American Railcar Industries, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2006 Earnings Conference Call.

ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- American Railcar Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARII) ("ARI") announced today it will host a conference call on August 10, 2006 at 10:00 am (Eastern Time) to report the Company's second quarter financial results. The Company expects to release its financial results after the close of business on August 9, 2006, and these results will be available on the Investor Relations page at www.americanrailcar.com.

To participate in the conference call, please log on to the Investor Relations page at www.americanrailcar.com or please dial 800-573-4752. The participant pass code is 36243490. Interested parties are asked to logon to our website or dial in to the call approximately 10 to 15 minutes prior to the start time of the call.

An audio replay of the call will be available on the Company's website promptly following the earnings call.

About American Railcar Industries, Inc.

American Railcar Industries, Inc. is a leading North American manufacturer of covered hopper and tank railcars. ARI also repairs and refurbishes railcars, provides fleet management services and designs and manufactures certain railcar and industrial components used in the production of its railcars as well as railcars and non-railcar industrial products produced by others. ARI provides its railcar customers with integrated solutions through a comprehensive set of high quality products and related services.