UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 16, 2026

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FREIGHTCAR AMERICA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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125 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1500

Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(800) 458-2235

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 10, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of FreightCar America, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Bradley J. Pickard to the Board as a Class II director, effective June 10, 2026. In connection with this appointment, the Board increased its size to nine (9) directors. The initial term of Mr. Pickard's service on the Board will continue until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders in accordance with the Company's Bylaws.

Mr. Pickard is a Managing Director of Republic Partners, LLC, where he has served since 2014. He brings more than three decades of investment banking experience, including leadership roles at Salomon Brothers, Wasserstein Perella and Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin. He brings extensive transaction and advisory experience in rail, trucking and logistics. Mr. Pickard has served on the boards of First Mercury Financial and Schurman Retail Group/Papyrus. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago.

Mr. Pickard will receive compensation for service on the Board in accordance with the Company's non-executive director compensation policy.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Pickard and any other person pursuant to which he was elected as a director of the Company. Mr. Pickard has no family relationship with any director, executive officer or director nominee of the Company, and he has not been involved in any transaction with the Company that requires disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

On June 16, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Pickard’s appointment to the Board. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.