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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 * Arvidson Scott E   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) Executive Vice President & CIO (Last) (First) (Middle) KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/07/2009 (Street) KANSAS CITY, MO 64121 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 08/07/2009   D   62,446 D $ 0 14,493 D   Common Stock               3,116.085 I By ESOP (1) Common Stock               11,774.973 I by 401(k) & P/S Plan (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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) (3)	$ 5.75							07/13/2003	11/06/2009	Common Stock	17,400		17,400	D
LSAR (3)	$ 5.75							(3)	(3)	Common Stock	17,400		17,400	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (3)	$ 5.75							07/13/2001	11/06/2009	Common Stock	92,000		92,000	D
LSAR (3)	$ 5.75							(3)	(3)	Common Stock	92,000		92,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (3)	$ 14.34							02/27/2001	11/06/2009	Common Stock	122		122	D
LSAR (3)	$ 14.34							(3)	(3)	Common Stock	122		122	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (3)	$ 13.42							02/06/2002	11/06/2009	Common Stock	130		130	D
LSAR (3)	$ 13.42							(3)	(3)	Common Stock	130		130	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (3)	$ 12.55							01/16/2003	11/06/2009	Common Stock	500		500	D
LSAR (3)	$ 12.55							(3)	(3)	Common Stock	500		500	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (3)	$ 12.55							01/16/2008	11/06/2009	Common Stock	15,000		15,000	D
LSAR (3)	$ 12.55							(3)	(3)	Common Stock	15,000		15,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (3)	$ 14.6							01/02/2005	11/06/2009	Common Stock	6,000		6,000	D
LSAR (3)	$ 14.6							(3)	(3)	Common Stock	6,000		6,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (3)	$ 14.53							02/09/2004	11/06/2009	Common Stock	606		606	D
LSAR (3)	$ 14.53							(3)	(3)	Common Stock	606		606	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Arvidson Scott E KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY, MO 64121			Executive Vice President & CIO

Signatures

Brian P. Banks, Attorney-in-fact		08/11/2009
**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)	3,116.085 shares have accrued to the reporting person's account under the KCS Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
(2)	Includes 1,043.942 shares acquired under the KCS 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.
(3)	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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