Barack Obama embarked today on one of those retro “whistle-stop” train tours that modern candidates seem to love. He’s riding the rails from Philadelphia to Harrisburg aboard a stylish 1930s lounge car, stopping in towns along the way. More here and here.

A relaxed, smiling Obama greets the train crew and gets a kick out of tooting the whistle as his “On Track for Change” trip gets underway in Philadelphia. Cue The Little Engine that Could jokes:
“I-think-I-can, I-think-I-can.”
“Yes, we can. Yes, we can.”

At a stop in Wynnewood, PA, Obama says while Hillary Clinton plays “the politics of the moment,” he’s in the race “not to play the game better. I’m in this race to put an end to the game-playing.”

Sound Bite: “In the last few months, she’s launched her kitchen sink strategy, throwing everything at me and seeing if something sticks.”