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


                                SCHEDULE 13G


                 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                             (Amendment No. 3)*


                              L.B. Foster Co.
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                              (Name of Issuer)

                               Common Shares
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                       (Title of Class of Securities)

                                 350060109          
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                               (CUSIP Number)
 

                                                                            
              
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement ______. 
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent
of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no
amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent
or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.  

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act (however, see the Notes).

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                                SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 350060109                          Page  2  of 4 Pages

1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Quaker Capital Management Corporation
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                       (a) ___

                                                       (b)  X 
                                                           ---
3    SEC USE ONLY

4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Pennsylvania
          ------------

   NUMBER OF             5  SOLE VOTING POWER          129,500
     SHARES
  BENEFICIALLY           6  SHARED VOTING POWER        490,400
    OWNED BY
      EACH               7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     129,500
   REPORTING
     PERSON              8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER   490,400
      WITH

9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          619,900
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10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES  
     ___

     The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of 490,400 shares
     owned by its clients.


11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          6.24%
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

          IA
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                      AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13G
                            CUSIP NO. 350060109

          This constitutes Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13G of Quaker
Capital Management Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 5, 1993 relating to the Common Stock of L.B. Foster
Co., as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed with the Commission on February
10, 1994 and Amendment No. 2 filed with the Commission on February 14, 1995
(the "Schedule 13G").

Item 4 of the Schedule 13G is hereby amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:

Item 4.   Ownership
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          (a)  The Reporting Person, in its capacity as investment adviser,
               may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 490,400 shares
               of the Common Stock of the Issuer which are owned by various
               investment advisory clients of the Reporting Person in
               accounts over which the Reporting Person has discretionary
               authority.  The filing of this report shall not be construed
               as an admission that the Reporting Person is, for purposes
               of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act, the beneficial owner
               of these securities.  Additionally, the Reporting Person
               and/or its principals own 129,500 shares of the Common Stock
               of the Issuer.

          (b)  The shares covered by this report represent 6.24% of the
               Common Stock of the Issuer.

          (c)  None of the clients of the Reporting Person is known to own
               more than 5% of the Common Stock of the Issuer.  The
               Reporting Person shares voting and dispositive power over
               the 490,400 shares owned by its clients and held in accounts
               over which it has discretionary authority.  The Reporting
               Person and/or its principals have sole voting and
               dispositive power over the 129,500 shares owned by the
               Reporting Person and/or its principals.

Item 6 of the Schedule 13G is hereby amended and restated to read in its
entirety as follows:

Item 6.   Ownership of More than Five Percent on 
          Behalf of Another Person
          ------------------------

          490,400 of the shares with respect to which this report is filed
          are owned by a variety of investment advisory clients of the
          Reporting Person, which clients are entitled to receive dividends
          on and the proceeds from the sale of such shares.  No client is
          known to own more than 5% of the class.




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                                 SIGNATURE


After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.


                         QUAKER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION




February 15, 1996             By: /s/ Mark G. Schoeppner
                              -----------------------------------
                                  Mark G. Schoeppner
                                  President










































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