

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


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                          Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                          Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)   November  February 1514, 20022003
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                          Atchison Casting Corporation
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                         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
KANSAS                                                    1-12541                               48-1156578
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(State or other jurisdiction             (Commission                          (IRS Employer
          of incorporation)                        File Number)                    Identification No.)


400 South Fourth Street, Atchison, Kansas                                              66002
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(Address of principal executive offices)                                           (zipZip codeCode)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code    : (913) 367-2121
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                                 Not applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Item 5.          Other Events.

              Atchison Casting Corporation announcedissued a press release today announcing
its firstresults for the second quarter resultsand for
fiscalthe 2003first six months ended December 31,
2002. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and
incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

              (c)   EXHIBITS. The following exhibit is filed herewith:

              99.1       Press releaseRelease dated NovemberFebruary 1514, 20022003.



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                                    SIGNATURE

               Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrantthe Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

      Date: November 15, 2002



                                                                     Atchison Casting Corporation

                                    By
Date:  February 14, 2003         By:  /s/ Kevin T. McDermed
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                                                                                 Kevin T. McDermed,
                                                                                 Chief Financial Officer




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