Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Arvidson Scott E
   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)
Executive Vice President & CIO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/03/2008
(Street)

KANSAS CITY, MO 64121		 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 10/03/2008   M   450 A $ 2.6604 67,970 (2) D  
Common Stock               3,098.32 I By ESOP (3)
Common Stock               9,551.127 I by 401(k) & P/S Plan (4)

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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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5) $ 2.6604 10/03/2008   M(1)   450   11/17/1999 11/16/2008 Common Stock 450 $ 0 0 D  
LSAR (5) $ 2.6604 10/03/2008   J(1)   450     (5)   (5) Common Stock 450 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5) $ 5.75             07/13/2003 07/12/2010 Common Stock 17,400   17,400 D  
LSAR (5) $ 5.75               (5)   (5) Common Stock 17,400   17,400 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5) $ 5.75             07/13/2001 07/12/2010 Common Stock 92,000   92,000 D  
LSAR (5) $ 5.75               (5)   (5) Common Stock 92,000   92,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5) $ 14.34             02/27/2001 02/26/2011 Common Stock 122   122 D  
LSAR (5) $ 14.34               (5)   (5) Common Stock 122   122 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5) $ 13.42             02/06/2002 02/05/2012 Common Stock 130   130 D  
LSAR (5) $ 13.42               (5)   (5) Common Stock 130   130 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5) $ 12.55             01/16/2003 01/15/2013 Common Stock 500   500 D  
LSAR (5) $ 12.55               (5)   (5) Common Stock 500   500 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5) $ 12.55             01/16/2008 01/15/2013 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
LSAR (5) $ 12.55               (5)   (5) Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5) $ 14.6             01/02/2005 01/01/2014 Common Stock 6,000   6,000 D  
LSAR (5) $ 14.6               (5)   (5) Common Stock 6,000   6,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (5) $ 14.53             02/09/2004 02/08/2014 Common Stock 606   606 D  
LSAR (5) $ 14.53               (5)   (5) Common Stock 606   606 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Arvidson Scott E
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
PO BOX 219335
KANSAS CITY, MO 64121		       Executive Vice President & CIO  

Signatures

 Brian P. Banks, Attorney-in-fact   10/06/2008
**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) Options exercised in rule 16b-3 exempt transaction. LSARs canceled with respect to such shares.
(2) Includes 3,806 performance shares that were earned on February 28, 2008 when the KCS Compensation and Organization Committee determined that the 2007 performance goals were met. These performance shares will not vest until January 17, 2010 contingent upon continued employment by the reporting person through that date. With respect to these shares, the reporting person does not have the right to vote, receive, or be entitled to receive, cash or non-cash dividends or any other beneficial rights as a shareholder of the Company.
(3) 3,098.32 shares have accrued to the reporting person's account under the KCS Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
(4) 9,551.127 shares have accrued to the reporting person's account under the KCS 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan.
(5) 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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