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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HAVERTY MICHAEL R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN [KSU] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/03/2005 (Street) KANSAS CITY, MO 64121-9335 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/03/2005   A   6,897 A $ 0 906,236 (1) D   Common Stock               412 I Held by child Common Stock               375,000 I Held by trust Common Stock               26,358 I Held by ESOP (2) Common Stock               11,124 I Held by 401(k) & P/S Plan (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 5.75							07/13/2003	07/12/2010	Common Stock	198,000		198,000	D
LSAR (4)	$ 5.75							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	198,000		198,000	D
Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 5.75							07/13/2001	07/12/2010	Common Stock	990,000		990,000	D
LSAR (4)	$ 5.75							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	990,000		990,000	D
Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 14.34							02/27/2001	02/26/2011	Common Stock	12,363		12,363	D
LSAR (4)	$ 14.34							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	12,363		12,363	D
Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 13.42							02/06/2002	02/05/2012	Common Stock	13,207		13,207	D
LSAR (4)	$ 13.42							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	13,207		13,207	D
Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 12.55							01/16/2003	01/15/2013	Common Stock	15,901		15,901	D
LSAR (4)	$ 12.55							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	15,901		15,901	D
Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 12.55							01/16/2008	01/15/2013	Common Stock	90,000		90,000	D
LSAR (4)	$ 12.55							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	90,000		90,000	D
Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 14.6							01/02/2005	01/01/2014	Common Stock	90,000		90,000	D
LSAR (4)	$ 14.6							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	90,000		90,000	D
Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 14.53							02/09/2004	02/08/2014	Common Stock	13,689		13,689	D
LSAR (4)	$ 14.53							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	13,689		13,689	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HAVERTY MICHAEL R KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY, MO 64121-9335	X		Chairman, President & CEO

Signatures

Julie D. Powell, Attorney-in-fact		02/07/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 1,883 shares acquired through the KCS employee stock purchase plan on December 31, 2004.
(2)	11 additional shares have accrued to my account for a total of 26,358 shares under the Company's employee stock ownership plan.
(3)	A total of 11,124 shares have accrued to my account under the Company's 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan.
(4)	Limited Stock Appreciation Rights ("LSARs") are granted in tandem with stock options. LSARs become exercisable only following a change-in-control of the Company in lieu of related options and are exercisable only for cash. LSARs terminate when the related options are exercised or terminated.

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