Edgar Filing: TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC

As Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-84618

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PROSPECTUS

March 29, 2002

[TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC. LOGO]

TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC.

1,500,000 SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK

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The selling shareholders listed below in the section entitled "Selling
Stockholders" may sell, from time to time, up to 1,500,000 shares of our common
stock.

All of the net proceeds from the sale of these shares of common stock will
go to the selling stockholders. We will not receive any proceeds from sales of
these shares. The selling stockholders may offer the shares through public or
private transactions at prevailing market prices, at prices related to
prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices. For more details,
please see the section entitled "Plan of Distribution."

Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
"TRN." On March 28, 2002, the last reported sale price of our common stock was
$24.31 per share.

THIS INVESTMENT INVOLVES RISK. SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 5.

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NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS
PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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About Trinity.....................................................................................................3
The Offering......................................................................................................4
Risk Factors......................................................................................................5
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements......................................................................................................8
Where to Find More Information....................................................................................9
Incorporation of Documents by Reference...........................................................................9
Use of Proceeds..................................................................................................11
Selling Stockholders.............................................................................................11
Plan of Distribution.............................................................................................12
Legal Matters....................................................................................................12
Experts..........................................................................................................13

ABOUT TRINITY

Trinity is one of the nation's leading diversified industrial companies
providing a variety of high volume, repetitive products and services for the
transportation, industrial, and construction sectors of the market place. We
compete in cyclical markets and are continuously looking for opportunities to
improve our competitive positions. Our principal product lines include:

o tank and freight railcars and related parts;

o inland dry-cargo and tank barges and related covers;

o highway guardrail and safety products;

o concrete and aggregates;

o weld pipe fittings;

o structural bridge products;

o pressure containers and container heads; and

o leasing and managing railcar fleets.

Our five principal business groups are set forth below:

TRINITY RAIL GROUP. Our railcar group primarily serves two markets: North
America and Europe. We develop and manufacture a comprehensive selection of
railcars used for transporting a wide variety of liquids, gases and dry cargo.
From tank cars to specialty cars, we produce the widest range of railcars in the
industry and are the largest producer of railcars in North America. We also
manufacture and sell railcar parts, such as auto carrier doors and accessories,
hatch rings, discharge gates, covers, floors, yokes, couplers, axles, hitches,
bogies, center plates and chutes. The parts are ultimately used in manufacturing
and repair of railcars. In addition, we have the ability to maintain, repair and
modify railcars through our repair network.

INLAND BARGE GROUP. We are the largest producer of inland barges in the
United States. We manufacture a variety of dry-cargo barges, such as deck barges
and open and covered hopper barges that transport various commodities, such as
grain, coal and aggregates. We also produce tank barges used to transport liquid
products at high or low temperatures. Our manufacturing facilities are located
along the United States inland river system allowing for rapid delivery to our
customers.

CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS GROUP. Our construction products group is composed
of highway safety products, concrete and aggregates, beams and girders used in
highway construction and weld pipe fittings. We are one of the largest
manufacturers of roadside safety products in North America. Our products include
highway safety guardrails and patented products such as guardrail end terminals,
crash cushions, and other protective barriers that absorb and dissipate the
force of impact in collisions between vehicles and fixed roadside objects. We
supply ready mix concrete to the industrial, residential and highway
construction businesses and provide aggregates such as crushed stone, sand and
gravel for a variety of uses. In addition, we also supply weld pipe fittings,
such as caps, elbows, return bends, tees, concentric and eccentric reducers and
full and reducing tees.

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS GROUP. We are a leading producer of tank containers
and tank heads for pressure vessels. We manufacture our tanks in the United
States, Mexico and Brazil. Our tanks include gas tanks for rural housing,
transport and storage tanks, motor fuel tanks, air receivers and a variety of
cylinders. We market a portion of our industrial products in Mexico under the
brand name of TATSA.

TRINITY RAILCAR LEASING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES GROUP. We lease
specialized types of railcars, consisting of both tank cars and freight cars.
Our railcars are leased to industrial companies in the petroleum, chemical,
agricultural, energy and other industries that supply their own railcars to the
railroads.

We originally incorporated in Texas in 1933 as Trinity Industries, Inc.
and reincorporated in Delaware in 1987 by merging the Texas corporation into a
wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary with the same name. Our principal offices are
located at 2525 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75207-2401, and our telephone
number is (214) 631-4420. Our Internet web site is at www.trin.net. The
information on our web site does not constitute a part of this prospectus.

THE OFFERING

On March 6, 2002, we completed a private placement of our common stock to
two accredited investors. We agreed to register the resale of the shares of our
common stock purchased in this private placement and bear the expenses incident
to this registration. In connection with this agreement, we are registering for
resale by these investors up to 1,500,000 shares of our common stock.
Registration of these shares does not mean that all or any portion of the shares
will be offered for sale by the investors. For more information on the
investors, please see the section entitled "Selling Stockholders." We will not
receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares. For more information related
to the use of proceeds, see the section entitled "Use of Proceeds."

RISK FACTORS

Before you invest in our common stock, you should understand the risks
involved. You should carefully consider these risk factors as well as all of the
other information contained in this prospectus before deciding to purchase
shares of our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occurs, the
trading price of our common stock could decline and you may lose all or part of
your investment.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR INDUSTRIES

THE CYCLICAL NATURE OF OUR BUSINESS RESULTS IN LOWER REVENUES DURING
ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS.

We operate in cyclical industries. Downturns in overall economic
conditions usually have a significant adverse effect on cyclical industries due
to a decreased demand for new and replacement products. This decreased demand
could result in lower sales volumes, lower prices and/or a loss of profits. In
addition, our recent acquisition of Thrall Car Manufacturing Company has
increased our exposure to the effects of the cyclical nature of the railcar
business. The railcar industry is presently in a deep down cycle and operating
with a minimal backlog. If this down cycle continues we could experience
increased losses and could make additional plant closures and incur related
costs.

OUR MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTIES EXPOSE US TO POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT CLAIMS.

We warrant the workmanship and materials of many of our products under
limited warranties. Accordingly, we may be subject to significant warranty
claims in the future such as multiple claims based on one defect repeated
throughout our mass production process or claims for which the cost of repairing
the defective part is highly disproportionate to the original cost of the part.
We have never experienced any material losses attributable to warranty claims,
but the possibility exists for these types of warranty claims to result in
costly product recalls, significant repair costs and damage to our reputation.

WE MAY BE LIABLE FOR PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIMS THAT EXCEED OUR INSURANCE
COVERAGE.

The nature of our business subjects us to product liability claims,
especially in connection with the repair and manufacture of products that carry
hazardous or volatile materials. We maintain reserves and liability insurance
coverage at levels based upon commercial norms in the industries in which we
operate and our historical claims experience. However, an unusually large
product liability claim or a string of claims based on a failure repeated
throughout our mass production process may exceed our insurance coverage or
result in damage to our reputation.

WE HAVE POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES, WHICH MAY
INCREASE COSTS AND LOWER PROFITABILITY.

Our operations are subject to extensive and frequently changing federal,
state and local environmental laws and regulations, including those dealing with
air quality and the handling and disposal of waste products, fuel products and
hazardous substances. In particular, we may be required to incur remediation
costs and other related expenses because:

o some of our manufacturing facilities were constructed and operated
before the adoption of the current environmental laws and the
institution of compliance practices; and

o some of the products that we manufacture are used to transport
hazardous materials.

Furthermore, although we have conducted and intend to conduct appropriate
due diligence with respect to environmental matters in connection with
acquisitions, we may be unable to identify or be indemnified for all potential
environmental liabilities relating to any acquired business. Environmental
liabilities incurred by us, if not covered by adequate insurance or
indemnification, will increase our costs and have a negative impact on our
profitability.

WE COMPETE IN HIGHLY COMPETITIVE INDUSTRIES, WHICH MAY IMPACT OUR
FINANCIAL RESULTS.

We face aggressive competition in all geographic markets and each industry
sector in which we operate. As a result, competition on pricing is often
intense. The effect of this competition could reduce our revenues, limit our
ability to grow, increase pricing pressure on our products, and otherwise affect
our financial results.

RISKS RELATED TO TRINITY

FLUCTUATIONS IN THE SUPPLY OF COMPONENT PARTS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF
OUR PRODUCTS COULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR ABILITY TO
COST-EFFECTIVELY MANUFACTURE AND SELL OUR PRODUCTS.

A significant portion of our business depends on the adequate supply of
numerous specialty components such as brakes, wheels, side frames and bolsters
at competitive prices. We depend on outside suppliers for a significant portion
of our component part needs. While we endeavor to be diligent in our contractual
relationships with our suppliers, a significant decrease in the availability of
specialty components could materially increase our cost of goods sold or prevent
us from manufacturing our products on a timely basis.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR OPERATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES COULD
ADVERSELY IMPACT OUR OPERATING RESULTS.

Our operations outside of the United States are subject to the risks
associated with cross-border business transactions and activities. Political,
legal, trade or economic changes or instability could limit or curtail our
foreign business activities and operations. Some foreign countries where we
operate have regulatory authorities that regulate railroad safety, railcar
design and railcar component part design, performance and manufacture used on
their railroad systems. If we fail to obtain and maintain certifications of our
railcars and railcar parts within the various foreign countries where we
operate, we may be unable to market and sell our railcars in those countries. In
addition, unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, tariffs and other trade
barriers, more stringent rules relating to labor or the environment, adverse tax
consequences and price exchange controls could limit operations and make the
manufacture and distribution of our products difficult. Furthermore, any
material change in the quotas, regulations or duties on imports imposed by the
U.S. government and agencies or on exports by the government of Mexico or its
agencies could affect our ability to export the railcars and liquified petroleum
gas containers that we manufacture in Mexico. The uncertainty of the legal
environment in these and other areas could limit our ability to enforce our
rights effectively.

WE MAY INCUR INCREASED COSTS DUE TO FLUCTUATIONS IN INTEREST RATES AND
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES.

We are exposed to risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates and
changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We seek to minimize these risks,
when considered appropriate, through the use of currency and interest rate
hedges and similar financial instruments and other activities, although these
measures may not be implemented or effective. Any material and untimely changes
in interest rates or exchange rates could result in significant losses to us.

BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS WITH OUR KEY MANAGEMENT
EMPLOYEES, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RETAIN THEIR SERVICES IN THE FUTURE.

Our success depends on the continued services of our key management
employees, none of whom currently have employment agreements with us. Although
we have historically been successful in retaining the services of our key
management, we may be unable to do so in the future. The loss of the services of
one or more key members of our management team could result in increased costs
associated with attracting and retaining a qualified replacement and could
disrupt our operations and result in a loss of revenues.

ALTHOUGH OUR BUSINESS WAS NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE RECENT TERRORIST
ATTACKS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES, THE LONG-TERM EFFECT OF THESE EVENTS, OR THE
DOMESTIC OR FOREIGN RESPONSE TO THEM, COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO
OPERATE PROFITABLY IN THE FUTURE.

The terrorist attacks that occurred in the United States on September 11,
2001, the subsequent military response by the United States, other terrorist
attacks and future events occurring in response to or in connection with these
attacks may negatively impact the economy in general. In particular, the
negative impacts of these events may affect the industries in which we operate.
This could result in delays in or cancellations of the purchase of our products
or shortages of raw materials or component parts. Any of these occurrences could
have a significant adverse impact on our operating results, revenues and costs.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this
prospectus constitute forward-looking statements. All projections contained in
this prospectus are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our
industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be
materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by these forward- looking statements.

Forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial
performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by
terminology like "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "project,"
"anticipate," "intend," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," or
"continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These
statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially.
In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various
factors, including the risks outlined under "Risk Factors." These factors may
cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking
statement.

Potential factors that could cause our actual results of operations to
differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include:

o market conditions and demand for our products;

o the cyclical nature of both the railcar and barge industries;

o the timing of introduction of new products;

o the timing of customer orders;

o price erosion;

o changes in mix of products sold;

o the extent of utilization of manufacturing capacity;

o availability of supplies and raw materials;

o price competition and other competitive factors;

o technologies;

o steel prices;

o interest rates and capital costs;

o taxes;

o the stability of the governments and political and business
conditions in certain foreign countries, particularly Mexico and
Romania;

o changes in import and export quotas and regulations;

o business conditions in emerging economies; and

o legal, regulatory and environmental issues.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of
activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person
assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of these statements. We
are under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date
of this prospectus to conform these statements to actual results and do not
intend to do so.

WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy
statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy these
reports, proxy statements and other information at the SEC's public reference
facilities at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.
You can request copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying a fee
for the copying cost. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more information
about the operation of the public reference facilities. SEC filings are also
available at the SEC's Web site at http://www.sec.gov. Our common stock is
listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and you can read and inspect our filings
at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange at 20 Broad Street, New York, New
York 10005.

This prospectus is only part of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 that
we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
therefore omits information contained in the Registration Statement. We have
also filed exhibits and schedules with the Registration Statement that are
excluded from this prospectus, and you should refer to the applicable exhibit or
schedule for a complete description of any statement referring to any contract
or other document. You may inspect a copy of the Registration Statement,
including the exhibits and schedules, without charge, at the public reference
room or obtain a copy from the SEC upon payment of the fees prescribed by the
SEC.

INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" information that we file
with them. Incorporation by reference allows us to disclose important
information to you by referring you to those other documents. The information
incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and
information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and
supersede this information. We filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 under
the Securities Act of 1933 with the SEC with respect to the common stock being
offered pursuant to this prospectus. This prospectus omits information contained
in the Registration Statement, as permitted by the SEC. You should refer to the
Registration Statement, including the exhibits, for further information about us
and the common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus. Statements in
this prospectus regarding the provisions of documents filed with, or
incorporated by reference in, the Registration Statement are not necessarily
complete and each statement is qualified in all respects by that reference.
Copies of all or any part of the Registration Statement, including the documents
incorporated by reference or the exhibits, may be obtained upon payment of the
prescribed rates at the offices of the SEC listed above. We incorporate by
reference the documents listed below and any future filings made with the SEC
under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
until we sell all of our shares of common stock covered by the Registration
Statement. The documents we are incorporating by reference are:

o Our Transition Report on Form 10-K for the nine months ended
December 31, 2001;

o Our Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed December 28, 2001;

o Our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 19, 2002;

o Our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 7, 2002;

o Our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 12, 2002;

o Our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 20, 2002;

o The description of our common stock contained in our Registration
Statement on Form S-4 dated July 17, 1996 (Registration No.
333-8321), as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 dated July
19, 1996;

o The description of our rights to purchase Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock contained in our Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on April 2, 1999, as
amended by filings on August 22, 2001 and October 31, 2001,
including any subsequent amendments or reports filed for the purpose
of updating that description; and

o All documents filed by us pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent
to the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement of which this prospectus
is a part.

You can obtain any of the filings incorporated by reference in this
prospectus through us or from the SEC through the SEC's website or at the
address listed above. Documents incorporated by reference are available from us
without charge, excluding any exhibits to those documents that are not
specifically incorporated by reference in those documents. You can request a
copy of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and other
documents and agreements referred to in this prospectus by requesting them in
writing or by telephone from us at the following address:

Trinity Industries, Inc.
2525 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75207-2401
Attention: Michael G. Fortado
Telephone: (214) 631-4420

This prospectus is part of a Registration Statement we filed with the SEC.
You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference in or provided
in this prospectus and the Registration Statement. We have not authorized any
other person to provide you with different information. We are not making an
offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You
should not assume that the information in this prospectus is accurate as of any
date other than the date on the front of this document.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of common
stock by the selling stockholders. Any proceeds from the sales of the shares of
common stock received by the selling stockholders will be retained by the
selling stockholders.

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

In a private placement transaction completed on March 6, 2002, we issued a
total of 1,500,000 shares of our common stock. In this private placement,
620,000 shares were issued to Acqua Wellington Private Placement Fund, Ltd. and
880,000 shares were issued to Acqua Wellington Opportunity I Limited. These
selling stockholders may from time to time offer and sell pursuant to this
prospectus any or all of the 1,500,000 shares of our common stock. The following
table sets forth, as of March 19, 2002, the number of shares of our common stock
that each selling stockholder beneficially owns. The term "selling stockholder"
includes the holders listed below and its transferees, pledgees, donees or other
successors receiving shares from the holders listed below after the date of this
prospectus. We have prepared this table based upon information furnished to us
by or on behalf of the selling stockholders. Based on information provided to us
by the selling stockholders, neither selling stockholder beneficially owns any
shares of our common stock other than those listed below.

The selling stockholders confirmed at the time they acquired the shares
listed below that they acquired the shares for investment purposes only and not
with a view toward their resale, and acknowledged the existence of restrictions
on resale applicable to these shares. This offering relates only to the sale of
shares held or to be held by the selling stockholders named in the following
table. Since the date on which they provided us with the information below, the
selling stockholder may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of some or
all of their shares of our common stock in transactions exempt from Securities
Act registration requirements.

BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP AFTER
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP PRIOR TO OFFERING COMPLETION OF OFFERING
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NUMBER OF PERCENT OF SHARES TO BE NUMBER OF PERCENT OF
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER SHARES CLASS(1) SOLD(2) SHARES(2) CLASS(1)(2)
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Acqua Wellington Private 620,000 1.4% 620,000 0 0%
Placement Fund, Ltd.

Acqua Wellington Opportunity I 880,000 1.9% 880,000 0 0%
Limited

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(1) Computed based on 45,897,525 shares of common stock outstanding as of
March 19, 2002.

(2) Assumes all the shares of common stock that may be offered hereunder are
sold.

The information regarding the selling stockholders may change from time to
time. If required, we will set forth these changes in one or more prospectus
supplements.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We are registering the shares of common stock on behalf of the selling
stockholders. The shares of common stock may be sold in one or more transactions
at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices
related to the prevailing market prices, at varying prices determined at the
time of sale, or at negotiated prices. These sales may be effected at various
times in one or more of the following transactions, or in other kinds of
transactions:

o transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or on any national
securities exchange or U.S. inter-dealer system of a registered
national securities association on which our common stock may be
listed or quoted at the time of sale;

o in the over-the-counter market;

o in private transactions and transactions otherwise than on these
exchanges or systems or in the over-the-counter market;

o in connection with short sales of the shares;

o by pledge to secure debt and other obligations;

o through the writing of options, whether the options are listed on an
options exchange or otherwise;

o in connection with the writing of non-traded and exchange-traded
call options, in hedge transactions and in settlement of other
transactions in standardized or over-the-counter options; or

o through a combination of any of the above transactions.

The selling stockholders and their successors, including their
transferees, pledgees or donees or their successors, may sell the common stock
directly to purchasers or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, who
may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions
from the selling stockholders or the purchasers. These discounts, concessions or
commissions as to any particular underwriter, broker-dealer or agent may be in
excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved.

In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for
sale pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144
rather than pursuant to this prospectus.

We entered into registration rights agreements for the benefit of each of
the selling stockholders to register our common stock under applicable federal
and state securities laws. The registration rights agreements provide for
cross-indemnification of the selling stockholders and us and our respective
directors, officers and controlling persons against specific liabilities in
connection with the offer and sale of the common stock, including liabilities
under the Securities Act. We will pay substantially all of the expenses incurred
by the selling stockholders incident to the offering and sale of the common
stock.

LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the issuance of the common stock offered in this
prospectus is being passed upon for us by our lawyers, Haynes and Boone, LLP,
Dallas, Texas.

EXPERTS

Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, have audited our consolidated
financial statements and schedules included in our Form 10-K for the nine-month
period ended December 31, 2001, as set forth in their report, which is
incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration
statement. Our financial statements and schedules are incorporated by reference
in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP's report, given on their authority as experts
in accounting and auditing.

The financial statements of Thrall Car Manufacturing Company incorporated
by reference in this prospectus, have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP,
independent public accountants, as indicated in their reports with respect
thereto, and are incorporated in this prospectus in reliance upon the authority
of Arthur Andersen LLP as experts in accounting and auditing.

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March 29, 2002

[TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC. LOGO]

TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC.

1,500,000 SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK

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