8-K

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): September 21, 2012

KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

427 West 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105

(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Kansas City Southern ("KCS" or the "Company") is furnishing under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K the information included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. Exhibit 99.1 is the KCS news release dated September 21, 2012, announcing the date, time and other relevant information regarding the Company's presentation and conference call of its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

News release dated September 21, 2012, issued by Kansas City Southern entitled "KCS Announces Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call Time" 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
September 25, 2012	By:	/s/ Brian P. Banks
		Name: Brian P. Banks
		Title: Associate General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News release dated September 21, 2012, issued by Kansas City Southern entitled "KCS Announces Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call Time."

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Media Contact:Ashley A. ThornePhone:816/983-1501

athorne@kcsouthern.com

KCS Announces Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call Time

Kansas City, MO, September 21, 2012. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) will release its financial results for third quarter 2012 on Friday October 19, 2012, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

KCS will also hold its third quarter 2012 earnings conference call on Friday October 19, 2012 at 8:45 a.m. eastern time. Shareholders and other interested parties are invited to participate via live webcast or telephone. To participate in the live webcast and to view accompanying presentation materials, please log into the KCS website at www.kcsouthern.com immediately prior to the presentation. To join the teleconference, please call (877) 407-0782 (U.S. and Canada), or (201) 689-8567 (International).

A replay of the presentation will be available by calling (877) 660-6853 (U.S. and Canada) or (201) 612-7415 (International) and entering conference ID 400717. The replay will be available through November 2, 2012. The webcast will also remain available at www.kcsouthern.com for two weeks following the earnings release.

Headquartered in Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Southern is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico and Panama.  Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, serving the central and south central U.S.  Its international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal.  Kansas City Southern's North American rail holdings and strategic alliances are primary components of a NAFTA Railway system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada.