RAIL
NASDAQ · Industrials · Railroads · US
FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) is a North American railcar manufacturer founded in 1901 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company has undergone significant transformation in recent years, transitioning from a struggling manufacturer to what management claims is the fastest-growing railcar producer in North America. FreightCar America operates a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Castaños, Mexico, near the U.S. border, which serves as its primary production hub. The company went public in 2005 and has positioned itself as a vertically integrated, pure-play railcar manufacturer with the operational flexibility to produce a diverse range of freight cars for bulk commodities and containerized freight transportation.