I love to be there! Any of my CT friends, if you have an extra seat in your car or want to take train together, or anything like that.... count me in, I can handle the cold NO PROBLEM, would love to witness it!
I plan on going from S New England during that time.
It will be my third DC FR event (see my tagline).
IMHO the smartest thing to do will be to take the train out of New Haven CT for several reasons:
1. January may have icy roads which will make the drive down to DC a real pain / slow.
2. Only go for the day / leave early evening. Finding reasonably priced hotels < $200 will be difficult.
3. Parking is a big pain expensive pain in DC too, especially if snow removal forbids street side parking.