John Shedd Reed Explained

Birth Place:	Chicago
Death Place:	Lake Forest, Illinois
Education:	Hotchkiss School Yale University Harvard University
Module:	Embed: yes Allegiance: United States Branch: Navy Battles: World 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. 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, 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.

Notes and References

1. News: John Shedd Reed, rail executive. San Jose Mercury News. Associated Press. 2008-03-17. 2008-03-17.
2. News: John Shedd Reed, 1917 - 2008. Chicago Tribune. Shah . Tina. 2008-03-17. 2024-07-02 . .
3. Web site: Howard Branch: Locomotives. Santa Fe Historical and Modeling Society. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175946/http://www.atsfrr.com/resources/Sandifer/Howard/Consist/Locomotives/Locos50s.htm. 2015-09-23. dead.