I've been pouring over train routes and it appears to me that the best route for Sam and George to take from Springfield (show on 11/7) to Providence (show on 11/8) was to return to Hartford and take the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill line. What bothers me about this is that Sam seems to have left Livy in Springfield. I suppose they departed soon after the show while Livy may have preferred not to travel at night and maybe get a good nights rest, returning to Hartford in the morning.