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2005– FreightCar America completes its initial public offering of common stock and lists its common stock on the Nasdaq National Market.

2004– The parent company of Johnstown America corporation changes its name to FreightCar America, Inc.

2004– Building on our 100-plus years of railcar manufacturing experience, we produce our first-ever order of 50'-6" Plate 'F' Box Cars for TTX.

2004– We manufacture our revolutionary AVC Multi-level auto carrier.

2003– We unveil our redesigned cement covered hopper railcar featuring a two-piece roof and new sealing techniques. An initial order of 200 cement cars is delivered to CIT Rail Resources in early spring followed by orders of 350 cement cars.

2002– An order of Aggregate Cars featuring an automatic outlet gate system is built in Johnstown for TXI Operations, Texas.

2002– The Johnstown facility manufactures the first-ever order of the VersaCoil™ gondola Coil Car for Canadian Pacific Railway.

2002– For the second consecutive year, we earn TTX's SECO Award.

2001– Our Danville, Illinois manufacturing facility earns "Business of Distinction" Award.

2001–The Aggregate railcar design featuring automatic or manual outlet gate systems and a Five Transverse Trough Coil Car design is added to our design inventory.

2001–The BethGon is redesigned to advance the state of the art in aluminum coal gondola car design and is named BethGon II®.

2001– We design the first-ever industry railcar to specifically haul steel slabs.

2001– For the first time, we receive the SECO (Supplier Evaluation Committee) Award from TTX Company for its commitment to customer satisfaction and product excellence.

2000 – The product line is diversified to include a centerbeam flat car, 100 ton and 230 ton flat cars, a redesigned Mill Gondola product line, AVC Multi-level auto carrier, and AutoFlood III™.

2000 – A patent is issued to Johnstown America for a "Railroad car having a cold formed center sill."

1999 – Johnstown America becomes an independent freight car builder.

1999 – The UniFlood™ manual outlet door is introduced.

1998 – The 50,000th BethGon Coalporter® is manufactured.

1997 – One piece, high strength, cold rolled center sill is introduced.

1996 – International sales capabilities are introduced followed by numerous new freight car orders and railcar kit orders delivered to South American customers.

1996 – The AutoFlood II™ aluminum automatic discharge hopper car equipped with MegaFlo™ discharge doors is introduced.

1995 – Johnstown America acquires Freight Car Services in Danville, IL.

1995 – In September, Johnstown America produces the 20,000th aluminum BethGon®. In October, Johnstown America produces the 25,000th aluminum car.

1991 – The Freight Car Division is acquired by Johnstown America Industries, Inc. The aluminum car product line is expanded.

1991 – The Freight Car Division unveils a bendable coal railroad car. A 110-foot-long "Trough Train" built by Bethlehem's Freight Car Division was designed to bend along with curves in the tracks. The car provides more than 106" of uninterrupted cargo space between its 13' high sides and has a trough-like interior. It has six sets of wheels. The design is to eliminate dead space that exists between coupled railroad cars.

1990 – The log-hauler prototype is built in Johnstown. A 70' long log-hauling car, designed to transport whole trees from the woods to a manufacturing facility, is presented to officials of the Union Camp Corporation, a large paper manufacturer. The car is the only car that has ever been built with both bulkheads and uprights.

1990 – The volume of cars manufactured in Johnstown reaches a historical peak when CSX Corporation of Jacksonville, FL places an order for 550 high-side Coke cars, each with a 5,300 cubic foot capacity.

1986 – The aluminum-bodied BethGon® is introduced.

1982 – U.S. Patent Office grants a patent on the BethGon Coalporter®.

1978 – The Freight Car Division introduces the all-steel BethGon Coalporter®.

1977 – The Shell Plant manufacturing facility below is devastated by the 1977 Johnstown Flood, but is quickly rebuilt into one of our quality production facilities.

1974 – The shops are equipped to build hopper cars, gondola cars, ore cars, flat cars, mine cars, and special purpose cars by mass production methods. Production reaches 50 cars per 24 hour period.

1967 – The first all-purpose spine car-container flat car, built to specifications prepared by the Trailer Train Company and measuring 89' long is sold. This car is capable of handling 2 highway trailers or two 40' or four 20' containers.

1960 – The first 70-ton hopper car is manufactured. This car was nicknamed the "committee car" because it was developed by a committee of engineers from three of the nation's major railroads. Over 10,000 committee cars, and their 90 - 100-ton big brothers were built at Johnstown.

1954 – Johnstown introduces the first king-size flat cars, capable of carrying two 35-ft highway trailers each.

1950 – The first car kits are sold. Car kits, a concept developed by Bethlehem Steel in the 1950s, are do-it yourself packages of car bodies and underframes that are purchased by railroads and assembled in their shops.

1947 – The all-welded Mayari R hopper car is built for Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. All plates of the car that come in direct contact with the coal load were made of Mayari R (developed by Bethlehem Steel) because of its high resistance to corrosion, battering and piercing and abrasion.

1925 – The capacity of the Cambria Plant car department is increased to over 1,500 cars per month due to production organization and a new car paint shop equipped with the most modern appliances.

1923 – Midvale Steel and Ordinance becomes part of the Bethlehem Steel Company. Many years later, design and production came to include a full line of covered and open top steel railcars. The company became known as the "Freight Car Division."

1916 – The plant is acquired by the Midvale Steel and Ordinance Company.

1901 – October 1901 to February 1902 inclusive, the first 42" Side Gondola order is built for the Philadelphia & Reading R.R. Co. consisting of 500 cars.

1901 – The Cambria Steel Company is formed and builds its first freight car for an order of mine cars.

1889 – The Cambria Iron Company's plant in Johnstown, Pennsylvania was destroyed by the Johnstown flood. Rebuilding begins immediately.

1852 – The Cambria Iron Company is formed. It soon becomes the nation’s largest iron and steel plant.