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 March 31, 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: May  9, 2005                                By: /s/ Stan L. Hasselbusch
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                                                  Stan L. Hasselbusch
                                                  President and
                                                  Chief Executive Officer


Date:  May 9, 2005                                By: /s/ David J. Russo
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                                                  David J. Russo
                                                  Senior Vice President,
                                                  Chief Financial Officer and
                                                  Treasurer