Dee Matyas
@traingeekdee.bsky.social
I’m a railroad nerd and photographer from Massachusetts, USA. I love seeing the beauty in infrastructure and industry. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️♿️ Pronouns: she/they
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I figured it was time to post my 4 favorite railroad and industrial photos that I’ve taken, as an example of the art I like to make. For more of my best work, check out my Flickr album here: www.flickr.com/gp/traing33k...
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It's the end of the train, it's the end of the work week. Who knows what is over the next hill? Let's find out.
Vivian, Manitoba, September 2025
Vivian, Manitoba, September 2025
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It's the end of the train, it's the end of the work week. Who knows what is over the next hill? Let's find out.
Vivian, Manitoba, September 2025
Vivian, Manitoba, September 2025
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here we see the lovely @ultraviolet.gay in her natural environment (containerized shipping facility)
Nikon N60 | Kodak Portra 800
Nikon N60 | Kodak Portra 800
November 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
here we see the lovely @ultraviolet.gay in her natural environment (containerized shipping facility)
Nikon N60 | Kodak Portra 800
Nikon N60 | Kodak Portra 800
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reminder to all my trans friends that a man who campaigned with this much support and love for us just destroyed the most machine politician to ever exist in spite of all odds. turns out vocally caring about us is a winning strategy!!
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
reminder to all my trans friends that a man who campaigned with this much support and love for us just destroyed the most machine politician to ever exist in spite of all odds. turns out vocally caring about us is a winning strategy!!
I don’t normally photograph people, but I’m trying to get better at that. My friend and partner and road trip buddy, @waywardbun.bsky.social, has been a good subject for me to practice with. It helps that I think they’re adorable, and that they also love to drive for hours to photograph industries.
November 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I don’t normally photograph people, but I’m trying to get better at that. My friend and partner and road trip buddy, @waywardbun.bsky.social, has been a good subject for me to practice with. It helps that I think they’re adorable, and that they also love to drive for hours to photograph industries.
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Above, Below at Night
From Canning Town station you can see the Docklands Light Railway traveling over the London Underground. Here's a shot taken during blue hour.
From Canning Town station you can see the Docklands Light Railway traveling over the London Underground. Here's a shot taken during blue hour.
October 30, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Above, Below at Night
From Canning Town station you can see the Docklands Light Railway traveling over the London Underground. Here's a shot taken during blue hour.
From Canning Town station you can see the Docklands Light Railway traveling over the London Underground. Here's a shot taken during blue hour.
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La gare de triage de Longue-Pointe, basée sur une photo de 2001. La fonderie à gauche n'existe plus, les trains non plus, mais c'est une de mes photos préférée à vie. Amour infini pour la friche de l'Est :)
October 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
La gare de triage de Longue-Pointe, basée sur une photo de 2001. La fonderie à gauche n'existe plus, les trains non plus, mais c'est une de mes photos préférée à vie. Amour infini pour la friche de l'Est :)
I figured it was time to post my 4 favorite railroad and industrial photos that I’ve taken, as an example of the art I like to make. For more of my best work, check out my Flickr album here: www.flickr.com/gp/traing33k...
October 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I figured it was time to post my 4 favorite railroad and industrial photos that I’ve taken, as an example of the art I like to make. For more of my best work, check out my Flickr album here: www.flickr.com/gp/traing33k...
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TRAINS ARE SO GREAT
October 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
TRAINS ARE SO GREAT
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I was asked for a statement for this @nytimes.com story about X gender markers on passports. My statement is: the story of how anti-trans sentiment became so powerful in the United States over the last year is a story for which the New York Times needs to take responsibility.
Airlines Told to Disregard Gender-Neutral ‘X’ on U.S. Passports and Add ‘M’ or ‘F’
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I was asked for a statement for this @nytimes.com story about X gender markers on passports. My statement is: the story of how anti-trans sentiment became so powerful in the United States over the last year is a story for which the New York Times needs to take responsibility.
The US Steel Edgar Thomson Works plant is a fantastic photo subject, and I was lucky enough to catch a Union Railroad movement with nice backlighting when I visited there recently. www.flickr.com/gp/traing33k...
October 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The US Steel Edgar Thomson Works plant is a fantastic photo subject, and I was lucky enough to catch a Union Railroad movement with nice backlighting when I visited there recently. www.flickr.com/gp/traing33k...
Here's a couple nighttime views across the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio. www.flickr.com/photos/train...
October 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Here's a couple nighttime views across the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio. www.flickr.com/photos/train...
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Master and apprentice
#initiald #mfghost #ae86 #gt86 #takumi #kanata #lakeharuna #mountharuna #illustration
#initiald #mfghost #ae86 #gt86 #takumi #kanata #lakeharuna #mountharuna #illustration
May 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Master and apprentice
#initiald #mfghost #ae86 #gt86 #takumi #kanata #lakeharuna #mountharuna #illustration
#initiald #mfghost #ae86 #gt86 #takumi #kanata #lakeharuna #mountharuna #illustration
Nothing too creative here, but this is a selection of my recent power lines and power plant photos from Pennsylvania and Michigan. It’s a niche interest, certainly, but they just look cool
October 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Nothing too creative here, but this is a selection of my recent power lines and power plant photos from Pennsylvania and Michigan. It’s a niche interest, certainly, but they just look cool
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QRP with your red art
October 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
QRP with your red art
This is a small photo set from the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine in Ashland Pennsylvania. I probably should have pulled out my DSLR for this, but my phone performed surprisingly well even with the low light motion blur shots. (Thankfully that red hat is not *The* Red Hat, but it’s still a bad look.)
October 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This is a small photo set from the Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine in Ashland Pennsylvania. I probably should have pulled out my DSLR for this, but my phone performed surprisingly well even with the low light motion blur shots. (Thankfully that red hat is not *The* Red Hat, but it’s still a bad look.)
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Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
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Couple of painting study from the past.
August 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Couple of painting study from the past.
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Waiting
Black and white photo capturing the glistening light as the train arrives at Warren Street on the Victoria line platform.
Black and white photo capturing the glistening light as the train arrives at Warren Street on the Victoria line platform.
September 10, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Waiting
Black and white photo capturing the glistening light as the train arrives at Warren Street on the Victoria line platform.
Black and white photo capturing the glistening light as the train arrives at Warren Street on the Victoria line platform.
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Hands down the best prose I’ve ever seen on the suburbs, from The City in History by Lewis Mumford.
September 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Hands down the best prose I’ve ever seen on the suburbs, from The City in History by Lewis Mumford.
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Bit of a dreary evening down at Maritime this evening. Taken from the doorway of 66563 shortly before departure.
September 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Bit of a dreary evening down at Maritime this evening. Taken from the doorway of 66563 shortly before departure.
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Hi, Happy #PortfolioDay to everyone. I'm Debjit and I'm an Environment Artist working on both 2D and 3D art.
July 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hi, Happy #PortfolioDay to everyone. I'm Debjit and I'm an Environment Artist working on both 2D and 3D art.
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I don't drive school busses, but I do drive large trucks, often in Boston. Especially as we see efforts to switch to electric busses, the long-hood school bus needs to go. I switch between cab-over and long nose trucks regularly, and the cab-overs make a world of difference for visibility.
The review of Boston's school bus safety policies alleges failures to maintain accurate employee records and new driver draining files. Boston Public Schools leaders and Mayor Michelle Wu commissioned the report after an 5-year-old Lens Joseph was truck and killed by a school bus in April.
Boston schools to implement new bus driver safety recommendations after independent review
The review of Boston's school bus safety policies alleges failures to maintain accurate employee records and new driver draining files. Boston Public Schools leaders and Mayor Michelle Wu commissioned...
www.wbur.org
August 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I don't drive school busses, but I do drive large trucks, often in Boston. Especially as we see efforts to switch to electric busses, the long-hood school bus needs to go. I switch between cab-over and long nose trucks regularly, and the cab-overs make a world of difference for visibility.
I finally got the chance to get underneath a truss-style power line pylon in Manchester Connecticut. This feels like a classic type of photo to me, and I’m glad to finally have my own versions of this shot.
August 31, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I finally got the chance to get underneath a truss-style power line pylon in Manchester Connecticut. This feels like a classic type of photo to me, and I’m glad to finally have my own versions of this shot.