On the morning of July 22nd, 2023, CTrail (CTDOT) hosted a simulated grade crossing emergency response drill at Meriden Yard along the MRS (Hartford) Line in Meriden, Connecticut. The drill gave several local first responders the opportunity to practice and learn on live railroad equipment. In this photo, firefighters set up an injured patient extraction point at an emergency exit window of one CTrail Extra 6499's Mafersa coaches as smoke billows from another.