---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-271811"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RAIL"
cik: "0001320854"
company_name: "FreightCar America, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-16T11:31:45+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T11:35:22.375321+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FreightCar America adds Bradley J. Pickard to Board; board expands to nine

## Summary
- Appointed June 10, 2026; Pickard is a Managing Director at Republic Partners.
- Board expands from eight to nine directors; six of nine are independent.
- Pickard brings 30+ years of investment banking experience in rail/trucking/logistics.
- He previously served on boards of First Mercury Financial and Schurman Retail Group.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-271811
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RAIL
- cik: 0001320854
- company_name: FreightCar America, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-16T11:31:45+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320854/000119312526271811/0001193125-26-271811-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320854/000119312526271811/rail-20260616.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-271811
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-271811.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-271811.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bradley J. Pickard was appointed as Director at FreightCar America, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: 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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320854/000119312526271811/0001193125-26-271811-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.