8-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The
                       Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 8, 2003



                            TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware               1-6903                      75-0225040
(State of incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)


            2525 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas           75207-2401
          (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214) 631-4420


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Item 5.  Other Events

         On October 8, 2003, the Registrant issued a press release announcing
litigation settlement with ACF Barge Acceptance I LLC.

Item 7.  Exhibits

         (c) Exhibits

             Exhibit 99.1 - News Release of Registrant dated October 8, 2003
             with respect to litigation settlement.

SIGNATURE

         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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                         TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC.


Date:  October 9, 2003                   By: /s/ MICHAEL G. FORTADO
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                                             Michael G. Fortado
                                             Vice President and Secretary





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit
No.               Description of Exhibit
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Exhibit 99.1      News Release of Registrant dated October 8, 2003 with respect
                  to litigation settlement.

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

MEDIA CONTACT:                     INVESTOR CONTACT:
Nancy Farrar                       Jim Ivy
Farrar Public Relations            Sr. Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
817/937-1557                       214/589-8090


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

         TRINITY INDUSTRIES AND ACF BARGE ACCEPTANCE I LLC (ACF) ANNOUNCE
LITIGATION SETTLEMENT


         DALLAS - October 8, 2003 - Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TRN) and ACF
Barge Acceptance I LLC (ACF) today announced they had reached a settlement
agreement related to eleven tank barges owned by ACF.

         The settlement involves purchase of the eleven barges which are leased
to a Barge operator under long-term lease agreements. ACF, which originally
acquired the barges for approximately $17 million, will receive approximately
$19 million, including legal fees, as well as indemnification from Trinity.
Trinity's leasing subsidiary will purchase the barges and succeed ACF as lessor.
Trinity noted that a preliminary valuation of the barges at the discounted
values of future minimum rentals and residual values is not expected to result
in a charge to Trinity's third quarter earnings.

         "We are glad to have settled this particular piece of litigation and
put this dispute behind us," said both Timothy R. Wallace, Trinity's Chairman,
President and CEO, and James J. Unger, Vice Chairman of the Board of ACF
Industries LLC, the parent of ACF.




         Trinity Industries, Inc., with headquarters in Dallas, Texas, is one of
the nation's leading diversified industrial companies. Trinity reports five
principal business segments: the Trinity Rail Group, Trinity Railcar Leasing and
Management Services Group, the Inland Barge Group, the Construction Products
Group and the Industrial Products Group. Trinity's web site may be accessed at
http://www.trin.net.

         This news release contains "forward looking statements" as defined by
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and includes statements as
to expectations, beliefs and future financial performance, or assumptions
underlying or concerning matters herein. These statements that are not
historical facts are forward looking. Readers are directed to Trinity's Form
10-K and other SEC filings for a description of certain of the business issues
and risks, a change in any of which could cause actual results or outcomes to
differ materially from those expressed in the forward looking statements. Any
forward looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is
made. Trinity undertakes no obligation to update any forward looking statement
or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such
statement is made.

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