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                                  EXHIBIT 4.1
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     Exhibit 4.1

                         FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

     This FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE is dated as of December _____, 2000, by
and among Pacer International, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the "Company"),
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Rail Van, Inc., an Ohio corporation, ("Rail Van"), Rail Van LLC, an Ohio limited
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liability company ("Rail Van LLC") and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (the
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"Trustee"), under the Indenture (referred to hereinafter), pursuant to which the
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Company issued its 11 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the
"Securities").
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                                  WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors named therein, and the Trustee
executed and delivered a certain Indenture dated as of May 28, 1999 (the
"Indenture"), providing for the issuance of up to an aggregate principal amount
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of $150,000,000 of the Securities;

     WHEREAS, the Company by appropriate action has determined that it is
desirable to amend certain provisions of the Indenture; and

     WHEREAS, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement proposed to be entered into
on or about December 18, 2000, among the Company, Rail Van, Rail Van LLC, and
all of the stockholders of Rail Van, the Company is acquiring all of the issued
and outstanding capital stock of Rail Van; and

     WHEREAS, Section 4.18 of the Indenture provides that under certain
circumstances the Company is required to cause Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries
that are not Guarantors to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental
indenture and Guarantee (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to which such
Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries shall unconditionally guarantee all of the
Company's obligations under the Securities and the Indenture on the terms set
forth in the Indenture.

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Rail Van,
Rail Van LLC, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the
equal and ratable benefit of the holders of the Securities as set forth below.

                                   ARTICLE I

                                   AMENDMENT

1.1  Each of Rail Van and Rail Van LLC (each a "Newly Acquired Subsidiary")
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hereby, jointly and severally with all other Guarantors, unconditionally and
irrevocably guarantees, on a senior subordinated basis, the Company's
obligations under the Indenture and the Securities on the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in Article Eleven of the Indenture.

1.2  Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects
ratified and confirmed and all of the terms, conditions and provisions thereof
shall remain in full force and effect. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall
form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Securities
heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

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                                  ARTICLE II

                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

2.1  For all purposes of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise
defined or unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein
and not defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Indenture.

2.2  THIS FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS APPLIED TO CONTRACTS MADE
AND PERFORMED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF
CONFLICTS OF LAW.

2.3  All provisions in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture respecting the Company
shall bind or inure to the benefit of (as the case may be) the Company, its
successors or assigns.

2.4  The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the
Company and each Newly Acquired Subsidiary and the Trustee assumes no
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to
the validity of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

2.5  This Fourth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Supplemental
Indenture to be duly executed as the date first above written.

                                 PACER INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                 By: ______________________________________
                                     Lawrence C. Yarberry
                                     Executive Vice President and
                                     Chief Financial Officer

                                 RAIL VAN, INC.

                                 By: ______________________________________
                                     Lawrence C. Yarberry
                                     Executive Vice President and
                                     Chief Financial Officer

                                 RAIL VAN LLC

                                 By: ______________________________________
                                     Lawrence C. Yarberry
                                     Executive Vice President and
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                                  EXHIBIT 4.2
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                        SUBSIDIARY ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

          This SUBSIDIARY ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of
December 22, 2000, made by Rail Van, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the "New
Subsidiary").  Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein
and defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below are used herein as so
defined.

                             W I T N E S S E T H :
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          WHEREAS, Pacer International, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the
"Borrower"), the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, Credit
Suisse First Boston, as Documentation Agent, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding,
Inc., as Syndication Agent, and Bankers Trust Company, as Administrative Agent
(in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent"), have entered into a Credit
Agreement, dated as of May 28, 1999 (as amended, modified and/or supplemented to
the date hereof, the "Credit Agreement");

          WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries
of the Borrower have entered into a Subsidiaries Guaranty, dated as of May 28,
1999 (as amended, modified and/or supplemented to the date hereof, the
"Subsidiaries Guaranty");

          WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and
certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower have entered into a Pledge Agreement, dated
as of May 28, 1999 (as amended, modified and/or supplemented to the date hereof,
the "Pledge Agreement");

          WHEREAS, in connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and
certain Subsidiaries of the Borrower have entered into a Security Agreement,
dated as of May 28, 1999 (as amended, modified and/or supplemented to the date
hereof, the "Security Agreement" and, together with the Subsidiaries Guaranty
and the Pledge Agreement, the "Documents");

          WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 8.14 and 9.15 of the Credit Agreement,
the New Subsidiary is required to become a party to each of the Documents; and

          WHEREAS, the New Subsidiary desires to execute and deliver this
Agreement in order to become a party to each of the Documents;

          NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

          1.  Subsidiaries Guaranty .  By executing and delivering this
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Agreement, the New Subsidiary hereby becomes a party to the Subsidiaries
Guaranty, as a "Guarantor" thereunder, and hereby expressly and jointly and
severally assumes all obligations and liabilities of a "Guarantor" thereunder.
The New Subsidiary hereby makes each of the representations and warranties
contained in Section 11 of the Subsidiaries Guaranty on the date hereof, after
giving effect to this Agreement.

          2.  Pledge Agreement.  By executing and delivering this Agreement, the
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New Subsidiary hereby (i) becomes a party to the Pledge Agreement as a "Pledgor"
thereunder, (ii) expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of a
"Pledgor" thereunder and (iii) pledges and grants to the Pledgee (as defined in
the Pledge Agreement) for the benefit of the Secured
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Creditors, as collateral security for the prompt payment in full when due
(whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations
(as defined in the Pledge Agreement) of the New Subsidiary, a security interest
in and to all of the New Subsidiary's right, title and interest in, to and under
the Collateral (as defined in the Pledge Agreement). Annexes A, B, C, D, E and F
to the Pledge Agreement are each hereby amended by supplementing such Annexes
with the information contained in Annexes A, B, C, D, E and F attached to Annex
I of this Agreement. The New Subsidiary hereby makes each of the representations
and warranties contained in Section 15 of the Pledge Agreement on the date
hereof, after giving effect to this Agreement.

          3.  Security Agreement.  By executing and delivering this Agreement,
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the New Subsidiary hereby (i) becomes a party to the Security Agreement as an
"Assignor" thereunder, (ii) expressly assumes all obligations and liabilities of
an "Assignor" thereunder and (iii) pledges and grants to the Collateral Agent
(as defined in the Security Agreement) for the benefit of the Secured Creditors,
as collateral security for the prompt payment in full when due (whether at
stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations (as defined in
the Security Agreement) of the New Subsidiary, a security interest in and to all
of the New Subsidiary's right, title and interest in, to and under the
Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement).  Annexes A, B, C, D, E, F, I
and J to the Security Agreement are each hereby amended by supplementing such
Annexes with the information contained in Annexes A, B, C, D, E, F, I and J
attached to Annex II of this Agreement.  The New Subsidiary hereby makes each of
the representations and warranties contained in the Security Agreement on the
date hereof, after giving effect to this Agreement.

          4.  Pledged Securities; Financing Statements. By executing and
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delivering this Agreement, the New Subsidiary hereby agrees to:

          (i)   deposit as security with the Pledgee the Securities (as defined
     in the Pledge Agreement) owned by the New Subsidiary on the date hereof,
     and deliver to the Pledgee certificates or instruments therefor, duly
     endorsed in blank by the New Subsidiary in the case of Notes (as defined in
     the Pledge Agreement) and accompanied by undated stock or other powers duly
     executed in blank by the New Subsidiary in the case of Stock, Limited
     Liability Company Interests and Partnership Interests (as such terms are
     defined in the Pledge Agreement), or such other instruments of transfer as
     are acceptable to the Pledgee;

          (ii)  execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent (as defined in the
     Security Agreement) such financing statements, in form acceptable to the
     Collateral Agent, as the Collateral Agent may request or as are necessary
     or desirable in the opinion of the Collateral Agent to establish and
     maintain a valid, enforceable, first priority perfected security interest
     in the Collateral (as defined in each of the Pledge Agreement and the
     Security Agreement) owned by the New Subsidiary; and

          (iii) take any and all other actions required to be taken by a
     "Pledgor" or "Assignor" under the Pledge Agreement or Security Agreement,
     as the case may be, to establish and maintain a first priority perfected
     security interest in the Collateral (as defined in each of the Pledge
     Agreement and the Security Agreement) owned by the New
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     Subsidiary (including, if applicable, the execution and delivery of a
     control agreement in the form of Annex G to the Pledge Agreement).

          5.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be signed in any number of
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counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

          6.  GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
Address:
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c/o Pacer International, Inc.          RAIL VAN, INC.
1340 Treat Boulevard, Suite 200
Walnut Creek, California 94596

                                       By:________________________________
                                          Lawrence C. Yarberry,
                                          Executive Vice President and
                                          Chief Financial Officer

ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED:
Bankers Trust Company, as Administrative Agent
for the Banks, as Pledgee and as Collateral Agent
for the Secured Creditors

By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:________________________

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