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): April 9, 2009

Kansas City Southern
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-4717	44-0663509
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
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
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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 8.01 Other Events.

Kansas City Southern ("KCS", "the Company"), is furnishing under Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K the information included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. Exhibit 99.1 is the KCS press release dated April 9, 2009, announcing the date, time and other relevant information regarding the Company's presentation and conference call of its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Press Release issued by Kansas City Southern, dated April 9, 2009, entitled "KCS Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call" is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

SIGNATURES

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
April 13, 2009	By:	/s/ Michael W. Upchurch
		Name: Michael W. Upchurch
		Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Kansas City Southern, dated April 9, 2009, entitled "KCS Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call".

EX-99.1

Date:	April 9, 2009
Media Contact:	William H. Galligan	Phone:	816/983-1551

bgalligan@kcsouthern.com

KCS Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Kansas City, MO, April 9, 2009. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) will release its financial results for first quarter 2009 on Thursday April 30, 2009, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

KCS will also hold its first quarter 2009 earnings conference call on Thursday April 30, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. Shareholders and other interested parties are invited to participate via telephone or live webcast. To join the teleconference, please call (877) 407-9205 (U.S. and Canada), or (201) 689-8054 (International). 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.

A replay of the presentation will be available by calling (877) 660-6853 (U.S. and Canada) or (201) 612-7415 (International) and entering account 286 and conference ID 319733. The replay will be available through May 15, 2009. The webcast will also remain available at www.kcsouthern.com for two weeks after 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.

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