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Dee Matyas

@traingeekdee.bsky.social

I’m a railroad nerd and photographer from Massachusetts, USA. I love seeing the beauty in infrastructure and industry. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈβ™ΏοΈ Pronouns: she/they

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How exactly am I supposed to respond to someone telling me they copyright infringed my photo? I mean, I’m not an idiot, it’s the internet and people do that stuff all the time. But telling me you stole my art as a way of complimenting it feels weird…

07.03.2026 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Machine City

Few old artworks from a personal project.

07.03.2026 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This pair of photos was from Worcester, Mass, shot through the chain link fence on Franklin Street overlooking the CSX intermodal yard and Worcester Union Station. I was experimenting with using the otherwise obnoxious fence as a textural element. Full set on Flickr: flickr.com/photos/30929...

05.03.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A station that no longer hums with the sound of AC electric locos, or ticking over Sulzers…
The modern day Liverpool Lime Street, full of modern trains, but still bustling as it always did.
#LiverpoolLimeStreet #Class802 #Class331 #NetworkRail #Northern #TPE

05.03.2026 07:08 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kitbashing industrial equipment together to create spaceships is not a terrible approach.
#space #art by Stanislav Verbitsky.
www.artstation.com/artwork/yk8qaR

04.03.2026 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 351    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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This very busy Chicago L diamond and tower is well documented for good reason, and I had fun here. This was a perfect spot for my ultra wide angle lens, and I bet a super wide fisheye would be even cooler here.

04.03.2026 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Four CLRV streetcars are seen on tracks where they were undergoing refurbishment at the Toronto Transit Commission's Hillcrest Shops in November 2013

Four CLRV streetcars are seen on tracks where they were undergoing refurbishment at the Toronto Transit Commission's Hillcrest Shops in November 2013

Inside Hillcrest Shops (November 2013).

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors
#Toronto #Streetcar #Photography

02.03.2026 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 119    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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I'm sharing a couple of environment designs I made for a personal project.

03.03.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice, that is a fun scheme for sure, and looks like a good photo location

02.03.2026 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That third bridge photo is quite nice! And good catch

02.03.2026 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A train with a jade green locomotive in what’s called lightning strip paint, with a red oval New York Central herald on its nose, under wires alongside a highway

A train with a jade green locomotive in what’s called lightning strip paint, with a red oval New York Central herald on its nose, under wires alongside a highway

A train with a jade green locomotive in what’s called lightning strip paint, with number 1036 in large numbers at the back, under wires alongside a highway, as the train goes away

A train with a jade green locomotive in what’s called lightning strip paint, with number 1036 in large numbers at the back, under wires alongside a highway, as the train goes away

A commuter train goes over a bridge over a body of water. It’s led by a locomotive painted green, with a lightning stripe on the side, and lettered New York Central.

A commuter train goes over a bridge over a body of water. It’s led by a locomotive painted green, with a lightning stripe on the side, and lettered New York Central.

MBTA β€œNew York Central” heritage unit at Providence and Apponaug? Check!

02.03.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
A mossy white long wheelbase Toyota Hiace with a roof rack. It has imperial Japan flags on it which does suck sadly.

A mossy white long wheelbase Toyota Hiace with a roof rack. It has imperial Japan flags on it which does suck sadly.

morning run spot made me miss my old van 😭😭😭 begging you JDM people to stop putting the Imperial Japanese flag on your cars though, the symbolism is Very Bad

02.03.2026 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"ADULT CEREAL" (or... Don't Trust Anyone Over The Age of 30), Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. 04-09-22

πŸ“·: J.R. Rowan

#photography #Walmart #color #colour #EastCoastKin #food #cereal #bran #fiber #foodpics #shopping #supermarket #groceries #adult #humor #fibre #Kelloggs #GeneralMills

30.06.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I want to go back and try that last shot with the sears tower again with hopefully better train positioning. The composition is just frustratingly compromised in this attempt. And I definitely aught to use a long exposure next time. Machine learning denoising helped, but it still has limitations.

01.03.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some handheld night photos from the Chicago Ogilvie Transportation Center station. I wish I’d used my tripod for a couple of these, but the noise from the idling F40s was deafening and I could barely stand that overstimulation so I got in and out pretty quickly. These feel very β€œme” in style.

01.03.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Communication Center
Painting study

26.02.2026 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 649    πŸ” 178    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

LA is really great for both of my photos projects, it so effortlessly communicates my worst nightmares about our world.

Yesterday I shot an oil refinery next to multi-million dollar mansions. Today I’ll probably take a photo of a train station in the middle of a five-layer highway. Help.

01.03.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazon closed my only walking-distance grocery store and I really really could use a car to like, live, but like honestly just fuck us up. Make gas $25 a gallon, it’s the only way we’re ever going to learn anything

01.03.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 210    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0

Quite cute and pretty

01.03.2026 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I started this early as a fucking 8 year old model railroader curmudgeon. Mom always said I was β€œ[12] going on 65”. It’s still true, maybe even more so now that I’ve gotten into cars too.

01.03.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And I thought I was good at staying hydrated, damn

28.02.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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i will never not sing the praises of living in a city where the subways come every 3 minutes on a saturday.

trains aren't just for 9-5 office workers, and I'm glad toronto understands that

28.02.2026 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Here’s a small batch of close up photos of some Amtrak and Metra fluted stainless steel passenger cars in Chicago

28.02.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh Jesus Christ what fresh hell have I woken up to that my society has once again wrought on the world.

28.02.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 191    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

Start imagining what comes after, it’s the only way to stay sane

28.02.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 163    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
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Look at this perfect little kei truck I saw last night with his adorable round eyes! πŸ₯Ή

28.02.2026 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rise Up

28.02.2026 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
1971 DAF Kalmar 441

1971 DAF Kalmar 441

1971 DAF Kalmar 441

1971 DAF Kalmar 441

1971 DAF Kalmar 441

1971 DAF Kalmar 441

1971 DAF Kalmar 441

1971 DAF Kalmar 441

lunchtime browsing today: look I didn’t set out to become the premier destination for vintage Swedish postal vehicles, this is just kinda happening

www.classiccar-auctions.com/en/lot-detai...

27.02.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 121    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2