exv12

Exhibit 12

Trinity Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Computation of Ratio of Earnings To Fixed Charges


	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2010		2009			2008		2007		2006
	($ in millions)
Earnings:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	116.5	$	(146.9	)	$	453.8	$	454.9	$	343.9
Add:
Fixed Charges		204.3		146.3			134.3		109.3		91.4
Amortization of capitalized interest		0.2		0.3			0.1		0.1		0.0


Total earnings (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	321.0	$	(0.3	)	$	588.2	$	564.3	$	435.3


Fixed Charges:
Interest expense	$	182.1	$	123.2		$	109.4	$	84.5	$	68.7
Portion of rental expense representative of interest		22.2		23.1			24.9		24.8		22.7


		204.3		146.3			134.3		109.3		91.4
Capitalized interest		0.0		0.0			0.9		0.6		0.3


Total Fixed Charges	$	204.3	$	146.3		$	135.2	$	109.9	$	91.7


Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		1.57		0.00			4.35		5.13		4.75


Footnote:

Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2009 included a $325 million goodwill impairment charge. See Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges for the year ended December 31, 2009. The deficiency for this period was $146.6 million.