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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; 1-12541

   EMPIRE STEEL CASTINGS, INC. 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN FOR UNION EMPLOYEES
             (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
   Empire Steel Castings, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan for Union Employees
 And an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
   Empire Steel Castings, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan for Union Employees
            (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: None

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Empire
Steel Castings, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan for Union Employees has caused
this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly
authorized person.

                                      EMPIRE STEEL CASTINGS, INC. 401(k) PROFIT
                                      SHARING PLAN FOR UNION EMPLOYEES

                                      By:  Atchison Casting Corporation,
                                      the parent of Empire Steel Castings, Inc.,
                                      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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