<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-23-002773.txt : 20230110
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20230110161120
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-23-002773
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230106
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230110
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230110

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Gil Benavides Jesus Salvador
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001828994

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51237
		FILM NUMBER:		23521257

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1500
		STREET 2:		C/O FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606

ISSUER:		

	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

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		125 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(800) 458-2235

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		125 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FCA Acquisition Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050316
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        <footnote id="F1">Exempt issuance of restricted shares under Rule 16 b-3 pursuant to the Issuer's 2022 Long Term Incentive Plan. These shares were granted on January 6, 2023 and will vest on January 6, 2026. The restricted shares are subject to certain restrictions (including possible forfeiture).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The restricted shares were granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2022 Long Term Incentive Plan and no consideration was paid by the recipient for the restricted shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents 640,603 shares owned by Fabricaciones y Servicios de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a corporation in which Jesus Salvador Gil Benavides owns 33% of the equity interests, and therefore is deemed to have voting and dispositive power over 33% of the shares held by such entity. Fabricaciones y Servicios de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., which is owned by Jesus Salvador Gil Benavides, Alejandro Gil and Salvador Gil, owns a total of 1,941,221 shares of common stock of the Company.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents 316,013 shares owned by Agben de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a corporation in which Jesus Salavdor Gil Benavides owns 99% of the equity interests, and therefore is deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the securities held by such entity.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Exempt issuance of options under Rule 16(b)-3 pursuant to the Issuer's 2022 Long Term Incentive Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 6, 2024.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">On January 17, 2022, the recipient was granted 42,850 options which will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 17, 2023.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">On January 28, 2021, the recipient was granted 12,608 options. 4,286 options are fully vested and currently exercisable, 4,161 options will vest on January 28, 2023 and 4,161 options will vest on January 28, 2024.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">On January 5, 2021, the recipient was granted 300,000 cash-settled stock appreciation rights. 201,000 cash-settled stock appreciation rights are fully vested and currently exercisable and 99,000 cash-settled stock appreciation rights will vest on January 5, 2024.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Celia Perez, as attorney in fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2023-01-10</signatureDate>
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<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>poa.txt
<DESCRIPTION>POA DOCUMENT
<TEXT>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Michael A. Riordan, FreightCar America, Inc.'s (the
"Company's") Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Juan
Carlos Fuentes Sierra, the Company's Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting
Officer and Celia Perez, the Company's General Counsel and Corporate Secretary,
or any successor of each filling such similar role, as may be appointed from
time to time, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:

1.	Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of the Company, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder;
2.	Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto and timely file such
form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any national
quotation system, national securities exchange, stock exchange or similar
authority; and
3.	Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of or legally required by the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.
	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 10th day of January 2023.

By: /s/ Jesus Salvador Gil Benavides
        Jesus Salvador Gil Benavides

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