My wife and I arrived in Washington DC from Florida on the Silver Meteor early in the morning of Veteran's Day 2015.? We were going out that afternoon on the Capitol Limited to Chicago, heading back home from vacation with her family in Florida.? With several hours of layover between trains, we stashed our bags in the 1st class lounge at Union Station and caught the Metro to the Smithsonian, where we saw a portion of the American History Museum, including the John Bull and Southern 1401, as well as Judy Garland's ruby slippers, an early Apple computer, John Coltrane's saxophone, the Fort McHenry Star Spangled Banner and Ben Franklin's walking stick.? We may hope that "Hoarders" never visits the Smithsonian!!
