FreightCar America, Inc. (Form: 4, Received: 01/10/2023 16:12:13)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* Gil Benavides Jesus Salvador	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FreightCar America, Inc. [ RAIL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP Operations
(Last) (First) (Middle) 125 S WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1500	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/6/2023
(Street) CHICAGO, IL 60606 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	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	1/6/2023		A⁽¹⁾		34938	A	$0.00 ⁽²⁾	93159	D
Common Stock								640603	I	See footnote ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								316013	I	See footnote ⁽⁴⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option	$3.22	1/6/2023		A ⁽⁵⁾		50067		⁽⁶⁾	1/6/2033	Common Stock	50067	$0.00 ⁽⁶⁾	50067	D
Employee Stock Option	$3.82							⁽⁷⁾	1/17/2032	Common Stock	42850		42850	D
Employee Stock Option	$3.81							⁽⁸⁾	1/28/2031	Common Stock	12608		12608	D
Employee Stock Option	$2.38							⁽⁹⁾	1/5/2031	Common Stock	300000		300000	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Exempt issuance of restricted shares under Rule 16 b-3 pursuant to the Issuer's 2022 Long Term Incentive Plan. These shares were granted on January 6, 2023 and will vest on January 6, 2026. The restricted shares are subject to certain restrictions (including possible forfeiture).
(2)	The restricted shares were granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2022 Long Term Incentive Plan and no consideration was paid by the recipient for the restricted shares.
(3)	Represents 640,603 shares owned by Fabricaciones y Servicios de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a corporation in which Jesus Salvador Gil Benavides owns 33% of the equity interests, and therefore is deemed to have voting and dispositive power over 33% of the shares held by such entity. Fabricaciones y Servicios de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., which is owned by Jesus Salvador Gil Benavides, Alejandro Gil and Salvador Gil, owns a total of 1,941,221 shares of common stock of the Company.
(4)	Represents 316,013 shares owned by Agben de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., a corporation in which Jesus Salavdor Gil Benavides owns 99% of the equity interests, and therefore is deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the securities held by such entity.
(5)	Exempt issuance of options under Rule 16(b)-3 pursuant to the Issuer's 2022 Long Term Incentive Plan.
(6)	The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 6, 2024.
(7)	On January 17, 2022, the recipient was granted 42,850 options which will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 17, 2023.
(8)	On January 28, 2021, the recipient was granted 12,608 options. 4,286 options are fully vested and currently exercisable, 4,161 options will vest on January 28, 2023 and 4,161 options will vest on January 28, 2024.
(9)	On January 5, 2021, the recipient was granted 300,000 cash-settled stock appreciation rights. 201,000 cash-settled stock appreciation rights are fully vested and currently exercisable and 99,000 cash-settled stock appreciation rights will vest on January 5, 2024.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gil Benavides Jesus Salvador 125 S WACKER DRIVE SUITE 1500 CHICAGO, IL 60606	X		VP Operations

Signatures
/s/ Celia Perez, as attorney in fact		1/10/2023
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Michael A. Riordan, FreightCar America, Inc.'s (the "Company's") Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Juan Carlos Fuentes Sierra, the Company's Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer and Celia Perez, the Company's General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, or any successor of each filling such similar role, as may be appointed from time to time, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
2. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any national quotation system, national securities exchange, stock exchange or similar authority; and
3. Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of or legally required by the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion. The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 10th day of January 2023.

By: /s/ Jesus Salvador Gil Benavides
        Jesus Salvador Gil Benavides