SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FISHER SAMUEL K (Last) (First) (Middle) L.B. FOSTER COMPANY 415 HOLIDAY DRIVE (Street) PITTSBURGH PA 15220 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FOSTER L B CO [ FSTR ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Sr. V.P. Rail Product Manageme
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/04/2006
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/04/2006		M		1,000	A	$2.75	6,675	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		M		6,250	A	$3.563	12,925	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		M		18,000	A	$5.25	30,925	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		M		10,000	A	$4.44	40,925	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		M		6,000	A	$3.65	46,925	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		S		9,000	D	$22.237	37,925	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		S		2,400	D	$22.55	35,525	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		S		1,700	D	$22.7	33,825	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		S		2,500	D	$22.4	31,325	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		S		9,000	D	$23.17	22,325	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		S		1,700	D	$22.33	20,625	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		S		3,400	D	$22.77	17,225	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		S		50	D	$22.77	17,175	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		S		2,500	D	$22.455	14,675	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		S		3,000	D	$22.922	11,675	D
Common Stock	05/04/2006		S		6,000	D	$22.81	5,675	D
Common Stock								4,243	I	Est. 401(k) share equivalent

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock	$5.25	05/04/2006		M			18,000(1)	08/13/1998	08/12/2008	Common	18,000	(1)	0	D
Common Stock	$4.44	05/04/2006		M			10,000	03/01/2000	02/28/2010	Common	10,000	(1)	0	D
Common Stock	$3.65	05/04/2006		M			6,000	05/09/2001	05/08/2011	Common	6,000	(1)	0	D
Common Stock	$3.563	05/04/2006		M			6,250	08/03/2000	08/02/2010	Common	6,250	(1)	0	D
Common Stock	$2.275	05/04/2006		M			1,000	02/03/2001	02/02/2011	Common	1,000	(1)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 1. Intentionally left blank

Remarks:

	Samuel K. Fisher, by attorney in fact David L. Voltz	05/04/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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