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 Quarterly Report of GATX Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2005, 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 to their knowledge:

                  (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.

                    /s/ Brian A. Kenney               /s/ Robert C. Lyons
                  -----------------------             -----------------------
                      Brian A. Kenney                     Robert C. Lyons
                  Chairman, President and               Vice President and
                  Chief Executive Officer             Chief Financial Officer

November 4, 2005

         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.