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):
                                  October 1, 2001


                       KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES, INC.
                       -------------------------------------
                (Exact name of company as specified in its charter)


       DELAWARE                  1-4717                   44-0663509
---------------------         -------------           -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission file           (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)             number)              Identification Number)


                 114 West 11th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105
                 -------------------------------------------------
                (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


                 Company's telephone number, including area code:

                                (816) 983 - 1303

                                 Not Applicable

           (Former name or former address if changed since last report)









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Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)         Exhibits

            Exhibit No.                         Document

            (99)                                Additional Exhibits

            99.1                                Press  Release  issued by Kansas
                                                City Southern  Industries,  Inc.
                                                dated October 1, 2001  entitled,
                                                "KCSI to Release  Third  Quarter
                                                Results on October  24, at close
                                                of NYSE  trading;  will  conduct
                                                conference  call on October  25"
                                                is  attached  hereto as  Exhibit
                                                99.1

Item 9.     Regulation FD Disclosure

Kansas City Southern Industries,  Inc. ("KCSI" or "Company") is furnishing under
Item 9 of this Current  Report on Form 8-K the  information  included as Exhibit
99.1 to this report.  Exhibit 99.1 is the KCSI news  release,  dated  October 1,
2001,  announcing the date,  time and other relevant  information  regarding the
Company's third quarter  conference call of its financial  results for the three
and nine month periods ended September 30, 2001.

The information  included in this Current Report on Form 8-K,  including Exhibit
99.1, is furnished  pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for
the purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section.
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SIGNATURE

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

                                             Kansas City Southern Industries,
Inc.


Date: October 10, 2001                      By: /s/  Louis G. Van Horn
                                               ----------------------------
                                                    Louis G. Van Horn
                                             Vice President and Comptroller
                                             (Principal Accounting Officer)


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EXHIBIT 99.1

                                                          Date: October 1, 2001


Kansas City Southern            Media Contact:    William Galligan 816/983-1551
Industries, Inc.                e-mail:           william.h.galligan@kcsr.com
114 West 11th Street
Kansas City, MO  64105

NYSE Symbol: KSU

KCSI to Release Third  Quarter  Results on October 24, at close of NYSE trading;
will conduct conference call on October 25.

We would like to invite you to join us on a conference call on Thursday, October
25, 2001, at 1:00 Eastern Time to review KCSI's Third Quarter results.

To  participate,  please  dial  1-800-810-0924,  code  #  492617.  International
callers,  please dial 1-913-981-4900,  code # 492617. The accompanying slides to
the presentation will be available on KCSI's website: www.kcsi.com.

Shortly after the  conference  call  concludes,  a replay will be made available
which  can be  accessed  through  November  1.  The  replay  phone  numbers  are
1-888-203-1112 or 1-719-457-0820; the code # for both domestic and international
callers is # 492617.
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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):
                                  October 1, 2001

                       KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES, INC.
                       -------------------------------------
                (Exact name of company as specified in its charter)

       DELAWARE                  1-4717                   44-0663509
---------------------         -------------           -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission file           (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)             number)              Identification Number)

                 114 West 11th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105
                 -------------------------------------------------
                (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                 Company's telephone number, including area code:

                                (816) 983 - 1303

                                 Not Applicable

           (Former name or former address if changed since last report)
Item 7.     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)         Exhibits

            Exhibit No.                         Document

            (99)                                Additional Exhibits

            99.1                                Press  Release  issued by Kansas
                                                City Southern  Industries,  Inc.
                                                dated October 1, 2001  entitled,
                                                "KCSI to Release  Third  Quarter
                                                Results on October  24, at close
                                                of NYSE  trading;  will  conduct
                                                conference  call on October  25"
                                                is  attached  hereto as  Exhibit
                                                99.1

Item 9.     Regulation FD Disclosure

Kansas City Southern Industries,  Inc. ("KCSI" or "Company") is furnishing under
Item 9 of this Current  Report on Form 8-K the  information  included as Exhibit
99.1 to this report.  Exhibit 99.1 is the KCSI news  release,  dated  October 1,
2001,  announcing the date,  time and other relevant  information  regarding the
Company's third quarter  conference call of its financial  results for the three
and nine month periods ended September 30, 2001.

The information  included in this Current Report on Form 8-K,  including Exhibit
99.1, is furnished  pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for
the purposes of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section.
SIGNATURE

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

                                             Kansas City Southern Industries,
Inc.

Date: October 10, 2001                      By: /s/  Louis G. Van Horn
                                               ----------------------------
                                                    Louis G. Van Horn
                                             Vice President and Comptroller
                                             (Principal Accounting Officer)
EXHIBIT 99.1

                                                          Date: October 1, 2001

Kansas City Southern            Media Contact:    William Galligan 816/983-1551
Industries, Inc.                e-mail:           william.h.galligan@kcsr.com
114 West 11th Street
Kansas City, MO  64105

NYSE Symbol: KSU

KCSI to Release Third  Quarter  Results on October 24, at close of NYSE trading;
will conduct conference call on October 25.

We would like to invite you to join us on a conference call on Thursday, October
25, 2001, at 1:00 Eastern Time to review KCSI's Third Quarter results.

To  participate,  please  dial  1-800-810-0924,  code  #  492617.  International
callers,  please dial 1-913-981-4900,  code # 492617. The accompanying slides to
the presentation will be available on KCSI's website: www.kcsi.com.

Shortly after the  conference  call  concludes,  a replay will be made available
which  can be  accessed  through  November  1.  The  replay  phone  numbers  are
1-888-203-1112 or 1-719-457-0820; the code # for both domestic and international
callers is # 492617.