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                                  United States
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 15

   CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g)
  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS
       UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

              Commission File Number: 333-93765; 333-76772; 1-12541

                    ATCHISON CASTING CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                             400 South Fourth Street
                             Atchison, KS 66002-0188
                        (Address, including zip code, and
                           telephone number, including
                           area code, of registrant's
                               principal executive
                                    offices)


    Common Stock of Atchison Casting Corporation, $0.01 par value per share,
                               reserved under the
                    Atchison Casting Corporation 401(k) Plan
         And an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold
                                 pursuant to the
                    Atchison Casting Corporation 401(k) Plan
            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

                                      None
   (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports
                     under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s)
relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)        [X  ]      Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)                [X  ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)       [   ]      Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)               [   ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)        [   ]      Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)                [   ]
Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)       [   ]      Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)               [   ]
                                      Rule 15d-6                         [   ]

Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: 21

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Atchison Casting Corporation 401(k) Plan has caused this certification/notice to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

                                        ATCHISON CASTING CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN

                                        By:  Atchison Casting Corporation,
                                        its Administrator



Date: May 31, 2002                      By:   /s/ Kevin T. McDermed
                                           -------------------------------------
                                        Name:  Kevin T. McDermed
                                        Title: Vice President, Chief Financial
                                               Officer, Treasurer and Secretary

Instruction: This form is required by Rules 12g-4, 12h-3 and 15d-6 of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
registrant shall file with the Commission three copies of Form 15, one of which
shall be manually signed. It may be signed by an officer of the registrant, by
counsel or by any other duly authorized person. The name and title of the person
signing the form shall be typed or printed under the signature.


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