Sep. 29, 2009 (PR Newswire) --

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- L.B. Foster Company (Nasdaq: FSTR) of Pittsburgh, PA has been awarded a contract to supply direct fixation fasteners and bonded insulated joints for the first phase of the new Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Orange Line from the city center of Dallas to Irving, TX. L.B. Foster is coordinating product shipments to the Northwest Corridor Expansion project to meet the scheduling requirements of the general contractor joint venture, Kiewit/Stacy and Witbeck/Reyes/Parsons Corporation. "The contractor recognized our hard earned reputation for quality rail products and project management," said Dennis Bachtel, L.B. Foster's Western Regional Manager within the Rail Products Group.

L.B. Foster direct fixation fasteners provide noise and vibration dampening, electrical isolation and ease of installation. The DF fasteners are manufactured by the Transit Products unit of L.B. Foster to meet the exacting standards established for DART's systems. This DF fastener design has been rigorously tested at L.B. Foster's rail specific development and testing laboratory in Atlanta, GA. The bonded insulated joints are produced by L.B. Foster's Allegheny Rail Products at facilities in Niles, OH and Pueblo, CO. "The reliability and long life cycle of this insulated joint is respected by freight and passenger railroads worldwide," noted Sam Fisher, Senior Vice President of L.B. Foster's Rail Products Group.

Three construction phases of the Northwest Corridor Expansion Project will expand the DART Orange Line from Dallas to the terminals of DFW Airport. Phase One construction began in May 2009 and is scheduled to be completed by April 2010.

About L.B. Foster Company

L.B. Foster Company supplies transportation, construction, utility, recreation and agriculture markets with the materials necessary to build and maintain North America's infrastructure. The Rail Products Group of L.B. Foster Company markets new rail and accessories, used rail (relay rail), crane rail, direct fixation fastener systems, conductor rail systems, rail boot systems, two-block tie systems, insulated rail joints, rail lubrication systems, trackwork materials, rapid response/emergency track panels and experienced professional rail project management services nationwide.

Website: www.lbfoster.com

L.B. Foster Company Sales and Media Contacts:

Dennis Bachtel, Western Regional Manager, L.B. Foster Rail Group
510.471.9840 dbachtel@lbfosterco.com

Jake Fuellhart, L.B. Foster Marketing Communications Manager
412.928.5645 jfuellhart@lbfosterco.com

SOURCE L.B. Foster Company