Edward T. Reidy
Encyclopedia
Edward T. Reidy was an American
railroad executive; he led the Chicago Great Western Railway
between 1957 and its merger with the Chicago and North Western Railway
in 1968. He had worked for the CGW for more than fifty years; previous to his presidency, he had acted as the Great Western's vice president and general manager from 1952, during the tenure of William N. Deramus III
.
United States
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railroad executive; he led the Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway
The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad...
between 1957 and its merger with the Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago and North Western Railway
The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company was a Class I railroad in the Midwest United States. It was also known as the North Western. The railroad operated more than of track as of the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states before retrenchment in the late 1970s...
in 1968. He had worked for the CGW for more than fifty years; previous to his presidency, he had acted as the Great Western's vice president and general manager from 1952, during the tenure of William N. Deramus III
William N. Deramus III
William Neal Deramus III was an American railroad executive; he led the Chicago Great Western Railway , the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, and the Kansas City Southern Railway through periods of great change in the railroad industry.Deramus graduated from the University of Michigan in 1936 and...
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