Description of the Business	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Description of the Business [Abstract]
Description of the Business	Note 1 – Description of the Business FreightCar America, Inc. (“FreightCar”) operates primarily in North America through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and manufactures a wide range of railroad freight cars, supplies railcar parts and leases freight cars. The Company 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, and also specializes in the conversion of railcars for re-purposed use. The Company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and has facilities in the following locations: Johnstown, Pennsylvania; Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, and Castaños, Coahuila, Mexico (“Castaños”). The Company ceased operations at its Roanoke, Virginia manufacturing facility (the “Roanoke Facility”) and vacated the facility in March 2020. In September 2020, the Company announced its plan to permanently close its manufacturing facility in Cherokee, Alabama (the “Shoals Facility”) in light of the ongoing cyclical industry downturn, which was magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure reduced costs and helped align the Company’s manufacturing capacity with the current railcar market. The Company ceased production at the Shoals Facility in February 2021. The closure reduced costs and helped align the Company’s manufacturing capacity with the current railcar market. See Note 8–Restructuring and Impairment Charges.

Description of the Business

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Description of the Business [Abstract]

Note 1 – Description of the Business

FreightCar America, Inc. (“FreightCar”) operates primarily in North America through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and manufactures a wide range of railroad freight cars, supplies railcar parts and leases freight cars. The Company 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, and also specializes in the conversion of railcars for re-purposed use. The Company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and has facilities in the following locations: Johnstown, Pennsylvania; Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, and Castaños, Coahuila, Mexico (“Castaños”).

The Company ceased operations at its Roanoke, Virginia manufacturing facility (the “Roanoke Facility”) and vacated the facility in March 2020. In September 2020, the Company announced its plan to permanently close its manufacturing facility in Cherokee, Alabama (the “Shoals Facility”) in light of the ongoing cyclical industry downturn, which was magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure reduced costs and helped align the Company’s manufacturing capacity with the current railcar market. The Company ceased production at the Shoals Facility in February 2021. The closure reduced costs and helped align the Company’s manufacturing capacity with the current railcar market. See Note 8–Restructuring and Impairment Charges.