Exhibit 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. Lake Oswego, Oregon We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. James-Furman Supplemental 1994 Stock Option Plan on Form S-8 of our reports dated November 7, 1995, appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. for the year ended August 31, 1995. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP Portland, Oregon July 10, 1996