PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- Pittsburgh, PA-based L.B. Foster Company (NASDAQ: FSTR) has begun delivery of $3.4 millionof rail and trackwork products to rail contractor Wintrow Construction of Barberton, Ohiofor the construction of 8.5 miles of track and other track materials at the new Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes (V&M) Star Steelpipe mill in Youngstown, Ohio.

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L.B. Fosterhas teamed with key strategic partners to meet the product requirements for track construction at this important industrial facility. The new 115# continuous welded rail (CWR) is produced by Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) in their Columbia City, Indianafacility. SDI welded 240 foot rail sections into 1,600 foot strings and loaded them onto a special L.B. Fosterwork train for delivery to the Ohioproject site. L.B. Foster's team of rail professionals is managing the logistics required to provide efficient Just-in-Time delivery of the rail and trackwork materials to the jobsite.

The new rail, trackwork and rail accessories supplied by L.B. Fosterwill provide mainline access and in-plant transportation for seamless steel pipe at the new Youngstownmill. Vallourec & Mannesmann is building the facility to meet the growing demand for small diameter oil country tubular goods (OCTG) resulting from the increase in drilling for natural gas in the nearby Marcellus Shale region.

About L.B. Foster Company
L.B. Foster Company is a leading manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of products and services for the rail, construction, energy and utility markets with locations in North America

L.B. Foster Company Sales and Media Contacts:
Ben Leidy, Sales Representative, L.B. Foster Rail Group
412.928.3433  bleidy@lbfoster.com

Jake Fuellhart, Marketing Communications Manager, Corporate Marketing
412.928.5645  jfuellhart@lbfoster.com

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