Exhibit 99.2



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In connection with the Quarterly  Report of Kansas City Southern (the "Company")
on Form  10-Q  for the  period  ending  September  30,  2002 as  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Ronald
G. Russ, Chief Financial Officer of the Company,  certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Ronald G. Russ

Ronald G. Russ
Chief Financial Officer
November 12, 2002