Exhibit 32.2

                         CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant  to Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  the  undersigned
certifies  that this periodic  report fully  complies with the  requirements  of
Section  13(a)  or  15(d)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934  and  that
information  contained in this periodic report fairly presents,  in all material
respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of  operations of L. B. Foster
Company.






                                               /s/David J. Russo
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                                               David J. Russo
                                               Senior Vice President,
                                               Chief Financial Officer and
                                               Treasurer
                                               August 13, 2003