EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-3 of our report  dated  February  16, 2001  relating to the
financial statements of Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.,
which appears in Kansas City Southern  Industries,  Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended  December 31, 2000,  as amended.  We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C.

Mexico, D.F.
May 16, 2001