EXHIBIT 99.2

                            THE PENN TRAFFIC COMPANY


                            CERTIFICATION 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 The Penn Traffic Company (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending August 3, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Martin
A. Fox, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted 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 the Report fairly
                           presents, in all material respects, the financial
                           condition and results of operations of the Company.



   /s/ Martin A. Fox
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Martin A. Fox
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer

September 18, 2002