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 June 30, 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 June 30, 2004, fairly
                           presents, in all material respects, the financial
                           condition and results of operations of L. B. Foster
                           Company.






Date:    August 12, 2004                By:/s/ Stan L. Hasselbusch
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                                        Stan L. Hasselbusch
                                        President and
                                        Chief Executive Officer


Date:    August 12, 2004                By:/s/ David J. Russo
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                                        David J. Russo
                                        Senior Vice President,
                                        Chief Financial Officer and
                                        Treasurer