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lighting
Tracking Good Lighting Rail-transportation company improves lighting levels in massive plant.
T
he Greenbrier Companies is an international supplier
Greenbrier’s Gunderson facility in Portland, OR, is its flagship
of equipment and services to the freight-rail transpor-
manufacturing facility for marine barges and rail cars. The mas-
tation markets. It designs, builds, and markets freight
sive 58-acre plant contains more than 875,000 sq. ft. of manufac-
railcars, tank cars, rail castings, and marine barges, and pro-
turing floor space under multiple roofs.
vides wheel services, parts, leasing, repair, refurbishment, and
At its peak, more than 1,391 employees are on the floor. Light-
retrofitting services to the railroad and related transportation
ing conditions at the facility had deteriorated to the point where
industries. It owns a lease fleet of more than 9,000 railcars and
light levels ranged from 13 to 36 foot-candles. It wasn’t uncom-
performs management services for more than 268,000 railcars.
mon to see a significant number of light fixtures out of commiscommercialarchitecturemagazine.com
This Portland, OR, facility is the flagship manufacturing arena for marine barges and rail cars. The massive 58-acre plant contains more than 875,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing floor space under multiple roofs.
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