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






Date:    November 12, 2004                 By: Stan L. Hasselbusch
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                                             Stan L. Hasselbusch
                                             President and
                                             Chief Executive Officer


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