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Will Biden ride Amtrak to inauguration ?

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Posted by Backshop on Monday, January 11, 2021 8:15 AM

With everything that's been going on, don't expect him to go the way that they are publicizing.

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Posted by matthewsaggie on Sunday, January 10, 2021 4:08 PM

There will be a 4 or 5 car advance train, too, along with lots of military air overhead. Wish I lived closer for photos.

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Sunday, January 10, 2021 12:33 PM

Although plans may change and the train could be a diversion plans are definitely being made for a train for Biden.  Here is preliminary FAA notice.

FEDERAL AVIATION DMINISTRATION (faasafety.gov)  

A good train set might be 2  or 3 P-42s towing an electric the several Amfleet-2 coaches then a V-2 diners , 2 lounges, V-2 diner, 2 or 3 V-2 sleepers, 300, and then 10003.  300 for obvious reasons to our knowledgeable posters. 

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Posted by SD70Dude on Saturday, January 9, 2021 7:22 PM

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 Is the Georgia 300 still available for Presidential use?

A shame the Ferdinand Magellan is on display down in Florida, with all that armour it would be perfect for the security-concious politician! 

Given the state of American politics, every politician better be security-concious!  Unlike our more civilized neighbors to the north, we tend to shoot our politicans!

We prefer to maroon them on ice floes.... ...Polar Bears do love pork!

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Posted by JPS1 on Saturday, January 9, 2021 7:16 PM

SD70Dude
 Is the Georgia 300 still available for Presidential use?

A shame the Ferdinand Magellan is on display down in Florida, with all that armour it would be perfect for the security-concious politician! 

Given the state of American politics, every politician better be security-conscious!  Unlike our more civilized neighbors to the north, politicians in the U.S. tend to be targets!

Many years ago, when I was a student at Penn State, I took a course in Canadian history.  A surprising number of Canadians, including my roommate and best friend, were Penn State students, and they took the course.  I don't remember that much about it, but I don't recall any Canadian prime minister or governor general being assassinated.  

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Posted by SD70Dude on Saturday, January 9, 2021 4:58 PM

Is the Georgia 300 still available for Presidential use?

A shame the Ferdinand Magellan is on display down in Florida, with all that armour it would be perfect for the security-concious politician!

Greetings from Alberta

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Saturday, January 9, 2021 4:38 PM

The thread was discussing the inauguration,  which occurs at the recently ransacked Capitol. Totally on topic since plans may need to be changed. 

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Posted by JPS1 on Saturday, January 9, 2021 3:44 PM
President Elect Biden professes to be a man of the people.  What better way to do it than to travel from Wilmington to Washington on one of Amtrak’s regularly scheduled trains, which the article seems to imply is the plan.  Well, there is Greyhound, but that may be over doing the common man image.    
 
Understanding that he wants to be in D.C. the night before the festivities, he could book the 12:32 pm Acela, which takes 1h 26 minutes to complete the trip.  Business class would cost $79; first class would be $158.  But the Acela service has a bit of a patrician ring to it.  Maybe a better statement could be made by riding the 1:25 pm Northeast Regional train.  It takes 1h 39m.  Busines class would cost $59 while a coach ticket goes for $22.  Going coach class would really cement his image as the people’s president. 
 
On either train the President Elect would be in Washington in time to spend the evening schmoozing with his supporters over pre-festive cocktails.  Given that Trump’s star has lost its luster, he might get a good deal at Trump’s hotel. Cool Big Smile
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Posted by CMStPnP on Saturday, January 9, 2021 3:24 PM

charlie hebdo
Definitely.  Let's just hope we've seen the last of the Capitol riot/insurrection mobs. Lincoln,  Grant and Sherman would have been appalled to see rebel flags desecrating our Capitol. 

Thread was basically trains centric until this post.

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Posted by NKP guy on Saturday, January 9, 2021 2:46 PM

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Saturday, January 9, 2021 11:16 AM

NKP guy

   Mr. Biden rode his special train through Ohio before the election and now he'll take one to his innauguration.  I think it's great to have an Amtrak-friendly, train-riding person become our President.  It's also going to be a welcome thing to have a train-friendly Secretary of Transportation.  

 

Definitely.  Let's just hope we've seen the last of the Capitol riot/insurrection mobs. Lincoln,  Grant and Sherman would have been appalled to see rebel flags desecrating our Capitol. 

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Posted by CMStPnP on Saturday, January 9, 2021 8:50 AM

The Wilmington, Del to Washington D.C. ride on the NEC is about 90 min.

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Posted by NKP guy on Saturday, January 9, 2021 7:53 AM

   Mr. Biden rode his special train through Ohio before the election and now he'll take one to his innauguration.  I think it's great to have an Amtrak-friendly, train-riding person become our President.  It's also going to be a welcome thing to have a train-friendly Secretary of Transportation.  

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Will Biden ride Amtrak to inauguration ?
Posted by blue streak 1 on Saturday, January 9, 2021 1:40 AM

CNN reporting Biden will use Amtrak.  Find it hard to believe.  Would expect Harris not to travel same train if it happens.  Security  ?  Oh Boy!!!.  It will take a 1000 focal length to take a picture if even that.  Only official photos would be able to get close ?

Biden to take train to Washington for inauguration, moving forward to 'not be deterred' by neither violence nor virus - CNNPolitics

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