Exhibit 23.7

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  of our report dated  January 25,
2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of L.B.
Foster Company,  included in this Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001
and  in the  Prospectus  part  of the  Registration  Statements  Nos.  33-17073,
33-35152, 33-79450, 333-65885, 333-81535, and 333-60488.




                                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 22, 2002