SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Karan Glen T

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1250

(Street)

CHICAGO

60606

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FreightCar America, Inc. [ RAIL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	VP, Planning and Admin

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2005

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/01/2005		J⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		37,400	A	$0.00	37,400	D
Common Stock	04/05/2005		S		23,524	D	$19	13,876	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares of Common Stock were acquired on April 1, 2005 in the downstream merger of the issuer's former parent corporation (the "Parent") with and into the issuer, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent immediately prior the merger, with the issuer as the surviving corporation. In the merger, each share of the Parent's common stock was exchanged for 550 shares of Common Stock of the issuer, and each share of the Parent's Series A voting preferred stock and Series B non-voting preferred stock was exchanged for one share of the issuer's Series A voting preferred stock and Series B non-voting preferred stock, respectively. The proportionate interests of the Parent's stockholders, including the interests of the reporting person, did not change as a result of the merger. The merger was exempt under Rules 16b-7 and 16b-3(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2. Prior to the merger, the reporting person acquired shares of the Parent's common stock upon the exercise of options for units consisting of the Parent's common stock and preferred stock. The grant to, and the exercise by, the reporting person of such options were exempt under Rules 16b-3(d) and 16b-6(b), as applicable, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

	/s/ Kevin P Bagby, as attorney in fact	04/07/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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