SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, D.C.  20549
                                    FORM 10-K/A
                                  AMENDMENT NO. 1

(Mark One)
[X]     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999

[  ]    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        For the transition period from __________ to _____________

                        Commission file number 1-4717

                    KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

                Delaware                                      44-0663590
     (State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)                      Identification No.)

114 West 11th Street, Kansas City, Missouri                      64105
  (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

        Company's telephone number, including area code (816) 983-1303

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                                     Name of each exchange on
          Title of Each class                            which registered
          -------------------                            ----------------

  Preferred Stock, Par Value $25 Per                  New York Stock Exchange
       Share, 4%, Noncumulative

Common Stock, $.01 Per Share Par Value                New York Stock Exchange

      Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act:  None

Indicate by check mark whether the Company (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Company
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
YES  [X]           NO  [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of Company's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K.  [ ]

Company Stock.  The Company's common stock is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol "KSU."  As of March 31, 2000, 111,399,354 shares of
common stock and 242,170 shares of voting Preferred stock were outstanding.
On such date, the aggregate market value of the voting common and Preferred
stock held by non-affiliates was $9,577,014,534 (amount computed based on
closing prices of Preferred and common stock on New York Stock Exchange).

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the following documents are incorporated herein by reference into
Part of the Report as indicated:

                                                            Part of Report
Document                                              into which incorporated
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Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for the                 Parts I, III
2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will be
filed no later than December 31, 1999

Explanatory Note
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     The Company hereby amends Part IV, Item 14 of its Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999, solely for the purpose of filing the opinion of
counsel which was referenced in the Company's initial 10-K.  Notwithstanding
the filing of this opinion of counsel, the issue of whether the Company may
continue to consolidate Janus Capital Corporation remains under discussion
with the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission.



Part IV

ITEM 14.    EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

Item 14(a)(3)       EXHIBITS

     The separate section filed as part of the Annual report on 10-K under
the caption "List of Exhibits" is hereby amended to add the following exhibit
which is filed herewith.

          EXHIBIT NUMBER                          DESCRIPTION
          --------------                          -----------

                99.2                     Opinion Letter of Rothgerber Johnson
                                         & Lyons LLP dated April 20, 2000.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized and in the capacities indicated on
April 24, 2000.


                                       Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.

                                       By: /s/ Landon H. Rowland
                                           ----------------------------------
                                       Landon H. Rowland
                                       Chairman, President, Chief
                                       Executive Officer and Director




INDEX
NUMBER              DESCRIPTION
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99.2                Opinion Letter of Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP dated
                    April 20, 2000.