Exhibit 32.0

     CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly  Report of L. B. Foster Company (the "Company")
on Form  10-Q for the  period  ended  September  30,  2005,  as  filed  with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof (the  "Report"),  the
undersigned  certify pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002
that:

  (1)    The Report 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 Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
         of the Company.



Date: November 8, 2005                               By: /s/ Stan L. Hasselbusch
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                                                     Stan L. Hasselbusch
                                                     President and
                                                     Chief Executive Officer


Date:  November 8, 2005                              By: /s/ David J. Russo
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                                                     David J. Russo
                                                     Senior Vice President,
                                                     Chief Financial Officer and
                                                     Treasurer