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As part of our renowned Global Transportation Finance (GTF) group, the attorneys of our GTF Rail Finance practice bring a deep bench of experienced lawyers to every type of transaction involving railcars, locomotives, and rail-related assets. We represent manufacturers, leasing companies, commercial banks, private equity funds, hedge funds, and export credit agencies, as well as borrowers, lenders, servicers, and investors across the rail industry.

Clients in the industry trust us to negotiate and facilitate complex rolling stock transactions in practical, cost-effective ways. We help parties structure new leasing platforms, joint ventures and structured finance vehicles, drawing on the breadth and depth of our rail industry experience.

Our clients participate in a wide range of railcar financing arrangements. They come to us for sophisticated debt and equity structuring, especially asset-backed securitizations and warehouse loan facilities.

Our clients know that few law firms can match our knowledge of rail finance. They rely on us to stay ahead of market trends and legal developments and to find innovative ways to meet achieve their goals.

Clients in the industry trust us to negotiate and facilitate complex rolling stock transactions in practical, cost-effective ways. We help parties structure new leasing platforms, joint ventures and structured finance vehicles, drawing on the breadth and depth of our rail industry experience.

Our clients participate in a wide range of railcar financing arrangements. They come to us for sophisticated debt and equity structuring, especially asset-backed securitizations and warehouse loan facilities.

Our clients know that few law firms can match our knowledge of rail finance. They rely on us to stay ahead of market trends and legal developments and to find innovative ways to meet achieve their goals.

We serve our rail financing clients on the following types of transactions:

  • Bankruptcy-remote syndicated railcar
  • Company trust agreements
  • Debt financings for locomotives and railcars
  • Export credit agencies
  • Insurance wraps
  • Leveraged leases
  • Liquidity facilities marks
  • On-and off-balance-sheet structures
  • Operating leases (both full-service and net leases)
  • Private placement syndicates
  • Railroad-owned rolling stock facilities
  • Securitizations and capital markets transactions
  • Servicing agreements
  • Single-investor railcar warehouse loan
  • Synthetic leases
  • Warehouse loan facilities
Tier 1: Industry Focus: Transport: Rail and Road—Finance, 2018-2026
– The Legal 500 United States
"The Transport Rail and Road finance practice has deep experience, is practical, creative, responsive, and great to work with."
– The Legal 500 United States, 2026
"The group has expertise in the transportation sector."
– The Legal 500 United States, 2026
"Experience is unrivaled in the rail industry"
– The Legal 500 United States, 2025
"The team at Vedder has extensive experience in all aspects of rail finance work. They have worked on virtually every rail-related ABS or bank financing deal in the past decade-plus and are at the forefront of developments in this area"
– The Legal 500 United States, 2025

Global Transportation Finance Newsletter

May 2026 Issue

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