FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT 10.18.2

FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (this “First Amendment”) is executed effective as of June ___, 2006 (the “Effective Date”), by and among Trinity Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the financial institutions parties hereto as Lenders (individually a “Lender” and collectively the “Lenders”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agents, the Documentation Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 20, 2005 (the “Credit Agreement”) (unless otherwise defined herein, all terms used herein with their initial letter capitalized shall have the meaning given such terms in the Credit Agreement); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have made Loans to the Borrower; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders amend certain terms of the Credit Agreement in certain respects; and

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, the Required Lenders have agreed to the Borrower’s request.

NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lender hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Amendments. In reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this First Amendment, and subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the Effective Date in the manner provided in this Section 1.

1.1 Additional Definition. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to add thereto in alphabetical order the definition of “First Amendment” which shall read in full as follows:

“First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June ___, 2006, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

1.2 Amendment to Definition. The definition of “Loan Documents” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows:

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the First Amendment, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guaranties, the Security Instruments, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Letters of Credit, any Borrowing Request, any Interest Election Request, any Assignment and Acceptance, the Fee Letter, and all other agreements (including Hedging Agreements) relating to this Agreement, the Loans, the Lender Indebtedness or the Collateral entered into from time to time between or among the Borrower (or any or all of its Subsidiaries) and the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or, with respect to the Hedging Agreements, any Affiliates of any Lender), and any document delivered by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the foregoing, as such documents, instruments or agreements may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

1.3 Amendment to Payment Restrictions Provisions. Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete subsection (c) thereof in its entirety.

Section 2. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Amendment. This First Amendment shall be effective automatically and without the necessity of any further action by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower or any Lender when counterparts hereof have been executed by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Required Lenders, and each of the following conditions to the effectiveness hereof have been satisfied:

(a) the representations and warranties contained herein and in all other Loan Documents, as amended hereby, shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Effective Date as if made on the Effective Date, except for such representations and warranties limited by their terms to a specific date;

(b) after giving effect to this First Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall exist; and

(c) all proceedings taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this First Amendment and all documentation and other legal matters incident thereto shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

Section 3. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. To induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into this First Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:

3.1 Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties. Each representation and warranty of the Borrower contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents is true and correct on the date hereof after giving effect to the amendments set forth in Section 1 hereof.

3.2 Due Authorization, No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this First Amendment are within the Borrower’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by necessary action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and do not violate or constitute a default under any provision of applicable law or any material agreement binding upon the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries except for Permitted Encumbrances.

3.3 Validity and Binding Effect. This First Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as (a) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditor’s rights generally, and (b) the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general application.

3.4 No Defenses. The Borrower has no defenses to payment, counterclaim or rights of set-off with respect to the indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower under the Loan Documents existing on the date hereof.

3.5 Absence of Defaults. After giving effect to the amendments set forth in Section 1 hereof, neither a Default nor an Event of Default has occurred which is continuing.

Section 4. Miscellaneous.

4.1 Reaffirmation of Loan Documents. Any and all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall, except as amended and modified hereby, remain in full force and effect. The Borrower hereby agrees that the amendments and modifications herein contained shall in no manner adversely affect or impair the indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower under the Loan Documents.

4.2 Parties in Interest. All of the terms and provisions of this First Amendment shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

4.3 Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in counterparts, and all parties need not execute the same counterpart; however, no party shall be bound by this First Amendment until counterparts hereof have been executed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Facsimiles shall be effective as originals.

4.4 Complete Agreement. THIS FIRST AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND THEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN OR AMONG THE PARTIES.

4.5 Headings. The headings, captions and arrangements used in this First Amendment are, unless specified otherwise, for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit, amplify or modify the terms of this First Amendment, nor affect the meaning thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be duly executed by their respective Authorized Officers as of the Effective Date.

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TO
FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC.,
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
AND THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PARTIES THERETO AS LENDERS


		TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC.

		By:

		Name:

		Title:

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		JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent

		By:

		Name:

		Title:

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		,
		as a Lender

		By:

		Name:

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