Exhibit 32.1



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In connection with the Quarterly Report of Kansas City Southern (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, Michael R.
Haverty, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Ronald G. Russ, Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as
adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes -Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Michael R. Haverty


Michael R. Haverty
Chief Executive Officer
May 10, 2004

/s/ Ronald G. Russ


Ronald G. Russ
Chief Financial Officer
May 10, 2004

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Kansas City Southern and will be retained by Kansas City Southern
and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.