Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
EDENS WESLEY R
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GLOBAL SIGNAL INC [GSL]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO, Pres and COB of Directors
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/22/2006
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10105
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/22/2006   P   9,442 A $ 48.44 318,929 I By Drawbridge Global Macro Fund Ltd. (1)
Common Stock               4,705,883 I By FIT GSL LLC (2)
Common Stock               14,995 I By Drawbridge Global Macro Fund LP (3)
Common Stock               24,440 I By Drawbridge Investment Partners LLC (4)
Common Stock               50,100 D  
Common Stock               19,662,252 I By Fortress Registered Investment Trust (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
EDENS WESLEY R
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
46TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10105
  X     CEO, Pres and COB of Directors  

Signatures

 /s/ Wesley R. Edens   04/07/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reported acquisition represents shares purchased upon reinvestment of dividends on Global Signal Inc. shares held by Drawbridge Global Macro Fund Ltd. pursuant to pre-existing election to automatically reinvest dividends. Drawbridge Global Macro Advisors LLC is the investment advisor of Drawbridge Global Macro Fund Ltd. and may be deemed to beneficially own all reported shares ("Shares") of common stock of Global Signal inc. listed as beneficially owned by Drawbridge Global Macro Fund Ltd. Fortress Investment Group LLC is the sole managing member of Drawbridge Global Macro Advisors LLC. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, an entity which is owned by certain individuals, including Wesley R. Edens. Wesley R. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported Shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2) FIT GSL LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Trust II LLC, an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Fund II LLC. Fortress Investment Fund II LLC is managed by its managing member Fortress Fund MM II LLC, which is managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC pursuant to a management agreement. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, an entity which is owned by certain individuals, including Wesley R. Edens. Wesley R. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported Shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3) Drawbridge Global Macro Advisors LLC is the investment advisor of Drawbridge Global Macro Fund LP, and may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares listed as beneficially owned by Drawbridge Global Macro Fund LP. Fortress Investment Group LLC is the sole managing member of Drawbridge Global Macro Advisors LLC. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, an entity which is owned by certain individuals, including Wesley R. Edens. Wesley R. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported Shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4) Drawbridge Investment Partners LLC is 100% owned by Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP and Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund Ltd. Drawbridge Special Opportunities Advisors LLC is the investment manager of each of Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund LP and Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund Ltd. Drawbridge Special Opportunities Advisors LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group LLC. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, an entity which is owned by certain individuals, including Wesley R. Edens. Wesley R. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported Shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5) FRIT PINN LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Registered Investment Trust, which is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Fund LLC. Fortress Investment Fund LLC is managed by its managing member Fortress Fund MM LLC, which is managed by Fortress Investment Group LLC pursuant to a management agreement. Fortress Investment Group LLC is 100% owned by Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, an entity which is owned by certain individuals, including Wesley R. Edens. By virtue of his ownership interest in Fortress Investment Holdings LLC, Wesley R. Edens may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned by FRIT PINN LLC, Fortress Registered Investment Trust and Fortress Investment Holdings LLC. Wesley R. Edens disclaims beneficial ownership of all reported Shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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