Kansas City Southern (KSU) 10-K 2013 FY Annual report

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Kansas City Southern:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-179494, 033‑50517, 033‑50519, 033‑64511, 333‑91993, 333‑73122, 333‑58250, 333‑51854, 333‑126207, 333‑154793, and 333‑164240) on Form S‑8 and (No. 333‑178086) on Form S‑3 of Kansas City Southern 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 the three‑year period ended December 31, 2013, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, which reports appear in the December 31, 2013 annual report on Form 10‑K of Kansas City Southern.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Kansas City, Missouri

January 31, 2014