<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with the Workiva Platform-->
<!--Copyright 2026 Workiva-->
<!--r:880c2ad6-d37a-4782-9c07-69cab331f707,g:945dda82-6296-4f3b-ad9a-1dd597e1e24c-->
<link:linkbase xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.gatx.com/role/DocumentandEntityInformationStatement" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="gatx-20260507.xsd#DocumentandEntityInformationStatement"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.gatx.com/role/DocumentandEntityInformationStatement" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_gatx_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_14718520-9e21-43a3-9607-a54522edf8f6" xlink:href="gatx-20260507.xsd#gatx_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_fbacd298-4295-4652-b487-4e7933f9ee9d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_DocumentInformationTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_gatx_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract_14718520-9e21-43a3-9607-a54522edf8f6" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_fbacd298-4295-4652-b487-4e7933f9ee9d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityListingsExchangeAxis_ede42914-0632-4ba2-b036-5c3e20f624ca" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityListingsExchangeAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_fbacd298-4295-4652-b487-4e7933f9ee9d" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityListingsExchangeAxis_ede42914-0632-4ba2-b036-5c3e20f624ca" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_ExchangeDomain_6a8b9a4e-8aa3-4c30-a774-fe3abd93226b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_ExchangeDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityListingsExchangeAxis_ede42914-0632-4ba2-b036-5c3e20f624ca" xlink:to="loc_dei_ExchangeDomain_6a8b9a4e-8aa3-4c30-a774-fe3abd93226b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_exch_XNYS_b4b90117-40e1-45e9-86a6-3be1965d3613" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/exch/2025/exch-2025.xsd#exch_XNYS"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_ExchangeDomain_6a8b9a4e-8aa3-4c30-a774-fe3abd93226b" xlink:to="loc_exch_XNYS_b4b90117-40e1-45e9-86a6-3be1965d3613" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_exch_XCHI_98d13f32-deb8-49e2-ab4c-cfd8686f30de" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/exch/2025/exch-2025.xsd#exch_XCHI"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_ExchangeDomain_6a8b9a4e-8aa3-4c30-a774-fe3abd93226b" xlink:to="loc_exch_XCHI_98d13f32-deb8-49e2-ab4c-cfd8686f30de" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_DocumentInformationLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_fbacd298-4295-4652-b487-4e7933f9ee9d" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_a5ad0d02-16f8-4d10-82bb-09410510fcae" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_a5ad0d02-16f8-4d10-82bb-09410510fcae" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_f20f7f64-821b-48fb-8f87-4692815db00c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_f20f7f64-821b-48fb-8f87-4692815db00c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_1e753ca7-12b7-460a-bf97-c5b73ddf2d6f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_1e753ca7-12b7-460a-bf97-c5b73ddf2d6f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_bc4fc0a2-c6b5-4867-ac6f-ddc99b01c35d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_bc4fc0a2-c6b5-4867-ac6f-ddc99b01c35d" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_84fd8101-dab6-4c51-951e-b4127588efc1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_84fd8101-dab6-4c51-951e-b4127588efc1" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_a608cdde-5a78-4c43-b9b8-520595dab9a2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_a608cdde-5a78-4c43-b9b8-520595dab9a2" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_1b8a4d40-295f-4838-b558-7f67b8496115" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_1b8a4d40-295f-4838-b558-7f67b8496115" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_8cceb311-255b-40d1-9bd8-a6805eecafad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="8" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_8cceb311-255b-40d1-9bd8-a6805eecafad" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_3934c5e4-a9ae-48ea-93c8-53ce6a9d3829" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="9" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_3934c5e4-a9ae-48ea-93c8-53ce6a9d3829" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_e3c52177-3974-4f74-8a86-f015d3445c3e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="10" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_e3c52177-3974-4f74-8a86-f015d3445c3e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_b138147f-6eb1-4185-9704-d3556b11e67b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="11" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_b138147f-6eb1-4185-9704-d3556b11e67b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_7c6c9aad-8b5a-4502-bd38-e7714ff451a9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_WrittenCommunications"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="12" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_7c6c9aad-8b5a-4502-bd38-e7714ff451a9" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_b346bad0-68fe-4dc7-b83f-13cd4b875946" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="13" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_b346bad0-68fe-4dc7-b83f-13cd4b875946" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_02275a93-d49a-4ebb-8b77-704749218175" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="14" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_02275a93-d49a-4ebb-8b77-704749218175" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_cff5c634-6a08-4ffd-aad5-d91b1d7db96a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="15" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_cff5c634-6a08-4ffd-aad5-d91b1d7db96a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_4ec67dbf-11a9-4e0d-94d0-edfa9b1dd7d5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="16" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_4ec67dbf-11a9-4e0d-94d0-edfa9b1dd7d5" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_31985850-a107-47e2-9efe-feef0343cc28" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="17" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_31985850-a107-47e2-9efe-feef0343cc28" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_3fd52c7f-608b-4392-b29f-eeaa65a3d71a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="18" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_3fd52c7f-608b-4392-b29f-eeaa65a3d71a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_9ace29c4-4bd1-4c34-b79c-24fdfd56b7cd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="19" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_9ace29c4-4bd1-4c34-b79c-24fdfd56b7cd" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_769a23d4-3074-4a83-b43c-50bafdac589e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="20" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_769a23d4-3074-4a83-b43c-50bafdac589e" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentType_5c2558c4-c950-4c93-be31-fbaefb54a539" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_DocumentType"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="21" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentType_5c2558c4-c950-4c93-be31-fbaefb54a539" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_a8f7e804-9d50-4453-b80f-4bee39c03fab" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2025/dei-2025.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="22" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_b37b3e01-df74-49d4-9d42-7dfa5e0f96e2" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_a8f7e804-9d50-4453-b80f-4bee39c03fab" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
</link:linkbase>
