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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 * HAVERTY MICHAEL R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN [KSU] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN, PO BOX 219335 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/31/2011 (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 10/31/2011   M   13,207 A $ 13.42 603,606 D   Common Stock 10/31/2011   M   58,790 A $ 12.55 662,396 D   Common Stock 10/31/2011   F   39,230 (4) D $ 65.0945 623,166 D   Common Stock               20,677.812 I Held by 401(k) and P/S Plan Common Stock               29,745.961 I Held by ESOP

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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) (1)	$ 13.42	10/31/2011		M(5)			13,207	02/06/2002	02/05/2012	Common Stock	13,207	$ 0	0	D
LSAR (1)	$ 13.42	10/31/2011		J(5)			13,207	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	13,207	$ 0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)	$ 12.55							01/16/2003	01/15/2013	Common Stock	15,901		15,901	D
LSAR (1)	$ 12.55							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	15,901		15,901	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)	$ 12.55	10/31/2011		M(5)			58,790	01/16/2008	01/15/2013	Common Stock	58,790	$ 0	31,210	D
LSAR (1)	$ 12.55	10/31/2011		J(5)			58,790	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	58,790	$ 0	31,210	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)	$ 14.6							01/02/2005	01/01/2014	Common Stock	90,000		90,000	D
LSAR (1)	$ 14.6							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	90,000		90,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (1)	$ 14.53							02/09/2004	02/08/2014	Common Stock	13,689		13,689	D
LSAR (1)	$ 14.53							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	13,689		13,689	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 35.41							03/01/2013(2)	02/29/2020	Common Stock	49,200		49,200	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$ 52.62							(3)	02/22/2021	Common Stock	15,700		15,700	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HAVERTY MICHAEL R KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN PO BOX 219335 KANSAS CITY, MO 64121-9335	X		Executive Chairman

Signatures

Brian P. Banks, Attorney-in-fact		11/01/2011
**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)	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.
(2)	Prior to March 1, 2013, this option may become exercisable in 1/3 increments if the daily closing price of Kansas City Southern's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange is greater than or equal to $38.95, $42.85, and $47.14, respectively, for at least 30 consecutive trading days. The first target was met and 16,400 of these options became exercisable on November 19, 2010. The second target was met and 16,400 of these options became exercisable on December 8, 2010. The third target was met and 16,400 of these options became exercisable on January 7, 2011.
(3)	These options become exercisable in three equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(4)	Of these shares, 14,056 shares were surrendered to pay the option price and 25,174 shares were withheld to pay taxes for the reporting person's employee stock option exercise.
(5)	Options exercised in rule 16b-3 exempt transaction. LSARs canceled with respect to such shares.

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