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FORM 4UNITED 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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Bagby Kevin P

(Last)(First)(Middle)
TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1250

(Street)
CHICAGOIL60606

(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)
Director10% Owner
Officer (give title below)XOther (specify below)
Former VP, Fin., CFO, Treas.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/03/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm 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)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Common Stock 11/03/2008 M  21,987 A$ 19 37,097 D  
Common Stock 11/03/2008 S  21,987 D$ 26.33 (1) 15,110 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 Security3. 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 Underlying Securities
(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)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 19 11/03/2008 M   21,987 04/11/2008(2)04/11/2015 Common Stock 21,987 $ 0 (3) 0 D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. The price reflected is the weighted-average selling price for the transactions reported on this line. The range of selling prices for the transaction reported was $25.82 to $26.77 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the SEC staff or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
2. On April 11, 2005, the recipient was granted options for 65,962 shares, which vested in three equal annual installments beginning on April 11, 2006. These options were issued in an exempt issuance of options under Rule 16b-3 pursuant to the Issuer's 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan.
3. These options were granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan, for which no consideration was paid by the recipeint.
Laurence M. Trusdell, as attorney-in-fact11/04/2008
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Christian B. Ragot and Laurence M. Trusdell, 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 Freightcar America, Inc. (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 3rd day of November, 2008.

/s/ Kevin P. Bagby
Kevin P. Bagby



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