9644 leads 475 towards New Haven. This train will not stop at Wallingford but will continue to New Haven. This is one of several Phase IV cab cars on the Springfield Line.
The southbound "Vermonter" breezes into Meriden, just north of its station stop here. Its northbound counterpart had passed this location slightly more than a half hour previously.
Amtrak #56, "The Vermonter", accelerates away from Meriden headed for Springfield, MA and ultimately St. Albans, VT. As usual, push-pull power is in use to facilitate the direction change at Palm... (more)