Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Kansas City Southern:
We consent to the use of our reports dated January 31, 2014, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Kansas City Southern and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for each of the years in thethree-year period ended December 31, 2013, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
November 20, 2014