessor without reducing or otherwise
affecting Lessee's obligations hereunder, other than with respect to Unit(s)
with respect to which such payments have been made.

   Section 12.6  Pollution Coverage.  The public liability insurance policy
that is maintained pursuant to Section 12.1 on the date hereof includes
coverage for pollution incidents (other than as may occur on property owned,
leased or occupied by Lessee) of a sudden and accidental nature, including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, collision and overturn of
railcars arising out of the use or operation of the Units.  Such insurance
provides coverage for clean up should Lessee become legally obligated to pay,
subject to a limit of not less than $5,000,000 per occurrence.  The coverage
under such insurance shall be maintained as long as it remains available at a
reasonable cost under such public liability insurance policy.

Section 13.   Reports; Inspection.

   Section 13.1  Duty of Lessee to Furnish.  On or before April 30, 1995, and
on or before each April 30 thereafter, Lessee will furnish to Lessor, Owner
Participant and the Indenture Trustee an accurate statement, as of the
preceding December 31, (a) showing the amount, description and reporting marks
of the Units then leased hereunder, the amount, description and reporting marks
of all Units that may have suffered an Event of Loss during the 12 months
ending on such December 31 (or since the Closing Date, in the case of the first
such statement), and such other information regarding the condition or repair
of the Equipment as Lessor may reasonably request, (b) stating that, in the
case of all Equipment repainted during the period covered by such statement,
the markings required by Section 4.2 hereof shall have been preserved or
replaced, and (c) showing the percentage of use in both Canada and Mexico based
on the total mileage travelled by all railcars in Lessee's fleet for the prior
calendar year as reported to Lessee by railroads, and stating that Lessee is
not aware of any condition of any Unit which would cause such Unit not to
comply in any material respect with the rules and regulations of the Federal
Railroad Administration and the Interchange Rules as they apply to the
maintenance and operation of the Equipment in interchange.

   Section 13.2  Lessor's Inspection Rights.  Lessor, Owner Participant and the
Indenture Trustee each shall have the right, but not the obligation, at their
respective sole cost, expense and risk (including, without limitation, the risk
of bodily injury or death), by their respective authorized representatives, to
inspect (a) the Equipment and Lessee's records with respect thereto, and (b)
following the occurrence of a Lease Default and during the continuance thereof,
or following notice by Lessee that it will be returning any Unit to Lessor
pursuant to Section 10 or Section 22, any sublease of the Equipment and
Lessee's records with respect thereto.  All inspections shall be conducted
during Lessee's normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice to
Lessee.  Lessee shall not be liable for any injury to, or the death of, any
Person exercising, either on behalf of Lessor, any Owner Participant, the
Indenture Trustee or any prospective user, the rights of inspection granted
under this Section 13.2 unless caused by Lessee's gross negligence or wilful
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shall interfere with the use, operation or maintenance of the Equipment or the
normal conduct of Lessee's business, and Lessee shall not be required to
undertake or incur any additional liabilities in connection therewith.  Upon
request by Lessor, which request shall not be made more than once in any
calendar year, Lessee, upon three Business Days' prior notice from Lessor, will
provide Lessor with reasonable access at Lessee's office where such information
is located to information regarding the location and Person in possession of
any or all Units as specified in such request; provided that, prior to
providing Lessor with access to such information, Lessee and Lessor shall have
executed a confidentiality agreement in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Lessee with respect to such information.

Section 14.   Lease Events of Default.

   The following events shall constitute Lease Events of Default hereunder
(whether any such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or come about or be
effected by operation of law or pursuant to or in compliance with any judgment,
decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any
administrative or governmental body) and each such Lease Event of Default shall
be deemed to exist and continue so long as, but only as long as, it shall not
have been remedied:

   (a)   Lessee shall fail to make any payment of Basic Rent, Early Purchase
Price, Basic Term Purchase Price or any other purchase price to be paid by
Lessee for any Units pursuant to this Lease or the Participation Agreement,
Stipulated Loss Value or Termination Value within 10 Business Days after the
same shall have become due; or

   (b)   Lessee shall fail to make any payment of Supplemental Rent, including
indemnity or tax indemnity payments, but not including Stipulated Loss Value,
Early Purchase Price, Basic Term Purchase Price or any other purchase price to
be paid by Lessee for any Units pursuant to this Lease or the Participation
Agreement, Stipulated Loss Value or Termination Value, after the same shall
have become due and such failure shall continue unremedied for 10 Business Days
after receipt by Lessee of written notice of such failure from Lessor or the
Indenture Trustee; or

   (c)   Lessee shall fail to maintain in effect the insurance required by
Section 12 and such failure shall not have been waived as provided for therein;
or

   (d)   Lessee shall make or permit any possession of the Equipment or any
portion thereof not permitted by this Lease, provided that such unauthorized
possession shall not constitute a Lease Event of Default for a period of 45
days after the occurrence thereof; or Lessee shall make or permit any
unauthorized assignment or transfer of this Lease in violation of Section 18.2;
or

   (e)   Lessee shall fail to observe or perform any of the covenants or
agreements to be observed or performed by Lessee in Section 6.8 of the
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   (f)   any representation or warranty made by Lessee in any Lessee Agreement
(other than the Tax Indemnity Agreement) is untrue or incorrect in any material
respect as of the date of making thereof and such untruth or incorrectness
shall continue to be material and unremedied for a period of 30 days after
receipt by Lessee of written notice thereof from Lessor or the Indenture
Trustee; provided that, if such untruth or incorrectness is capable of being
remedied, no such untruth or incorrectness shall constitute a Lease Event of
Default hereunder for a period of 60 days after receipt of such notice so long
as Lessee is diligently proceeding to remedy such untruth or incorrectness and
shall in fact remedy such untruth or incorrectness within such period; provided
that such untrue or incorrect representation or warranty shall be deemed to be
remedied only after all adverse consequences thereof, if any, have been
remedied; or

   (g)   Lessee shall (i) commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking
liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to itself or its debts
under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect, or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator,
custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part of its
property, or (ii) consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking
possession by any such official in any voluntary case or other proceeding
commenced against it, or (iii) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts
generally as they come due, or (iv) make a general assignment for the benefit
of creditors, or (v) take any corporate action to authorize any of the
foregoing; or

   (h)   an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against
Lessee seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to it
or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect, or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver,
liquidator, custodian or other similar official of it or any substantial part
of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain
undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 days; or

   (i)   Lessee shall fail to observe or perform any other of the covenants or
agreements to be observed or performed by Lessee under any Lessee Agreement
(other than the Tax Indemnity Agreement) and such failure shall continue
unremedied for 30 days after notice from Lessor or the Indenture Trustee to
Lessee, specifying the failure and demanding the same to be remedied; provided
that, if such failure is capable of being remedied, and the remedy requires an
action other than, or in addition to, the payment of money, no such failure
(other than one relating to the payment of such money) shall constitute a Lease
Event of Default hereunder for a period of 90 days after receipt of such notice
so long as Lessee is diligently proceeding to remedy such failure and shall in
fact remedy such failure within such period; or

   (j)   Lessee shall have given notice of its intention to retain any Units at
the end of the Basic Term or any Renewal Term and, prior to the last day of the
Basic Term or such Renewal Term, as the case may be, Lessee shall not have
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provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Lease, any failure of Lessee to perform or observe any covenant or agreement
herein shall not constitute a Lease Event of Default if such failure is caused
solely by reason of an event referred to in the definition of "Event of Loss"
so long as Lessee is continuing to comply with the applicable terms of Section
11.

Section 15.   Remedies.

   Section 15.1  Remedies.  Upon the occurrence of any Lease Event of Default
and at any time thereafter so long as the same shall be continuing, Lessor may,
at its option, declare this Lease to be in default by a written notice to
Lessee (except that this Lease shall, without any action on the part of Lessor,
be automatically deemed to have been declared in default upon the occurrence of
a Lease Event of Default described in Section 14(g) or (h)); and at any time
thereafter, unless Lessee shall have remedied all outstanding Lease Events of
Default prior to the commencement of the exercise by Lessor of any of its
remedies hereunder, Lessor may do one or more of the following as Lessor in its
sole discretion shall elect, to the extent permitted by, and subject to
compliance with any mandatory requirements of, applicable law then in effect:

   (a)   proceed by appropriate court action or actions, either at law or in
equity, to enforce performance by Lessee of the applicable covenants of this
Lease or to recover damages for the breach thereof;

   (b)   by notice in writing to Lessee, Lessor may demand that Lessee, and
Lessee shall, upon written demand of Lessor and at Lessee's expense, forthwith
return all or any part of the Equipment to Lessor or its order in the manner
and condition required by, and otherwise in accordance with all of the
provisions of Section 15.6; or Lessor with or without notice or judicial
process may by its agents enter upon the premises of Lessee or other premises
where any of the Equipment may be located and take possession of and remove all
or any of the Units, and Lessor may use and employ in connection with such
removal any services, aids, equipment, trackage and other facilities of Lessee
as is reasonably required to remove such Units and thenceforth hold, possess
and enjoy the same free from any right of Lessee, or its successor or assigns,
to use such Units for any purpose whatever, and in connection with the
foregoing, Lessee hereby agrees that it will, if requested by Lessor, give
prompt notice of such demand for return of the Equipment to the Association of
American Railroads and all railroads having possession of any such Unit;

   (c)   sell any Unit at public or private sale by such advertisement or
publication, if any, as Lessor may determine, free and clear of any rights of
Lessee and without any duty to account to Lessee with respect to such sale or
for the proceeds thereof (except to the extent required by paragraph (f) below
if Lessor elects to exercise its rights under said paragraph), in which event
Lessee's obligation to pay Basic Rent with respect to such Unit hereunder due
for any periods subsequent to the date of such sale shall terminate (except to
the extent that Basic Rent is to be included in computations under paragraph
(e) or (f) below if Lessor elects to exercise its rights under either of said
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   (d)   hold, keep idle or lease to others any Unit as Lessor in its sole
discretion may determine, free and clear of any rights of Lessee and without
any duty to account to Lessee with respect to such action or inaction or for
any proceeds with respect thereto;

   (e)   whether or not Lessor shall have exercised, or shall thereafter at any
time exercise, any of its rights under paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) above
with respect to any Unit, Lessor, by written notice to Lessee specifying a
payment date (which date shall be a Determination Date for the purposes of
computing Stipulated Loss Value) which shall be not earlier than 30 days after
the date of such notice, may demand that Lessee pay to Lessor, and Lessee shall
pay to Lessor, on the payment date specified in such notice, as liquidated
damages for loss of a bargain and not as a penalty (in lieu of the Basic Rent
for such Unit due after the payment date specified in such notice), all Rent
due and payable, or accrued, for such Unit as of the payment date specified in
such notice (exclusive of any in advance Basic Rent due on such date) plus
whichever of the following amounts Lessor, in its sole discretion, shall
specify in such notice:  (i) an amount with respect to each such Unit which
represents the excess of the present value, at the time of such payment date,
of all rentals for such Unit which would otherwise have accrued hereunder from
such payment date for the remainder of the Basic Term or any Renewal Term then
in effect over the then present value of the then Fair Market Rental Value of
such Unit (taking into account its actual condition) for such period computed
by discounting from the end of such Term to such payment date rentals which
Lessor reasonably estimates to be obtainable for the use of such Unit during
such period, such present value to be computed in each case on a basis of a per
annum discount at the Debt Rate, compounded semiannually from the respective
dates upon which rentals would have been payable hereunder had this Lease not
been terminated; or (ii) an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the
Stipulated Loss Value for such Unit computed as of the payment date specified
in such notice over the Fair Market Sales Value of such Unit (taking into
account its actual condition) as of the payment date specified in such notice;
or (iii) if Lessor shall not have sold such Unit pursuant to the exercise of
its rights under paragraph (c) above with respect to such Unit, an amount equal
to the higher of Stipulated Loss Value for such Unit computed as of the payment
date specified in such notice or the Fair Market Sales Value of such Unit
(assuming it is in the condition required by this Lease) as of the payment date
specified in such notice, and upon payment by Lessee pursuant to this clause
(iii) of such Stipulated Loss Value or Fair Market Sales Value, as the case may
be, and of all other amounts payable by Lessee under this Lease and under the
other Operative Agreements in respect of such Unit, Lessor shall transfer
without recourse or warranty all right, title and interest of Lessor in and to
such Unit to Lessee or as it may direct, and Lessor shall execute and deliver
such documents evidencing such transfer as Lessee shall reasonably request;

   (f)   if Lessor shall have sold any Unit pursuant to paragraph (c) above,
Lessor, in lieu of exercising its rights under paragraph (e) above with respect
to such Unit may, if it shall so elect, demand that Lessee pay to Lessor, and
Lessee shall pay to Lessor, as liquidated damages for loss of a bargain and not
as a penalty (in lieu of the Basic Rent for such Unit due subsequent to the
Rent Payment Date next preceding such sale), any accrued and unpaid Rent for
such Unit as of the date of such sale (Basic Rent for this purpose accruing at
a per diem rate equal to the semiannual amount due on the next following Rent
Payment Date divided by 180) and, if that date is a Rent Payment Date, the
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advance Basic Rent due on such date), plus the amount, if any, by which the
Stipulated Loss Value of such Unit computed as of the Rent Payment Date next
preceding the date of such sale or, if such sale occurs on a Rent Payment Date,
then computed as of such Rent Payment Date, exceeds the net proceeds of such
sale, plus interest on such amounts from the date of such sale to the date of
payment at the Late Rate; and

   (g)   Lessor may terminate the leasing of any or all Units under this Lease
or may exercise any other right or remedy that may be available to it under
applicable law.

   In addition, Lessee shall be liable, except as otherwise provided above, for
any and all unpaid Rent due hereunder before or during the exercise of any of
the foregoing remedies (exclusive of any in advance Basic Rent due on such
date), and for legal fees and other costs and expenses incurred by reason of
the occurrence of any Lease Event of Default or the exercise of Lessor's
remedies with respect thereto, including without limitation the repayment in
full of any costs and expenses necessary to be expended in repairing any Unit
in order to cause it to be in compliance with all maintenance and regulatory
standards imposed by this Lease.

   Section 15.2  Cumulative Remedies.  The remedies in this Lease provided in
favor of Lessor shall not be deemed exclusive, but shall be cumulative and
shall be in addition to all other remedies in its favor existing at law or in
equity.  Lessee hereby waives any mandatory requirements of law, now or
hereafter in effect, which might limit or modify any of the remedies herein
provided, to the extent that such waiver is permitted by law.  Lessee hereby
waives any and all existing or future claims of any right to assert any offset
or counterclaim against the Rent payments due hereunder, and agrees to make the
rent payments regardless of any offset or counterclaim or claim which may be
asserted by Lessee on its behalf in connection with the lease of the Equipment.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Lessee hereby waives any rights now
or hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise that may require Lessor to sell,
lease or otherwise use the Equipment in mitigation of Lessor's damages as set
forth in Section 15.1 or that may otherwise limit or modify any of Lessor's
rights and remedies provided in this Section 15.

   Section 15.3  No Waiver.  No delay or omission to exercise any right, power
or remedy accruing to Lessor upon any breach or default by Lessee under this
Lease shall impair any such right, power or remedy of Lessor, nor shall any
such delay or omission be construed as a waiver of any breach or default, or of
any similar breach or default hereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of a
single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or
default.

   Section 15.4  Notice of Lease Default.  Lessee agrees to furnish to Lessor,
Owner Participant and the Indenture Trustee, promptly upon any officer
acquiring actual knowledge of any condition which constituted or constitutes a
Lease Default under this Lease, written notice specifying such condition and
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   Section 15.5  Lessee's Duty to Furnish Information with Respect to
Subleases.  Upon the occurrence of a Lease Event of Default pursuant to Section
14(a), (b), (g) or (h), Lessor may request that Lessee deliver to Lessor, and
upon such request Lessee agrees that it will promptly provide to Lessor, a
detailed list of all Units that are then being subleased by Lessee, the
identity of the sublessees with respect to such Units, the identity of an
employee or other agent of each such sublessee with whom Lessee regularly
communicates with in respect of such Units and the most recent known location
of such Units.

   Section 15.6  Lessee's Duty to Return Equipment Upon Default.  If Lessor or
any assignee of Lessor shall terminate this Lease pursuant to this Section 15
and shall have provided to Lessee the written demand specified in Section
15.1(b), Lessee shall forthwith deliver possession of the Equipment to Lessor
(except where Lessor has received all amounts payable by Lessee pursuant to any
notice provided by Lessor under Section 15.1(e)(iii)).  For the purpose of
delivering possession of any Unit to Lessor as above required, Lessee shall at
its own cost, expense and risk (except as hereinafter stated):

   (a)   Forthwith place such Equipment upon such storage tracks of Lessee or
  any of its affiliates or, at the expense of Lessee, on any other storage
  tracks, as Lessor may designate or, in the absence of such designation, as
  Lessee may select;

   (b)   Permit Lessor to store such Equipment on such tracks without charge
  for insurance, rent or storage until such Equipment has been sold, leased or
  otherwise disposed of by Lessor and during such period of storage Lessee
  shall continue to maintain all insurance required by Section 12.1 hereof; and

   (c)   Transport the Equipment to any place on any lines of railroad or to
  any connection carrier for shipment, all as Lessor may direct in writing.

All Equipment returned shall be in the condition required by Section 6.2
hereof.

   All amounts earned in respect of the Equipment after the date of termination
of this Lease pursuant to this Section 15, but not exceeding amounts actually
received therefor, shall be paid to Lessor or, so long as the Indenture shall
not have been discharged pursuant to its terms, the Indenture Trustee, and, if
received by Lessee, shall be promptly turned over to Lessor or the Indenture
Trustee as aforesaid.  In the event any Unit is not assembled, delivered and
stored as hereinabove provided within 15 days after the termination of the
leasing of such Unit pursuant to Section 15, Lessee shall, in addition, pay to
Lessor or the Indenture Trustee as aforesaid as liquidated damages and not as a
penalty, for each day thereafter an amount equal to the amount, if any, by
which the higher of (i) an amount equal to 110% of the daily equivalent of the
Basic Rent in effect immediately prior to the expiration of the Lease for such
Unit and (ii) 125% of the Fair Market Rental Value for such Unit for each such
day exceeds the amount, if any, received by Lessor or the Indenture Trustee as
aforesaid (either directly or from Lessee) for such day for such Unit pursuant
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   Section 15.7  Specific Performance; Lessor Appointed Lessee's Agent.  The
assembling, delivery, storage and transporting of the Equipment as provided in
Section 15.6 are of the essence of this Lease, and upon application to any
court of equity having jurisdiction in the premises, Lessor shall be entitled
to a decree against Lessee requiring specific performance of the covenants of
Lessee so to assemble, deliver, store and transport the Equipment.  Without in
any way limiting the obligation of Lessee under the provisions of Section 15.6,
Lessee hereby irrevocably appoints Lessor as the agent and attorney of Lessee,
with full power and authority, at any time while Lessee is obligated to deliver
possession of any Units to Lessor pursuant to this Section 15, to demand and
take possession of such Unit in the name and on behalf of Lessee from whosoever
shall be at the time in possession of such Unit.

Section 16.   Filings; Further Assurances.

   Section 16.1  Filings.   This Lease or a counterpart or copy hereof or
evidence hereof may be filed or recorded in any public office as may be
necessary or appropriate to protect the interest of Lessor, Owner Participant
or the Indenture Trustee herein or in the Units.  On or prior to the Closing
Date Lessee will cause this Lease, the Lease Supplements dated the Closing
Date, the Indenture and the Indenture Supplements dated the Closing Date (i) to
be duly filed and recorded with the ICC in accordance with 49 U.S.C. Section
11303, (ii) to be deposited with the Registrar General of Canada pursuant to
Section 90 of the Railway Act of Canada (and all necessary actions shall have
been taken for publication of such deposit in The Canada Gazette in accordance
with said Section 90) and (iii) will furnish Lessor, the Indenture Trustee and
Owner Participant proof thereof.

   Section 16.2  Further Assurances.  Lessee will duly execute and deliver to
Lessor such further documents and assurances and take such further action as
Lessor may from time to time reasonably request or as may be required by
applicable law or regulation in order to effectively carry out the intent and
purpose of this Lease and to establish and protect the rights and remedies
created or intended to be created in favor of Lessor, Owner Participant and the
Indenture Trustee hereunder, including, without limitation, the execution and
delivery of supplements or amendments hereto, in recordable form, subjecting to
this Lease any Replacement Unit and the recording or filing of counterparts
hereof or thereof in accordance with the laws of such jurisdiction as Lessor
may from time to time deem advisable.

   Section 16.3  Other Filings.  If, at any time during the Lease Term, Mexico,
or one or more states in Mexico, or any of the Canadian provinces establishes a
state or provincial or other system for filing and perfecting the security
and/or ownership interests of entities such as Lessor and/or the Indenture
Trustee, Lessee shall cause any and all of the Operative Agreements to be
recorded with or under such system and shall cause all other filings and
recordings and all such other action required under such system to be effected
and taken, in order to perfect and protect the respective right, title and
interests of Lessor, Owner Participant and the Indenture Trustee.

   Section 16.4  Expenses.  Lessee will pay all costs, charges and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys fees) incident to any such filing, refiling,
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rerecording or depositing and re-depositing of any such instruments or incident
to the taking of such action.

Section 17.   Lessor's Right to Perform.

   If Lessee fails to make any payment required to be made by it hereunder or
fails to perform or comply with any of its other agreements contained herein,
Lessor may itself make such payment or perform or comply with such agreement,
after giving not less than five Business Days' prior notice thereof to Lessee
(except in the event that an Indenture Default resulting from a Lease Default
or a Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in which
event Lessor may effect such payment, performance or compliance to the extent
necessary to cure such Indenture Default with notice given concurrently with
such payment, performance or compliance), but shall not be obligated hereunder
to do so, and the amount of such payment and of the reasonable expenses of
Lessor incurred in connection with such payment or the performance of or
compliance with such agreement, as the case may be, together with interest
thereon at the Late Rate from such date of payment, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, shall be deemed to be Supplemental Rent, payable by Lessee to
Lessor on demand.

Section 18.   Assignment.

   Section 18.1  Assignment by Lessor.  Lessee and Lessor hereby confirm that
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Lease, Lessor has executed
and delivered to the Indenture Trustee the Indenture, which assigns as
collateral security and grants a security interest in favor of the Indenture
Trustee in, to and under this Lease and certain of the Rent payable hereunder
(excluding Excepted Property), all as more explicitly set forth in the
Indenture.  Lessor agrees that it shall not otherwise assign or convey its
right, title and interest in and to this Lease, the Equipment or any Unit,
except as expressly permitted by and subject to the provisions of the
Participation Agreement, the Trust Agreement and the Indenture.

   Section 18.2  Assignment by Lessee.  Except as otherwise provided in Section
8.3 or in the case of any requisition for use by any governmental authority or
any agency or instrumentality thereof referred to in Section 11.1, Lessee will
not, without the prior written consent of Lessor and the Indenture Trustee,
assign any of its rights hereunder, except as provided herein and in the
Participation Agreement; provided that Lessee may assign its rights and/or
obligations hereunder to any corporation in accordance with the provisions of
Section 6.8 of the Participation Agreement or to any corporation which is an
Affiliate of Lessee, provided that in the case of an assignment to an
Affiliate, (a) Lessor shall have received an instrument or instruments
reasonably satisfactory to it, Owner Participant and the Indenture Trustee
under which such Affiliate assumes the obligations of Lessee hereunder, and (b)
Lessee irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, pursuant to an agreement in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lessor, Owner Participant and the
Indenture Trustee, such assignee's performance of all of such obligations as
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   Section 18.3  Sublessee's Performance and Rights.  Any obligation imposed on
Lessee in this Lease shall require only that Lessee perform or cause to be
performed such obligation, even if stated herein as a direct obligation, and
the performance of any such obligation by any permitted assignee, sublessee or
transferee under an assignment, sublease or transfer agreement then in effect
and permitted by the terms of this Lease shall constitute performance by Lessee
and discharge such obligation by Lessee.  Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, any right granted to Lessee in this Lease shall grant Lessee
the right to (a) exercise such right or permit such right to be exercised by
any such assignee or transferee, or (b) in Lessee's capacity as sublessor
pursuant to any sublease permitted pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof, permit any
sublessee to exercise substantially equivalent rights under any such sublease
as are granted to Lessee under this Lease; provided, however, that Lessee's
right to terminate this Lease pursuant to Section 10 and Lessee's purchase and
renewal options set forth in Section 22 may be exercised only by Lessee itself
or by any assignee or transferee of, or successor to, Lessee in a transaction
permitted by Section 6.8 of the Participation Agreement; provided, further,
that nothing in this Section 18.3 shall or shall be deemed to (i) create any
privity of contract between any such sublessee, on the one hand, and any of
Lessor, any Owner Participant or any subsequent transferee or Affiliate of any
such Person, on the other hand, (ii) create any duty or other liability of any
nature whatsoever on the part of any of Lessor, any Owner Participant or any
subsequent transferee or Affiliate of any such Person, to any such sublessee or
any Affiliate thereof, or (iii) modify or waive any term or provision of
Section 8.3 hereof, which Section 8.3 shall control if any conflict arises
between any of the provisions thereof and this Section 18.3.  The inclusion of
specific references to obligations or rights of any such assignee, sublessee or
transferee in certain provisions of this Lease shall not in any way prevent or
diminish the application of the provisions of the two sentences immediately
preceding with respect to obligations or rights in respect of which specific
reference to any such assignee, sublessee or transferee has not been made in
this Lease.

Section 19.   Net Lease, etc.

   This Lease is a net lease and Lessee's obligation to pay all Rent payable
hereunder shall, subject to Section 3.5, be absolute, unconditional and
irrevocable and shall not be affected by any circumstance of any character
including, without limitation, (i) any set-off, abatement, counterclaim,
suspension, recoupment, reduction, rescission, defense or other right that
Lessee may have (other than pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof) against Lessor,
Owner Participant, the Indenture Trustee or any holder of an Equipment Note or
Pass Through Certificate, any vendor or manufacturer of any Unit, or any other
Person for any reason whatsoever, (ii) any defect in or failure of title,
merchantability, condition, design, compliance with specifications, operation
or fitness for use of all or any part of any Unit, (iii) any damage to, or
removal, abandonment, requisition, taking, condemnation, loss, theft or
destruction of all or any part of any Unit or any interference, interruption,
restriction, curtailment or cessation in the use or possession of any Unit by
Lessee or any other Person for any reason whatsoever or of whatever duration,
(iv) any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding by or
against Lessee, Lessor, Owner Participant, the Indenture Trustee, any holder of
an Equipment Note or Pass Through Certificate or any other Person, (v) the
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of this Lease, any other Operative
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other infirmity herein or therein or any lack of right, power or authority of
Lessee, Lessor, Owner Participant, the Indenture Trustee, any holder of an
Equipment Note or Pass Through Certificate or any other Person to enter into
this Lease or any other Operative Agreement or to perform the obligations
hereunder or thereunder or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby or any doctrine of force majeure, impossibility, frustration or failure
of consideration, (vi) the breach or failure of any warranty or representation
made in this Lease or any other Operative Agreement by Lessee, Lessor, Owner
Participant, the Indenture Trustee, any holder of an Equipment Note or Pass
Through Certificate or any other Person, (vii) the requisitioning, seizure or
other taking of title to or use of such Unit by any government or governmental
authority or otherwise, whether or not by reason of any act or omission of
Lessor, Lessee or the Indenture Trustee, or any other deprivation or limitation
of use of such Unit in any respect or for any length of time, whether or not
resulting from accident and whether or not without fault on the part of Lessee,
or (viii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not
similar to any of the foregoing, any present or future law to the contrary
notwithstanding to the extent permitted by applicable law.  To the extent
permitted by applicable law, Lessee hereby waives any and all rights which it
may now have or which at any time hereafter may be conferred upon it, by
statute or otherwise, to terminate, cancel, quit or surrender this Lease with
respect to any Unit, except in accordance with the express terms hereof.  If
for any reason whatsoever this Lease shall be terminated in whole or in part by
operation of law or otherwise, except as specifically provided herein, Lessee
nonetheless agrees, subject to Section 3.5, to the maximum extent permitted by
law, to pay to Lessor or to the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, an
amount equal to each installment of Basic Rent and all Supplemental Rent due
and owing, at the time such payment would have become due and payable in
accordance with the terms hereof had this Lease not been terminated in whole or
in part.  Each payment of Rent made by Lessee hereunder shall be final and
Lessee shall not seek or have any right to recover all or any part of such
payment from Lessor or any Person for any reason whatsoever.  Nothing contained
herein shall be construed to waive any claim which Lessee might have under any
of the Operative Agreements or otherwise or to limit the right of Lessee to
make any claim it might have against Lessor or any other Person or to pursue
such claim in such manner as Lessee shall deem appropriate, except in the
manners precluded by this Section 19.

Section 20.   Notices.

   Unless otherwise expressly specified or permitted by the terms hereof, all
communications and notices provided for herein shall be in writing or by
facsimile capable of creating a written record, and any such notice shall
become effective (i) upon personal delivery thereof, including, without
limitation, by overnight mail or courier service, (ii) in the case of notice by
United States mail, certified or registered, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, upon receipt thereof, or (iii) in the case of notice by such
facsimile, upon confirmation of receipt thereof, provided such transmission is
promptly further confirmed in writing by either of the methods set forth in
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respective address set forth below or at such other address as such Person may
from time to time designate by written notice to the other Persons listed
below:

  If to Lessor:                   State Street Bank and Trust Company
                                  225 Franklin Street
                                  Boston, Massachusetts  02110
                                  Attention: Corporate Trust Department
                                  Fax No.: ____________________________
                                  Confirmation No.:____________________


                                  With copies to Owner Participant.



  If to Owner Participant:        BNY Capital Funding Corp.
                                  c/o BNY Leasing Corporation
                                  1290 Avenue of the Americas
                                  29th Floor
                                  New York, New York  10104
                                  Attention:  Chief Financial Officer
                                  Fax No.:  (212) 246-1803
                                  Confirmation No.:  (212) 408-4917

  If to the Indenture Trustee:    The First National Bank of Chicago
                                  One First National Plaza, Suite 0126
                                  Chicago, Illinois  60670-0126
                                  Attention:  Corporate Services Division
                                  (GATC Trust No. 94-1)
                                  Fax No.:  (312) 407-1708
                                  Confirmation No.:  (312) 407-2996

  If to Lessee:                   General American Transportation Corporation
                                  500 West Monroe Street
                                  Chicago, Illinois  60601
                                  Attention:  Treasurer
                                  (GATC Trust No. 94-1)
                                  Fax No.:  (312) 621-6645
                                  Confirmation No.:  (312) 621-6200

Section 21.   Concerning the Indenture Trustee.

   Section 21.1  Limitation of the Indenture Trustee's Liabilities.
Notwithstanding any provision herein or in any of the Operative Agreements to
the contrary, the Indenture Trustee's obligation to take or refrain from taking
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but not limited to, the giving or withholding of consent or approval and the
exercise of any rights or remedies under such Operative Agreements), and any
liability therefor, shall, in addition to any other limitations provided herein
or in the other Operative Agreements, be limited by the provisions of the
Indenture, including, but not limited to, Article VI thereof.

   Section 21.2  Right, Title and Interest of the Indenture Trustee Under
Lease.  It is understood and agreed that the right, title and interest of the
Indenture Trustee in, to and under this Lease and the Rent due and to become
due hereunder shall by the express terms granting and conveying the same be
subject to the interest of Lessee in and to the Equipment.

Section 22.   Purchase Options; Renewal Options.

   Section 22.1  Early Purchase Option.  Provided that no Lease Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing either at the time of the notice
described below or on the Early Purchase Date (unless Lessor shall have waived
such Lease Event of Default solely for the purpose of this Section 22.1) and
Lessee shall have duly given the notice required by the next succeeding
sentence, Lessee shall have the right and, upon the giving of such notice, the
obligation to purchase any or all of the Units then leased hereunder (as
specified in such notice) on the Early Purchase Date at a price equal to the
Early Purchase Price of such Units, provided that if Lessee elects to purchase
some but less than all of the Units in any Functional Group the determination
as to which Units are to be purchased shall be made on a random or other
reasonable basis without discrimination based on maintenance status or
operating condition of the Units in question and such notice shall describe
such manner in which Lessee proposes to determine the Units in such Functional
Group which will be purchased.  Lessee shall give Lessor written notice not
less than 90 days prior to the Early Purchase Date of its election to exercise
the purchase option provided for in this Section 22.1, which notice shall be
irrevocable.  Payment of the Early Purchase Price, together with all other
amounts due and owing by Lessee under the Operative Agreements, with respect to
such Units, including, without limitation, all unpaid Basic Rent therefor due
and payable on or prior to the Early Purchase Date (exclusive of any in advance
Basic Rent due on such date) and any Make-Whole Amount with respect to the
Equipment Notes then being prepaid, shall be made on the Early Purchase Date at
the place of payment specified in Section 3.6 hereof in immediately available
funds against delivery of a Bill of Sale transferring and assigning to Lessee
all right, title and interest of Lessor in and to such Units on an "as-is"
"where-is" basis and containing a warranty against Lessor's Liens; provided,
however, that Lessee shall have the option of specifying in such notice under
this Section 22.1 its election to defer payment of the Deferred Portion of the
Early Purchase Price in four (4) equal installments on the Quarterly Dates
immediately following the Early Purchase Date, which Deferred Portion (i) may
be prepaid by Lessee at any time in whole and (ii) will be secured under a
security agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lessor; and
provided, further, that the portion of the Early Purchase Price payable by
Lessee on the Early Purchase Date in the event of any such election by Lessee,
under any circumstances and in any event, together with other amounts of
Supplemental Rent paid by Lessee on such date will be at least sufficient to
pay in full, as of the date of payment thereof, the aggregate unpaid principal
of, the Make-Whole Amount if any, and all unpaid interest of the Equipment
Notes issued in respect of such Units and all other amounts owed by Lessee
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Agreements with respect to such Units.  Lessor shall not be required to make
any other representation or warranty as to the condition of such Units or any
other matters, and may specifically disclaim any such representations or
warranties.  In the event of any such purchase and receipt by Lessor and the
Indenture Trustee of all of the amounts provided in this Section 22.1, the
obligation of Lessee to pay Basic Rent hereunder for such Units shall cease and
the Lease Term for such Units shall end.

   Section 22.2  Election to Retain or Return Equipment at End of Basic or
Renewal Term.  Not less than 120 days prior to the end of the Basic Term, the
end of any Fixed Rate Renewal Term or the end of any Fair Market Renewal Term,
Lessee shall give Lessor irrevocable written notice of its decision to return
or retain any or all of the Units at the end of the Basic Term or such Renewal
Term, provided that if Lessee elects to retain less than all of the Units in a
Functional Group, the determination as to which Units are to be retained shall
be made on a random or other reasonable basis without discrimination based on
maintenance status or operating condition of the Units in question, and Lessee
shall describe in such notice such manner in which it proposes to determine the
Units in such Functional Group which will be retained.  If Lessee elects to
retain some or all of the Units, Lessee shall comply with Section 22.3 and/or
22.4 hereof, as it may elect in accordance with the provisions thereof
including the notice requirements stated therein.  If Lessee fails to give the
120 days' notice required by this Section 22.2, Lessee shall be deemed to have
irrevocably elected to return the Units at the end of the Basic Term or the
applicable Renewal Term, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 6.

   Section 22.3  Purchase Options.  Provided that no Lease Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing either at the time of notice or the
expiration of the Lease Term (unless Lessor shall have waived such Lease Event
of Default solely for the purpose of this Section 22.3) and Lessee shall have
duly given the notice required by Section 22.2 and by the next succeeding
sentence of this Section 22.3, Lessee shall have the right and, upon the giving
of such notice under this Section 22.3, the obligation to purchase any or all
of the Units (as specified in such notice) either (x) at the expiration of the
Basic Term at a price equal to the Basic Term Purchase Price of such Units or
(y) at the expiration of the Basic Term or any Renewal Term at a price equal to
the Fair Market Sales Value of such Units.  Lessee shall give Lessor written
notice not less than 90 days prior to the end of the Basic Term, the Fixed Rate
Renewal Term or the Fair Market Renewal Term, as the case may be, of its
election to exercise the purchase option provided for in this Section 22.3,
which notice shall be irrevocable.  Payment of the purchase price, together
with all other amounts due and owing by Lessee under the Operative Agreements,
shall be made at the place of payment specified in Section 3.6 hereof in
immediately available funds against delivery of a Bill of Sale transferring and
assigning to Lessee all right, title and interest of Lessor in and to such
Units on an "as-is" "where-is" basis and containing a warranty against Lessor's
Liens.  Lessor shall not be required to make any other representation or
warranty as to the condition of such Units or any other matters, and may
specifically disclaim any such representations or warranties.

   Section 22.4  Renewal Options.  Provided that no Lease Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing either at the time of notice or the
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(unless Lessor shall have waived such Lease Event of Default solely for the
purpose of this Section 22.4) and Lessee shall have duly given the notice
required by Section 22.2, Lessee shall have the right and, upon the giving of a
notice under this Section 22.4 as below provided, the obligation to lease
pursuant to this Lease any or all of the Units at the expiration of the Basic
Term or any applicable Renewal Term which Lessee has not elected to purchase
pursuant to Section 22.3, which obligation may be fulfilled by Lessee electing
to renew this Lease under either of the following Section 22.4(a) or (b):

   (a)   Fixed Rate.  Lessee may give Lessor written notice not less than 90
days prior to the end of the Basic Term (or, in the circumstances described in
the fifth sentence of this Section 22.4(a), the then Fixed Rate Renewal Term)
that Lessee elects to renew this Lease under this Section 22.4(a) with respect
to any or all of the Units then leased hereunder, which notice shall be
irrevocable.  In such event, promptly following such notice, a determination in
accordance with Section 22.5 shall be made of the date such that (1) the period
from the Closing Date to such date would not exceed 80% of the useful life of
such Units from and after the Closing Date, and (2) the Fair Market Sales Value
(determined without regard to inflation or deflation) on such date would not be
less than 20% of the Equipment Cost of such Units.  Such date shall thereafter
be the latest date to which this Lease may be renewed pursuant to this Section
22.4(a) (the "Outside Fixed Renewal Date").  Lessee shall promptly following
the determination of the Outside Fixed Renewal Date give Lessor written notice
of the term (the "Fixed Rate Renewal Term") which Lessee selects for its
initial renewal under this Section 22.4(a), which shall be for one or more
years as Lessee shall select, but in no event longer than the Outside Fixed
Renewal Date.  If Lessee selects a Fixed Rate Renewal Term such that the period
following such term until the Outside Fixed Renewal Date is longer than one
year, then Lessee may elect one or more further renewals of one or more years
pursuant to this Section 22.4(a) so long as no such term extends beyond the
Outside Fixed Renewal Date.  The Basic Rent for each Unit during any Fixed Rate
Renewal Term shall be 50% of the average of the semiannual Basic Rent
installments payable hereunder for such Unit during the Basic Term, payable
semiannually in arrears.  Each Fixed Rate Renewal Term shall commence
immediately upon the expiration of the Basic Term or the preceding Fixed Rate
Renewal Term, as the case may be.

   (b)   Fair Market.  Lessee may give Lessor written notice not less than 90
days prior to the end of the Basic Term, a Fixed Rate Renewal Term or a Fair
Market Renewal Term (subject to the limitations otherwise provided in this
Section 22.4(b)) that Lessee elects to renew this Lease under this Section
22.4(b) with respect to any or all of the Units then leased hereunder for a
term of one or more years as Lessee shall specify in such notice (the "Fair
Market Renewal Term"), which notice shall be irrevocable.  The Basic Rent for
the Units leased during the Fair Market Renewal Term shall be the Fair Market
Rental Value thereof, payable semiannually in arrears.  The Fair Market Renewal
Term shall commence immediately upon the expiration of the Base Term or the
preceding Fixed Rate Renewal Term or Fair Market Renewal Term, as the case may
be.

   Section 22.5  Appraisal.  Promptly following Lessee's written notice
pursuant to Section 22.2 of its election to retain any Units at the end of the
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as the case may be, Lessor and Lessee shall determine the useful life (based on
the actual condition of a reasonable sampling of such Units), Fair Market Sales
Value and Fair Market Rental Value of the Units to be retained, in each case
assuming the Units are in the condition required by this Lease.

   Section 22.6  Stipulated Loss Value and Termination Value During Renewal
Term.  All of the provisions of this Lease, other than Section 10, shall be
applicable during any renewal term for such Units, except as specified in the
next sentence.  During any Renewal Term, the Stipulated Loss Value and
Termination Value of any Unit shall be determined on the basis of the Fair
Market Sales Value of such Unit as of the first day of such Renewal Term,
reduced in equal monthly increments to the Fair Market Sales Value of such Unit
as of the last day of such Renewal Term; provided that in no event during any
Fixed Rate Renewal Term shall the Stipulated Loss Value and Termination Value
of any Unit be less than 20% of the Equipment Cost of such Unit.

Section 23.   Limitation of Lessor's Liability.

   It is expressly agreed and understood that all representations, warranties
and undertakings of Lessor hereunder (except as expressly provided herein)
shall be binding upon Lessor only in its capacity as Owner Trustee under the
Trust Agreement and in no case shall State Street Bank and Trust Company be
personally liable for or on account of any statements, representations,
warranties, covenants or obligations stated to be those of Lessor hereunder,
except that Lessor (or any successor Owner Trustee) shall be personally liable
for its gross negligence or wilful misconduct and for its breach of its
covenants, representations and warranties contained herein to the extent
covenanted or made in its individual capacity.

Section 24.   Investment of Security Funds.

   Any moneys received by Lessor or the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section
12.2 which are required to be paid to Lessee after completion of repairs to be
made pursuant to Section 12.2 or pursuant to Section 11.4(a) or 11.5, as the
case may be, until paid to Lessee as provided in Section 11.4(a), 11.5 or 12.2
or the curing of a Lease Default or Lease Event of Default or as otherwise
applied as provided herein or in the Trust Agreement and Indenture, shall be
invested at the risk and expense of Lessee in Specified Investments by Lessor
(unless the Indenture shall not have been discharged, in which case, by the
Indenture Trustee as provided in Section 6.04(b) of the Indenture) from time to
time as directed by telephone (and confirmed promptly thereafter in writing) by
Lessee if such investments are reasonably available for purchase.  There shall
be promptly remitted to Lessee, so long as no Lease Default relating to Section
14(a), (b), (g) or (h) or Lease Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, any gain (including interest received) realized as the result of
any such investment (net of any fees, commissions and other expenses, if any,
incurred in connection with such  investment) and Lessee will promptly pay to
Lessor or the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, on demand, the amount of
any loss realized as the result of any such investment (together with any fees,
commissions and other expenses, if any, incurred in connection with such
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amount to be disposed of in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement
and the Indenture.

Section 25.   Miscellaneous.

   Section 25.1  Governing Law; Severability.  This Lease, and any extensions,
amendments, modifications, renewals or supplements hereto shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the internal laws and decisions of the State
of New York; provided, however, that the parties shall be entitled to all
rights conferred by any applicable Federal statute, rule or regulation.
Whenever possible, each provision of this Lease shall be interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision
of this Lease shall be prohibited by or invalid under the laws of any
jurisdiction, such provision, as to such jurisdiction, shall be ineffective to
the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the
remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Lease in any
other jurisdiction.

   Section 25.2  Execution in Counterparts.  This Lease may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each executed counterpart constituting an original and
in each case such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same
instrument; provided, however, that to the extent that this Lease constitutes
chattel paper (as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) no
security interest in this Lease may be created through the transfer or
possession of any counterpart hereof other than the counterpart bearing the
receipt therefor executed by the Indenture Trustee on the signature page
hereof, which counterpart shall constitute the only "original" hereof for
purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code.

   Section 25.3  Headings and Table of Contents; Section References.  The
headings of the sections of this Lease and the Table of Contents are inserted
for purposes of convenience only and shall not be construed to affect the
meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.  All references herein
to numbered sections, unless otherwise indicated, are to sections of this
Lease.

   Section 25.4  Successors and Assigns.  This Lease shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, the parties hereto
and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

   Section 25.5  True Lease.  It is the intent of the parties to this Lease
that it will be a true lease and not a "conditional sale," and that Lessor
shall at all times be considered to be the owner of each Unit which is the
subject of this Lease for the purposes of all Federal, state, city and local
income taxes or for franchise taxes measured by income, and that this Lease
conveys to Lessee no right, title or interest in any Unit except as lessee.
Nothing contained in this Section 25.5 shall be construed to limit Lessee's use
or operation of any Unit or constitute a representation, warranty or covenant
by Lessee as to tax consequences.

   Section 25.6  Amendments and Waivers.  No term, covenant, agreement or
condition of this Lease may be terminated, amended or compliance therewith
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generally or in a particular instance, retroactively or prospectively) except
by an instrument or instruments in writing executed by each party hereto and
except as may be permitted by the terms of the Indenture.

   Section 25.7  Survival. All warranties, representations, indemnities and
covenants made by either party hereto, herein or in any certificate or other
instrument delivered by such party or on the behalf of any such party under
this Lease, shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other party
hereto and shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby on the Closing Date regardless of any investigation made by either such
party or on behalf of either such party, and to the extent having accrued and
not been paid or relating to or otherwise arising in connection with the
transactions contemplated by the Operative Agreements during the Lease Term,
shall survive the expiration or other termination of this Lease or any other
Operative Agreement.

   Section 25.8  Business Days.  If any payment is to be made hereunder or any
action is to be taken hereunder on any date that is not a Business Day, such
payment or action otherwise required to be made or taken on such date shall be
made or taken on the immediately succeeding Business Day with the same force
and effect as if made or taken on such scheduled date and as to any payment
(provided any such payment is made on such succeeding Business Day) no interest
shall accrue on the amount of such payment from and after such scheduled date
to the time of such payment on such next succeeding Business Day.

   Section 25.9  Directly or Indirectly.  Where any provision in this Lease
refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited
from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken
directly or indirectly by such Person.

   Section 25.10   Incorporation by Reference.  The payment obligations set
forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of the Participation Agreement are hereby
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   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Lessee have caused this Lease to be duly
executed and delivered on the day and year first above written.


                             Lessor:

                             State Street Bank and Trust Company,
                             not in its individual capacity except as otherwise
                             expressly provided but solely as Owner Trustee


                             By: _____________________________________
                             Name:
                             Title:


                             Lessee:

                             General American Transportation Corporation



                             By: _____________________________________
                             Name:
                             Title:











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State of               )
                       )  SS
County of              )


             On this ____ day of August, 1994, before me personally appeared
______________, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn, say that he
is __________________________ of State Street Bank and Trust Company, that said
instrument was signed on such date on behalf of said corporation by authority
of its Board of Directors, and he acknowledged that the execution of the
foregoing instrument was the free act and deed of said corporation.


                             __________________________________________________
                             Notary Public


[Notarial Seal]

My commission expires:


State of Illinois     )
                      )  SS
County of Cook        )


              On this ____ day of August, 1994, before me personally appeared
_________________, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn, say that
he is the ______________ of General American Transportation Corporation, that
said instrument was signed on such date on behalf of said corporation by
authority of its Board of Directors, and he acknowledged that the execution of
the foregoing instrument was the free act and deed of said corporation.


                             __________________________________________________
                             Notary Public


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                                                                       EXHIBIT A

                          LEASE SUPPLEMENT NO. _______
                             (GATC TRUST NO. 94-1)


           This Lease Supplement No. ___, dated as of August 16, between State
Street Bank and Trust Company, a Massachusetts banking corporation, not in its
individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement
("Lessor"), and General American Transportation Corporation, a New York
corporation ("Lessee");

                                  Witnesseth:

           Lessor and Lessee have heretofore entered into that certain
Equipment Lease Agreement (GATC Trust No. 94-1) dated as of August 9, 1994 (the
"Lease").  The terms used herein are used with the meanings specified in the
Lease.

           The Lease provides for the execution and delivery of one or more
Lease Supplements substantially in the form hereof for, among other things, the
purpose of particularly describing all or a portion of the Units of Equipment
to be leased to Lessee under the Lease.

           Now, Therefore, in consideration of the premises and other good and
sufficient consideration, and pursuant to Section 2 of the Lease, Lessor and
Lessee hereby agree as follows:

           1.   Lessor hereby delivers and leases to Lessee, and Lessee hereby
accepts and leases from Lessor, under the Lease as herein supplemented, the
Units described in Schedule 1 hereto.

           2.   All of the terms and provisions of the Lease are hereby
incorporated by reference in this Lease Supplement to the same extent as if
fully set forth herein.

           3.   To the extent that this Lease Supplement constitutes chattel
paper (as such term is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) no security
interest in this Lease Supplement may be created through the transfer or
possession of any counterpart hereof other than the counterpart bearing the
receipt therefor executed by the Indenture Trustee on the signature page
hereof, which counterpart shall constitute the only "original" hereof for
purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code.

           4.   This Lease Supplement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the internal laws and decisions of the State of New York;
provided, however, that the parties shall be entitled to all rights conferred
by any applicable Federal statute, rule or regulation.

           5.   This Lease Supplement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each executed counterpart constituting an original but all
together one and the same instrument.





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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lessor and Lessee have caused this Lease
Supplement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written and
to be delivered as of the date first above written.

                             State Street Bank and Trust Company,
                             not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner
                             Trustee


                             By: _____________________________________
                             Name:
                             Title:


                             General American Transportation Corporation


                             By: _____________________________________
                             Name:
                             Title:





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State of          )
                  )  SS
County of         )


              On this ____ day of August, 1994, before me personally appeared
__________________, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn, say
that he is ________________________ of State Street Bank and Trust Company,
that said instrument was signed on such date on behalf of said corporation by
authority of its Board of Directors, and he acknowledged that the execution of
the foregoing instrument was the free act and deed of said corporation.



                             __________________________________________________
                             Notary Public



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State of Illinois )
                  )  SS
County of Cook    )


              On this ____ day of August, 1994, before me personally appeared
_________ _____________, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn,
say that he is _____________ of General American Transportation Corporation,
that said instrument was signed on such date on behalf of said corporation by
authority of its Board of Directors, and he acknowledged that the execution of
the foregoing instrument was the free act and deed of said corporation.



                             __________________________________________________
                             Notary Public



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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.6





                                Trust Agreement


                           Dated as of August 9, 1994


                                    Between


                           BNY Capital Funding Corp.,
                               Owner Participant


                                      and


                      State Street Bank and Trust Company,
                                 Owner Trustee



                         Covered Hoppers and Tank Cars

                              GATC Trust No. 94-1
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                            

                                   ARTICLE I
                                  DEFINITIONS
                                                               Page
     Section 1.1.   Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
     Section 1.2.   Interpretation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

                                   ARTICLE II
                        AUTHORITY; DECLARATION OF TRUST

     Section 2.1.   Authority to Execute and Perform Various
                    Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
     Section 2.2.   Declaration of Trust  . . . . . . . . . . . 2

                                  ARTICLE III
                           DISTRIBUTIONS AND PAYMENTS

     Section 3.1.   Payments to the Indenture Trustee . . . . . 2
     Section 3.2.   Payments to the Owner Trustee; Other
                    Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
     Section 3.3.   Certain Distributions to the Owner
                    Participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
     Section 3.4.   Excepted Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
     Section 3.5.   Method of Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

                                   ARTICLE IV
                      CERTAIN DUTIES OF THE OWNER TRUSTEE

     Section 4.1.   Notice of Certain Events  . . . . . . . . . 3
     Section 4.2.   Action Upon Instructions  . . . . . . . . . 4
     Section 4.3.   Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
     Section 4.4.   No Duties Except as Specified . . . . . . . 5
     Section 4.5.   No Action Except Under Specified
                    Agreements or Instructions. . . . . . . . . 5
     Section 4.6.   Tax Returns; Records  . . . . . . . . . . . 5
     Section 4.7.   Absence of Certain Duties . . . . . . . . . 5
     Section 4.8.   Furnishing of Documents . . . . . . . . . . 6

                                   ARTICLE V
                               THE OWNER TRUSTEE

     Section 5.1.   Acceptance of Trusts and Duties . . . . . . 6
     Section 5.2.   No Representations or Warranties as to
                    Equipment or Documents  . . . . . . . . . . 7
     Section 5.3.   No Segregation of Moneys; No Interest . . . 7
     Section 5.4.   Reliance; Advice of Counsel . . . . . . . . 7
     Section 5.5.   Not Acting in Individual Capacity . . . . . 8


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                                   ARTICLE VI
                                INDEMNIFICATION

     Section 6.1.   Indemnification of Trust Company  . . . . . 8
     Section 6.2.   Expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

                                  ARTICLE VII
                          TERMINATION TRUST AGREEMENT

     Section 7.1.   Termination of Trust Agreement  . . . . .  10
     Section 7.2.   Termination at Option of the Owner
                    Participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                  SUCCESSOR OWNER TRUSTEES, CO-OWNER TRUSTEES
                          AND SEPARATE OWNER TRUSTEES

     Section 8.1.   Resignation of the Owner Trustee;
                    Appointment of Successor  . . . . . . . .  11
     Section 8.2.   Additional and Separate Trustees  . . . .  12

                                   ARTICLE IX
                           SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

     Section 9.1.   Supplements and Amendments  . . . . . . .  14

                                   ARTICLE X
                                 MISCELLANEOUS

     Section 10.1.  No Legal Title to Trust Estate in the
                    Owner Participant . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     Section 10.2.  Sale of Accepted Equipment by the Owner
                    Trustee is Binding  . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     Section 10.3.  Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     Section 10.4.  Severability  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     Section 10.5.  Separate Counterparts . . . . . . . . . .  15
     Section 10.6.  Waivers, etc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     Section 10.7.  Successors and Assigns  . . . . . . . . .  15
     Section 10.8.  Transfer of Owner Participant's
                    Interest  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     Section 10.9.  Actions of the Owner Participants . . . .  15
     Section 10.10.    Headings; Table of Contents  . . . . .  15
     Section 10.11.    Governing Law  . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     Section 10.12.    Benefit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
     Section 10.13.    Performance by the Owner Participant .  16
     Section 10.14.    Conflict with Operative Agreements . .  16
     Section 10.15.    Limitation on Owner Participant's
                       Liability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
     Section 10.16.    Identification of Trust  . . . . . . .  16



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                                TRUST AGREEMENT

          This Trust Agreement is entered into as of August 9,
1994 between BNY Capital Funding Corp., a New York corporation
(the "Owner Participant"), and State Street Bank and Trust
Company, a Massachusetts banking corporation (in its individual
capacity, "Trust Company," and otherwise not in its individual
capacity but solely as trustee hereunder, the "Owner Trustee").
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the
agreements contained in the other Operative Agreements and the
acceptance by Trust Company of the trusts hereby created, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I
                                  DEFINITIONS

          Section 1.1.   Definitions.  The capitalized terms used
in this Trust Agreement have the meanings given in Appendix A
unless otherwise defined herein or unless the context otherwise
requires.  For all purposes hereof, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:

          "Accepted Equipment" means all of the Accepted Units.

          "Accepted Unit" means each Unit that has been purchased
by the Owner Trustee pursuant to the Participation Agreement.

          "Actual Knowledge" of Trust Company or the Owner
Trustee means actual knowledge of, including any written notices
received by, a responsible officer in the Corporate Trust
Administration of Trust Company.

          Section 1.2.   Interpretation.  Unless otherwise
indicated, references in this Trust Agreement to Sections,
subsections, paragraphs and Appendices are to Sections,
subsections, paragraphs and Appendices of this Trust Agreement.
The terms "hereof," "herein," "hereby," "hereto" and "hereunder"
refer to this Trust Agreement, taken as a whole.  References to a
given agreement or instrument are references to such agreement or
instrument as originally entered into, as modified, amended,
supplemented and restated through the date as of which such
reference is made.

                                   ARTICLE II
                        AUTHORITY; DECLARATION OF TRUST

          Section 2.1.   Authority to Execute and Perform Various
Documents.  The Owner Participant hereby authorizes and directs
the Owner Trustee to, and the Owner Trustee agrees for the
benefit of the Owner Participant that it will, (i) execute and
deliver the Participation Agreement, (ii) on the Closing Date,
upon receipt of the confirmation by the Owner Participant
pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Participation Agreement, execute
and deliver the Operative
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Agreements contemplated by the Participation Agreement to be
executed and delivered by the Owner Trustee on the Closing Date,
in the respective forms thereof in which delivered by the Owner
Participant to the Owner Trustee for execution and delivery, and
to take the other actions contemplated to be taken by the Owner
Trustee on the Closing Date in Section 2 of the Participation
Agreement, (iii) execute and deliver any other agreement,
instrument or certificate contemplated by the Operative
Agreements as the Owner Participant from time to time may direct
in writing, (iv) subject to the terms of this Trust Agreement,
exercise the rights (upon written instructions received from the
Owner Participant) and perform the duties of the Owner Trustee
under each of the documents, agreements, instruments and
certificates referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) of this
Section 2.1 as set forth in such documents, agreements,
instruments and certificates, and (v) subject to the terms of
this Trust Agreement, take such other action in connection with
the foregoing as the Owner Participant may from time to time
direct in writing.

          Section 2.2.   Declaration of Trust.  The Trust Company
hereby declares that it will hold as Owner Trustee all estate,
right, title and interest of the Owner Trustee in and to the
Accepted Equipment and the Owner Trustee Agreements, and any
other property contributed by the Owner Participant pursuant to
the terms of any of the Operative Agreements, including without
limitation all amounts of Rent, insurance proceeds and
requisition, indemnity or other payments of any kind, but
specifically excluding Excepted Property (collectively, the
"Trust Estate"), upon the trusts set forth herein and for the use
and benefit of the Owner Participant as sole beneficiary,
subject, however, to the provisions of and the Lien created by
the Indenture.
                                  ARTICLE III
                           DISTRIBUTIONS AND PAYMENTS

          Section 3.1.   Payments to the Indenture Trustee.
Until the Lien of the Indenture shall have been discharged
pursuant to the terms thereof, all Basic Rent, Supplemental Rent,
insurance proceeds and requisition or other payments of any kind
(other than payments constituting Excepted Property and other
than payments received from the Indenture Trustee) for or with
respect to any Accepted Unit payable to the Owner Trustee shall
be payable directly to the Indenture Trustee for distribution in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, and if any such
amount or payment is received by the Owner Trustee, such amount
or payment upon receipt thereof shall be paid over to the
Indenture Trustee without deduction, set-off or adjustment of any
kind for distribution in accordance with the provisions of the
Indenture.

          Section 3.2.   Payments to the Owner Trustee; Other
Parties.  Any payment of the type referred to in Section 3.1
(other than payments constituting Excepted Property) received by
the Owner Trustee after the Indenture shall have been discharged
pursuant to the terms thereof, any payment received from the
Indenture Trustee other than as specified in Section 3.4 and any
other amount received as part of the Trust Estate and for the
application or distribution of which no provision is made herein
shall be distributed forthwith upon receipt by the Owner Trustee
in the following order of priority: first, so much of such
payment as shall be required to reimburse the Owner Trustee for
any expenses not otherwise reimbursed as to which the Owner
Trustee is entitled to be so reimbursed pursuant to the
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by the Owner Trustee; second, so much of the remainder for which
provision as to the application thereof is contained in the
Lease, any of the other Operative Agreements or any of the other
Owner Trustee Agreements shall be applied and distributed in
accordance with the terms of the Lease, such other Operative
Agreement or such other Owner Trustee Agreement, as the case may
be; and third, the balance, if any, shall be paid to the Owner
Participant.

          Section 3.3.   Certain Distributions to the Owner
Participant.  All amounts from time to time distributable by the
Indenture Trustee to the Owner Participant pursuant to the terms
of the Indenture shall, if paid to the Owner Trustee, be
distributed by the Owner Trustee to the Owner Participant.

          Section 3.4.   Excepted Property.  Anything in this
Trust Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, any amounts or
payments constituting Excepted Property received by the Owner
Trustee shall be paid promptly by the Owner Trustee to the Person
to whom such amounts or payments are payable pursuant to the
terms of the Operative Agreements.

          Section 3.5.   Method of Payment.

          (a)  All amounts payable to the Owner Participant or to
the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Trust Agreement shall be
paid by the Owner Trustee, if to the Owner Participant, by
transferring such amount in immediately available funds to the
account of the Owner Participant specified in Schedule 2 to the
Participation Agreement or, if to the Indenture Trustee, in the
manner specified in the Indenture.  The Owner Trustee shall pay
such amounts on the day received, or on the next succeeding
Business Day if the funds to be so paid shall not have been
received by the Owner Trustee by 1:00 p.m. New York time,
provided that the Owner Trustee shall use reasonable efforts to
invest overnight in Specified Investments at the direction and
for the benefit of the Owner Participant all funds received by it
at or later than 1:00 p.m. New York time.

          (b)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Owner Trustee
will pay, if so requested by the Owner Participant in writing,
any or all amounts in immediately available funds payable by the
Owner Trustee hereunder to the Owner Participant either (i) by
crediting such amount or amounts to an account or accounts
maintained by the Owner Participant with Trust Company, (ii) by
payment to such account at such financial institution as the
Owner Participant may from time to time direct in writing or
(iii) by mailing an official bank check or checks in such amount
or amounts payable to the Owner Participant at such address as
the Owner Participant may from time to time designate in writing.


                                   ARTICLE IV
                      CERTAIN DUTIES OF THE OWNER TRUSTEE

          Section 4.1.   Notice of Certain Events.  In the event
that the Owner Trustee shall have Actual Knowledge of any Lease
Default, Lease Event of Default, Indenture Default, Indenture
Event of Default or Event of Loss, the Owner Trustee shall give
prompt telephonic notice thereof (promptly confirmed in writing)
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Indenture Trustee unless such Lease Default, Lease Event of
Default, Indenture Default, Indenture Event of Default or Event
of Loss, as the case may be, has been remedied before the giving
of such notice and the Owner Trustee has Actual Knowledge that
such Lease Default, Lease Event of Default, Indenture Default,
Indenture Event of Default or Event of Loss has been so remedied.
Subject to the terms of Section 4.3, the Owner Trustee shall take
or refrain from taking such action with respect thereto, not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Operative Agreements,
with respect thereto as the Owner Trustee shall be instructed in
writing by the Owner Participant.

          Section 4.2.   Action Upon Instructions.  Subject to
the terms of Sections 4.1 and 4.3, upon the written instructions
at any time and from time to time of the Owner Participant, the
Owner Trustee will take such of the following actions as may be
specified in such instructions: (i) give such notice or direction
or exercise such right, remedy or power under the Owner Trustee
Agreements with respect thereto or to any Accepted Equipment,
including, without limitation, the right to transfer, assign or
convey the Owner Trustee's interest in the Owner Trustee
Agreements or any Accepted Unit, or take such other action with
respect to the Owner Trustee Agreements or any Accepted Unit as
shall be specified in such instructions; and (ii) after the
expiration or earlier termination of the Lease with respect to
any Accepted Unit, convey all of the Owner Trustee's right, title
and interest in and to such Accepted Unit to the Owner
Participant or for such amount, on such terms and to such
purchaser or purchasers as shall be designated in such
instructions, or net lease such Accepted Unit as designated in
such instructions; provided, however, that if such instructions
have not been delivered to the Owner Trustee prior to the
expiration of one year following such expiration or earlier
termination of the Lease, the Owner Trustee shall transfer title
to such right, title and interest to the Owner Participant.

          Section 4.3.   Indemnification.  The Owner Trustee
shall not be required to take or refrain from taking any action
under Section 4.1 or 4.2 (other than the actions specified in the
first sentence of Sections 3.1 and 4.1 and the last sentence of
Section 4.4) unless the Owner Trustee shall have been
indemnified, in manner and form reasonably satisfactory to the
Owner Trustee, against any liability, fee, cost or expense
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) which
may be incurred or charged in connection therewith, other than
any such liability, fee, cost or expense which results from the
willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Owner Trustee.  The
Owner Trustee shall not be required to take any action under any
Operative Agreement or any Owner Trustee Agreement (other than
the actions specified in the first sentence of Section 4.1) if
the Owner Trustee reasonably shall determine, or shall have been
advised by counsel, that such action is likely to result in
unindemnified personal liability to the Owner Trustee or is
contrary to the terms hereof or of any documents contemplated
hereby to which the Owner Trustee is a party, or otherwise
contrary to law, and the Owner Trustee in such case shall deliver
promptly to the Owner Participant written notice of the basis of
its refusal to act.

          Section 4.4.   No Duties Except as Specified.  The
Owner Trustee shall not have any duty or obligation to manage,
control, use, make any payment in respect of, register, record,
insure, inspect, sell, dispose of or otherwise deal with any
Accepted Unit or any other part of the Trust Estate, or to
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connection with, any Owner Trustee Agreement or any of the other
Operative Agreements, except as expressly provided by the terms
of this Trust Agreement, the Indenture or the Owner Trustee
Agreements or in written instructions from the Owner Participant
received pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2; and no implied duties or
obligations shall be read into this Trust Agreement against the
Owner Trustee.  Notwithstanding and without limiting the
foregoing, Trust Company agrees that it will promptly (without
any right to indemnification hereunder) take all action necessary
to discharge any Lessor's Lien attributable to Trust Company on
any part of the Trust Estate or Indenture Estate.  Trust Company
agrees to indemnify, protect, save and keep harmless the Owner
Participant from and against any loss, cost or expense (including
reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Owner
Participant as a result of the imposition or enforcement of any
such Lessor's Lien against the Accepted Units, any interest
herein or on the Trust Estate or the Indenture Estate resulting
from the Lessor's Liens attributable to Trust Company.

          Section 4.5.   No Action Except Under Specified
Agreements or Instructions.  The Owner Trustee shall have no
right, power or authority to, and the Owner Trustee agrees that
it will not, manage, control, use, sell, dispose of or otherwise
deal with any Accepted Unit or any other part of the Trust Estate
except as (i) expressly provided by the terms of this Trust
Agreement, (ii) expressly required by the terms of any Owner
Trustee Agreement or (iii) expressly directed or authorized in
written instructions from the Owner Participant pursuant to
Section 4.1 or 4.2.

          Section 4.6.   Tax Returns; Records.  The Owner Trustee
shall be responsible for the keeping of all appropriate books and
records relating to the receipt and disbursement of all money
which it may receive or be entitled to hereunder or under any
agreement contemplated hereby.  The Owner Trustee agrees at the
expense of the Lessee to file an application with the Internal
Revenue Service for a taxpayer identification number with respect
to the trust created by this Trust Agreement.  The Owner
Participant shall be responsible for causing to be prepared all
income tax returns required to be filed by the Owner Participant.
The Owner Trustee shall be responsible for causing to be
prepared, at the request of the Owner Participant and the expense
of the Lessee, all income tax returns required to be filed with
respect to the trusts created hereby and shall execute and file
such returns.  The Owner Trustee and the Owner Participant, upon
request, will furnish each other with all such information as may
be reasonably required in connection with the preparation of such
tax returns; provided that the Owner Trustee shall send a
completed copy of such return to the Owner Participant not more
than 60 nor less than 30 days prior to the due date of the return
(provided that the Owner Trustee shall have timely received all
necessary information to complete and deliver to the Owner
Participant such return).  The Owner Trustee shall keep copies of
all returns delivered to or filed by it.

          Section 4.7.   Absence of Certain Duties.  Except in
accordance with written instructions furnished pursuant to
Sections 4.1 and 4.2, and except as expressly provided in any
Owner Trustee Agreement, and without limiting the generality of
Section 4.4, the Owner Trustee shall not have any duty to
(i) file, record or deposit any Operative Agreement or Owner
Trustee Agreement, including without limitation this Trust
Agreement, or any other document, or to maintain any such filing,
recording or deposit, or to refile, re-record or redeposit any
such document, except that the Owner Trustee shall, upon written
request by the Lessee or the Owner Participant, sign and file
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necessary to maintain the filing and recordation for the Lease,
any Lease Supplement, the Indenture and any Indenture Supplement
in the name of the Owner Trustee with the ICC pursuant to 49
U.S.C. Section 11303 of the Interstate Commerce Act or Registrar
General of Canada pursuant to Section 90 of the Railway Act of
Canada, or as otherwise required under applicable law, and to the
extent that such documents for that purpose are supplied by the
Lessee pursuant to any of the Operative Agreements, timely submit
any and all such documents and reports with respect to the
Accepted Units which may from time to time be required by the
ICC, the AAR, or any other authority having jurisdiction,
(ii) obtain insurance with respect to any Accepted Unit or to
effect or maintain any such insurance, other than to receive and
forward to the Owner Participant any notices, policies,
certificates or binders furnished to the Owner Trustee by the
Lessee or its insurance brokers, (iii) maintain or mark any
Accepted Unit, (iv) pay or discharge any tax, assessment or other
governmental charge, or any Lien or encumbrance of any kind,
owing with respect to or assessed or levied against any part of
the Trust Estate, except as provided in Sections 4.4 or 5.1, and
Section 6.3 of the Participation Agreement (v) confirm, verify,
investigate or inquire into the failure to receive any reports or
financial statements of the Lessee, (vi) inspect the Accepted
Equipment at any time, or ascertain or inquire as to the
performance or observance of any of the covenants of the Lessee
or any other Person under any Operative Agreement or Owner
Trustee Agreement with respect to any Accepted Unit or any other
part of the Trust Estate or (vii) manage, control, use, sell,
dispose of or otherwise deal with any Accepted Unit or any other
part of the Trust Estate, or any part thereof, except as provided
in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of Section 4.5.

          Section 4.8.   Furnishing of Documents.  The Owner
Trustee will furnish to the Owner Participant, promptly upon
receipt thereof, duplicates or copies of all reports, notices,
requests, demands, opinions, certificates, financial statements
and any other instruments furnished to the Owner Trustee under
any Operative Agreement or any Owner Trustee Agreement, unless
the Owner Trustee shall have determined that the same already has
been furnished to the Owner Participant.


                                   ARTICLE V
                               THE OWNER TRUSTEE

          Section 5.1.   Acceptance of Trusts and Duties.  Trust
Company accepts the trusts hereby created and agrees to perform
the same on the terms of this Trust Agreement.  Trust Company
also agrees to disburse all moneys actually received by it
constituting part of the Trust Estate pursuant to the terms of
this Trust Agreement.  Trust Company shall not be answerable or
accountable under any circumstances except (i) for its own
willful misconduct or gross negligence (including, without
limitation, in connection with any activities of the Owner
Trustee in violation of Section 4.5), (ii) in the case of the
breach or inaccuracy of any of its representations or warranties
contained in any Operative Agreement given expressly in its
individual capacity and not in its capacity as a trustee
hereunder, (iii) as arising from its failure to perform
obligations expressly undertaken by it in the penultimate and
last sentence of Section 4.4 hereof or expressly undertaken by it
in its individual capacity under the Participation Agreement,
(iv) for any Taxes based on or measured by any fees, commissions
or compensation received by it for acting as Owner Trustee in
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contemplated by the Operative Agreements or (v) for its failure
to disburse or invest funds in accordance with the terms hereof
or the Lease or for any negligence or willful misconduct of the
Owner Trustee arising out of its obligations under Sections 4.1,
4.6 or 8.2.

          Section 5.2.   No Representations or Warranties as to
Equipment or Documents.

          (a)  NEITHER TRUST COMPANY NOR THE OWNER TRUSTEE MAKES
ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO
THE DESIGN, OPERATION OR CONDITION OF ANY UNIT OR ANY PART
THEREOF, THE MERCHANTABILITY THEREOF OR THE FITNESS THEREOF FOR
ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE TO ANY UNIT OR ANY PART THEREOF,
THE QUALITY OF THE MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP THEREOF OR CONFORMITY
THEREOF TO SPECIFICATIONS, OR THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF ANY
LATENT OR OTHER DEFECTS, WHETHER OR NOT DISCOVERABLE, except that
Trust Company hereby represents and warrants that (i) on the
Closing Date for such Accepted Unit, the Owner Trustee shall have
received whatever title thereto was conveyed to it by the Lessee
and (ii) while a part of the Trust Estate, such Accepted Unit
shall be free and clear of Lessor's Liens attributable to it.

          (b)  Neither Trust Company nor the Owner Trustee makes
any representation or warranty as to the validity or
enforceability of any Operative Agreement, or as to the
correctness of any statement therein, except to the extent that
any such representation, warranty or statement is expressly made
therein or in any written certificate delivered pursuant thereto
by the Owner Trustee or Trust Company and except that Trust
Company hereby represents and warrants that this Trust Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by Trust Company and each of
the Owner Trustee Agreements has been or will be executed and
delivered by officers of the Owner Trustee who are or will be
duly authorized to execute and deliver documents on its behalf,
and that each of this Agreement and each of the other Owner
Trustee Agreements constitutes (assuming the due authorization,
execution, and delivery of this Agreement and each such other
agreement by the other parties thereto) the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Trust Company (or the Owner Trustee if
expressly stated therein) enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar laws or equitable principles of
general application to or affecting the enforcement of creditors
rights generally from time to time in effect.

          Section 5.3.   No Segregation of Moneys; No Interest.
Except as required by Section 3.5 of the Lease or Section 2.4 of
the Participation Agreement, moneys received by the Owner Trustee
hereunder need not be segregated in any manner except to the
extent required by law, and such moneys may be deposited under
such general conditions as may be prescribed by law, and the
Owner Trustee shall not be liable for any interest thereon.

          Section 5.4.   Reliance; Advice of Counsel.  The Owner
Trustee shall not incur any liability to anyone in acting upon
any signature, instrument, notice, resolution, request, consent,
order, certificate, report, opinion, bond or other document or
paper reasonably believed by it in good faith to be genuine and
reasonably believed by it in good faith to be signed by the
proper party or parties.  Any request, direction, order or demand
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the Lessee mentioned herein or in any other Operative Agreement
to which the Owner Trustee is a party shall be sufficiently
evidenced by an Officer's Certificate of the Owner Participant or
the Lessee, as the case may be.  The Owner Trustee may accept in
good faith a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of
Directors or other governing body of any corporate party as
conclusive evidence that such resolution has been duly adopted by
such body and that the same is in full force and effect.  As to
any fact or matter the manner of ascertainment of which is not
specifically prescribed herein, the Owner Trustee may for all
purposes hereof rely on an Officer's Certificate of the relevant
party as to such fact or matter, and such Officer's Certificate
shall constitute full protection to the Owner Trustee for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in
reliance thereon.  In the administration of the trusts hereunder,
the Owner Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereof
and perform its powers and duties hereunder directly or through
agents or attorneys, and may consult with counsel, accountants
and other skilled persons to be selected and employed by it
(other than persons regularly employed by it), and the Owner
Trustee shall not be liable for anything done, suffered or
omitted in good faith by it in accordance with the written advice
or opinion within the scope of the competence of any such
counsel, accountants or other skilled persons and not contrary to
this Trust Agreement, except for the use of due care in the
appointment of counsel, accountants or other skilled persons.

          Section 5.5.   Not Acting in Individual Capacity.
Trust Company is entering into this Agreement and accepting the
trust created hereby in its individual capacity.  Otherwise,
except as provided in this Trust Agreement and in the other
Operative Agreements, Trust Company agrees to act solely as
trustee hereunder and not in its individual capacity; and all
Persons having any claim against the Owner Trustee by reason of
the transactions contemplated by the Operative Agreements or the
Owner Trustee Agreements shall look only to the Trust Estate (or
a part thereof, as the case may be) for payment or satisfaction
thereof, except as specifically provided in this Trust Agreement
and except to the extent the Owner Trustee otherwise shall agree
in any Owner Trustee Agreement.


                                   ARTICLE VI
                                INDEMNIFICATION

          Section 6.1.   Indemnification of Trust Company.  The
Owner Participant agrees to assume liability for, and to
indemnify and hold harmless Trust Company against and from any
and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, taxes
(excluding any taxes, fees or other charges payable by Trust
Company or measured by any compensation received by Trust Company
for its services hereunder), penalties, claims, actions, suits,
proceedings, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind and
nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel (collectively, "Trust Expenses")
which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against Trust
Company (whether or not also indemnified by any other Person(;
provided, however, that to the extent Trust Company shall have
actually received any payment in the nature of an indemnity
payment from any such other Person relating to a claim hereunder,
Trust Company shall not be entitled to the amount of any such
payment pursuant to this Section 6.1) in any way relating to or
arising out of (i) the administration of the Trust Estate or the
action or inaction of Trust Company hereunder or under the other
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(ii) any Accepted Equipment or any part thereof, (iii) the
Operative Agreements or any of them, or the enforcement by Trust
Company of any of its rights under the Operative Agreements, or
(iv) the design, manufacture, financing, refinancing,
installation, acceptance, rejection, ownership, delivery,
nondelivery, lease, sublease, possession, control, use,
operation, condition, modification, servicing, maintenance,
repair, improvement, replacement, sale, return or other
disposition of the Accepted Equipment, any Accepted Unit or any
part thereof including, without limitation, (A) any inadequacy or
deficiency or defect therein, including latent defects, whether
or not discoverable or any claim based on negligence or arising
from any violation of law or for strict liability in tort or any
claim for patent, trademark or copyright tort or any claim for
patent, trademark or copyright infringement, and (B) any loss or
damage to property or the environment or injury or death to any
Person; except only that the Owner Participant shall not be
required to indemnify Trust Company for Trust Expenses arising or
resulting from any of the matters described in clauses (i)
through (v) of the last sentence of Section 5.1; provided that
the Owner Participant shall be liable under this Section 6.1 only
to the extent that the Owner Trustee is indemnified by the Lessee
pursuant to Section 7 of the Participation Agreement (with the
exception of the limitations to Lessee's indemnification
obligations set forth in Sections 7.2(d)(i), 7.2(d)(iv) to the
extent relating to any such transfer by the Owner Participant or
transfer by the Owner Trustee at the direction of the Owner
Participant and 7.2(d)(vi) (when the Owner Trustee is acting on
instructions from the Owner Participant) of the Participation
Agreement); provided, further, that before asserting its right to
indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.1, the Owner Trustee
shall first demand its corresponding right to indemnification, if
any, pursuant to Section 7 of the Participation Agreement (but
need not exhaust any or all remedies available thereunder), and
the Owner Participant shall have the right to pursue any such
remedies against the Lessee which are not pursued by the Owner
Trustee.  The indemnities contained in this Section 6.1 shall
survive the termination of this Trust Agreement.  To secure the
foregoing indemnities, the Owner Trustee shall be entitled to
apply any amount otherwise distributable to the Owner Participant
pursuant to Section 3.2 against any such indemnity which has not
been paid when due.  The indemnities contained in this
Section 6.1 extend to Trust Company only and shall not be
construed as indemnities of the Trust Estate.  The payor of any
indemnity under this Section 6.1 shall be subrogated to any right
of the Person indemnified in respect of the matter as to which
such indemnity was paid.

          Section 6.2.   Expenses.  The Owner Participant shall
pay, or reimburse the Owner Trustee for, all reasonable expenses
of the Owner Trustee, including, without limitation, the
reasonable expenses and disbursements of such agents,
representatives, experts and counsel as the Owner Trustee may
employ in connection with the exercise and performance of its
rights and duties under the Operative Agreements, unless and to
the extent that the Owner Trustee otherwise receives payment or
reimbursement pursuant to any Operative Agreement, whether or not
the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated; provided
that the Owner Participant shall have no obligation hereunder to
the extent Lessee is not obligated to pay such amounts pursuant
to Section 2.5 of the Participation Agreement.  The Owner Trustee
agrees to look first to the Lessee for such payment pursuant to
Section 2.5 of the Participation Agreement.  Except as provided
herein, the Owner Trustee and Trust Company shall have no right
to compensation with respect to the transactions contemplated by
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                                  ARTICLE VII
                          TERMINATION TRUST AGREEMENT

          Section 7.1.   Termination of Trust Agreement.  This
Trust Agreement and the trusts created hereby shall terminate and
the Trust Estate shall be distributed to the Owner Participant,
and this Trust Agreement shall be of no further force or effect,
upon the earlier of (i) the sale or other final disposition by
the Owner Trustee of all property constituting part of the Trust
Estate and the final distribution by the Owner Trustee of all
moneys or other property or proceeds constituting part of the
Trust Estate in accordance with the terms of Article III and
(ii) twenty-one (21) years less one day after the death of the
last survivor of all of the descendants living on the date of
this Trust Agreement of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of
the United States to Great Britain, but if any rights, privileges
or options hereunder shall be or become valid under applicable
law for a period subsequent to the twenty-first anniversary of
the death of such last survivor (or, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, if legislation shall become
effective providing for the validity or permitting the effective
grant of such rights, privileges and options for a period in
gross exceeding the period for which such rights, privileges and
options are hereinabove stated to extend and be valid), then such
rights, privileges or options shall not terminate as aforesaid
but shall extend to and continue in effect, but only if such
nontermination and extension shall then be valid under applicable
law, until such time as the same shall cease to be valid under
applicable law.

          Section 7.2.   Termination at Option of the Owner
Participant.  The provisions of Section 7.1 notwithstanding, this
Trust Agreement and the trusts created hereby shall terminate and
the Trust Estate shall be distributed to the Owner Participant,
and this Trust Agreement shall be of no further force and effect,
upon the election of the Owner Participant by notice to the Owner
Trustee to revoke the trusts created hereby; provided that, in
addition to the giving of such notice, the Owner Participant,
with the cooperation of the Owner Trustee, shall execute and
deliver such written agreements and instruments and take such
actions as shall be necessary in order to cause the succession of
the Owner Participant to all the rights, title, interests, duties
and liabilities of the Owner Trustee under the Operative
Agreements (other than obligations attributable to any gross
negligence or willful misconduct of Trust Company or any breach
by the Owner Trustee of its obligations under the Operative
Agreements).  The written agreements and instruments referred to
in the preceding sentence shall be reasonably satisfactory in
form and substance to the Owner Trustee and shall release the
Owner Trustee from all further obligations of the Owner Trustee
hereunder and under the agreements and other instruments
mentioned in the preceding sentence.


                                  ARTICLE VIII
                  SUCCESSOR OWNER TRUSTEES, CO-OWNER TRUSTEES
                          AND SEPARATE OWNER TRUSTEES

          Section 8.1.   Resignation of the Owner Trustee;
Appointment of Successor.

          (a)  The Owner Trustee may resign as the Owner Trustee
at any time without cause by giving at least thirty (30) days'
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Indenture Trustee and the Lessee, such resignation to be
effective on the acceptance of appointment by a successor to the
Owner Trustee under paragraph (b) of this Section 8.1.  In
addition, the Owner Participant at any time may remove the Owner
Trustee without cause by an instrument in writing delivered to
the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Lessee, such
removal to be effective upon the acceptance of appointment by a
successor to the Owner Trustee under paragraph (b) of this
Section 8.1.  In case of the resignation or removal of the Owner
Trustee, the Owner Participant may appoint a successor to the
Owner Trustee by an instrument in writing, signed by the Owner
Participant.  If a successor to the Owner Trustee shall not have
been appointed within thirty (30) days after the giving of
written notice of such resignation or the delivery of the written
instrument with respect to such removal, the Owner Trustee or the
Owner Participant may apply to any court of competent
jurisdiction to appoint a successor to the Owner Trustee to act
until such time, if any, as a successor shall have been appointed
as above provided in this Section 8.1.  Any successor to the
Owner Trustee so appointed by such court shall immediately and
without further act be superseded by any successor to the Owner
Trustee appointed as above provided in this Section 8.1.

          (b)  Any successor Owner Trustee, however appointed,
shall execute and deliver to the predecessor Owner Trustee an
instrument accepting such appointment and shall give the Owner
Participant, the Indenture Trustee and Lessee written notice of
such acceptance.  Upon the execution and delivery of such
instrument, such successor Owner Trustee, without further act,
shall become vested with all the estates, properties, rights,
powers, duties and trusts of the predecessor Owner Trustee in the
trusts hereunder with like effect as if originally named a
trustee herein; provided, however, that upon the written request
of such successor Owner Trustee, such predecessor Owner Trustee
shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such
successor Owner Trustee, upon the trusts herein expressed, all
the estates, properties, rights, powers, duties and trusts of
such predecessor trustee as the Owner Trustee hereunder, and such
predecessor trustee shall duly assign, transfer, deliver and pay
over to such successor Owner Trustee all moneys or other property
then held by such predecessor trustee as the Owner Trustee upon
the trusts herein expressed.  Upon the appointment of any
successor Owner Trustee hereunder, the predecessor Owner Trustee,
pursuant to written instructions of the Owner Participant, will
execute all documents and take all reasonable action within its
control in order to cause title to the Trust Estate to be
transferred to the successor Owner Trustee.

          (c)  Any successor Owner Trustee, however appointed,
shall be a bank or trust company incorporated and doing business
within the United States of America and having a combined capital
and surplus of at least $100,000,000, if there be such an
institution willing, able and legally qualified to perform the
duties of the Owner Trustee hereunder upon reasonable or
customary terms.

          (d)  Any corporation into which the Owner Trustee may
be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or
any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Owner Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation to which substantially all the corporate trust
business of the Owner Trustee may be transferred, shall be,
subject to compliance with the terms of paragraph (c) of this
Section 8.1, the Owner Trustee under this Trust Agreement without
further act; provided, that such corporation shall in no event be
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          Section 8.2.   Additional and Separate Trustees.

          (a)  If the Owner Trustee or the Owner Participant
shall conclude that it is necessary or prudent in order to
conform to the law of any jurisdiction in which all or any part
of the Trust Estate shall be situated, or to make or defend any
claim or bring or defend any suit with respect to the Trust
Estate or any Operative Agreement, or pursuant to advice of
counsel satisfactory to it, or if the Owner Trustee shall have
been instructed to do so by the Owner Participant, the Owner
Trustee shall appoint another Person to act as additional or
separate trustee for all or any part of the Trust Estate with
such property, title, right, power or duty of the Owner Trustee
as the Owner Trustee and the Owner Participant may determine.  In
case any such additional trustee or separate trustee shall resign
or be removed, all the assets, property, rights, powers or duties
of such additional trustee or separate trustee, as the case may
be, so far as permitted by any applicable law, shall vest in and
be exercised by a new successor to such additional trustee,
appointed in the manner otherwise provided in this Trust
Agreement.

          (b)  In the event that either the Owner Participant or
the Owner Trustee shall determine to appoint another Person as
additional or separate trustee, the Owner Trustee and the Owner
Participant shall execute and deliver an agreement supplemental
hereto, and all other instruments and agreements necessary or
proper to constitute another bank or trust company, or one or
more Persons approved by the Owner Trustee and the Owner
Participant, either to act as an additional trustee or trustees
of all or any part of the Trust Estate, jointly with the Owner
Trustee, or to act as separate trustee or trustees of all or any
part of the Trust Estate, in any such case with such powers of
the Owner Trustee as may be provided in such agreement
supplemental hereto, and to vest in such bank, trust company or
Person as such additional trustee or separate trustee, as the
case may be, any property, title, right or power of the Owner
Trustee deemed necessary or proper by the Owner Trustee or the
Owner Participant, subject to the remaining provisions of this
Section 8.2.  The Owner Trustee may execute, deliver and perform
any deed, conveyance, assignment or other instrument in writing
as may be required by an additional trustee or separate trustee
for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such
person any property, title, right or power which, by the terms of
such agreement supplemental hereto, are expressed to be conveyed
or conferred to or upon such additional trustee or separate
trustee, and the Owner Participant shall, upon the Owner
Trustee's request, join therein and execute, acknowledge and
deliver the same.

          (c)  Every additional trustee and separate trustee
hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by law, be appointed to
act and the Owner Trustee shall act, subject to the following
provisions and conditions:

               (i)   all powers, duties, obligations and rights
          conferred or imposed upon the Owner Trustee in respect
          of the receipt, custody, investment and payment of
          moneys, shall be exercised solely by the Owner Trustee;

               (ii)  all other rights, powers, duties, and
          obligations conferred or imposed upon the Owner Trustee
          shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or
          performed by the Owner Trustee and such additional
          trustee or trustees and separate trustee or trustees
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          law of the jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts
          are to be performed by the Owner Trustee shall be
          incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in
          which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations
          (including the holding of title to the Trust Estate in any
          such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such
          additional trustee or trustees or separate trustee or
          trustees;

               (iii) no power hereby given to, or which may be
          exercised by, any such additional trustee or separate
          trustee shall be exercised hereunder by such additional
          trustee or separate trustee except jointly with, or
          with the consent of, the Owner Trustee; and

               (iv)  no trustee hereunder shall be personally
          liable by reason of any act or omission of any other
          trustee hereunder.

          (d)  If at any time the Owner Trustee and the Owner
Participant shall deem it no longer necessary or prudent in order
to conform to any applicable law or shall be advised by its
counsel that it is no longer necessary or prudent in the interest
of the Owner Trustee and the Owner Participant to maintain the
appointment of such additional or separate trustee as provided
herein, the Owner Trustee and the Owner Participant shall execute
and deliver any agreement supplemental hereto and all other
instruments and agreements necessary or proper to remove any such
additional or separate trustee.  The Owner Participant, at any
time, by an instrument in writing may remove any separate trustee
or additional trustee.

          (e)  Any additional trustee or separate trustee may at
any time by an instrument in writing constitute the Owner Trustee
its agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to
the extent which may be authorized by applicable law, to do all
acts and things and exercise all discretion which it is
authorized or permitted to do or exercise, for and in its behalf
and in its name.  In case any such additional trustee or separate
trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be
removed, all the assets, property, rights, powers, trusts, duties
and obligations of such additional trustee or separate trustee,
as the case may be, so far as permitted by law, shall vest in and
be exercised by the Owner Trustee without necessity of any act by
any party and without the appointment of a new successor to such
additional or separate trustee, unless and until a successor is
appointed in the manner provided in this Section 8.2.


                                   ARTICLE IX
                           SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

          Section 9.1.   Supplements and Amendments.  At the
written request of the Owner Participant (and subject to the
provisions of Sections 6.5 and 6.6 of the Participation
Agreement), this Trust Agreement and each other Owner Trustee
Agreement shall be amended by a written instrument signed by
Trust Company and the Owner Participant; provided, however, if in
the reasonable opinion of Trust Company any instrument required
to be so executed adversely affects any right, duty or liability
of, or immunity or indemnity in favor of, Trust Company under
this Trust Agreement or any of the documents contemplated hereby
to which it is a party, or would cause or result in any conflict
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provision of, or default under, its charter documents or by-laws,
Trust Company in its reasonable discretion may decline to execute
such instrument, unless the Trust Company is indemnified therefor
under Section 4.3, as determined by the Trust Company in its
reasonable discretion.


                                   ARTICLE X
                                 MISCELLANEOUS

          Section 10.1.  No Legal Title to Trust Estate in the
Owner Participant.  The Owner Participant shall not have legal
title to any part of the Trust Estate.  No transfer, by operation
of law or otherwise, of any right, title and interest of the
Owner Participant in and to the Trust Estate or hereunder, or
insolvency, dissolution or other termination of the Owner
Participant, shall operate to terminate this Trust Agreement or
the trusts created hereby or entitle any successor or transferee
to an accounting or to the transfer to it of legal title to any
part of the Trust Estate.

          Section 10.2.  Sale of Accepted Equipment by the Owner
Trustee is Binding.  Any sale, transfer or other conveyance of
any Accepted Unit or part thereof by the Owner Trustee made
pursuant to the terms of this Trust Agreement or the Lease shall
bind the Owner Participant and shall be effective to transfer or
convey all right, title and interest of the Owner Trustee and the
Owner Participant in and to such Accepted Unit or part thereof,
as the case may be.  No purchaser or other grantee shall be
required to inquire as to the authorization, necessity,
expediency or regularity of such sale or conveyance or as to the
application of any sale or other proceeds with respect thereto by
the Owner Trustee.

          Section 10.3.  Notices.  Unless otherwise expressly
specified or permitted by the terms hereof, all notices hereunder
shall be given as provided in Section 10.4 of the Participation
Agreement.

          Section 10.4.  Severability.  If any term or provision
of this Trust Agreement is invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such term or provision shall be ineffective to the
extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without
invalidating or rendering unenforceable any remaining terms and
provisions hereof, and any such invalidity or unenforceability in
any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable
such provision in any other jurisdiction.

          Section 10.5.  Separate Counterparts.  This Trust
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of
counterparts and by the parties hereto on separate counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an
original, and all of which shall together constitute but one and
the same instrument.

          Section 10.6.  Waivers, etc.  No term or provision
hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally,
but may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated by an
instrument in writing, and any waiver of the terms hereof shall
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          Section 10.7.  Successors and Assigns.  This Trust
Agreement, including the terms and provisions hereof, shall be
binding upon the Owner Participant and Trust Company or the Owner
Trustee, whichever is applicable pursuant to the terms hereof,
and their respective successors and assigns, and inure to the
benefit of the Owner Participant and Trust Company or the Owner
Trustee, whichever is applicable pursuant to the terms hereof,
and their respective successors and permitted assigns, all as
herein provided.  Any request, notice, direction, consent, waiver
or other instrument or action by the Owner Participant shall bind
the successors and assigns of the Owner Participant.

          Section 10.8.  Transfer of Owner Participant's
Interest.  All provisions of Section 6.1 of the Participation
Agreement shall (with the same force and effect as if set forth
in full, mutatis mutandis, in this Section 10.8) be applicable to
any assignment, conveyance or other transfer by the Owner
Participant of any of its right, title or interest in and to the
Trust Estate or this Trust Agreement or any other Operative
Agreement.

          Section 10.9.  Actions of the Owner Participants.  If
at any time prior to the termination of this Trust Agreement
there is more than one Owner Participant, then during such time,
if any action is required to be taken by the Owner Participant,
such action shall be taken by or on behalf of all Owner
Participants and whenever any direction, authorization, approval,
consent, instruction or other action is permitted to be given or
taken by the Owner Participant it shall be given or taken only
upon such percentage agreement of the Owner Participants as all
Owner Participants may instruct the Owner Trustee.

          Section 10.10. Headings; Table of Contents.  The
division of this Trust Agreement into sections, the provision of
a table of contents and the insertion of headings are for
convenience of reference only and shall not affect the
construction or interpretation hereof.

          Section 10.11. Governing Law.  The terms of this Trust
Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be
performed entirely within such State.

          Section 10.12. Benefit.  Nothing herein, whether
express or implied, shall be construed to give any Person other
than the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Owner
Participant any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under
or in respect of this Trust Agreement.

          Section 10.13. Performance by the Owner Participant.
Any obligation of Trust Company or the Owner Trustee hereunder or
under any other Operative Agreement or other document
contemplated hereby, may be performed by the Owner Participant
and any such performance shall not be construed as a revocation
of the trusts created hereby.

          Section 10.14. Conflict with Operative Agreements.  If
this Trust Agreement (or any instructions given by the Owner
Participant pursuant hereto) shall require that any action be
taken with respect to any matter or any other Operative Agreement
(or any instruction duly given in accordance with the terms
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respect to such matter, and such actions shall be mutually
exclusive, the provisions of such other Operative Agreement, in
respect thereof, shall control.

          Section 10.15. Limitation on Owner Participant's
Liability.  The Owner Participant shall not have any liability
for the performance of this Trust Agreement, except as expressly
set forth herein.

          Section 10.16. Identification of Trust.  The trust
created hereunder may be referred to for convenience as GATC
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          In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto have each caused
this Trust Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the
day and year first above written.



                                            STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY


                                            By:______________________________
                                            Name:
                                            Title:



                                            BNY CAPITAL FUNDING CORP.



                                            By:______________________________
                                            Name:
                                            Title:





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