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
               (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  5,  2005,  Kansas  City  Southern  ("KCS")  announced  that it has
commenced a public  offering of $210  million of a new series of its  cumulative
convertible  perpetual  preferred stock with a liquidation  preference of $1,000
per  share.  KCS  intends to use  substantially  all the net  proceeds  from the
offering  to purchase 9 million  shares of its common  stock  formerly  owned by
Grupo TMM, S.A.  ("Grupo TMM"),  its largest  shareholder,  at a price per share
equal to the net proceeds per share  (before  expenses)  that Grupo TMM receives
for 9 million shares of KCS' common stock offered concurrently by Grupo TMM. The
offering will be made under the KCS' existing shelf registration.  See the Press
Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 for further details.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibit 99.1 Press Release  issued by Kansas City Southern dated December 5,
2005,  entitled  "Kansas City Southern  Corporation  Announces  Offering of $210
Million of Cumulative  Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock" is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1







                                    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
                                    Senior Vice President- Finance & Treasurer