Steph (professional Iron Horse Girl)
@1863-project.bsky.social
Archivist (at a railroad museum) and ferroequinologist who draws, plays video games, cries over baseball, and spends her spare time trying to drive every steam locomotive she can get on the throttle of. @autismgaming.com founder. #ActuallyAutistic
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Wow, a lot of new folks following me, so I suppose I should introduce myself! Hi, I'm Steph, an #actuallyautistic archivist. I work in a railroad museum which is stereotypical but also a dream job. I love getting involved with heritage rail when I can.
Today on Tumblr a 14-year-old told me I was something-coded and said I should join their something RP.
I am 36 years old, and I am not anything-coded because I am not fictional, I am a real person.
Don't talk to real people like that. It's messed up.
I am 36 years old, and I am not anything-coded because I am not fictional, I am a real person.
Don't talk to real people like that. It's messed up.
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Today on Tumblr a 14-year-old told me I was something-coded and said I should join their something RP.
I am 36 years old, and I am not anything-coded because I am not fictional, I am a real person.
Don't talk to real people like that. It's messed up.
I am 36 years old, and I am not anything-coded because I am not fictional, I am a real person.
Don't talk to real people like that. It's messed up.
Read/watched LOTR -> watched stuff LOTR cast was in -> really, REALLY liked Sharpe (Sean Bean miraculously doesn't die) -> went to Gettysburg College for degree in military history/Civil War Era Studies -> thesis professor said I should look into archives -> am now archivist with Master's degree
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Read/watched LOTR -> watched stuff LOTR cast was in -> really, REALLY liked Sharpe (Sean Bean miraculously doesn't die) -> went to Gettysburg College for degree in military history/Civil War Era Studies -> thesis professor said I should look into archives -> am now archivist with Master's degree
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We're at the Middle Earth map.
We're at the subway map.
We're at the combination Middle Earth and Subway map!
And you could be too! These maps and more are for sale on my Etsy page! They make great presents for yourself and others!
#LOTR #maps #subway
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
We're at the subway map.
We're at the combination Middle Earth and Subway map!
And you could be too! These maps and more are for sale on my Etsy page! They make great presents for yourself and others!
#LOTR #maps #subway
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
November 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
We're at the Middle Earth map.
We're at the subway map.
We're at the combination Middle Earth and Subway map!
And you could be too! These maps and more are for sale on my Etsy page! They make great presents for yourself and others!
#LOTR #maps #subway
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
We're at the subway map.
We're at the combination Middle Earth and Subway map!
And you could be too! These maps and more are for sale on my Etsy page! They make great presents for yourself and others!
#LOTR #maps #subway
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
I'm so tired. I'm so, so tired of being considered the worse option over literally being dead. There are people who think I would be better if I was dead instead of being me. It is exhausting to go through your entire life like this and know that every person you tell could want that.
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I'm so tired. I'm so, so tired of being considered the worse option over literally being dead. There are people who think I would be better if I was dead instead of being me. It is exhausting to go through your entire life like this and know that every person you tell could want that.
Except it is an evidence-based claim and they think it's better to be dead than be like me.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Except it is an evidence-based claim and they think it's better to be dead than be like me.
A shame I can't put "preeminent expert on rail travel in the Pokemon video game franchise" on a resume because at this point I think that is who I am
November 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A shame I can't put "preeminent expert on rail travel in the Pokemon video game franchise" on a resume because at this point I think that is who I am
Mine is less happy. When I was a senior in high school, Tyler Clementi was a freshman.
Who was in your high school graduating class, +/- two years, that would be of interest?
For example, I took a basketball class and graduated w/all-time 8th man Jud Buechler (look it up), and may have followed Stephanie Seymour (not sure if she still WENT to school after I moved there).
For example, I took a basketball class and graduated w/all-time 8th man Jud Buechler (look it up), and may have followed Stephanie Seymour (not sure if she still WENT to school after I moved there).
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Mine is less happy. When I was a senior in high school, Tyler Clementi was a freshman.
I analyzed the train from the opening of #PokemonZA because I need better hobbies:
www.tumblr.com/1863-project...
www.tumblr.com/1863-project...
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💬 1 🔁 1 ❤️ 1 · Okay, I've finally got some good screencaps to work with, so today we're going to take a look at the train from the opening of Z-A.
Here's our train. At first glance, it's a typic…
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November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I analyzed the train from the opening of #PokemonZA because I need better hobbies:
www.tumblr.com/1863-project...
www.tumblr.com/1863-project...
STOP MAKING THE DISPATCHER HOLD ME, I DON'T LOVE HIM
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
STOP MAKING THE DISPATCHER HOLD ME, I DON'T LOVE HIM
My phone just autocorrected Chiitan to "Chattanooga" and all that likely says about me is that I don't shut up about trains.
Anyway, what I was going to say is that Chiitan is going far, far further than how people use Gritty's image at this point and it is WONDERFUL.
Anyway, what I was going to say is that Chiitan is going far, far further than how people use Gritty's image at this point and it is WONDERFUL.
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My phone just autocorrected Chiitan to "Chattanooga" and all that likely says about me is that I don't shut up about trains.
Anyway, what I was going to say is that Chiitan is going far, far further than how people use Gritty's image at this point and it is WONDERFUL.
Anyway, what I was going to say is that Chiitan is going far, far further than how people use Gritty's image at this point and it is WONDERFUL.
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You can love someone you love even if you don't love yourself🏳️⚧️
But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold.
So take care of yourself.
Your soul is beautiful.
But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold.
So take care of yourself.
Your soul is beautiful.
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
You can love someone you love even if you don't love yourself🏳️⚧️
But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold.
So take care of yourself.
Your soul is beautiful.
But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold.
So take care of yourself.
Your soul is beautiful.
NJ Transit's app is down right now due to this, actually, if you're in NJ and having a hard time commuting this morning...it's the same Cloudflare issue described here.
It may be a sign of my age but I remember a time when the Internet was designed so there wasn't a singular point of failure which took out half the Internet.
Cloudflare goes down way too often and way too many sites and resources use it
Cloudflare goes down way too often and way too many sites and resources use it
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
NJ Transit's app is down right now due to this, actually, if you're in NJ and having a hard time commuting this morning...it's the same Cloudflare issue described here.
My driver's license expires next year so perhaps I will finally be able to get a REAL ID appointment this time if I book it literal months in advance, because they make this as inaccessible as possible.
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
My driver's license expires next year so perhaps I will finally be able to get a REAL ID appointment this time if I book it literal months in advance, because they make this as inaccessible as possible.
Woke up with a mild headache and of course it has progressed to migraine status so work hasn't been fun today. Sigh.
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Woke up with a mild headache and of course it has progressed to migraine status so work hasn't been fun today. Sigh.
EEL SKIRT
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
EEL SKIRT
Public transit should be free, and universal basic income protects disabled people (and everyone else!) from abusive situations. These aren't remotely extreme positions AND YET-
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Public transit should be free, and universal basic income protects disabled people (and everyone else!) from abusive situations. These aren't remotely extreme positions AND YET-
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I illustrate CATS READING BOOKS for $75
Pick a cat— maybe YOUR cat or a friend's cat— pick a book— maybe a book you wrote or maybe your favorite read— and I draw you the digital illustration like these—
www.behance.net/gallery/2291...
DM me for info!
Pick a cat— maybe YOUR cat or a friend's cat— pick a book— maybe a book you wrote or maybe your favorite read— and I draw you the digital illustration like these—
www.behance.net/gallery/2291...
DM me for info!
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I illustrate CATS READING BOOKS for $75
Pick a cat— maybe YOUR cat or a friend's cat— pick a book— maybe a book you wrote or maybe your favorite read— and I draw you the digital illustration like these—
www.behance.net/gallery/2291...
DM me for info!
Pick a cat— maybe YOUR cat or a friend's cat— pick a book— maybe a book you wrote or maybe your favorite read— and I draw you the digital illustration like these—
www.behance.net/gallery/2291...
DM me for info!
I miss when grocery stores were less bright and less loud. All stores, really. Lighting is now too bright and retailers blast music too loudly (and it's the retail workers who suffer most due to the exposure).
I also miss stealing coupons from the mounted red dispensers with the blinking lights.
I also miss stealing coupons from the mounted red dispensers with the blinking lights.
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I miss when grocery stores were less bright and less loud. All stores, really. Lighting is now too bright and retailers blast music too loudly (and it's the retail workers who suffer most due to the exposure).
I also miss stealing coupons from the mounted red dispensers with the blinking lights.
I also miss stealing coupons from the mounted red dispensers with the blinking lights.
Reminder that if there is stuff that's going to bring up trauma or trigger you in the news or on social media today you are under NO obligation to keep scrolling or "stay informed." Do what's right for your safety first and take care of yourselves, okay?
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Reminder that if there is stuff that's going to bring up trauma or trigger you in the news or on social media today you are under NO obligation to keep scrolling or "stay informed." Do what's right for your safety first and take care of yourselves, okay?
She will likely reconsider the second she finds out Hoboken also has a large issue with unhoused folks and not enough shelter or resources for them and all the friction that causes there, because those are the people she is afraid of (instead of supporting things to help them...like free buses).
Robin Reiter runs a PT office on East 65th Street. Do you think she knows Hoboken has a Sikh mayor?
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
She will likely reconsider the second she finds out Hoboken also has a large issue with unhoused folks and not enough shelter or resources for them and all the friction that causes there, because those are the people she is afraid of (instead of supporting things to help them...like free buses).
One time in the 1980s my dad was in Ohio for business and someone asked him if gangs from NYC crossed the bridges to come attack people in New Jersey. (My dad was baffled.)
People will really come up with the most outlandish narratives to justify their bigotry.
People will really come up with the most outlandish narratives to justify their bigotry.
"The more-than-300 comments responding to that anonymous post are full of mothers looking for property in New Jersey or Florida, predicting that Mamdani’s promise to make buses free will lead criminals to rape and kill innocent passengers."
LMAO @ UES mommies crashing out
LMAO @ UES mommies crashing out
Upper East Side Moms Are Melting Down Over Mamdani
A 35,000-person Facebook group devolved into panic and infighting after the mayoral election.
www.thecut.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
One time in the 1980s my dad was in Ohio for business and someone asked him if gangs from NYC crossed the bridges to come attack people in New Jersey. (My dad was baffled.)
People will really come up with the most outlandish narratives to justify their bigotry.
People will really come up with the most outlandish narratives to justify their bigotry.
Boy, did I miss some stuff in the news when I was working today! Well!
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Boy, did I miss some stuff in the news when I was working today! Well!
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Haru Urara! I don't play Uma musume but watching people play it and learning about the game through the socials, I absolutely adore this girl and her story.
I also love her eyes. they're so unique and fun to render~
I also love her eyes. they're so unique and fun to render~
September 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Haru Urara! I don't play Uma musume but watching people play it and learning about the game through the socials, I absolutely adore this girl and her story.
I also love her eyes. they're so unique and fun to render~
I also love her eyes. they're so unique and fun to render~
It's Armistice Day so I need to post this again, arguably the best ending to a television series I've ever seen. It's handled so beautifully.
youtu.be/NgyB6lwE8E0?...
youtu.be/NgyB6lwE8E0?...
Going Over the Top | Blackadder Goes Forth | BBC Comedy Greats
YouTube video by BBC Comedy Greats
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It's Armistice Day so I need to post this again, arguably the best ending to a television series I've ever seen. It's handled so beautifully.
youtu.be/NgyB6lwE8E0?...
youtu.be/NgyB6lwE8E0?...
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new yorkers:
I don't think people realize how difficult life can be when you walk faster than 99 percent of the population
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
new yorkers: