Obama's Inaugural Train Ride

President-elect Barack Obama hugs Patricia Stiles of Parker, Colo., after being introduced at the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 2009. Stiles, a registered Republican who campaigned for Obama and running mater Joe Biden, was among those invited to join the two on their historic train ride to the nation's capital. At right is Obama's daughter Malia, 10.

Philadelphia

President-elect Barack Obama steps on stage with his wife Michelle and daughter Sasha, 7, at the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 2009.

A New Declaration Of Independence

To face our nation's problems today, Obama called for a "new declaration of independence": "Independence from ideology and small thinking. Independence from prejudice and bigotry. Independence from selfishness. And appeal not to our easy instincts but to our better angels."

Good-Luck Kiss

President-elect Barack Obama kisses his daughter Sasha, 7, before he speaking at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, before his inaugural whistle stop train trip to Washington.

Daddy's Girl

President-elect Barack Obama smiles at his daughter Malia during an event at the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia before embarking on his Inaugural whistle stop train tour to Washington, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009.

Speaking To History

Obama, accompanied by his wife Michelle Obama and Patricia Stiles of Parker, Colo., speaks at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 2009, before his whistle stop train trip.

Departure

President-elect Barack Obama smiles before the start of his inaugural whistle stop train tour to Washington.

Shaking Hands

President-elect Barack Obama, with his wife Michelle Obama, shakes hands upon his arrival, as his daughter Malia Obama, 10, takes a picture, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.

All Aboard

President-elect Barack Obama looks out from the back of a train at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station, Jan. 17, 2009, as he embarks on his inaugural whistle stop train trip to Washington.

Awaiting Arrival

Malik Phillip, 9, left, and Aja Dye, 8, wait for the arrival of President-elect Barack Obama outside the Wilmington train station, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, in Wilmington, Del. The two just met and became friends. Obama's inaugural train will stop in Wilmington about 1 p.m. to pick up Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his family before departing for Baltimore and Washington.

Passing Through

Onlookers are seen from inside the inaugural train carrying President-elect Barack Obama as it passes through Claymont, Del., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009.

Crowds

Crowds line the route to see President-elect Barack Obama during his inaugural whistle stop train trip at the Claymont Station en route to Claymont, Del., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009.

Hello, Delaware

President-elect Barack Obama, far right, waves from the back of a train to the waiting crowd at the Claymont Amtrak rail station as it moves through Claymont, Del., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009.

Wilmington

President-elect Barack Obama greets the crowd at a rally during a stop on his inaugural whistle stop train trip in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009.

Greetings

President-elect Barack Obama greets Vice President-elect Joe Biden at the train station in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009.

Barack And Joe

Vice President-elect Joe Biden greets President-elect Barack Obama at a rally in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, during their inaugural whistle stop train trip to Washington.

Rally

President-elect Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President-elect Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden, and Michelle Obama, addresses a rally during a stop on their inaugural whistle stop train trip in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009.

First And Second Couples

President-elect Barack Obama, left, his wife, Michelle, right, and Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, center, rally the crowd during a stop on their inaugural whistle stop train trip in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009.

Whistle Stop

Vice President-elect Joe Biden, left, his wife Jill, President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, pose for photographs in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, on their inaugural whistle stop train trip to Washington.

And On To Baltimore...

President-elect Barack Obama steps back into the train after waving to people during a train trip in Wilmington, Del., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009.