L.b. Foster Company
At a glance
Employees500+
In business sinceNot reported
HeadquartersPittsburgh, PA
US patents30
SAM.gov UEIDCS7PHM88WH6
CAGE code1E194
Incorporated inPA
LEI549300AUUJGJ2T2L2179
- CXT's precast concrete products
- VanHooseCo precast products
- Rail
- Rockfall Monitoring
- Flood Monitoring
- Friction Management
- Gauge Face and Wheel Flange Lubrication
- Trackside Gauge Face Lubrication
- KELTRACK® On-Board
Named on the company’s own website, read JUL 29, 2026
CareersCareers page — seen SEP 8, 2026
Supplier designations
For Profit OrganizationManufacturer of Goods
Self-certified by the company in its SAM.gov registration
Patents
30 US patents granted 1976–2024, 5 of them in the five years to SEP 2025, including 7 design patents.
Civil engineering 14Transport 3Measurement 2Chemical engineering 2Other special machines 1
- Curved insulated rail joint bar and methods for making sameUS 12,139,857 · granted NOV 12, 2024
- Spraying apparatus for applying friction modifying material to railroad railUS 12,060,089 · granted AUG 13, 2024
- High-resilient special trackwork rail fastenerUS 11,795,627 · granted OCT 24, 2023
- Composite rail joint end postUS 11,639,584 · granted MAY 2, 2023
- Direct fixation fastenerUS D897896 · granted OCT 6, 2020
Newest 5 shown · Granted to L.B. Foster Company · PatentsView (USPTO), data through SEP 30, 2025 · CC BY 4.0
Their plant
| Facility | City | State | Employees | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.b. Foster Company | Pittsburgh | PA | 500+ | ACTIVE |
Compiled from federal records — EPA, OSHA, SAM.gov and the U.S. Census — and from the company’s own website. Federal source data is public domain. Each plant’s page names the source of every field.