Delaware

Photo: Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times

President-elect Barack Obama waved as his train pass through Claymont, Del., on its way to Washington on Saturday.

NYTimes: As he did throughout his campaign, Mr. Obama evoked imagery of Lincoln, in word and deed, as he embarked on an abridged version of Lincoln’s journey by rail to the capital before his own inaugural festivities in 1861. The trip offered a segue from celebrating his victory to confronting the daunting challenges that await him in office.