SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 1)

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                               SEPTEMBER 15, 2004

                              KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
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               (Exact name of company as specified in its charter)


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


                427 WEST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64105
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


               REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:
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                                (816) 983 - 1303


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          (Former name or former address if changed since last report)

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ITEM 1.01.   ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

This  amendment  on Form 8-K/A is being filed to amend  Kansas  City  Southern's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 17, 2004 which stated in Item 1.01
that Kansas City Southern  ("KCS") and Grupo TMM, S.A. ("Grupo TMM") have agreed
to amend the Acquisition Agreement, dated April 20, 2003, by and among KCS, KARA
Sub, Inc.,  Grupo TMM, TMM Holdings,  S.A. de C.V. and TMM  Multimodal,  S.A. de
C.V. so as to extend the  Termination  Date (the date on which  either party may
terminate the  Acquisition  Agreement,  if the  transaction  has not closed,  by
giving  written notice of termination to the other party) from December 31, 2004
to June 15,  2005.  The  September  17,  2004 Form 8-K  further  stated  that on
September 15, 2004,  counsel for KCS and Grupo TMM submitted to the panel of the
International  Centre for Dispute Resolution a joint stipulation and agreed form
of  award  that  will,  upon  adoption  by the  arbitration  panel,  effect  the
amendment.  On September 20, the panel of the  International  Centre for Dispute
Resolution ordered the Third Interim Award extending the Termination Date of the
Acquisition Agreement to June 15, 2005.


                                    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


Date: September 24, 2004               By:       /s/ James S. Brook
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                                                   James S. Brook
                                            Vice President and Comptroller
                                            (Principal Accounting Officer)