UNITED STATES
                       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):
                                December 5, 2005

                              KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
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               (Exact name of company as specified in its charter)


           DELAWARE                       1-4717              44-0663509
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 (State or other jurisdiction   (Commission file number)     (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)                                  Identification Number)


                427 West 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


               Registrant'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 8.01         Other Events.

On December 2, 2005,  TFM, S.A. de C.V.  ("TFM"),  a wholly owned  subsidiary of
Kansas  City  Southern,  formally  changed  its  corporate  name to Kansas  City
Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ("KCSM").

On December 5, 2005,  KCSM and  Francisco  Javier Rion del Olmo  entered into an
agreement  whereby  Mr.  Rion will  voluntarily  resign  as the Chief  Executive
Officer of KCSM and Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., its
direct  parent,  effective no later than  February 14, 2006 as referenced in the
attached press release.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)      Exhibits

99.1     Press release dated December 5, 2005.







                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                     Kansas City Southern


December 5, 2005                                     By:  /s/ Paul J. Weyandt
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                                                          Paul J. Weyandt
                                                          Vice President