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FreightCar America Inc. (RAIL)On Dec 29: 19.62   0.00 (0.00%)  
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FreightCar America Inc.
Two North Riverside Plaza
Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60606
United States - Map
Phone: 312-928-0850
Fax: 312-928-0890
Web Site: http://www.freightcaramerica.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Services
Industry:Railroads
Full Time Employees:875

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
FreightCar America, Inc. engages in manufacturing, rebuilding, repairing, selling, and leasing freight cars used for hauling coal, other bulk commodities, steel and other metals, forest products, and automobiles in North America. It primarily designs and manufactures aluminum-bodied and steel-bodied railcars. The company offers two types of coal-carrying railcars, gondolas and open-top hoppers; and triple hopper, and hybrid aluminum/stainless steel and flat bottom gondola railcars. FreightCar America also provides other railcar types, such as AVC aluminum vehicle carrier, articulated bulk container, intermodal double stack, small cube covered hopper, mill gondola, slab and coil steel, flat, bulkhead flat, hybrid center beam flat, woodchip gondola, and other open-top hopper railcars. In addition, it refurbishes and rebuilds railcars, as well as sells forged, cast, and fabricated parts for railcars. FreightCar America’s customers comprise financial institutions, railroads, and shippers. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    FreightCar America Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Dec-09 is better than 98.4% of Russell 3000 companies and 94.5% of Capital Goods companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Edward J. Whalen , 60
    Chief Exec. Officer, Pres
    $ 206.00K $ 615.00K
    Mr. Nicholas J. Matthews , 36
    Sr. VP of Operations
    $ 543.00KN/A
    Mr. Laurence M. Trusdell , 62
    Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    $ 420.00KN/A
    Mr. Christopher L. Nagel , 46
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, VP of Fin. and Treasurer
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Glen T. Karan , 58
    VP of Planning & Admin.
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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