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                                  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 1, 2002

                         KANEB PIPE LINE PARTNERS, L.P.

               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


        Delaware                    001-5083                    75-2287571
(State of Incorporation)     (Commission File No.)           (I.R.S. Employer
                                                             Identification No.)



                          2435 North Central Expressway
                             Richardson, Texas 75080
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 699-4062


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Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

     On  November  1,  2002,  Kaneb Pipe Line  Operating  Partnership,  L.P.,  a
subsidiary of the Registrant,  acquired the anhydrous ammonia pipeline system of
Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. ("Koch") for approximately $140 million in cash.

     The acquired  Koch ammonia  pipeline  operation  encompasses  approximately
2,000 miles of anhydrous  ammonia  pipeline  which runs from the Louisiana  Gulf
Coast to the upper Midwest states and is the largest fertilizer  pipeline in the
country.



Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         Exhibits.

          10.1 Press Release, dated November 5, 2002.

          10.2 Asset  Purchase and Sale  Agreement,  dated as of  September  17,
               2002, by and between Koch Pipeline Company, L.P., Koch Fertilizer
               Storage  and  Terminal  Company  and Kaneb  Pipe  Line  Operating
               Partnership, L.P., filed herewith.

          10.3 First Amendment to Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of
               October 31, 2002,  by and between Koch  Pipeline  Company,  L.P.,
               Koch Fertilizer  Storage and Terminal Company and Kaneb Pipe Line
               Operating Partnership, L.P., filed herewith.

          10.4 Bridge  Loan  Agreement,  dated as of  November  1, 2002,  by and
               between  Kaneb  Operating  Partnership,  L.P.,  Kaneb  Pipe  Line
               Partners,  L.P., the Lenders and SunTrust Bank as  Administrative
               Agent, filed herewith.

          10.5 Amendment No. 1 to Revolving Credit  Agreement,  dated as of July
               31, 2002, by and between Kaneb Operating Partnership, L.P., Kaneb
               Pipe Line  Partners,  L.P.,  the  Lenders  and  SunTrust  Bank as
               Administrative Agent, filed herewith.

          10.6 Amendment  No.  2 to  Revolving  Credit  Agreement,  dated  as of
               October 31, 2002,  by and between  Kaneb  Operating  Partnership,
               L.P.,  Kaneb Pipe Line  Partners,  L.P., the Lenders and SunTrust
               Bank as Administrative Agent, filed herewith.

          10.7 Subsidiary  Guaranty  Agreement,  dated as of  November  1, 2002,
               among  each  of  the  Subsidiaries,  Kaneb  Pipe  Line  Operating
               Partnership, L.P. and SunTrust Bank, filed herewith.




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                                   SIGNATURES


     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.

                                     KANEB PIPE LINE PARTNERS, L.P.

                                     By: Kaneb Pipe Line Company LLC,
                                         as General Partner



Dated November _____, 2002
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                                     Howard C. Wadsworth
                                     Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary