FreightCar America, Inc. Declares Regular Dividend

CHICAGO

The directors of FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) have declared a regular cash dividend of $0.09 per share of common stock of the Company. The dividend is payable on May 27, 2015, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 21, 2015.

About FreightCar America, Inc.

FreightCar America, Inc. manufactures a wide range of railroad freight cars, supplies railcar parts, leases freight cars through its JAIX Leasing Company subsidiary and provides railcar maintenance and repairs through its FreightCar Rail Services, LLC subsidiary. FreightCar America designs and builds high-quality railcars, including coal cars, bulk commodity cars, covered hopper cars, intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars, mill gondola cars, coil steel cars and boxcars. It is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and has facilities in the following locations: Cherokee, Alabama; Danville, Illinois; Grand Island, Nebraska; Hastings, Nebraska; Johnstown, Pennsylvania; and Roanoke, Virginia. More information about FreightCar America is available on its website at www.freightcaramerica.com.

FreightCar America, Inc.
Charles F. Avery, Jr., 800-458-2235