{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-26-425341","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"RAIL","cik":"0001320854","company_name":"FreightCar America, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-10-19T20:47:35+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-10-19T20:49:00.241377+00:00","generated_at":"2026-10-19T20:49:03.201517+00:00","sec_items":["2.02","9.01"],"event_type":"earnings","sentiment":"negative","materiality_score":0.85,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.85,"confidence":"high","headline":"FreightCar America slashes FY2026 outlook, drops 1,285-unit tank car retrofit order from backlog","bullets":["Removed 1,285 railcars tied to a tank car retrofit order from backlog, saying the customer is unlikely to meet its contract obligations; delivery was to run 2H 2026 through 2027.","Backlog at September 30, 2026 was 2,660 units valued at $284.5M; company says no other orders are affected.","Preliminary Q3 2026: deliveries 662 units vs 1,304 a year ago; revenue $75-77M vs $160.5M; adjusted EBITDA $(0.3)M to $0.3M vs $17.0M.","FY2026 guidance cut: deliveries 3,100-3,300 (from 3,500-3,900), revenue $370-410M (from $410-460M), adjusted EBITDA $15-19M (from $36-44M).","CEO Nick Randall cited a lower cost base and expects stronger results as backlog converts in 2027; full Q3 results due November 9, 2026."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-425341","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-425341.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-425341.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-425341.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320854/000119312526425341/0001193125-26-425341-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1320854/000119312526425341/rail-20261019.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-10-19T20:49:03.201517+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}