Brendon Cardinal
@brendonc727.bsky.social
Professional pizzaiolo. Hobbyist transport photographer and enthusiast. I love cats and prog rock and root beer. On IG and Threads @brendonc727.
I made a Substack blog so I could post about things near and dear to me: not just transit and photography, but cats, pizza, music, and maybe the Red Sox, because HOLY SHIT THEY TRADED RAFAEL DEVERS!
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My First Actual Post: How I Book Serious Travel
A very complicated, yet heavily refined, approach to getting out of town and staying out of town longer.
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June 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I made a Substack blog so I could post about things near and dear to me: not just transit and photography, but cats, pizza, music, and maybe the Red Sox, because HOLY SHIT THEY TRADED RAFAEL DEVERS!
substack.com/@brendonc727...
substack.com/@brendonc727...
guess the station: impossible edition
March 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
guess the station: impossible edition
The screens on the R211 trains on the NYC subway really should show real time arrival/departure times for, at the very least, other subway lines at each station, and at most, commuter/PATH lines at Penn/GCT/125/Jamaica/Woodside/Atlantic/WTC.
MBTA also take note with their new O/G/R trains in MA.
MBTA also take note with their new O/G/R trains in MA.
February 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The screens on the R211 trains on the NYC subway really should show real time arrival/departure times for, at the very least, other subway lines at each station, and at most, commuter/PATH lines at Penn/GCT/125/Jamaica/Woodside/Atlantic/WTC.
MBTA also take note with their new O/G/R trains in MA.
MBTA also take note with their new O/G/R trains in MA.
Not my house but I know my way around
February 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Not my house but I know my way around
One of my favorite views from my (almost) hometown of Boston, straightened for the building, not the train.
February 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
One of my favorite views from my (almost) hometown of Boston, straightened for the building, not the train.
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It’s estimated that 1 Skytrain transit line in #MetroVancouver replaces between 20 & 26 lanes of freeway vehicle traffic. And then consider the amount of PARKING it replaces, how much pollution & GHG emissions it replaces, how much public cost it replaces.
Transit makes cities work. #CityMakingMath
Transit makes cities work. #CityMakingMath
January 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
It’s estimated that 1 Skytrain transit line in #MetroVancouver replaces between 20 & 26 lanes of freeway vehicle traffic. And then consider the amount of PARKING it replaces, how much pollution & GHG emissions it replaces, how much public cost it replaces.
Transit makes cities work. #CityMakingMath
Transit makes cities work. #CityMakingMath
British Rail zoomies, this time courtesy of South Western Railway. Shot at Battersea Park (I think).
January 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
British Rail zoomies, this time courtesy of South Western Railway. Shot at Battersea Park (I think).
Peeking out between some majestic buildings is RATP Line 6, snapped from the Eiffel Tower.
📍Paris
📍Paris
January 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Peeking out between some majestic buildings is RATP Line 6, snapped from the Eiffel Tower.
📍Paris
📍Paris
It's 2025 and we have R68 trains on the G again. While most of my posts are from photos I've snapped weeks/months/years ago, I snapped and edited these today for immediate posting.
📍New York City
📍New York City
January 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
It's 2025 and we have R68 trains on the G again. While most of my posts are from photos I've snapped weeks/months/years ago, I snapped and edited these today for immediate posting.
📍New York City
📍New York City
From 2023, one of my favorite TfL shots of mine.
📍London
📍London
January 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
From 2023, one of my favorite TfL shots of mine.
📍London
📍London
Early morning on the Schwebebahn.
📍Wuppertal, Germany
📍Wuppertal, Germany
January 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Early morning on the Schwebebahn.
📍Wuppertal, Germany
📍Wuppertal, Germany
Just like a hockey player, sometimes I like to shoot through traffic.
📍Düsseldorf, Germany
📍Düsseldorf, Germany
January 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Just like a hockey player, sometimes I like to shoot through traffic.
📍Düsseldorf, Germany
📍Düsseldorf, Germany
It's been a minute. I wish I was doing something produtive like editing more of my transport photos, but instead I've been working.
📍Paris
📍Paris
January 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It's been a minute. I wish I was doing something produtive like editing more of my transport photos, but instead I've been working.
📍Paris
📍Paris
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I've got my Angel for the top of the Christmas tree.
December 23, 2024 at 10:03 PM
I've got my Angel for the top of the Christmas tree.
I survived NYC SantaCon, by being in London that day.
December 15, 2024 at 9:58 PM
I survived NYC SantaCon, by being in London that day.
One big MBTA photodump from yesterday. Many of these (but not all) were snapped with my new Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 pancake lens (highly recommend).
November 30, 2024 at 7:36 AM
One big MBTA photodump from yesterday. Many of these (but not all) were snapped with my new Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 pancake lens (highly recommend).
Boston today, Logan to Heathrow tomorrow. MIght get a few new MBTA snaps in today.
This one is from March 2023.
This one is from March 2023.
November 29, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Boston today, Logan to Heathrow tomorrow. MIght get a few new MBTA snaps in today.
This one is from March 2023.
This one is from March 2023.
his name is snackbox, he's the bodega cat near my work in greenpoint
November 22, 2024 at 6:09 PM
his name is snackbox, he's the bodega cat near my work in greenpoint
Eurostar at Amsterdam Centraal back in January.
November 21, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Eurostar at Amsterdam Centraal back in January.
This is the photo that made me realize, in 2022, that maybe I'm not too bad at this transit photography thing.
📍Forest Hills MBTA Station, Boston
📍Forest Hills MBTA Station, Boston
November 20, 2024 at 10:06 PM
This is the photo that made me realize, in 2022, that maybe I'm not too bad at this transit photography thing.
📍Forest Hills MBTA Station, Boston
📍Forest Hills MBTA Station, Boston
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Eleanor Rigby says hang in there everyone. In the end, kindness, intelligence and cool heads always prevail.
November 18, 2024 at 5:34 AM
Eleanor Rigby says hang in there everyone. In the end, kindness, intelligence and cool heads always prevail.
I've been trying to keep this page fresh, so instead of posting the same stuff I post to IG and Threads, here's a re-edit of a snap I got in 2021 when I was just starting as a transport photographer on the MBTA Blue Line.
November 18, 2024 at 3:05 PM
I've been trying to keep this page fresh, so instead of posting the same stuff I post to IG and Threads, here's a re-edit of a snap I got in 2021 when I was just starting as a transport photographer on the MBTA Blue Line.
Hi, I'm Brendon, a hobbyist transport photographer originally from the Boston area, but living in NYC now.
Here's a photo I snapped in Chicago a couple weeks ago.
Here's a photo I snapped in Chicago a couple weeks ago.
November 17, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Hi, I'm Brendon, a hobbyist transport photographer originally from the Boston area, but living in NYC now.
Here's a photo I snapped in Chicago a couple weeks ago.
Here's a photo I snapped in Chicago a couple weeks ago.