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GATX TECHNOLOGY SERVICES COMPLETES $373 MILLION PURCHASE OF EL CAMINO RESOURCES'
U.S. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LEASE PORTFOLIO

(San Francisco, February 13, 2001)

        GATX Capital Corporation announced today that it has purchased the U.S.
information technology lease portfolio of El Camino Resources, Ltd. The acquired
assets will be integrated into the operations of GATX Technology Services making
GATX one of the world's leading independent IT lessors. The purchase amount
included $129.7 million in cash and the assumption of $243.1 million of
non-recourse debt.

The assets acquired consist of information management systems on lease to
businesses across the U.S. The equipment includes network switches,
communications systems, servers, desktop computers, printers and related
equipment and software. These assets will be combined with the similar lease
portfolio of GATX Technology Services and managed from its offices in Tampa,
Florida.

Ed Mihm, Senior Vice President and head of GATX Technology Services said, "We
are excited about the scale of this acquisition, which will make GATX one of the
world's leading independent information technology lessors. It strengthens our
platform for growth in technology services and it diversifies our technology
leasing investment with an increased proportion of midrange equipment. In
addition, the majority of El Camino leasing sales professionals have joined the
GATX Technology Services team. Also joining GATX are key professionals
responsible for managing the lease portfolio. These additions allow us to expand
our U.S. technology services network with seasoned professionals."

Jesse Crews, CEO of GATX Capital Corporation, said, "This acquisition of
technology assets and strong sales personnel positions us for accelerated growth
in technology leasing to Fortune 1000 customers. This investment fits the
overall GATX strategy of re-deploying financial resources into our higher
growth, higher margin businesses".

GATX also pursues information technology leasing through its partnerships with
Lombard (Royal Bank of Scotland) in the U.K., Deutsche Leasing in Germany and
OMNI Financial Investments Ltd. in Australia.

GATX Capital Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GATX Corporation (NYSE:
GMT), a unique finance and leasing company combining asset knowledge and
services, structuring expertise, creative partnering and risk capital. GATX
Corporation provides sophisticated leasing and financial services responsive to
the specialized needs of a range of businesses. In addition to offering
information technology leases, GATX specializes in railcar and locomotive
operating leasing, aircraft operating leasing, venture finance, and financing
solutions for customers in a diversity of industrial sectors, worldwide.