Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 24, 2021 relating to the financial statements of FreightCar America, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph related to the Company’s change in method of accounting for leases in the year ended December 31, 2019, due to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update No. 2016-02), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2020. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Chicago, Illinois

August 27, 2021