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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan on Form S-8 of our reports
dated October 24, 2000 appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. for the year ended August
31, 2000, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Reoffer
Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE
Portland, Oregon
December 15, 2000
