Edgar Filing: FreightCar America, Inc.

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 ^*

Â Trimaran Investments II, L.L.C.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/05/2005

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FreightCar America, Inc. [RAIL]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O TRIMARAN CAPITAL PARTNERS,Â 622 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR

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

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

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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 ⁽¹⁾	372,541	I	I ⁽²⁾
Common Stock	24,054	I	I ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	156,851	I	I ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock	242,581	I	I ⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock	264,648	I	I ⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock	38,500	I	I ⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock	56,100	I	I ⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock	1,551,825	I	I ⁽⁹⁾
Series A Voting Preferred Stock	2,500	I	I ⁽⁹⁾
Series B Voting Preferred Stock	677.349	I	I ⁽²⁾
Series B Voting Preferred Stock	43.734	I	I ⁽³⁾
Series B Voting Preferred Stock	285.183	I	I ⁽⁴⁾
Series B Voting Preferred Stock	441.056	I	I ⁽⁵⁾
Series B Voting Preferred Stock	481.178	I	I ⁽⁶⁾
Series B Voting Preferred Stock	321.5	I	I ⁽⁹⁾
Series A Voting Preferred Stock	70	I	I ⁽⁷⁾
Series A Voting Preferred Stock	102	I	I ⁽⁸⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		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)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Trimaran Investments II, L.L.C. C/O TRIMARAN CAPITAL PARTNERS 622 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â X	Â X	Â	Â
Trimaran Fund II, L.L.C. C/O TRIMARAN CAPITAL PARTNERS 622 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â X	Â X	Â	Â
Trimaran Capital, L.L.C. C/O TRIMARAN CAPITAL PARTNERS 622 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â X	Â X	Â	Â
Trimaran Parallel II, L.P. C/O TRIMARAN CAPITAL PARTNERS 622 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â X	Â X	Â	Â
CIBC Employee Private Equity Fund (Trimaran) Partners C/O TRIMARAN CAPITAL PARTNERS 622 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â X	Â X	Â	Â
CIBC Capital CORP C/O TRIMARAN CAPITAL PARTNERS 622 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â X	Â X	Â	Â
Trimaran Fund Management, L.L.C. C/O TRIMARAN CAPITAL PARTNERS 622 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â X	Â X	Â	Â
Trimaran Advisors, L.L.C. C/O TRIMARAN CAPITAL PARTNERS 622 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â X	Â X	Â	Â
Caravelle Investment Fund, L.L.C. C/O TRIMARAN CAPITAL PARTNERS 622 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10017	Â X	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ John Papachristos, John Papachristos, Attorney-In-Fact		04/05/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	See Remarks
(2)	Shares directly held by Trimaran Fund II, L.L.C.
(3)	Shares directly held by Trimaran Capital, L.L.C.
(4)	Shares directly held by Trimaran Parallel Fund II, L.P.
(5)	Shares directly held by CIBC Employee Private Equity Fund (Trimaran) Partners
(6)	Shares directly held by CIBC Capital Corporation
(7)	Shares directly held by Trimaran Fund Management, L.L.C.
(8)	Shares directly held by Trimaran Advisors, L.L.C.
(9)	Shares directly held by Caravelle Investment Fund, L.L.C
Â Remarks: (1)Â ThisÂ reportÂ isÂ filedÂ jointlyÂ byÂ TrimaranÂ InvestmentsÂ II,Â L.L.C.Â ("TrimaranÂ II"),Â TrimaranÂ FundÂ II,Â L.L.C.,Â TrimaranÂ Capital,Â L.L.C.,Â TrimaranÂ ParallelÂ FundÂ II,Â L.P.,Â CIBCÂ EmployeeÂ PrivateÂ EquityÂ FundÂ (Trimaran)Â Partners,Â CIBCÂ CapitalÂ Corporation,Â TrimaranÂ Advisors,Â L.L.C.,Â TrimaranÂ FundÂ Management,Â L.L.C.Â andÂ CaravelleÂ InvestmentÂ Fund,Â L.L.C.Â asÂ membersÂ ofÂ aÂ SectionÂ 13(d)Â "group."Â TheÂ reportedÂ securitiesÂ areÂ directlyÂ ownedÂ byÂ TrimaranÂ FundÂ II,Â L.L.C.,Â TrimaranÂ Capital,Â L.L.C.,Â TrimaranÂ ParallelÂ FundÂ II,Â L.P.,Â CIBCÂ EmployeeÂ PrivateÂ EquityÂ FundÂ (Trimaran)Â Partners,Â CIBCÂ CapitalÂ Corporation,Â TrimaranÂ Advisors,Â L.L.C.,Â TrimaranÂ FundÂ Management,Â L.L.C.Â andÂ CaravelleÂ InvestmentÂ Fund,Â L.L.C.Â TrimaranÂ IIÂ isÂ theÂ managingÂ memberÂ ofÂ TrimaranÂ FundÂ II,Â L.L.C.,Â TrimaranÂ Capital,Â L.L.C.Â andÂ TrimaranÂ ParallelÂ FundÂ II,Â L.L.C.,Â andÂ hasÂ soleÂ powerÂ toÂ voteÂ andÂ disposeÂ ofÂ sharesÂ heldÂ byÂ CIBCÂ EmployeeÂ PrivateÂ EquityÂ FundÂ (Trimaran)Â PartnersÂ andÂ CIBCÂ CapitalÂ Corporation.Â TrimaranÂ Advisors,Â L.L.C.Â andÂ TrimaranÂ FundÂ Management,Â L.L.C.Â areÂ affiliatedÂ entities.Â TrimaranÂ IIÂ mayÂ beÂ deemedÂ aÂ directorÂ byÂ deputizationÂ asÂ aÂ resultÂ ofÂ JayÂ R.Â Bloom,Â aÂ managingÂ memberÂ ofÂ TrimaranÂ II,Â andÂ MarkÂ D.Â Dalton,Â whoÂ isÂ employedÂ byÂ TrimaranÂ II,Â servingÂ onÂ FreightCar'sÂ boardÂ ofÂ directors.Â TheÂ ReportingÂ PersonsÂ onÂ thisÂ FormÂ 3Â disclaimÂ beneficialÂ ownershipÂ ofÂ theÂ reportedÂ securitiesÂ exceptÂ toÂ theÂ extentÂ ofÂ theirÂ pecuniaryÂ interestsÂ therein.Â ExhibitÂ ListÂ ExhibitÂ 24Â -Â PowersÂ ofÂ AttorneyÂ ExhibitÂ 99Â -Â JointÂ FilerÂ Information

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