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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-18-003250
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180501
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180501
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20180501

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FreightCar America, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001320854
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RAILROAD EQUIPMENT [3743]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51237
		FILM NUMBER:		18794872

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1300
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(800) 458-2235

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1300
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FCA Acquisition Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050316
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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt">Washington, D.C.
20549</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">SCHEDULE 14A</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 24pt">Filed by the Registrant <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&yacute;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 24pt">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 24pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 24pt">Check the appropriate box:</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 24pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT>&#9; Preliminary Proxy Statement</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 23.75pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT>&#9; Confidential, for Use
of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 24pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT> Definitive Proxy Statement</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 24pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&yacute;</FONT>&#9; Definitive Additional
Materials</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 24pt"> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT> Soliciting Material Pursuant to &sect;240.14a-12</P>



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<P STYLE="font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0">FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.</P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">(Name of Registrant
as Specified in Its Charter)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy
Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)</B></FONT><B> </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 24pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&yacute;</FONT>&#9;No fee required.</P>

<P STYLE="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 24pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT>&#9;Fee computed on table below
per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 42pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 20.25pt">(1)</TD><TD>Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 42pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 20pt">(2)</TD><TD>Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 42pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 20pt">(3)</TD><TD>Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on
which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 42pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 20pt">(4)</TD><TD>Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 42pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 20pt">(5)</TD><TD>Total fee paid:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left; width: 95%">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left; width: 95%">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 42pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 20.25pt">(4)</TD><TD>Date Filed:</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center">FREIGHTCAR AMERICA,
INC.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 1300</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">Chicago, Illinois 60606</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR PROXY STATEMENT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>DATED MAY 1, 2018</B></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The following additional materials provide updated
information relating to our proxy statement dated March 30, 2018 delivered in connection with the annual meeting of stockholders
of FreightCar America, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) to be held at 10:00 a.m. (local time) on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the
Union League Club of Chicago, 65 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, and at any postponements or adjournments of the
meeting. The purpose of the additional materials is to provide information relating to a recent amendment to the employment agreement
between the Company and James R. Meyer, the Company&rsquo;s Chief Executive Officer. Except as amended or supplemented by the information
contained herein, all information set forth in the proxy statement remains accurate and should be considered in casting your vote
in person or by proxy at the annual meeting. To the extent that the information herein differs from or updates information contained
in the proxy statement, the information herein is more current.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Effective as of May 1, 2018, the Company and
Mr. Meyer entered into the Amendment of Letter Agreement (the &ldquo;Amendment&rdquo;) to the letter agreement regarding terms
of employment dated July 17, 2017 (the &ldquo;Letter Agreement&rdquo;) by and between the Company and Mr. Meyer. The Amendment
amends the Letter Agreement to provide that Mr. Meyer is eligible, but not guaranteed, to receive on an annual basis an equity
award equal to 100% of his base salary.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><B>Additional Information</B></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The first paragraph under the caption &ldquo;Compensation
Discussion and Analysis&mdash;Elements of Executive Compensation&mdash;Post-Employment Benefits&mdash;Employment Agreements and
Other Arrangements for NEOs&mdash;James R. Meyer&rdquo; appearing on page 31 of the proxy statement is hereby amended and restated
as follows.</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0.5in; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>James R. Meyer</B>. In connection with
Mr. Meyer&rsquo;s appointment as President and CEO, the Company and Mr. Meyer entered into a letter agreement dated July 17, 2017,
which was amended on May 1, 2018 (as so amended, the &ldquo;Meyer Agreement&rdquo;). The Meyer Agreement does not provide for a
specified term. It provides for an initial base salary of $500,000 per year; target and maximum annual bonus opportunities of 100%
and 200% of his base salary, respectively, and a prorated bonus in respect of any partial year in accordance with the terms of
the Meyer Agreement; and eligibility to receive an annual equity award equal to 100% of his base salary. Mr. Meyer is entitled
to participate in all incentive compensation plans and to receive all benefits under any employee benefit plan made available to
executive employees. In connection with Mr. Meyer being hired, he was granted 350,000 performance-based stock options featuring
a vesting schedule as described in the section of this proxy statement entitled &ldquo;Compensation Discussion and Analysis&mdash;Elements
of Executive Compensation&mdash;Long-Term Incentive Awards.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><B>Other Matters</B></P>

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<P STYLE="margin: 0pt 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The additional materials contained herein do
not change the proposals to be acted upon at the annual meeting, which are described in the proxy statement. If you have already
submitted your proxy, you do not need to take any action unless you wish to change your vote. Important information regarding how
to vote your shares and revoke proxies already cast is available in the proxy statement.</P>

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