EX-24.3_291567

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Robert W. Shank, Maren C. Malik and Mark J. Rittenbaum, signing singly,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

1. 	Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer, director and/or ten percent stockholder of The Greenbrier
Companies, Inc., an Oregon Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules thereunder.

2. 	Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5
and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

3. 	Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

		The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

		The undersigned agrees that each such attorney-in-fact herein may rely
entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to
such attorney-in-fact.  The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company and each such attorney-in-fact against any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are
based upon any untrue statement or omission of necessary facts in the
information provided by the undersigned to either such attorney-in-fact for
purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing Forms 3, 4 or 5
(including amendments thereto) and agrees to reimburse the Company and each such
attorney-in-fact for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim damage,
liability or action.

		This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

		IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 22nd day of June, 2009.



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					Signature
					/s/ Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
					Print Name
                                        Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.

EX-24.3_291567

EXHIBIT 1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
     We, the undersigned officers and managing members of the reporting
companies on this Form 3 hereby severally constitute and appoint Wilbur L Ross,
Jr. our true and lawful attorney with full power to him, and with full powers of
substitution and re-substitution, to sign for us and in our names in the
capacities indicated below, the Form 3 and any and all amendments to said Form 3
and any subsequent reports on Form 4, and generally to do all such things in our
names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and managing members to
enable the reporting companies to comply with the provisions of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed
by our attorneys, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, to said
Form 3 and any and all amendments and any subsequent reports on Form 4.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officers and managing members of the
reporting companies have hereunto set their hands as of the __ day of June 2009.



WLR RECOVERY FUND IV, L.P.
By:	WLR Recovery Associates IV LLC, its General Partner
By:	WL Ross Group, L.P., its Managing Member
By:	El Vedado, LLC its General Partner

By:	/s/ Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
	Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.,
	its Managing Member


WLR IV PARALLEL ESC, L.P.
By:	Invesco WLR IV Associates LLC, its General Partner
By:	Invesco Private Capital, Inc., its Managing Member

By:	/s/ Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
	Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.,
	its Chief Executive Officer

WLR RECOVERY ASSOCIATES IV LLC
By:	WL Ross Group, L.P., its Managing Member
By:	El Vedado, LLC, its General Partner

By:	/s/ Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
	Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.,
	its Managing Member

INVESCO WLR IV ASSOCIATES LLC
By:	Invesco Private Capital, Inc its Managing Member

By:	/s/ Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
	Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.,
	its Chief Executive Officer


INVESCO PRIVATE CAPITAL, INC.
By:	/s/ Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
	Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.,
	its Chief Executive Officer


WL ROSS GROUP, L.P.
By:	El Vedado, LLC, its General Partner

By:	/s/ Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
	Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.,
	its Managing Member

EL VEDADO, LLC

By:	/s/ Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
	Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.,
	its Managing Member