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	Topics Santa Fe Industries Topic Home Santa Fe Industries was the diversified parent company, headquartered in ChicagoChicago Chicago is the largest city in the U.S.... , of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the Uni... . Formed in 1968, its non-railroad operations included construction, real estate, and energy units. In the early 1980s, after longtime head John Shedd ReedJohn Shedd Reed John Shedd Reed was president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from 1967 until 1986.... had been succeeded by John J. Schmidt, they arranged a merger with the Southern PacificSouthern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific Railroad was an American railroad.... , where new head Robert KrebsRobert Krebs Robert D. Krebs has headed three major United States railroads in succession, leading the Southern Pacific when it was acqui... had recently succeeded Benjamin BiagginiBenjamin Biaggini Benjamin Franklin Biaggini was president of the Southern Pacific Company, parent company of Southern Pacific Railroad, from ... . When the Interstate Commerce CommissionInterstate Commerce Commission The Interstate Commerce Commission was a regulatory body in the United States created by the Interslate Commerce Act of 188... denied permission to merge the respective companies' railroad subsidiaries as the Southern Pacific Santa Fe RailroadSouthern Pacific Santa Fe Railroad The Southern Pacific Santa Fe Railroad was intended to be formed as part of the merger between the parent companies of the S... , the merged holding company, which retained both companies' non-rail interests while being forced to sell the Southern Pacific, changed its name to Santa Fe Pacific CorporationSanta Fe Pacific Corporation The Santa Fe Pacific Corporation was formed as the Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corporation in 1984 by the merger of Sant... .