{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"80688","rtpr_id":"nGNX1nhVZD","ticker":"RAIL","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["RAIL"],"title":"FreightCar America, Inc. Announces Milestone Multi-Year Order for 1,900 Railcars; Second Quarter Orders for Approximately 3,000 Railcars Represent a Commercial Inflection Point","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-07-06T11:30:00.200Z","article_body":"CHICAGO, July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:\nRAIL) (“FreightCar America” or the “Company”), a leading North\nAmerican manufacturer and supplier of freight railcars, railcar parts and\ncomponents, today announced that it has entered into a new multi-year order\nfor 1,900 railcars from a key customer, with deliveries scheduled through\n2028. The Company also announced that second quarter orders totaled\napproximately 3,000 railcars, representing a commercial inflection point as\ndemand for differentiated, agile manufacturing solutions continues to grow.\n\nHighlights\n* Secured a new multi-year order for 1,900 railcars, with deliveries scheduled\nthrough 2028, expanding backlog visibility and reflecting customer confidence\nin the Company’s execution and manufacturing capabilities.\n\n\n* Second quarter orders totaled approximately 3,000 railcars, valued at\napproximately $300 million, with orders received across every core market\nsegment, reflecting broad-based demand and product diversity.\n\n\n* Multiple first-time customer orders, together with meaningful repeat\ncustomer activity, underscore strength of commercial presence, product\noffering and manufacturing platform.\n“Customers are increasingly choosing FreightCar America because we are\ndelivering what the market needs in conditions where customers need us most.\nAnchored by our engineering capability, manufacturing agility and focus on\nquality, we continue to position ourselves to gain share and capture\nsignificant order momentum during the quarter,” commented Nick Randall,\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer of FreightCar America. “This new\nmulti-year commitment for 1,900 railcars is a testament to that, marking a\nmilestone for the Company and showcasing the confidence our customers put into\nour ability to execute over a sustained delivery horizon.”\n\nRandall continued, “With approximately 3,000 railcars ordered in the\nquarter, we are seeing an inflection point in terms of commercial momentum\nacross our differentiated product portfolio. These orders highlight the value\ncustomers place on our ability to move quickly, tailor solutions to their\nneeds and support transportation capacity across the North American supply\nchain. We believe FreightCar America is well positioned as an\nexecution-focused railcar manufacturer in a market where reliability,\nresponsiveness and delivery performance matter more than ever.”\n\nCertain orders referenced in this release are subject to customary\ndocumentation and completion of terms.\n\nAbout FreightCar America\n\nFreightCar America, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading designer,\nproducer and supplier of railroad freight cars, railcar parts and components.\nWe also specialize in railcar repairs, complete railcar rebody services and\nrailcar conversions that repurpose idled rail assets back into revenue\nservice. Since 1901, our customers have trusted us to build quality railcars\nthat are critical to economic growth and instrumental to the North American\nsupply chain. To learn more about FreightCar America, visit\nwww.freightcaramerica.com.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains statements relating to our expected financial\nperformance, financial condition, and/or future business prospects, events\nand/or plans that are \"forward-looking statements\" as defined under the\nPrivate Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements\nrepresent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press\nrelease. Our actual results may differ materially from the results described\nin or anticipated by our forward-looking statements due to certain risks and\nuncertainties. These potential risks and uncertainties relate to, among other\nthings, the cyclical nature of our business; adverse economic and market\nconditions, including inflation; material disruption in the movement of rail\ntraffic for deliveries; fluctuating costs of raw materials, including steel\nand aluminum; delays in the delivery of raw materials; our ability to maintain\nrelationships with our suppliers of railcar components; our reliance upon a\nsmall number of customers that represent a large percentage of our sales; the\nvariable purchase patterns of our customers and the timing of completion,\ndelivery and customer acceptance of orders; the highly competitive nature of\nour industry; potential unexpected changes in laws, rules, and regulatory\nrequirements, including tariffs and trade barriers; and other competitive\nfactors. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to any\nforward-looking statements made in this press release, whether as a result of\nnew information, future events or otherwise.\n\nInvestor Contact: chris@jbgcapadvisory.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/1e2898f8-0f65-4136-8098-c114732306f0)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX1nhVZD","title":"FreightCar America, Inc. Announces Milestone Multi-Year Order for 1,900 Railcars; Second Quarter Orders for Approximately 3,000 Railcars Represent a Commercial Inflection Point","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"RAIL","created":"2026-07-06T11:30:00.200Z","tickers":["RAIL"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"CHICAGO, July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:\nRAIL) (“FreightCar America” or the “Company”), a leading North\nAmerican manufacturer and supplier of freight railcars, railcar parts and\ncomponents, today announced that it has entered into a new multi-year order\nfor 1,900 railcars from a key customer, with deliveries scheduled through\n2028. The Company also announced that second quarter orders totaled\napproximately 3,000 railcars, representing a commercial inflection point as\ndemand for differentiated, agile manufacturing solutions continues to grow.\n\nHighlights\n* Secured a new multi-year order for 1,900 railcars, with deliveries scheduled\nthrough 2028, expanding backlog visibility and reflecting customer confidence\nin the Company’s execution and manufacturing capabilities.\n\n\n* Second quarter orders totaled approximately 3,000 railcars, valued at\napproximately $300 million, with orders received across every core market\nsegment, reflecting broad-based demand and product diversity.\n\n\n* Multiple first-time customer orders, together with meaningful repeat\ncustomer activity, underscore strength of commercial presence, product\noffering and manufacturing platform.\n“Customers are increasingly choosing FreightCar America because we are\ndelivering what the market needs in conditions where customers need us most.\nAnchored by our engineering capability, manufacturing agility and focus on\nquality, we continue to position ourselves to gain share and capture\nsignificant order momentum during the quarter,” commented Nick Randall,\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer of FreightCar America. “This new\nmulti-year commitment for 1,900 railcars is a testament to that, marking a\nmilestone for the Company and showcasing the confidence our customers put into\nour ability to execute over a sustained delivery horizon.”\n\nRandall continued, “With approximately 3,000 railcars ordered in the\nquarter, we are seeing an inflection point in terms of commercial momentum\nacross our differentiated product portfolio. These orders highlight the value\ncustomers place on our ability to move quickly, tailor solutions to their\nneeds and support transportation capacity across the North American supply\nchain. We believe FreightCar America is well positioned as an\nexecution-focused railcar manufacturer in a market where reliability,\nresponsiveness and delivery performance matter more than ever.”\n\nCertain orders referenced in this release are subject to customary\ndocumentation and completion of terms.\n\nAbout FreightCar America\n\nFreightCar America, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a leading designer,\nproducer and supplier of railroad freight cars, railcar parts and components.\nWe also specialize in railcar repairs, complete railcar rebody services and\nrailcar conversions that repurpose idled rail assets back into revenue\nservice. Since 1901, our customers have trusted us to build quality railcars\nthat are critical to economic growth and instrumental to the North American\nsupply chain. To learn more about FreightCar America, visit\nwww.freightcaramerica.com.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains statements relating to our expected financial\nperformance, financial condition, and/or future business prospects, events\nand/or plans that are \"forward-looking statements\" as defined under the\nPrivate Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements\nrepresent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press\nrelease. Our actual results may differ materially from the results described\nin or anticipated by our forward-looking statements due to certain risks and\nuncertainties. These potential risks and uncertainties relate to, among other\nthings, the cyclical nature of our business; adverse economic and market\nconditions, including inflation; material disruption in the movement of rail\ntraffic for deliveries; fluctuating costs of raw materials, including steel\nand aluminum; delays in the delivery of raw materials; our ability to maintain\nrelationships with our suppliers of railcar components; our reliance upon a\nsmall number of customers that represent a large percentage of our sales; the\nvariable purchase patterns of our customers and the timing of completion,\ndelivery and customer acceptance of orders; the highly competitive nature of\nour industry; potential unexpected changes in laws, rules, and regulatory\nrequirements, including tariffs and trade barriers; and other competitive\nfactors. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to any\nforward-looking statements made in this press release, whether as a result of\nnew information, future events or otherwise.\n\nInvestor Contact: chris@jbgcapadvisory.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/1e2898f8-0f65-4136-8098-c114732306f0)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-07-06T11:30:00.243457291Z","server_sent_at_ms":1783337400243},"received_at":"2026-07-06T11:30:00.446Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"69806","press_release_id":"80688","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Machinery","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":["Certain orders are subject to customary documentation and completion of terms"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"FreightCar America secured a new multi-year order for 1,900 railcars with deliveries scheduled through 2028, expanding backlog visibility.\n\nSecond quarter orders totaled approximately 3,000 railcars, valued at roughly $300 million, which management characterizes as a commercial inflection point driven by broad-based demand.\n\nCEO Nick Randall attributed the momentum to the company's manufacturing agility and execution capabilities, noting that both first-time and repeat customers are driving the surge.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Record Q2 orders and a new 1,900-unit multi-year contract signal a demand turnaround for FreightCar America."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":"approximately $300 million","customDimensions":{"q2_orders_units":3000,"multi_year_order_units":1900}},"quotedText":"With approximately 3,000 railcars ordered in the quarter, we are seeing an inflection point in terms of commercial momentum across our differentiated product portfolio.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Nick Randall","role":"President and Chief Executive Officer"}],"products":["railcars"],"companies":[{"name":"FreightCar America, Inc.","ticker":"RAIL"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$300 million","context":"value of second quarter orders"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":4,"reasoning":"The announcement of a record 3,000 railcar orders in Q2 (~$300M) and a milestone multi-year commitment for 1,900 units signals a significant commercial inflection point and extends backlog visibility into 2028."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"RAIL"},"globalImportance":25,"audienceRelevance":25,"eventTypeSecondary":[],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"small-mid-cap","eventGravity":"record-orders-inflection","sectorWeight":"industrials"}},"event_type":"operations_update","event_type_secondary":null,"sentiment":"bullish","material_impact_score":4,"narrative":"FreightCar America secured a new multi-year order for 1,900 railcars with deliveries scheduled through 2028, expanding backlog visibility.\n\nSecond quarter orders totaled approximately 3,000 railcars, valued at roughly $300 million, which management characterizes as a commercial inflection point driven by broad-based demand.\n\nCEO Nick Randall attributed the momentum to the company's manufacturing agility and execution capabilities, noting that both first-time and repeat customers are driving the surge.","key_figures":{"dealValueUsd":"approximately $300 million","customDimensions":{"q2_orders_units":3000,"multi_year_order_units":1900}},"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Nick Randall","role":"President and Chief Executive Officer"}],"products":["railcars"],"companies":[{"name":"FreightCar America, Inc.","ticker":"RAIL"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$300 million","context":"value of second quarter orders"}]},"model_name":"qwen3_6_27b_awq","prompt_hash":"sha256:727b4b9429a443af","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-07-06T11:33:56.379Z","global_importance":25,"audience_relevance":25,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"small-mid-cap","eventGravity":"record-orders-inflection","sectorWeight":"industrials"}},"durationMs":97726,"modelName":"george-droid-qwen-72b"}}