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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030811
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030811

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GATX CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000040211
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TRANSPORTATION SERVICES [4700]
		IRS NUMBER:				361124040
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-02328
		FILM NUMBER:		03834444

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 W MONROE  ST
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60661
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3126216200

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GENERAL AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19750722
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT


                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 11, 2003


                                GATX Corporation
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


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           New York                        1-2328                 36-1124040
(State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission File          (IRS Employer
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   <S>                                                     <C>
           500 West Monroe Street
              Chicago, Illinois                             60661-3676
  (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)
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        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (312) 621-6200

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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

On August 11, 2003, GATX Corporation issued a press release announcing its plans
to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $115 million of contingent
convertible senior unsecured notes due 2023.


                                    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, thereunto duly authorized.



                                                       GATX CORPORATION
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                         (Registrant)

                                                       /s/ Brian Kenney
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                       Brian A. Kenney
                                                  Senior Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                                  (Duly Authorized Officer)

Date:  August 11, 2003


                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.                                                 Method of Filing
- -----------                                                 ----------------
99a                GATX Corporation press release           Filed Electronically
                   dated August 11, 2003





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[GATX LOGO]                                                         NEWS RELEASE

FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY

GATX CORPORATION ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR ISSUANCE OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES

         CHICAGO, August 11 - GATX Corporation (NYSE:GMT) announced today that
it plans to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $115 million of
contingent convertible senior unsecured notes due 2023. The notes are callable
at par after five years and have put options at various dates. The notes may be
converted into shares of common stock of GATX Corporation under certain
conditions.

         The net proceeds of the offering will be used by GATX Financial
Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of GATX Corporation, for general
corporate purposes.

         This notice does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy securities. The notes have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States
absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

         GATX Corporation (NYSE:GMT) is a specialized finance and leasing
company combining asset knowledge and services, structuring expertise,
partnering and risk capital to serve customers and partners worldwide. GATX
specializes in railcar and locomotive leasing, aircraft operating leasing, and
information technology leasing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

ANALYSTS & INVESTORS:
Robert C. Lyons
GATX Corporation
312-621-6633



(8/11/03)

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