FreightCar America has invested millions of dollars in computer-guided numeric and digital production machinery to add speed, accuracy, and quality to its freight car manufacturing operations. Cellular manufacturing is used at many stages of production. Each team bears total responsibility for its multi-step sub-assembly task with each individual contributing his or her part toward meeting the standards for quality, safety, and on-time completion.

Once FreightCar America's design engineers have developed a new car or component, or have completed the design for a new order of cars, the manufacturing group assumes the responsibility of building quality freight cars from the wheels up to the top chord.

The manufacturing group faces the complex challenge of fabricating components, building sub-assemblies, applying specialty parts, attaching floors, erecting sides and ends, painting and stenciling, and numerous other tasks that lead to the finished car. Welders, assemblers, riveters, and painters produce freight cars to meet the detailed specifications and high quality standards expected by FreightCar America customers.