UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


 Date of Report (Date of earliest event     October 23,  2008 (October 23, 2008)
 reported)                                  ------------------------------------


                              L. B. Foster Company
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


      Pennsylvania                   000-10436                  25-1324733
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(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
   of incorporation)                File Number)            Identification No.)


 415 Holiday Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                       15220
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (412) 928-3417
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 2.02         Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On October 23, 2008,  L.B.  Foster Company (the  "Company")  issued a press
release  announcing  the Company's  results of operations  for the third quarter
ended  September 30, 2008. A copy of that press  release is furnished  with this
report as Exhibit 99.1.

The  information  contained  in this  Current  Report  shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for the  purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  and  Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Exchange Act"), as amended,  or otherwise  subject to the liabilities
of that section,  nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference
in any filing under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933, as amended,  except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)      Exhibits

99.1              Press Release issued by L.B. Foster Company, October 23, 2008.




                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                          L.B. Foster Company
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                                          (Registrant)


Date: October 23, 2008
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                                          /s/ David J. Russo
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                                          David J. Russo
                                          Senior Vice President,
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number                             Description
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99.1              Press Release dated October 23, 2008, of L. B. Foster Company.