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):

                                JANUARY 7, 2003

                              KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN

              (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)


                427 WEST 12TH 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  dated January
                    7, 2003  entitled,  "Kansas City Southern  Announces  Fourth
                    Quarter & Year 2002 Financial Release Date, and Presentation
                    Details," is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1


ITEM 9.          REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

Kansas City Southern  ("KCS" 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 KCS news release, dated January 7, 2003, announcing
the date,  time and other relevant  information  regarding the Company's  fourth
quarter  meeting  and  conference  call of its  financial  results for the three
months and year ended December 31, 2002.

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

Date: January 8, 2003                    By:         /S/  LOUIS G. VAN HORN
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                        Louis G. Van Horn
                                                 Vice President and Comptroller
                                                 (Principal Accounting Officer)


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EXHIBIT 99.1

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN                                               PRESS RELEASE
427 WEST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64105               NYSE SYMBOL: KSU

Date:                January 7, 2003

Media Contact:       William H. Galligan, Assistant V.P., Corporate Affairs
                     Phone: 816-983-1551, william.h.galligan@kcsr.com


   KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER & YEAR 2002 FINANCIAL RELEASE
                         DATE, AND PRESENTATION DETAILS

Kansas City Southern (KCS) will release financial results for its Fourth Quarter
and Year 2002 on Thursday,  January 30th, prior to the opening of trading on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

KCS management  will discuss the Company's  Fourth Quarter and Year 2002 results
on January 30th at 1:00 p.m. Eastern  Standard Time at the JPMorgan  building at
270 Park Avenue,  New York.  At buffet lunch will  precede the  presentation  at
12:30 p.m.

For those unable to attend,  the  presentation  can be accessed via telephone at
1-800-955-1795 (U.S./Canada) or 1-706-643-0096  (International/Local).  A replay
of the presentation will be available by calling 1-800-642-1687 (U.S./Canada) or
1-706-645-9291 (International/Local), Conference ID: 7130904. The replay will be
available two hours after the live  conference  and can be accessed for one week
(February 6). The accompanying  slides to the presentation  will be available on
the KCS website, www.kcsi.com, immediately prior to the live conference.

KCS is a transportation  holding company with railroad investments in the United
States,  Mexico, and Panama. Its primary holding is Kansas City Southern Railway
(KCSR),  which serves  customers in the central and south central regions of the
U.S. KCS, which is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, has rail holdings and
investments that are primary components of a NAFTA Railway system that links the
commercial and industrial centers of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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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):

                                JANUARY 7, 2003

                              KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN

              (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)

                427 WEST 12TH 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  dated January
                    7, 2003  entitled,  "Kansas City Southern  Announces  Fourth
                    Quarter & Year 2002 Financial Release Date, and Presentation
                    Details," is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

ITEM 9.          REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

Kansas City Southern  ("KCS" 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 KCS news release, dated January 7, 2003, announcing
the date,  time and other relevant  information  regarding the Company's  fourth
quarter  meeting  and  conference  call of its  financial  results for the three
months and year ended December 31, 2002.

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

Date: January 8, 2003                    By:         /S/  LOUIS G. VAN HORN
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                        Louis G. Van Horn
                                                 Vice President and Comptroller
                                                 (Principal Accounting Officer)
EXHIBIT 99.1

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN                                               PRESS RELEASE
427 WEST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64105               NYSE SYMBOL: KSU

Date:                January 7, 2003

Media Contact:       William H. Galligan, Assistant V.P., Corporate Affairs
                     Phone: 816-983-1551, william.h.galligan@kcsr.com

   KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER & YEAR 2002 FINANCIAL RELEASE
                         DATE, AND PRESENTATION DETAILS

Kansas City Southern (KCS) will release financial results for its Fourth Quarter
and Year 2002 on Thursday,  January 30th, prior to the opening of trading on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

KCS management  will discuss the Company's  Fourth Quarter and Year 2002 results
on January 30th at 1:00 p.m. Eastern  Standard Time at the JPMorgan  building at
270 Park Avenue,  New York.  At buffet lunch will  precede the  presentation  at
12:30 p.m.

For those unable to attend,  the  presentation  can be accessed via telephone at
1-800-955-1795 (U.S./Canada) or 1-706-643-0096  (International/Local).  A replay
of the presentation will be available by calling 1-800-642-1687 (U.S./Canada) or
1-706-645-9291 (International/Local), Conference ID: 7130904. The replay will be
available two hours after the live  conference  and can be accessed for one week
(February 6). The accompanying  slides to the presentation  will be available on
the KCS website, www.kcsi.com, immediately prior to the live conference.

KCS is a transportation  holding company with railroad investments in the United
States,  Mexico, and Panama. Its primary holding is Kansas City Southern Railway
(KCSR),  which serves  customers in the central and south central regions of the
U.S. KCS, which is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, has rail holdings and
investments that are primary components of a NAFTA Railway system that links the
commercial and industrial centers of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.