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 Annual Report of L. B. Foster Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2008, 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.

By:  /s/  Stan L. Hasselbusch

Stan L. Hasselbusch

President and

Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 13, 2009

By:  /s/  David J. Russo

David J. Russo

Senior Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and

Treasurer

Date: March 13, 2009