Mid-day today was near 70 and beautiful. Later in the afternoon rain rolled in from the west. I have an excellent view out my window, 16 stories or so in the air. Dark gray clouds advanced, and the air looked thick, rather than transparent.
By the time I left work, it was cooler, still cloudy, but the rain had lessened. I decided to walk to Takoma Park instead of taking the Metro. I thought it would take about 30 minutes, and it took almost exactly that.
I passed many other people walking the route. For a while, the path is along the train tracks, and as I was on that section, I felt the rumble of a CSX freight train coming up from behind. The freight trains project an immense power as they approach, even though they aren't moving fast. They're limited to 35 mph here, and this one was not going that fast. They can also be very long - I've counted nearly 100 cars. I was quite a ways down the path before the last car came by and the tracks grew quiet again.
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