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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Wochner William J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN [KSU] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr VP & Chief Legal Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/26/2009 (Street) KANSAS CITY, MO 64121-9335 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/26/2009   A   3,598 (1) A $ 0 113,473 (2) D   Common Stock 02/26/2009   A   1,375 A $ 0 114,848 (2) D   Common Stock 02/27/2009   F   597 D $ 17.8 114,251 (2) D   Common Stock               17,172.514 I Held by ESOP (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 14.34							02/27/2001	02/26/2011	Common Stock	817		817	D
LSAR (4)	$ 14.34							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	817		817	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 13.42							02/06/2002	02/05/2012	Common Stock	873		873	D
LSAR (4)	$ 13.42							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	873		873	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 12.55							01/16/2003	01/15/2013	Common Stock	1,148		1,148	D
LSAR (4)	$ 12.55							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	1,148		1,148	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 14.6							01/02/2005	01/01/2014	Common Stock	6,000		6,000	D
LSAR (4)	$ 14.6							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	6,000		6,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 14.53							02/09/2004	02/08/2014	Common Stock	1,102		1,102	D
LSAR (4)	$ 14.53							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	1,102		1,102	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4)	$ 34.11							02/23/2012	02/22/2017	Common Stock	22,500		22,500	D
LSAR (4)	$ 34.11							(4)	(4)	Common Stock	22,500		22,500	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wochner William J KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY, MO 64121-9335			Sr VP & Chief Legal Officer

Signatures

Brian P. Banks, Attorney-in-fact		03/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares represent performance shares that were earned on February 26, 2009, when the KCS Compensation and Organization Committee determined the level at which the 2008 performance goals met. These performance shares will not vest until January 17, 2010. With respect to these shares, the reporting person does not have the right to vote, receive, or be entitled to receive, cash or non-cash dividends or any other beneficial rights as a stockholder of the company.
(2)	Includes 10,192 performance shares that have been earned by the reporting person under KCS's 2007-2009 long-term incentive plan with respect to the 2007 and 2008 performance periods. These performance shares will not vest until January 17, 2010. With respect to these shares, the reporting person does not have the right to vote, receive, or be entitled to receive, cash or non-cash dividends or any other beneficial rights as a shareholder of the Company.
(3)	17,172.514 shares have accrued to the reporting person's account under the KCS Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
(4)	Limited Stock Appreciation Rights ("LSARs") are granted in tandem with stock options. LSARs become exercisable only following a change-in-control of the Company in lieu of related options and are exercisable only for cash. LSARs terminate when the related options are exercised or terminated.

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