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):
                                  JULY 3, 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 July 3, 2002 entitled, "Kansas City
                              Southern Announces Second Quarter 2002 Meeting,
                              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 July 3, 2002, announcing the
date, time and other relevant information regarding the Company's second quarter
meeting  and  conference  call of its  financial  results  for the three and six
months ended June 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: July 15, 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:                 July 3, 2002

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



KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN  ANNOUNCES  SECOND  QUARTER 2002 MEETING,  CONFERENCE  CALL

Kansas City Southern (KCS) will report financial  results for the Second Quarter
2002 on Thursday,  July 25,  before the opening of trading on the New York Stock
Exchange.

KCS will hold its Second Quarter 2002 earnings presentation on July 25th at 1:00
p.m. EDT. The  presentation  will take place at the Morgan Chase Building,  11th
Floor,  Conference  Room C, 270 Park  Avenue,  New York City.  Shareholders  and
interested parties who are not able to attend in person are invited to listen to
the presentation via telephone. To listen, please call (800) 314-7867 (domestic)
or (719) 867-0640 (international), code # 576829, at least five minutes prior to
1:00 p.m. EDT. The accompanying  slides to the presentation will be available on
the KCS  website,  WWW.KCSI.COM  on July  25th.  Additionally,  a replay  of the
presentation  will be available  by calling  (888)  203-1112 or (719)  457-0820,
confirmation # 576829. The replay will be available for one week.
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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):
                                  JULY 3, 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 July 3, 2002 entitled, "Kansas City
                              Southern Announces Second Quarter 2002 Meeting,
                              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 July 3, 2002, announcing the
date, time and other relevant information regarding the Company's second quarter
meeting  and  conference  call of its  financial  results  for the three and six
months ended June 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: July 15, 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:                 July 3, 2002

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

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN  ANNOUNCES  SECOND  QUARTER 2002 MEETING,  CONFERENCE  CALL

Kansas City Southern (KCS) will report financial  results for the Second Quarter
2002 on Thursday,  July 25,  before the opening of trading on the New York Stock
Exchange.

KCS will hold its Second Quarter 2002 earnings presentation on July 25th at 1:00
p.m. EDT. The  presentation  will take place at the Morgan Chase Building,  11th
Floor,  Conference  Room C, 270 Park  Avenue,  New York City.  Shareholders  and
interested parties who are not able to attend in person are invited to listen to
the presentation via telephone. To listen, please call (800) 314-7867 (domestic)
or (719) 867-0640 (international), code # 576829, at least five minutes prior to
1:00 p.m. EDT. The accompanying  slides to the presentation will be available on
the KCS  website,  WWW.KCSI.COM  on July  25th.  Additionally,  a replay  of the
presentation  will be available  by calling  (888)  203-1112 or (719)  457-0820,
confirmation # 576829. The replay will be available for one week.