FreightCar America, Inc. announced effective May 1, 2024, the appointment of Nicholas J. Randall, the Company?s current Chief Operating Officer, as President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the Company?s Board of Directors. Mr. Randall will succeed James R. Meyer who has been appointed as the Company?s Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. William D. Gehl, the Company?s current Chairman, will remain on the Board of Directors and serve as Lead Independent Director.

Mr. Randall, with more than 20 years of global experience working in and leading engineering and manufacturing operations at world-class companies, joined FreightCar America in 2023 as Chief Operating Officer. Since joining the Company, Mr. Randall has managed FreightCar America?s operations and overseen the completion of its manufacturing campus in Castaños, Mexico.