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


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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


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

        Date of Report (Datedate of earliest event reported)     April:   August 144, 2003
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                       ATCHISON CASTING CORPORATION
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                          Atchison Casting Corporation
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                           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         KANSAS                  
        Kansas                     1-12541                                 48-1156578
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(State orof other jurisdictionIncorporation)   (Commission            (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)         File Number)               (I.R.S. Employer
                                                       Identification No.Number)



               400 South Fourth Street, Atchison, Kansas                 KS 66002
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               (Address of principalPrincipal executiveExecutive officesOffices)                (zipZip codeCode)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code                                  (913) 367-2121
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                                               Not applicableApplicable
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                 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 53. Other Bankruptcy Eventsor Receivership.

On AprilAugust 34, 2003, theAtchison CompanyCasting enteredCorporation into (the Second"Company") Reinstatement and certain U.S.
Modificationsubsidiaries offiled thea Fourteenthvoluntary Amendmentpetition andfor Forbearancerelief Agreementunder toChapter the11 Credit
Agreementof andTitle 11
of the SecondUnited ReinstatementStates andCode Modification(the of"Bankruptcy Code"), in the EleventhUnited States
AmendmentBankruptcy toCourt for the NoteWestern PurchaseDistrict Agreement.of TheseMissouri amendments,(the among"Bankruptcy other things,Court")
(i)Case modifiedNo. the03-50965). terminationThe dateCompany ofand theits forbearancesubsidiaries fromremain Aprilin 3,possession 2003, toof
Apriltheir 11,assets 2003;and properties, and (ii)continue extendedto theoperate deadlinetheir forbusinesses theas Companya
"debtors-in-possession" pursuant to makeSection 1107(a) $7.0
millionand prepayment1108 of thesethe loansBankruptcy
Code. fromA Marchcopy 17,of 2003,the topress Aprilrelease 10,announcing 2003.

Itemthe 7. Financialfiling Statementsof andthe Exhibits.petition is

499.1 Second Reinstatement and Modificationincorporated ofherein theby Fourteenthreference.

Item Amendment and7. Exhibits.
Forebearance
Exhibit Agreement99.1 Press toRelease the Credit Agreement dated asAugust of April 34, 2003.

                                    

                                SIGNATURE

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

      Date: AprilAugust 144, 2003



                                                                       Atchison Casting Corporation

                                    

                                   By:       /s/ Kevin T. McDermed
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                                                                                      Kevin T. McDermed
                                                                                      Chief Financial Officer




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