Jacob Kempf Photography

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Jacob Kempf Photography

Railroad Photographer/Videographer Rail photographer since 2005. Film and slide shooter until 2010 when I was 'converted'. Still learning every day!

Love traveling and making memories. Cameras used: Olympus E-620; Canon 7D Mark II

09/07/2026

Ten years ago, I found myself spending the Sunday of Labor Day weekend trackside initially along the Norfolk Southern tracks around Bellevue, OH, but that quickly changed when an eastbound Wheeling & Lake Erie train departed. What followed was one of the most memorable and enjoyable days romping along the Wheeling trackage. CSX (in pre-PSR and PTC days) made an appearance around New London and Wheeling's colorful consists made for some great photos. Captions on each picture dive further into the day's events.

08/26/2026

Something I could never have dreamed of witnessing: A Union Pacific Big Boy under steam in the Lehigh River Gorge! At a location called 'Hetchel', located approximately at MP 125.5 on the Reading, Blue Mountain, and Northern main line, UP 4014 leads the PIEX (Pittston Extra) south amidst crowds of people lining the parallel bike path on the evening of July 1, 2026. The Lehigh Gorge was always a draw when I lived in the Lehigh Valley and to see something like this was nothing short of amazing!

RBMN PIEX (Pittston Extra)
Hetchel, PA
July 1, 2026

06/03/2026

It's not too often you get a pair of special locomotives on the same train. This was the case over Memorial Day weekend when CPKC train 230 was reported with one of their military tribute units ahead of one of the retro-painted units. While the cloudy weather was less than ideal, it was neat to see this pair of locomotives on the same train.

CPKC 230
Adrian, MI (Norfolk Southern Detroit District)
May 24, 2026

04/18/2026

I've been digging through my archives over the last few weeks and reimagining some older photos from my college years. Here we have the eastbound Amtrak Pennsylvanian in Summerhill, along the Pittsburgh Line, shot on a day trip with some friends from Virginia. The signal bridge was removed when NS upgraded the line with PTC, and the B32s no longer run on this train, though 514 is still in active service, most recently seen running on the Borealis between Chicago and St. Paul.

Amtrak 42 (NS 04T)
Summerhill, PA
July 24, 2013

04/10/2026

As the sun rises on a beautiful Spring day, NS 4297 motors westbound along the NS Fostoria District with a train of autoracks in tow.

NS 11E
Leipsic Junction, OH
April 12, 2025

04/07/2026

Haven't been posting here for a while as my wife and I adjust to being new parents! (Our daughter was born at the beginning of March! 👶🏼) Got a chance today to look at some shots from my last trip up to the Iron Range, right before the rebuilt GEs took over the ore and limestone trains. Here we have a northbound limestone load passing MP 26 on the Missabe Sub amidst a heavy thunderstorm. These EMDs made some good sounds as they headed north in the rain!

CN U71981-04
Burnett, MN
June 4, 2024

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