It rained all day. No dodging thunderstorms or leaving early before the rain today. I took this picture during a brief respite around 4pm. A freight train, my bike, the Washington Monument, and the Capitol Power Plant. Did you know the U.S. Capitol has it's own power plant? A filthy coal burning one which hasn't generated electricity since 1952. It provides steam and chilled water to the Capitol building and some surrounding buildings. It is exempt from EPA standards. In 2000, coal state Senators McConnell and Byrd blocked a proposal to use cleaner fuel in the plant.
Almost empty here, carrying a box that almost fit in my bin. Picked up Golytely and clear fluids on the way home.
