Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
10
Participants Small participant base
54th
Percentile by assets National rank
$934,364
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Freightcar America, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$9M in assets, 10 participants

Freightcar America, Inc.'s The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan reported $9M in total assets and 10 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 54th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #7,050 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

2024 asset change

The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan pulled back noticeably 9.7% in 2024 ($10M → $9M) for 10 participants.

#7,050
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-9.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$9,343,637 Top 46% higher than 54% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan is a micro filing (10 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 11 in the plan year 2023 filing to 10 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 251837219 · Freightcar America, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan · $9M · 10 · 54th

  • PART $9M
  • PART 10
  • PART 54th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Giltspur, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan
  • PART ind #7050

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Freightcar America, Inc. years around the 2024 move

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Freightcar America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$32M 0.35043956463999615% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$31.2M$31.4M$31.6M$31.8M$32M$32.2M 202220232024 $31.9M $31.8M ▼ -0.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 68 $32M
2023 2 65 $31M
2024 2 72 $32M

2024 asset-move particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN251837219
Plan Effective Date1999-06-04
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.009343637 · Participants: 10The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Giltspur, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan in CO ($9M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for Hourly Paid Employees of Delta Star, Inc. in VA (10 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($9M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (10 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.7% during 2024, from $10M to $9M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Freightcar America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Freightcar America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 0.4%, from $32M to $32M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Giltspur, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan in CO ($9M, 12 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Freightcar America, Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan for Hourly Paid Employees of Delta Star, Inc. in VA (10 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 251837219.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.