Mark W. Hemphill

Mark W. Hemphill was the editor of Trains magazine from September 2000 until July 2004^[1]. He is the author of Union Pacific: Salt Lake Route.

Hemphill was the first Trains editor to have been a professional railroader,^{[citation needed]} having served as a dispatcher for the Kansas City Southern Railway in Shreveport, Louisiana,^[1] and managed a locomotive repair firm.^[2] He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Colorado at Denver, earning degrees in history from each.^[1]

From 2005 until 2007, Hemphill was the Senior Consultant--Rail for the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office, an arm of the US Department of State. In this capacity he assisted the Director General of the Iraqi Republic Railways in the reconstruction of Iraq’s national railroad system.^[1]

He continues to work in the railroad industry as a Vice President and director of railroad consulting services for HDR Engineering, Inc.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Mark W. Hemphill". Center for Railroad Photography & Art. http://www.railphoto-art.org/conference/hemphill.html. Retrieved 2011-01-03. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Freight Rail Thought Leaders". HDR, inc.. http://www.hdrinc.com/markets/transportation/freight-rail/thought-leaders. Retrieved 2011-01-03. 

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