FreightCar America, Inc. engages in the manufacture of railcars and railcar components. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and currently employs 1,435 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2005-04-06. The firm designs and manufactures a variety of railcar types for transportation of bulk commodities and containerized freight products primarily in North America, including open top hoppers, covered hoppers, and gondolas along with intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars. The firm operates through two segments: Manufacturing and Parts. The Company’s Manufacturing segment includes new railcar manufacturing, used railcar sales, railcar leasing and railcar rebuilds. The company designs and manufactures a variety of freight cars, including covered hoppers, open top hoppers, gondolas, intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars that transport numerous types of dry bulk and containerized freight products. The company rebuilds and converts railcars and sells forged, cast and fabricated parts for all of the railcars it produces, as well as those manufactured by others.