Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 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. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/26/2020

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

FreightCar America, Inc. [RAIL]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

125 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1500

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60606

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	6230	D
Common Stock	640603	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾
Common Stock	316013	I	See Footnote ⁽²⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	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
(2)	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.

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