EXHIBIT 32

                       GATX CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Annual Report of GATX Corporation (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each of the
undersigned officers of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:

          (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
     or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.

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             /s/ RONALD H. ZECH                                /s/ BRIAN A. KENNEY
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               Ronald H. Zech                                    Brian A. Kenney
          Chairman, President and                           Senior Vice President and
          Chief Executive Officer                            Chief Financial Officer
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March 15, 2004

     This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by GATX Corporation for
purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to GATX Corporation and will be retained by GATX Corporation and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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