---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-037970"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RAIL"
cik: "0001320854"
company_name: "FreightCar America, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-03-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T22:07:45.760368+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FreightCar America Q4 adj. EBITDA $13.9M, FY2024 revenue up 56%; 2025 guidance issued

## Summary
- Q4 2024 revenue $137.7M (+8.8% YoY); adjusted EBITDA $13.9M (+113.8% YoY).
- FY2024 revenue $559.4M (+56%); adjusted EBITDA $43.0M (+113.9%); deliveries up 44% to 4,362 railcars.
- Net loss of ($75.8M) driven by ($99.5M) non-cash warrant liability; adjusted net income $24.5M.
- FY2025 outlook: deliveries 4,500–4,900, revenue $530–$595M, adjusted EBITDA $43–$49M.
- Refinancing expected to save ~$9.2M annually; backlog 2,797 units valued at $266.5M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-037970
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RAIL
- cik: 0001320854
- company_name: FreightCar America, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-03-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320854/000095017025037970/0000950170-25-037970-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320854/000095017025037970/rail-20250312.htm

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