EXHIBIT 99.1
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| MEDIA CONTACT | | Kevin Bagby |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2008
FreightCar America, Inc. Provides Update on Union Negotiations and Class Action Litigation
Chicago, IL, June 24, 2008 – FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) today announced that it had reached a tentative settlement with representatives of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) and the plaintiffs in the Sowers/Hayden class action litigation. This settlement is subject to ratification by the Johnstown USWA membership in a vote scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 26thand to court approval. Thomas P. McCarthy, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Human Resources, commented, “The Company is pleased that the parties were able to reach a mutually satisfactory tentative settlement.”
For further information please refer to the Company’s SEC filings.
FreightCar America, Inc. manufactures railroad freight cars, with particular expertise in coal-carrying railcars. In addition to coal cars, FreightCar America designs and builds bulk commodity cars, flat cars, mill gondola cars, intermodal cars, coil steel cars and motor vehicle carriers. It is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and has manufacturing facilities in Danville, Illinois, Roanoke, Virginia and Johnstown, Pennsylvania. More information about FreightCar America is available on its website at www.freightcaramerica.com.
This press release may contain statements relating to our expected financial performance and/or future business prospects, events and plans that are “forward-looking statements” as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Our actual results may differ materially from the results described in or anticipated by our forward-looking statements due to certain risks and uncertainties. These potential risks and uncertainties include, among other things: the cyclical nature of our business; adverse economic and market conditions; fluctuating costs of raw materials, including steel and aluminum, and delays in the delivery of raw materials; our ability to maintain relationships with our suppliers of railcar components; our reliance upon a small number of customers that represent a large percentage of our sales; the variable purchase patterns of our customers and the timing of completion, delivery and acceptance of customer orders; the highly competitive nature of our industry; the risk of lack of acceptance of our new railcar offerings by our customers; and the additional risk factors described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to any forward-looking statements made in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. More information about FreightCar America is available on its website at www.freightcaramerica.com.
