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Kansas City Southern Reports Second Quarter 2005 Results; Sets the Groundwork for the Integrated Operation of KCSR, Tex Mex and TFM.


KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo. -- Kansas City Southern (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: KSU (Key Service Unit) The cabinet that contains the electronics for a key telephone system. See key telephone system. )

Second Quarter Highlights

--Substantial progress made in integrating TFM TFM Traffic Flow Management
TFM TeX Font Metrics
TFM Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana
TFM Trusted Facility Manual
TFM Testicular Feminization
TFM Total Facility Management
TFM Tentative Final Monograph
TFM Transaction Flow Manager
TFM Thermally Fused Melamine
, S.A. de C.V. (TFM) into Kansas City Southern (KCS KCS

keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
) and creating a single rail network connecting the commercial and industrial heartlands of U.S. and Mexico Mexico, city, Mexico
Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico.
.

--Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. (GTFM GTFM Generalized Tamed Frequency Modulation ) financial results consolidated con·sol·i·date  
v. con·sol·i·dat·ed, con·sol·i·dat·ing, con·sol·i·dates

v.tr.
1. To unite into one system or whole; combine:
 under KCS as of April 1, 2005. GTFM is the holding company for TFM, the railroad railroad or railway, form of transportation most commonly consisting of steel rails, called tracks, on which freight cars, passenger cars, and other rolling stock are drawn by one locomotive or more.  operating company operating company

A business that engages in transactions with outsiders.
 in Mexico.

--KCS consolidated second quarter revenues increased 12.5% to $381.1 million over the pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts.

The phrase pro forma
 second quarter 2004 combined revenues of $338.8 million, principally from its three rail operating companies: The Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway (AAR reporting marks KCS) is a United States-based Class I railroad operating over 3,130 track miles in 12 central and southeastern states. Founded in 1887, the railroad provides the shortest route from Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico.  (KCSR KCSR Kansas City Southern Railway Company
KCSR Kansas City Street Racing
), The Texas Mexican Railway The Texas Mexican Railway Company is a Class II railroad (formerly a Class I railroad) that operates as a subsidiary of Kansas City Southern Railway in Texas.[1] It is often referred to as the Tex-Mex, or TexMex, Railway.  (Tex Mex TEX MEX Texas Mexican Railway ) and TFM.

--KCSR revenues rose 16.8% to $178.6 million; ninth consecutive quarter of substantial quarter-over-quarter growth.

--KCSR operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
 improved 12.1% to $25.9 million.

--GTFM revenues increased 8.7% to $184.1 million from $169.3 million, but the quarter's financial result was adversely impacted by tax rulings, purchase accounting and other costs.

--TFM refinanced $443.5 million of 11.75% Senior Discount Debentures saving $10.5 million of interest annually going forward.

--Tex Mex was granted a $50 million, 25-year loan under the Federal Railroad Administration's RRIF RRIF Registered Retirement Income Fund
RRIF Regulation Reduction Incentive Fund (Australian government)
RRIF Registered Retirement Investment Fund (Canada) 
 program. The loan will be used to enhance Tex Mex as a rail link between the U.S. and Mexico.

Second Quarter 2005

Kansas City Southern (KCS or Company) (NYSE: KSU) today reported second quarter 2005 financial results, which included the consolidation of TFM's results following the acquisition of control on April 1, 2005. For the second quarter 2005, KCS consolidated revenues were $381.1 million versus $153.9 million in 2004. On a same rail system comparative basis, KCS consolidated second quarter revenues grew 12.5% over the 2004 pro forma combined revenues of the Company.

In connection with the April 1, 2005, acquisition of an additional 48.5% interest in GTFM, KCS consolidated operating expenses Operating expenses

The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted.
 for the second quarter of 2005 were adversely impacted by a non-cash, pre-tax pre-tax adjanterior al impuesto

pre-tax adjavant impôt(s)

pre-tax adjal lordo d'imposta 
 charge of $35.6 million related to a series of Mexican Mexican

named after or originating in Mexico.


Mexican axolotl
see ambystomamexicanum.

Mexican beaded lizard
(Heloderma horridum
 Supreme Court rulings, which eliminated TFM's ability to use net operating losses Net operating losses

Losses that a firm can take advantage of to reduce taxes.
 to offset future employer statutory profit sharing profit sharing, arrangement by which employees receive, in addition to their wages, a share of the net profits of a business. The purpose is to give them an incentive to increase their output through enhanced morale, less wasteful use of materials, better care of  contributions. In addition, consolidated pre-tax operating expenses were adversely impacted by $4.1 million related to the reduction of the carrying values Carrying Value

Also know as "book value," it is a company's total assets minus intangible assets and liabilities, such as debt.

Notes:
This is different than market value, as it can be higher or lower depending on the circumstances.
 of certain GTFM assets to reflect KCS' revised plans relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 future use; $3.6 million in depreciation relating to the preliminary allocation The apportionment or designation of an item for a specific purpose or to a particular place.

In the law of trusts, the allocation of cash dividends earned by a stock that makes up the principal of a trust for a beneficiary usually means that the dividends will be treated as
 of the purchase price; $4.9 million associated with disputed withholding tax The amount legally deducted from an employee's wages or salary by the employer, who uses it to prepay the charges imposed by the government on the employee's yearly earnings.  receivables Receivables

An asset designation applicable to all debts, unsettled transactions or other monetary obligations owed to a company by its debtors or customers. Receivables are recorded by a company's accountants and reported on the balance sheet, and they and include all debts owed
 with the Mexican government, and $3.2 million associated with the higher bad debt and claims costs experienced by GTFM. After factoring in the impact of these pre-tax charges, KCS consolidated operating expenses were $386.4 million for the second quarter of 2005 versus $134.4 million in 2004, which is not comparable due to the consolidation of GTFM commencing in the second quarter of 2005.

Primarily as a result of the above described charges related to GTFM, KCS recorded a net loss of $25.8 million, or $(0.32) diluted earnings per share diluted earnings per share

An earnings measure calculated by dividing net income less preferred stock dividends for a period by the average number of shares of common stock that would be outstanding if all convertible securities were converted into shares of
, for the second quarter of 2005, compared with $7.0 million of net income available to common shareholders, $0.11 diluted earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2004.

Year-to-Date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
 2005 Highlights

--Consolidated revenues of $579.3 million, which excludes first quarter 2005 revenues of GTFM.

--KCSR revenues increased 19.4% to $357.9 million.

--KCSR operating income improved 19.1% to $55.6 million.

--GTFM revenues increased to $354.2 million, or 9.7% on a separate company basis.

--Cross border KCSR-TFM revenues increased 25.9%.

Comments from the Chairman

"During the second quarter, KCS began the essential steps of consolidating its North American operations North American operation Surgical oncology Radical surgery of a 'frozen pelvis', consisting of radical en bloc resection of the uterus and urinary bladder. See 'Frozen pelvis.'. Cf 'All-American' and 'South American' operations.  following the acquisition of the 48.5% additional interest in GTFM," stated Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Michael, archangel
Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence.
 R. Haverty. "The progress made in growing the franchise was encouraging, especially as a great deal of attention was directed toward re-organizing the operations and marketing functions of KCSR, Tex Mex, and TFM, and strengthening the balance sheet at TFM.

"KCSR streamlined its rail operations into three divisions in order to sharpen sharp·en  
tr. & intr.v. sharp·ened, sharp·en·ing, sharp·ens
To make or become sharp or sharper.



sharp
 focus on strategic points along its system. Being able to focus on key traffic and interchange An interchange is a location where two things meet, usually perform some kind of exchange, and possibly go on their ways again. It is most commonly used in four contexts:
  • Transportation:
 points will help KCSR structure its service to meet capacity issues as its traffic volumes steadily increase. The Tex Mex began a major upgrade of its track infrastructure funded by a 25-year, $50 million RRIF loan to expand capacity and ensure the efficient handling of growing traffic volumes between the U.S. and Mexico. TFM continued to make steady progress in re-organizing its marketing, operations, and finance and accounting functions to conform with and be integrated into the KCS system, including investing in the communications infrastructure required to ensure a timely installation of MCS (1) See Microsoft Cluster Server.

(2) (Microsoft Consulting Services) The consulting arm of Microsoft which offers support for installation and maintenance of Microsoft applications and operating systems.
 in the first quarter of 2006.

"We were very pleased that Francisco Francisco may refer to:
  • Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish conquistador
  • Francisco d'Anconia, a character in Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged
See also
  • Francis
  • Francesco
 Javier Javier (also Xabier) may refer to:
  • Javier, Spain; a town and municipality in Navarre
  • Javier, Leyte, Philippines
  • San Javier (various)
  • Javier (name), a male name
  • Javier, a character in the comic-strip Minimum Security
 Rion Rion (rēôn`), ancient Phasis, river, c.195 mi (310 km) long, rising in the Caucasus near the Mamison Pass, W Georgia, and flowing S and W past Kutaisi into the Black Sea at Poti. Its upper course is used to produce hydroelectric power.  elected e·lect  
v. e·lect·ed, e·lect·ing, e·lects

v.tr.
1. To select by vote for an office or for membership.

2. To pick out; select: elect an art course.
 to join TFM as chief executive officer. Highly respected within the Mexican and international business communities, he joins TFM with 30 years' experience in the transportation industry, most recently serving as president of the Rail Control Solutions Division of Bombardier Transportation Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group. Bombardier Transportation is the world’s largest company in the rail equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin.  in the UK. Prior to that he served as Bombardier's president and managing director in Mexico City Mexico City
 Spanish Ciudad de México

City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi
. We are confident that Javier will help take TFM to a new level of service performance and profitability. We look forward to investors and the financial community having the opportunity to get to know Javier in the near future.

"He replaces Vicente Corta, who had served as interim chief executive officer since April 2005. Vicente remains a partner in the law firm of White & Case, S.C., and will continue to serve as counsel to TFM in Mexico. We are grateful to Vicente for his valuable leadership through this critical time of transition, and look forward to continuing our close association.

"The second quarter was a period of transition for TFM. Several major efforts were undertaken in the finance area such as the refinancing Refinancing

An extension and/or increase in amount of existing debt.
 of high interest rate debt, re-evaluation of the balance sheet as required by purchase accounting, and a review of TFM's accounting operations and procedures. In addition, the decision was made to invest in SAP sap, fluid in plants consisting of water and dissolved substances. Cell sap refers to this fluid present in the large vacuole, or cell cavity, that occupies most of the central portion of mature plant cells.  R-5 to be installed for use in 2007, following its installation for use by KCS' U.S. operations in 2006.

"Also of note during the quarter was the progress of the Panama Canal Panama Canal, waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic (by way of the Caribbean Sea) and Pacific oceans, built by the United States (1904–14) on territory leased from the republic of Panama.  Railway Company (PCRC PCRC Panama Canal Railway Co
PCRC Parallel Compiler Runtime Consortium
PCRC ProChoice Resource Center (Cambridge, MA)
Pcrc Pipeline Compressor Research Council (former name of GMRC, Gas Machinery Research Council) 
), which in June June: see month.  had its first $1 million freight The price or compensation paid for the transportation of goods by a carrier. Freight is also applied to the goods transported by such carriers.

The liability of a carrier for freight damaged, lost, or destroyed during shipment is determined by contract, statute, or
 revenue month. During the month, average weekly container (1) Software that acts as a parent program to hold and execute a set of commands or to run other software routines.

(2) A data structure that holds one or more different types of data. See metafile and OLE.
 volumes approached 1,900 compared with about 700 a year ago. The progress made in the second quarter is indicative indicative: see mood.  of growth we expect to continue in the future.

"Favorable fa·vor·a·ble  
adj.
1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds.

2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis.

3.
 progress has been made in a short time period in transforming KCS into a significantly larger transportation company. With every passing day, we identify new opportunities which serve to confirm our long-held belief that putting this system together will be of great benefit to North American North American

named after North America.


North American blastomycosis
see North American blastomycosis.

North American cattle tick
see boophilusannulatus.
 shippers, as well as to our shareholders. Given the complexities of the transition everyone should be encouraged by how rapidly and smoothly the process has gone and can look forward to KCS being uniquely positioned to take advantage of newly emerging international traffic patterns."

Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., KCS is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico and Panama Panama, country, Central America
Panama (păn`əmä'), Span. Panamá, officially Republic of Panama, republic (2005 est. pop.
. Its primary U.S. holdings include The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, founded in 1887, and The Texas Mexican Railway Company, founded in 1885, serving the central and south central U.S. Its international holdings include a controlling interest controlling interest

The ownership of a quantity of outstanding corporate stock sufficient to control the actions of the firm. Controlling interest often involves ownership of significantly less than 51% of a firm's outstanding stock because many owners fail
 in TFM, S.A. de C.V., serving northeastern north·east  
n.
1. Abbr. NE The direction or point on the mariner's compass halfway between due north and due east, or 45° east of due north.

2. An area or region lying in the northeast.

3.
 and central Mexico and the port cities of Lazaro Cardenas Cár·de·nas  

A city of northern Cuba on the Bay of Cárdenas, an inlet of the Straits of Florida. Cárdenas is a processing and shipping center. Population: 93,900.
, Tampico Tampico (tämpē`kō), city (1990 pop. 272,690), Tamaulipas state, E Mexico, on the Pánuco River, a few miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico.  and Veracruz Veracruz, city, Mexico
Veracruz, city (1990 pop. 303,152), Veracruz state, E central Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. Rivaling Tampico as the country's main port, it is also the commercial and industrial center of an important oil region, as well as a major
, and a 50% interest in The Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS' North American rail holdings and strategic alliances are primary components of a NAFTA NAFTA
 in full North American Free Trade Agreement

Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's
 Railway system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of  and Mexico. Visit www.kcsi.com for more information.

This press release includes statements concerning potential future events involving the Company, which could materially differ from the events that actually occur. The differences could be caused by a number of factors including those factors identified in the "Risk Factors" and the "Cautionary Information" sections of the Company's Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for the year ended December December: see month.  31, 2004, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (Commission file no. 1-4717). The Company will not update any forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 in this press release to reflect future events or developments.
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
                   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
        (Dollars in millions, except share and per share data)
                              (Unaudited)

                                        Three Months     Six Months
                                       Ended June 30,  Ended June 30,

                                        2005    2004    2005    2004
                                       ------- ------- ------- -------

Revenues                               $381.1  $153.9  $579.3  $301.7

Operating expenses
 Compensation and benefits               93.4    52.2   154.7   103.0
 Fuel                                    56.5    14.6    83.0    29.4
 Purchased services                      56.6    15.4    76.4    31.0
 Equipment costs                         41.0    11.6    58.2    24.6
 Depreciation and amortization           40.4    13.1    54.7    25.9
 Deferred profit sharing                 35.7       -    35.7       -
 Casualties and insurance                22.0    10.9    34.7    16.6
 Other                                   40.8    16.6    62.4    34.3
                                       ------- ------- ------- -------
Total operating expenses                386.4   134.4   559.8   264.8
                                       ------- ------- ------- -------

Operating income                         (5.3)   19.5    19.5    36.9

Equity in net earnings (loss) of
 unconsolidated affiliates:
 Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria
  Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.                    -     2.9    (1.0)    4.2
 Other                                    1.5     0.3     0.4     0.4
Interest expense                        (38.7)  (10.9)  (51.0)  (21.7)
Debt retirement costs                   ( 3.9)      -   ( 3.9)   (4.2)
Exchange gain (loss)                      4.3       -     4.3       -
Other income                              3.8     1.7     7.1     3.2
                                       ------- ------- ------- -------

Income before income taxes and minority
 interest                               (38.3)   13.5   (24.6)   18.8
Income tax provision                      2.5     4.3     8.1     6.2
                                       ------- ------- ------- -------

Income before minority interest         (40.8)    9.2   (32.7)   12.6
Minority interest                       (17.2)          (17.2)
                                       ------- ------- ------- -------

Net income                              (23.6)    9.2   (15.5)   12.6
Preferred stock dividends                 2.2     2.2     4.4     4.4
                                       ------- ------- ------- -------
Net income available to common
 shareholders                          $(25.8)   $7.0  $(19.9)   $8.2
                                       ======= ======= ======= =======

Per Share Data
Earnings per Common share - basic      $(0.32)  $0.11  $(0.27)  $0.13
                                       ======= ======= ======= =======

Earnings per Common share - diluted    $(0.32)  $0.11  $(0.27)  $0.13
                                       ======= ======= ======= =======

Weighted average Common shares
 outstanding (in thousands)
     Basic                             81,707  62,655  72,604  62,570
     Potential dilutive Common shares       -   1,175       -   1,242
                                       ------- ------- ------- -------
       Diluted                         81,707  63,830  72,604  63,812
                                       ======= ======= ======= =======
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
            CARLOADINGS BY COMMODITY - SECOND QUARTER, 2005
                         Dollars in Thousands
                             (Preliminary)

   Carloadings                                   Revenue
 Second Quarter      %                       Second Quarter       %
   2005   2004     Change                    2005      2004    Change
-------- -------- --------                 --------- --------- -------
                           Coal
 51,032   47,128      8.3%   Unit Coal      $26,651   $22,902    16.4%
    746      556     34.2%   Other Coal         348       344     1.2%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
 51,778   47,684      8.6%      Total        26,999    23,246    16.1%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Chemical &
                           Petroleum
                           Products
  3,395    1,520    123.4%   Agri Chemicals   3,055     1,005   204.0%
 25,062   16,834     48.9%   Other           26,998    16,578    62.9%
 26,834   14,561     84.3%   Petroleum       21,422    10,808    98.3%
 12,519    4,679    167.6%   Plastics        17,519     5,404   224.2%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
 67,810   37,594     80.4%      Total        68,994    33,795   104.2%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Agriculture and
                           Minerals
 48,785   17,942    171.9%   Grain           51,984    15,489   235.6%
 17,109    7,588    125.5%   Food Products   20,216     6,882   193.8%
                             Ores and
 16,496    6,718    145.5%    Minerals       11,415     4,091   178.9%
                             Stone, Clay &
 21,321    4,334    391.9%    Glass          15,731     3,555   342.5%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
103,711   36,582    183.5%      Total        99,346    30,017   231.0%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Paper & Forest
                           Products
 36,775   23,915     53.8%   Pulp/Paper      33,492    19,400    72.6%
  8,000    1,931    314.3%   Scrap Paper      7,322     1,355   440.4%
                             Pulpwood/Logs/
  8,384    6,239     34.4%    Chips           5,478     2,993    83.0%
  8,846    8,459      4.6%   Lumber/Plywood  10,063     8,700    15.7%
 30,784    4,377    603.3%   Metal/Scrap     25,885     3,830   575.8%
                             Military/Other
 19,639    1,547   1169.5%    Carloads       19,623     1,978   892.1%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
112,428   46,468    141.9%      Total       101,863    38,256   166.3%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Intermodal &
                           Automotive
 33,488    1,429   2243.5%   Automotive      33,796     1,159  2816.0%
146,481   85,639     71.0%   Intermodal      34,011    15,369   121.3%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
179,969   87,068    106.7%      Total        67,807    16,528   310.3%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                             TOTAL FOR
515,696  255,396    101.9%  BUSINESS UNITS  365,009   141,842   157.3%
                           Other Freight
   (138)   4,202  (103.3)%     Revenue        4,212     2,653    58.8%
                            Other Revenue    11,927     9,421    33.8%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
515,558  259,598     98.6%      TOTAL      $381,148  $153,916   147.6%
======== ========                          ========= =========
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN
         CARLOADINGS BY COMMODITY - YEAR TO DATE JUNE 30, 2005
                         Dollars in Thousands
                             (Preliminary)

   Carloadings                                   Revenue
  Year to Date       %                        Year to Date        %
 2005     2004     Change                    2005      2004    Change
-------- -------- --------                 --------- --------- -------
                           Coal
110,747   94,985     16.6%   Unit Coal      $57,045   $44,459    28.3%
  1,465    1,238     18.3%   Other Coal         666       708   (5.9)%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
112,212   96,223     16.6%      Total        57,711    45,167    27.8%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Chemical &
                           Petroleum
                           Products
  5,135    2,975     72.6%   Agri Chemicals   4,339     1,916   126.5%
 42,717   32,945     29.7%   Other           45,522    32,341    40.8%
 42,904   28,164     52.3%   Petroleum       33,915    20,758    63.4%
 19,515    9,190    112.4%   Plastics        24,451    10,731   127.9%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
110,271   73,274     50.5%      Total       108,227    65,746    64.6%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Agriculture and
                           Minerals
 78,037   37,907    105.9%   Grain           77,320    32,939   134.7%
 26,545   14,687     80.7%   Food Products   28,765    12,934   122.4%
                             Ores and
 26,931   13,627     97.6%    Minerals       17,901     8,085   121.4%
                             Stone, Clay &
 26,523    8,363    217.1%    Glass          20,875     6,786   207.6%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
158,036   74,584    111.9%      Total       144,861    60,744   138.5%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Paper & Forest
                           Products
 66,272   47,199     40.4%   Pulp/Paper      58,862    38,191    54.1%
 10,452    3,757    178.2%   Scrap Paper      9,298     2,497   272.4%
                             Pulpwood/Logs/
 16,779   12,781     31.3%    Chips          10,830     5,915    83.1%
 17,267   16,564      4.2%   Lumber/Plywood  19,552    16,639    17.5%
 38,271    8,742    337.8%   Metal/Scrap     32,807     7,418   342.3%
                             Military/Other
 21,165    3,676    475.8%    Carloads       22,033     4,312   411.0%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
170,206   92,719     83.6%      Total       153,382    74,972   104.6%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Intermodal &
                           Automotive
 35,369    2,508   1310.2%   Automotive      35,273     2,030  1637.6%
227,503  165,200     37.7%   Intermodal      50,387    29,125    73.0%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
262,872  167,708     56.7%      Total        85,660    31,155   174.9%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                             TOTAL FOR
813,597  504,508     61.3%  BUSINESS UNITS  549,841   277,784    97.9%
                           Other Freight
   (534)   7,964  (106.7)%     Revenue        4,582     5,298  (13.5)%
                            Other Revenue    24,921    18,628    26.6%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
813,063  512,472     58.7%      TOTAL      $579,344  $301,710    92.0%
======== ========                          ========= =========
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY
                         Operating Statements
                          Dollars in Millions
                             (Preliminary)

                             Second    Second    Year to    Year to
                             Quarter   Quarter    Date        Date
                              2005      2004      2005        2004
                            ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
Revenues
 Chemical and Petroleum         $36.0    $33.8      $72.3       $65.7
 Paper and Forest                50.5     38.3       98.1        75.0
 Agricultural and Mineral        36.4     30.0       74.5        60.7
 Intermodal and Automotive
  Revenue                        18.3     16.5       34.9        31.2
 Unit Coal Revenue               26.9     22.9       57.5        44.5
 Haulage Revenue                  0.3      2.7        0.7         5.3
 Other Revenue                   10.2      8.7       19.9        17.5
                            ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
      Total Revenues            178.6    152.9      357.9       299.9
                            ---------- -------- ---------- -----------

Operating Expenses
    Compensation and
     Benefits                    55.5     50.9      110.7       100.6
    Purchased Services           14.8     14.4       28.1        28.3
    Fuel                         25.7     14.4       49.8        29.4
    Equipment Costs              11.5     11.6       25.6        24.6
    Casualties & Insurance       12.8      9.8       22.8        14.3
    Material and Supplies         8.5      6.4       17.5        11.9
    Other                         4.0      2.8        7.6         5.5
                            ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
      Variable Operating
       Expenses                 132.8    110.3      262.1       214.6
                            ---------- -------- ---------- -----------

Fixed Expenses
    Other Lease                   2.6      2.9        5.6         5.7
    Depreciation                 13.5     12.9       27.1        25.5
    Taxes (Other Than
     Income)                      3.8      3.7        7.5         7.4
                            ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
      Fixed Operating
       Expenses                  19.9     19.5       40.2        38.6
                            ---------- -------- ---------- -----------
    Total Operating Expenses    152.7    129.8      302.3       253.2
                            ---------- -------- ---------- -----------

Operating Income                $25.9    $23.1      $55.6       $46.7
                            ========== ======== ========== ===========

Operating Ratio                  85.5%    84.9%      84.5%      84.4 %
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY
            CARLOADINGS BY COMMODITY - SECOND QUARTER, 2005
                         Dollars in Thousands
                             (Preliminary)

   Carloadings                                   Revenue
 Second Quarter      %                       Second Quarter       %
 2005     2004     Change                    2005      2004    Change
-------- -------- --------                 --------- --------- -------
                           Coal
 51,032   47,128      8.3%   Unit Coal      $26,651   $22,902    16.4%
    587      556      5.6%   Other Coal         273       344  (20.6)%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
 51,619   47,684      8.3%      Total        26,924    23,246    15.8%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Chemical &
                           Petroleum
                           Products
  1,691    1,520     11.3%   Agri Chemicals   1,296     1,005    29.0%
 17,567   16,834      4.4%   Other           17,363    16,578     4.7%
 14,472   14,561    (0.6)%   Petroleum       11,514    10,808     6.6%
  4,650    4,679    (0.6)%   Plastics         5,864     5,404     8.5%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
 38,380   37,594      2.1%      Total        36,037    33,795     6.6%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Agriculture and
                           Minerals
 16,346   17,942    (8.9)%   Grain           17,036    15,489    10.0%
  7,572    7,588    (0.2)%   Food Products    7,946     6,882    15.5%
                             Ores and
  9,353    6,718     39.2%    Minerals        6,120     4,091    49.5%
                             Stone, Clay &
  5,251    4,334     21.2%    Glass           5,295     3,555    48.9%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
 38,522   36,582      5.3%      Total        36,397    30,017    21.3%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Paper & Forest
                           Products
 26,154   23,915      9.4%   Pulp/Paper      23,151    19,400    19.3%
  1,845    1,931    (4.5)%   Scrap Paper      1,540     1,355    13.7%
                             Pulpwood/Logs/
  7,128    6,239     14.2%    Chips           4,628     2,993    54.6%
  8,681    8,459      2.6%   Lumber/Plywood   9,910     8,700    13.9%
  5,336    4,377     21.9%   Metal/Scrap      5,529     3,830    44.4%
                             Military/Other
  4,008    1,547    159.1%    Carloads        5,766     1,978   191.5%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
 53,152   46,468     14.4%      Total        50,524    38,256    32.1%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Intermodal &
                           Automotive
  1,650    1,429     15.5%   Automotive       1,371     1,159    18.3%
 83,640   85,639    (2.3)%   Intermodal      16,892    15,369     9.9%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
 85,290   87,068    (2.0)%      Total        18,263    16,528    10.5%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                             TOTAL FOR
266,963  255,396      4.5%  BUSINESS UNITS  168,145   141,842    18.5%
                           Other Freight
    (12)   4,202  (100.3)%     Revenue          336     2,653  (87.3)%
                            Other Revenue    10,116     8,378    20.7%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
266,951  259,598      2.8%      TOTAL      $178,597  $152,873    16.8%
======== ========                          ========= =========
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY
         CARLOADINGS BY COMMODITY - YEAR TO DATE JUNE 30, 2005
                         Dollars in Thousands
                             (Preliminary)

   Carloadings                                   Revenue
  Year to Date       %                        Year to Date        %
 2005     2004     Change                    2005      2004    Change
-------- -------- --------                 --------- --------- -------
                           Coal
110,747   94,985     16.6%   Unit Coal      $57,045   $44,459    28.3%
  1,115    1,238    (9.9)%   Other Coal         497       708  (29.8)%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
111,862   96,223     16.3%      Total        57,542    45,167    27.4%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Chemical &
                           Petroleum
                           Products
  3,387    2,975     13.8%   Agri Chemicals   2,548     1,916    33.0%
 34,809   32,945      5.7%   Other           35,586    32,341    10.0%
 28,572   28,164      1.4%   Petroleum       22,663    20,758     9.2%
  9,181    9,190    (0.1)%   Plastics        11,489    10,731     7.1%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
 75,949   73,274      3.7%      Total        72,286    65,746     9.9%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Agriculture and
                           Minerals
 35,182   37,907    (7.2)%   Grain           36,710    32,939    11.4%
 15,261   14,687      3.9%   Food Products   15,579    12,934    20.4%
                             Ores and
 18,085   13,627     32.7%    Minerals       11,978     8,085    48.2%
                             Stone, Clay &
 10,160    8,363     21.5%    Glass          10,213     6,786    50.5%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
 78,688   74,584      5.5%      Total        74,480    60,744    22.6%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Paper & Forest
                           Products
 52,653   47,199     11.6%   Pulp/Paper      46,125    38,191    20.8%
  3,836    3,757      2.1%   Scrap Paper      3,252     2,497    30.2%
                             Pulpwood/Logs/
 15,523   12,781     21.5%    Chips           9,980     5,915    68.7%
 16,985   16,564      2.5%   Lumber/Plywood  19,296    16,639    16.0%
 11,391    8,742     30.3%   Metal/Scrap     11,451     7,418    54.4%
                             Military/Other
  5,312    3,676     44.5%    Carloads        7,999     4,312    85.5%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
105,700   92,719     14.0%      Total        98,103    74,972    30.9%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                          Intermodal &
                           Automotive
  3,146    2,508     25.4%   Automotive       2,608     2,030    28.5%
161,501  165,200    (2.2)%   Intermodal      32,323    29,125    11.0%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
164,647  167,708    (1.8)%      Total        34,931    31,155    12.1%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------

                             TOTAL FOR
536,846  504,508      6.4%  BUSINESS UNITS  337,342   277,784    21.4%
                           Other Freight
   (408)   7,964  (105.1)%     Revenue          706     5,298  (86.7)%
                            Other Revenue    19,886    16,769    18.6%
-------- --------                          --------- ---------
536,438  512,472      4.7%      TOTAL      $357,934  $299,851    19.4%
======== ========                          ========= =========
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