Railroad service to Albany begins.

The first round trip between the two cities is celebrated at the United States Hotel. The trip made possible when the tracks of the Boston & Worcester Railroad are connected to those of the Western Railroad on December 9, 1941. Officials from both cities take part at the gala, with Mayor Jonathan Chapman offering a toast to “Albany and Boston – connected together by a rail road, which bring the two cities in such proximity, that Albany supplies Boston with bread, and Boston, Albany with candles, both made and delivered on the same day.”