Exhibit 32.0

          CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT
                        OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, (subsections (a) and
(b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), each of the
undersigned officers of L. B. Foster Company does hereby certify to the best of
their knowledge and belief that:

     (1)  The  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q for the  quarter  ended  March 31,
          2004,  which  this  statement  accompanies,  fully  complies  with the
          requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
          of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained in this quarterly  report on Form 10-Q for
          the quarter  ended March 31, 2004,  fairly  presents,  in all material
          respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations of L. B.
          Foster Company.






Date:    May 10, 2004                       By:/s/Stan L. Hasselbusch
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                                            Stan L. Hasselbusch
                                            President and
                                            Chief Executive Officer


Date:    May 10, 2004                       By:/s/David J. Russo
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                                            David J. Russo
                                            Senior Vice President,
                                            Chief Financial Officer and
                                            Treasurer