Obama Express heading for DC

President-elect Barack Obama started from Philadelphia in the morning heading to Washington DC on an historic train ride mirroring the last leg of Abraham Lincoln's inaugural journey to the nation's capital.

Obama stopped in Wilmington, Delaware and Baltimore, Maryland before boarding the chartered train to DC with Vice President-elect Joe Biden and both of their wives and families. The Obamas will stay in Blair House, the official presidential guest house, until the inauguration.

A number of balls and galas are scheduled to take place in the capital prior to the inauguration, which is expected to attract around 2 million people.

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