USA: The US House of Representatives is considering a bipartisan bill to provide tax credits for the purchase of new domestic freight cars and the upgrade of tank cars, the Freight Railcar Act.
Mexico: FreightCar America (FCA) is planning to increase production at its plant in Castaños. According to the company's annual report, the target output is 6,000 freight cars.
USA: The car builder has secured a contract with an unnamed company to upgrade over 1,000 DOT-111 tank cars to DOT-117R standard.
USA: The producers's annual financial statements included a forecast of this increase in sales, which is expected to reach 4,000–4,400 cars, up from 3,000 cars delivered in 2023 (-5% to 2022).
Brief overview of key events and news in the rail rolling stock markets.
USA: According to the car builder Greenbrier, 11 sites produce cars for the North American market today, with six located in Mexico.
Aluminum is already strongly associated with rail freight transportation rolling stock in many countries. Russia joined the trend a few years ago.
Mexico: The railcar producer has completed a shift of production from the US to Mexico, that resulted in significant cost savings as production level rises. Now Freight Car America continues to scale up new production.
