Group 1 - Wells Fargo (WFC.US) has agreed to sell its rail equipment leasing assets to a joint venture formed by Brookfield Infrastructure (BIP.US) and GATX Corp (GATX.US), refocusing on its core lending and advisory business [1] - The sale includes a rail operating lease asset portfolio with a book value of approximately $4.4 billion and a rail finance lease asset portfolio, expected to be completed by early next year [1][2] - GATX will acquire about 105,000 railcars from Wells Fargo, with Brookfield initially holding 70% and GATX 30% of the joint venture, which GATX can eventually buy out [1][3] Group 2 - GATX will have commercial and operational control over the joint venture's assets and will manage them [3] - The rail leasing business of Wells Fargo, which includes assets acquired from General Electric in 2015, has over 135,000 railcars and 850 locomotives used for transporting various goods [3] - Financing for the joint venture is provided by Wells Fargo Securities, Bank of America Securities, MUFG, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, totaling $3.2 billion in unsecured term loans and $250 million in unsecured revolving credit [3]