brandon mcfadden 🛤️

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A large black steam locomotive (number 4014) approaches on railroad tracks beneath a signal gantry, with workers in orange safety gear nearby and a crowd in the foreground watching.
Wide intersection at Logan Square Circle and Wrightwood with multiple traffic signs and large red arrows pointing to the signs.
A photo of a City landscape. The river running the center of the image is steaming.
The Anakin and Princess Leia meme template that says: “RPM PROJECT PHASE COMPLETED” “THE RED LINE WILL BE SO MUCH FASTER NOW THAT RPM IS COMPLETE!” “THE TRAINS ARE GONNA BE FASTER RIGHT?”
a photo of a full bike rack with two additional bikes locked up to the handrail on the ADA accessibility ramp.
A photograph of American Way, facing south towards Skyview 8 with towers D and E in view.
A photo of 5 people sitting on the grass in front of a tree with bikes leaning against the tree. From left to right are Brandon, Matt Weiss, Riley Choe, @rustbeltenjoyer and Will Hazen
A photo of the Chicago river and skyscrapers. In the river are 7 sailboats, with the Lasalle St Bridge lifted for the sailboats passing.
A text conversation between myself and Matt Weiss A Bluesky post from Matt Trueblood (@matrueblood.bsky.social) DAAAAAA Pope With my comment: hahahahaha Matt: Yeah I just heard! It's lunch convo table talk. Not sure how they are on progressive etc Me: he's from dolton Matt: Oh interesting lol Me: wonder what his opinion is on tiffany henyard hahahaha or Loris investigation
A photo of the Chicago river and skyscrapers. In the river are 5 sailboats, with the Wells St Bridge lifted for the sailboats passing.
A photo of the Chicago river and skyscrapers. In the river are six sailboats, with the Dearborn St Bridge lifted for the sailboats passing.
#90 NEXT STOPS: Harlem & Belmont (Transfer to #77 and #999) Harlem & School Harlem & Roscoe Harlem & Cornelia DESTINATION: Harlem Blue Line
A meme showing a photo of a happy spongebob on top with the text “spending an hour taking Metra to O’Hare” and a photo of spongebob after watching tv for an unspecified amount of time with the text “spending an hour taking Blue line from O’Hare”
info updated 4:55p O'Hare Alerts 1 O'Hare Airport (Terminal Arrival) Blue Line #117 to O'Hare Due Blue Line #133 to O'Hare 21 min Blue Line #221 to O'Hare 23 min Blue Line #215 to O’Hare 26 min Blue Line #127 to O'Hare 29 min Blue Line #118 to O'Hare 30 min Blue Line #218 to O'Hare 33 min Blue Line #131 to O'Hare 36 min Blue Line #219 to O'Hare 40 min Blue Line #126 to O'Hare 41 min Blue Line #135 to O'Hare 44 min Blue Line #222 to O'Hare 48 min Blue Line #136 to O'Hare 57 min
A photo from the side of 3 men sitting on a platform stage at a table.
A screenshot from the transit app showing FOUR 146 buses back to back headed northbound.
A photo of OP using tape measure, standing over a piece of wood with an iPhone and Circular Saw sitting on the piece of wood.
Today 16:20 Sender: Hey Brandon - sorry to bug you. Do you live at 2638 North Milwaukee Ave? I think your landlord may have you down as the contact for multiple units on accident! Me: no, I don't.
A photo of a basketball court with numerous players and support staff. The scoreboard above the court stats “Cavs Win” with a final score of 142 to 105.
A photo of OP on the train platform for the Red Line at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. A blue sign is seen that says “To Downtown Cleveland” with a train seen in the background on the right.
a screenshot showing numerous lines of cta arrival data compared to the screenshot from Piero farther up this thread
40360,30071, Southport, Loop, Brn, 414, 2025-02-17T07:52:37,2025-02-17T07:53:37, 0360, 30071, Southport, Loop, Brn, 414, 2025-02-17T07:53:34, 2025-02-17T07:54: 34, 40360,30070, Southport, Kimball, Brn, 414,2025-02-17T08:48:39, 2025-02-17T08:49:39, 40360, 30071, Southport, Loop, Brn, 414, 2025-02-17T09:47:52, 2025-02-17T09: 48:52, 40360,30070, Southport, Kimball, Brn, 414,2025-02-17T10:40:21, 2025-02-17T10:41:21, 40360, 30071, Southport, Loop, Brn, 414, 2025-02-17T12:48:21, 2025-02-17T12:49:21, 40360, 30070, Southport, Kimball, Brn, 414, 2025-02-17T13:46:47, 2025-02-17T13: 47:47, 40360, 30071, Southport, Loop, Brn, 414, 2025-02-17T15:59:34, 2025-02-17T16:00: 34 ,
A graphical representation of my average active calories burned since August of 2024, showing a notable drop off in September of 2024 when my bikes were stolen.
A photo of a now destroyed flexi post on North Milwaukee Avenue
a photo of Brandon standing next to a black bicycle under the Howard L Train Station viaduct.
American Airlines 2364 on 2025.01.17 Chicago to Los Angeles ↗ 17:33 CST ORD (7 min) ↘ 19:59 PST LAX (16 min) Flight length 4 hr, 26 min Arriving at Terminal 5 • Gate 53A at 19:59 PST
Is The CTA Having A Good Day? @isctaokay.bsky.social System Stats as of Jan 18th at 3pm (actual/scheduled): System: 72% • 859/1,185 Blue: 50% • 109/218 Brown: 84% • 134/158 Green: 84% • 114/135 Orange: 91% • 132/145 Pink: 88% • 113/127 Purple: 33% • 41/123 Red: 75% • 158/208 Yellow: 81% • 5871 Runs Remaining: 796
Customer alert Boarding Change, Delays Between Rosemont and Harlem (O'Hare branch) Blue Line Impact: i Planned Work › Affects Train Tracker estimations (What's this?) Saturday, January 18, 2025 - 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM Full Description: How does this affect my trip? Board/exit all trains on the O'Hare-bound side of the platform at the Cumberland station. Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Rosemont and Harlem (O'Hare branch), resulting in minor delays. Allow extra travel time. Why is service being changed? We are making traction power upgrades to allow trains to operate more efficiently along the Blue Line.
A screenshot of CTA Train Tracker showing arrivals at Forest Park in 0, 4, 8, 13, 16, Delayed and 36 minutes.
A copy of the proposed pavement markings for the Wabash Bike Lane improvements which shows the bike lane continuing mostly in a straight line, and a section on the south side of the bike lane at street level that shows white paint stripping and 10 bike corrals.
A line graph showing two peaks near the morning and evening commutes for the Lincoln Tunnel. A blue line indicates data prior to the implementation of congestion pricing and the red line shows data after the implementation. The red line indicates an improvement of roughly 3 minutes for the average commute with a notably smaller peak during the morning commute hours.
A screenshot of an Array showing the start of 4 different Metra alerts.
Customer alert Boarding Change, Delays Between Rosemont and Harlem (O'Hare branch) Blue Line Impact: Planned Work & Affects Train Tracker estimations Sunday, January 05, 2025 - 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM Full Description: How does this affect my trip? Board/exit all trains on the O'Hare-bound side of the platform at the Cumberland station. Trains in both directions will operate on the same track between Rosemont and Harlem (O'Hare branch), resulting in minor delays. Allow extra travel time. Why is service being changed? We are making traction power upgrades to allow trains to operate more efficiently along the Blue Line.
DC Metro 26 Rail Trips 1 Bus Trip 19 Unique Stations 59 Miles on Metro
Ventra Stats 840 Ventra Uses 398 trips started on train 161 trips started on buses 281 transfers occurred. Actual Spend: $765 Estimated Travel Cost: $1,165 1-Day Pass: 4 7-Day Pass: 2 30 Day Pass: 11
Pace Bus 18 Bus Entries 9 Unique Routes Most Frequent Route 240 Dee Road - 5 Entries
CTA Rail 551 station entries 70 unique stations 2,701 track miles Most Frequent Station Logan Square - 214 entries
A cartoon style photo showing railroad tracks leading into the distance with a cloud in the sky. The text "Transit Wrapped 2024" is shown in a green font on a blue background.
A photo of a small park. In the foreground is a sign that reads “Pavement Ends” directly adjacent to a brick path that leads through the park.
A video of Matt Weiss relaxing in a Metra bi-level car scrolling on his phone while the train travels at speed down the tracks.
A screenshot of the CTA Train Tracker showing four Forest Park bound trains, and one O’Hare bound train that is arriving at O’Hare.
cta train tracker Estimated arrivals info updated 12:05a Montrose Service toward O'Hare Blue Line #141 to O'Hare - Due Blue Line #138 to O'Hare - 2 min Blue Line #146 to O'Hare - 7 min Blue Line #147 to O'Hare - 31 min
A flag with the cartoon character Bluey on a light blue background. Relationship to Illinois I don't have much of a relationship with Illinois, I just always wanted to participate in a state flag design competition. I am trying to think of something that I have related to Illinois, but I don't have anything and I'm not going to lie and say I have family there. Explain the meaning behind your flag The blue-heeler cartoon dog represents the below-average rate of dogs in Illinois and the need for more. It also represents Australia's looming takeover of young America's minds. The blue background represents Illinois's blue sky. The word "Illinois" written in Hello Headline font represents Illinois and the clouds. The scroll has the words "State Sovereignty, National Bluey" written on it, which serves as a tribute to the old flag.
55%ACRYLIC 45%COTTON COLD WASH DO NOT BLEACH LAY FLAT TO DRY IRON ON LOW ON REVERSE SIDE DRY CLEAN
Selfie of the OP and Matt Weiss on the Midway Plaisance Ice Rink with the University of Chicago in the background
The route schedule for the Pace 850, 851, 855
A screenshot of the schedule brocher for the CTA 192 Northbound PM Rush bus route. The stops for this bus are: University of Chicago Hospital - Goldblatt Pavilion Cottage Grove/57th Roosevelt at State - Roosevelt Red/Orange/Green lines Jefferson/Jackson - Union Station (Amtrak/Metra) Madison at Canal - Ogilvie Transportation Center (Metr
A photo featuring the O’Hare Airport Arrival/Departure information screens that haven’t worked in years.
Upcoming alert Bus Substitution Between Howard and Wilson Shuttle buses replace Red Line service between Howard and Wilson stations. Trains operate between Wilson, Downtown, and 95th. Posted on Dec 13, 2024 at 23:27 Starting on Dec 20, 2024 at 22:00 Source: Chicago Transit Authority
ronythetakeczar @ronythebikeczar hahaha those "stop for pedestrians state law" signs that get DESTROYED within days costs $350-700 to install. What a waste of money that could have gone to building actual safer streets. @35th_Ward @neighbors35th
A photo highlighting the recent installation of two new “Stop For Pedestrian” signs at Milwaukee/Spaulding
A photo of OP wearing the DC Metro Holiday Sweater than reads “‘Tis the season to ride” and features a Metro car profile with a gingerbread driver. OP is standing in front of a christmas tree outdoors.
A mother holds on to her child as they stand at the forward operators cabin door of a DC Metro train, looking out the forward windows of the train.
A meme that shows the Flex Tape commercial, showing a man applying flex tape to a leaking hole. The meme has the text “Brandon” over the man, the text “Any Info” over the leaky hole, and the word “FOIA on another line showing the flex tape being applied to the leak to stop it.
a photo from the inside of a WMATA rail train berthed in the Foggy Bottom Metro Station looking outside the doors
Today 09:58 Wordle 1,272 X/6* 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 😔 just opened connections. you gotta be fcking kidding me.
A photo of the outside of a Metra Bi-Level car.
a photo featuring a stack of envelopes on the counter at the post office