John Shedd Reed

For other people with the same name, see John Reed (disambiguation).

John Shedd Reed
Born1917 (1917)
Chicago
Died (aged 90)
Lake Forest, Illinois
Education
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchNavy
Battles / warsWorld War II

John Shedd Reed (1917 in Chicago, Illinois – March 16, 2008 in Lake Forest, Illinois)[1][2] was president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and then its parent Santa Fe Industries from 1967 until 1986. The rail transport industry journal Modern Railways named Reed its Man of the Year for 1970. Reed was popularly known as "John Santa Fe" by his employees.[citation needed] Prior to his ascendancy as president, Reed oversaw the final transition of the Santa Fe from steam to Diesel engines in 1957.[3]

He was educated at The Hotchkiss School,[citation needed] Yale University, and Harvard University.[2] He served as the president of Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, from 1984 to 1994. Reed's grandfather was John G. Shedd, founder of the aquarium.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "John Shedd Reed, rail executive". San Jose Mercury News. Associated Press. March 17, 2008. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Shah, Tina (March 17, 2008). "John Shedd Reed, 1917 - 2008". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest 420671283. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Howard Branch: Locomotives". Santa Fe Historical and Modeling Society. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.