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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 * Lawrence Larry M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN [KSU] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec. VP & Asst. to Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/08/2008 (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               59,027 D   Common Stock 02/08/2008   S   1,600 D $ 37.03 3,400 I By Trust Common Stock 02/08/2008   S   400 D $ 37.04 3,000 I By Trust Common Stock 02/08/2008   S   1,000 D $ 37.24 2,000 I By Trust Common Stock 02/08/2008   S   1,000 D $ 37.68 1,000 I By Trust Common Stock 02/08/2008   S   1,000 D $ 37.73 0 I By Trust Common Stock               0.791 I By ESOP (3) Common Stock               6,821.351 I by 401(k) & P/S Plan (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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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) (1)	$ 12.575							11/01/2002	10/31/2011	Common Stock	15,000		15,000	D
LSAR (1)	$ 12.575							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	15,000		15,000	D
Option (Right to Buy) (1)	$ 15.8							05/01/2003	04/30/2012	Common Stock	10,000		10,000	D
LSAR (1)	$ 15.8							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	10,000		10,000	D
Option (Right to Buy) (1)	$ 11.2							04/01/2008	03/31/2013	Common Stock	15,000		15,000	D
LSAR (1)	$ 11.2							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	15,000		15,000	D
Option (Right to Buy) (1)	$ 11.41							04/30/2004	04/29/2013	Common Stock	60,000		60,000	D
LSAR (1)	$ 11.41							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	60,000		60,000	D
Option (Right to Buy) (1)	$ 14.6							01/02/2005	01/01/2014	Common Stock	6,000		6,000	D
LSAR (1)	$ 14.6							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	6,000		6,000	D
Option (Right to Buy) (1)	$ 14.53							(2)	02/08/2014	Common Stock	827		827	D
LSAR (1)	$ 14.53							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	827		827	D
Option (Right to Buy) (1)	$ 19.02							05/04/2006	05/03/2015	Common Stock	19,000		19,000	D
LSAR (1)	$ 19.02							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	19,000		19,000	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lawrence Larry M KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY, MO 64121-9335			Exec. VP & Asst. to Chairman

Signatures

Brian P. Banks, Attorney-in-fact		02/11/2008
**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)	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.
(2)	These options become exercisable in installments: 165 on February 9, 2004, 165 on June 23, 2004, 166 on June 23, 2005 and 331 on June 23, 2006.
(3)	.791 shares have accrued to the reporting person's account under the KCS Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
(4)	6,821.351 shares have accrued to the reporting person's account under the KCS 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan.

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