[RP TownTalk] President Obama - Amtrak to DC on January 17 - question

[Dwight Holmes]

Unfortunately, of course, unlike at Riverdale, the New Carrollton
tracks are not at ground level there - you have to climb up a long
flight of steps to get to the tracks, so not much of a crowd could be
accommodated there.

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Robert Oppenheim
<Rob.Oppenheim at comcast.net> wrote:
> Interesting idea, Sue.
>
> Some research indicates that it will be Amtrak routes, and he will come thru
> New Carrollton someplace close to 5:30 pm. But I am not 100% sure of those
> "facts".
>
> Some info I found online...
>
> On Saturday, Jan 17, 2009, Obama is retracing the journey of Abraham
> Lincoln, who also rode to his swearing-in on a train from Philadelphia,
> making stops along the way.
>
> The inaugural train will stop in Baltimore at about 4:15 pm for an event.
>
> Baltimore Event:
> Who: President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden and their
> families, and everyday Americans traveling on the Whistle Stop Tour.
> Where: War Memorial Plaza, 101 N. Gay St., Baltimore, MD
> Doors Open: 1:00 PM
> Event Begins: 4:15 PM
> Tickets: Event is open to the public. Attendees are asked to bring a can of
> food for delivery to a local food bank.
>
> Some quotes from the web...
>
> "Amtrak prepares for crowds along Obama train route"
>
> For security reasons, officials say the Presidential Inauguration Committee
> is keeping a tight lid on the details of the 137-mile route that Obama will
> take through 40 jurisdictions in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and
> Washington.
>
> There will be a 4:15 p.m. ceremony at War Memorial Plaza in Baltimore.
> Baltimore's police commissioner, Frederick Bealefeld, said the plaza's
> capacity is 30,000 and he's estimating that 100,000 people could show up.
>
> The Maryland Stadium Authority says that stadium parking will become
> available at 11am Saturday, January 17th. and that shuttle service to War
> Memorial Plaza will be provided.  The Stadium Authority adds there will be
> more details coming.  The President Elect is expected to arrive in Baltimore
> around 4pm Saturday by train and stay for an hour.
>
> The Amtrak train schedule shows that a train takes about 25 minutes to get
> from Baltimore to New Carrollton with no stops. So a rough guess is he would
> travel thru New Carrollton at about5:30 pm. Of course, this is not likely to
> go according to schedule. I am not sure how much before then you would want
> to get to a viewing place, and no way to know how long you might have to
> wait. Perhaps you could watch TV coverage of the Baltimore event and see
> when it is ending, then figure roughly a half hour.
>
> They announced that some stations along the route will be closed, but they
> did not mention the New Carrollton station.
>
> To read the Amtrak announcement, go to www.amtrak.com and look for the news
> bulleton: "Changes to Philadelphia-Washington Operations on January 17".
> (However, it does not say much).
>
>
> Sue Collins wrote:
>>
>> I don't know if anyone can really answer this due to security concerns,
>> etc., however....  I've heard on the news that President-elect Obama will
>> travel via train from Philadelphia, PA to DC on Saturday, January 17, and
>> they're expecting people to line the tracks to watch the train pass.  I'm
>> guessing they'll use the AMTRAK tracks, has anyone heard if the train will
>> pass through the New Carrollton AMTRAK station (or where?) and, if so,
>> approximately what time?  I'd like to see the train myself, I didn't know if
>> any of our railroad buffs had this info or not.
>> Thanks.
>>
>
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