Exhibit (a)(1)(C)

NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

For Tender of Shares of Common Stock (including the associated

Series C Junior Participating Preferred Stock Purchase Rights)

of

QUIXOTE CORPORATION

at

$6.38 NET PER SHARE

Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated January 7, 2010

by

THP MERGER CO.

a wholly-owned subsidiary of

TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC.

THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010, UNLESS THE TENDER OFFER IS EXTENDED.

This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, or one substantially in the form hereof, must be used to accept the Offer (defined below) if (i) certificates representing shares of common stock, par value $0.012/3 per share (including the associated preferred stock purchase rights, the “Shares”), of Quixote Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Quixote”), are not immediately available, (ii) the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis or (iii) time will not permit all required documents to reach BNY Mellon Shareowner Services (the “Depositary”) prior to the expiration of the Offer. This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand, facsimile transmission or mail to the Depositary. See Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.

The Depositary for the Offer is:

If delivering by mail:	By Facsimile Transmission:	If delivering by hand or courier:
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services	(Eligible Institutions Only)	BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
c/o Mellon Investor Services LLC	(201) 680-4626	c/o Mellon Investor Services LLC
Attn: Corporate Actions Department, 27th	Confirm Facsimile Receipt by	Attn: Corporate Actions Department, 27th
Floor	Telephone:	Floor
P.O. Box 3301	(201) 680-4860	480 Washington Boulevard
South Hackensack, NJ 07606		Jersey City, NJ 07310

DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION, OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.

THIS FORM IS NOT TO BE USED TO GUARANTEE SIGNATURES. IF A SIGNATURE ON A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS REQUIRED TO BE GUARANTEED BY AN “ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION” UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS THERETO, SUCH SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MUST APPEAR IN THE APPLICABLE SPACE PROVIDED IN THE SIGNATURE BOX ON THE APPROPRIATE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

The Eligible Institution that completes this form must communicate the guarantee to the Depositary and must deliver the Letter of Transmittal or an Agent’s Message (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) and certificates for Shares to the Depositary within the time period shown herein. Failure to do so could result in a financial loss to such Eligible Institution.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby tenders to THP Merger Co., a Delaware corporation, (the “Purchaser”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trinity Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Trinity”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase, dated January 7, 2010 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related Letter of Transmittal (such offer, the “Offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.012/3 per share (including the associated preferred stock purchase rights, the “Shares”), of Quixote Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Quixote”), specified below, pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.

Number of Shares and Certificate No(s) (if available): 

o Check here if Shares will be tendered by book entry transfer.

DTC Account Number: 

Dated: 

Name(s) of Record Holder(s): 

(Please type or print)

Address(es): 

(Zip Code)

Area Code and Tel.No.: 

(Daytime telephone number)

Signature(s) 

GUARANTEE
(Not to be used for signature guarantee)

The undersigned, an Eligible Institution (defined in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase), hereby (i) represents that the tender of Shares effected hereby complies with Rule 14e-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and (ii) guarantees delivery to the Depositary, at one of its addresses set forth above, of certificates representing the Shares tendered hereby, in proper form for transfer, or a confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Shares into the Depositary’s account at DTC (defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase), in either case together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agent’s Message (defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase), together with any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, all within three NASDAQ Global Market trading days after the date hereof.

Name of Firm: 

Address: 

(Zip Code)

Area Code and Tel. No.: 

(Authorized Signature)

Name of Firm: 

(Please Type or Print)

Title: 

Dated: ­ ­

NOTE:   DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES WITH THIS NOTICE. CERTIFICATES SHOULD BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.