FreightCar America Kicks Off Production at Barton Riverfront – PHOTOS

BARTON INDUSTRIAL PARK – On Wednesday a couple hundred Shoals residents  made a rendezvous in Barton. They were invited to a kick-off party of sorts at the mile-long manufacturing plant where FreightCar America and Navistar are doing big things. Literally, BIG THINGS… They are building rail cars, and yesterday they had a Commencement-Of-Production Ceremony to show off the first unit produced.

It was a beauty!

The Quad-Cities Daily was there to capture the event in photographs, and we have almost a hundred for you to peruse. they are sized big enough to make a nice print, so if you see a photo you like, be our guest. Just remember that the photos are your PRIVATE, NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY. Enjoy!

 Photos by Sheri and Steve Wiggins