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

[Regina]

I forwarded this question to the Railfans list and here's the reply.

--- In riverdalerailfans at yahoogroups.com, "Matt Kerr" <mkerr at ...> wrote:

Obama is scheduled to be at War Memorial Plaza in Baltimore at 4:15
PM.  He won't be 
seeing New Carrollton till it's dark.  

On 15 Jan 2009 at 10:13, Yahoo Groups wrote:

> 
> The only known time so far is that it is scheduled to be in
> Wilmington, DE station at 1 p.m. - So, a straight run would put it
> in NCR between 2:15 and 3:00 p.m. depending on stops and speed /
> equipment restrictions.
> 
> EDK
> 
> From: riverdalerailfans at yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:riverdalerailfans at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Regina Kreger
> Sent: Thursday, 15 January, 2009 08:16 To:
> riverdalerailfans at yahoogroups.com Subject: [riverdalerailfans] [Fwd:
> [RP TownTalk] President Obama - Amtrak to DC on January 17 - question]
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Railfans, I'm forwarding this question from our Riverdale
> TownTalk list. Do any of you know the answer?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -------- Original Message -------- 
>                                    Subject: 
> [RP TownTalk] President Obama - Amtrak to DC on January 17 - question
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>                                    Date: 
> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:12:01 -0800 (PST)
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>                                    From: 
> Sue Collins <wheadle at ...>
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> wheadle at ...
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> 
> 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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