1941
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By month
January
- January 5 – Locaalspoorwegmaatschappij Hollands Noorderkwartier, predecessor of Steamtrain Hoorn Medemblik, permanently closes passenger operations.
May
- May 17 – Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway jointly inaugurate the Tennessean passenger train service between Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tennessee.
September
- September – The Bridgton and Saco River Railroad in Maine ceases operations
December
- December 19 – Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Columbian passenger train route is extended from Jersey City-Washington to Jersey City-Chicago.