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 reported) October 26, 2004

                              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

                                       n/a
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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 26, 2004, L.B. Foster Company (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing the Company's results of operations for the third quarter ended
September 30, 2004. 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.



                                    Signature

      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
                                          (Registrant)

Date: October 26, 2004                    By: /s/David J. Russo
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                                          David J. Russo
                                          Senior Vice President,
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number    Description
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99.1              Press Release dated October 26, 2004, of L. B. Foster Company.