President-elect Barack Obama, cheered by onlookers along the train route Abraham Lincoln took nearly a century and a half earlier, undertook the final leg of his inaugural journey to the nation's capital Saturday, pledging to reclaim America's spirit but also warning of steep challenges facing the country. Obama's wife Michelle, his two daughters Malia and Sasha, Vice President Elect Joe Biden and his family, and more than 50 Americans chosen for the ride accompanied him on the 137-mile rail route.
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Vice President-elect Joe Biden (right) greets local officials as he and US President-elect Barack Obama (center) arrive Jan. 17, 2009, in Washington, D.C. on the Whistle Stop Tour train.
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