FreightCar America Appoints Bradley J. Pickard to Board of Directors

FreightCar America, Inc. announced the appointment of Bradley J. Pickard to its Board of Directors, effective June 10, 2026. Mr. Pickard will serve as a Class II independent director until the Company's 2027 annual meeting. He is a Managing Director at Republic Partners, LLC, with over three decades of investment banking experience, including leadership roles at Salomon Brothers, Wasserstein Perella, and Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin. Mr. Pickard brings extensive transaction and advisory experience in the rail, trucking, and logistics sectors. He has previously served on the boards of First Mercury Financial and Schurman Retail Group/Papyrus. His appointment increases the Board size to nine directors, six of whom are independent. Mr. Pickard will be compensated according to the Company's non-executive director compensation policy. FreightCar America also announced that Michael A. Riordan, Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, signed the report on June 16, 2026.