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Worcester is distant from Boston forty-five miles ; 

 from Albany one hundred and fifty-six ; from New 

 York one hundred and ninety-four, via Norwich, and 

 from Providence forty-five miles. The whistling steed 

 is seen prancing about Worcester in all directions, and 

 though a fiery fellow, yet he is not hostile, but carry- 

 ing peace and prosperity in his train. Seven passen- 

 ger trains pass over the road from Worcester to 

 Boston each way daily, besides freight trains. Some- 

 times over two thousand passengers go in one train. 

 Each passenger car is windowed throughout with 

 Venetian blinds. The cars are about forty feet long 

 and seven feet high, and will seat about eighty per- 

 sons. They cost from $2,000 to $2,500 each. The 

 interior of a car is a spacious and elegant saloon, with 

 an aisle down the middle. The seats are of polished 

 mahogany, (as is also the whole interior, with looking 

 glasses and gilding,) lined and cushioned with velvet. 

 Eich car has a stove in cold weather. The time oc- 

 cupied in going from Worcester to Boston is one hour 

 and a half. The Worcester Common is a beautiful 

 place ; it is surrounded by a railing, outside of which 

 are wide streets lined by handsome buildings. It is 

 shaded with trees of various kinds, and gravelled 

 walks extend in different directions throup^h the whole. 



