Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
AVERY CHARLES F JR
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FreightCar America, Inc. [RAIL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 1300		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2015
(Street)


CHICAGO, IL 60606		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)

_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/26/2015   L(1) 19.2231 A $ 30.479 17,092.2231 D  
Common Stock 05/28/2015   L(1) 27.3143 A $ 22.914 17,119.5374 D  

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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 Security 3. 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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance shares               (3)   (3) Common stock
3,138 (3)
  3,138
D
 
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 25.55             (4) 01/15/2024 Common stock
15,875
  15,875
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
AVERY CHARLES F JR
TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 1300
CHICAGO, IL 60606		     X    

Signatures

/s/ Georgia L. Vlamis, as attorney in fact 01/15/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) FreightCar America, Inc. dividends reinvested through open market purchase.
(2) Each performance share represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock subject to the Issuer's achievement of performance goals.
(3) Vesting of these performance shares depends on the Issuer's annual return on invested capital and basic earnings per share from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017. The target number of performance shares is reported. Between 0% and 200% of the target number of shares may vest on December 31, 2017, with the vesting percentage determined based on actual performance.
(4) On January 15, 2014, the recipient was granted 15,875 options. 5,291 stock options are fully vested and currently exercisable, 5,291 stock options will vest on January 15, 2016 and 5,293 stock options will vest on January 15, 2017.

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