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 8, 2002

                              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 October 8, 2002 entitled,
                                       "Kansas City Southern Announces Third
                                       Quarter Earnings Release Date,
                                       Conference Call," 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 October 8, 2002, announcing
the date,  time and other  relevant  information  regarding the Company's  third
quarter meeting and conference  call of its financial  results for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 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: October 10, 2002                 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:                 October 8, 2002

Media Contact:        William H. Galligan                  Phone:   816/983-1551
                      william.h.galligan@kcsr.com          Fax:     816/983-1590




KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN  ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE DATE,  CONFERENCE
CALL

Kansas City Southern (KCS) will report financial  results for Third Quarter 2002
on Thursday, October 31st, prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE).

KCS management  will discuss the Company's third quarter results via a telephone
conference on Thursday,  October 31st at 10:00 am Eastern time. Shareholders and
interested  parties are invited to participate by calling  1-800-955-1795  (U.S.
and Canada) or 1-706-643-0096 (International/Local).  A replay of the conference
call will be available by calling 1-800-642-1687 (U.S./Canada) or 1-706-645-9291
(International/Local),  Conference ID: 6075947. The replay will be available two
hours after the  conference and can be accessed for one week (Oct. 31 - Nov. 6).
The  accompanying  slides  to the  presentation  will  be  available  on the KCS
website, WWW.KCSI.COM, immediately prior to the telephone 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.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri,  KCS serves customers in the central and
south  central  regions of the U.S.  KCS's rail  holdings  and  investments  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):

                                 OCTOBER 8, 2002

                              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 October 8, 2002 entitled,
                                       "Kansas City Southern Announces Third
                                       Quarter Earnings Release Date,
                                       Conference Call," 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 October 8, 2002, announcing
the date,  time and other  relevant  information  regarding the Company's  third
quarter meeting and conference  call of its financial  results for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 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: October 10, 2002                 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:                 October 8, 2002

Media Contact:        William H. Galligan                  Phone:   816/983-1551
                      william.h.galligan@kcsr.com          Fax:     816/983-1590

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN  ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE DATE,  CONFERENCE
CALL

Kansas City Southern (KCS) will report financial  results for Third Quarter 2002
on Thursday, October 31st, prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE).

KCS management  will discuss the Company's third quarter results via a telephone
conference on Thursday,  October 31st at 10:00 am Eastern time. Shareholders and
interested  parties are invited to participate by calling  1-800-955-1795  (U.S.
and Canada) or 1-706-643-0096 (International/Local).  A replay of the conference
call will be available by calling 1-800-642-1687 (U.S./Canada) or 1-706-645-9291
(International/Local),  Conference ID: 6075947. The replay will be available two
hours after the  conference and can be accessed for one week (Oct. 31 - Nov. 6).
The  accompanying  slides  to the  presentation  will  be  available  on the KCS
website, WWW.KCSI.COM, immediately prior to the telephone 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.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri,  KCS serves customers in the central and
south  central  regions of the U.S.  KCS's rail  holdings  and  investments  are
primary  components  of a NAFTA  Railway  system that links the  commercial  and
industrial centers of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.