11.10.2013 19:30:00

CP releases 2013 Holiday Train schedule for landmark 15th year of helping to feed local communities

CALGARY, Oct. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific (CP) today proudly released the schedule for the 15th year of the Holiday Train.

The schedule, available on CP's website at www.cpr.ca and on CP's Facebook page, outlines plans for the 'train of lights' to partner with communities in raising food and money for local food banks.

The 2013 CP Holiday Train program launches on November 25 in Kahnawake, Quebec, formally kicking off the three-week journey of two brightly decorated trains across Canada and the United States with its first U.S stop in Scranton, PA.

The Canadian train will wrap up its journey December 16 in Port Coquitlam, BC, while the U.S. train will journey across the U.S. Northeast and Midwest before its final show December 19 in Weyburn, SK.

Since the Holiday Train program first launched in 1999, it has raised $7.4 million and 3 million pounds of food for local communities.

Musicians traveling aboard the trains will play more than 150 free concerts from their boxcar stage. CP asks that attendees bring a non-perishable food or cash donation, and all donations stay with the food shelf in the community where they're donated. Items like infant formula, canned meats, and spaghetti sauce are in particular demand for the millions of North American's who turn to food banks each month.

Each Holiday Train consists of 14 brightly decorated railcars, including a modified boxcar that has been turned into a traveling stage for performers. For the 15th year, CP's elves have updated the thousands of LED  lights that adorn the sides of both trains with new holiday designs.

For additional information, photos, a route map, and downloadable pictures of the two trains, visit: www.cpr.ca. Supporters can also join the Holiday Train on Facebook and follow the two trains on Twitter @CPHolidaytrain #CPHolidayTrain

Editor's Notes:
Holiday Train Backgrounder attached
Holiday Train Schedule attached

Backgrounder

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train
Canadian Pacific's annual Holiday Train program is considered to be the longest running fundraising program in North America. The Holiday Train program travels across Canada and the United States raising money, food, and awareness for food banks and hunger issues. The Holiday Train reaches more than 150 communities each year for a combined distance of 10,000 kilometres (approximately 6,000 miles).

What's a Holiday Train event like?
A typical Holiday Train event goes something like this: The train arrives and pulls to a safe stop in front of the crowd. The stage door lowers and the band opens with its first song. After that, a brief ceremony takes place which involves local food bank officials and other dignitaries. Once complete, the band resumes its show. After about a half hour that usually includes a mix of traditional and modern holiday-themed songs, the band plays its farewell show, the boxcar door closes, and the train slips off into the night on its way to the next stop.

For 2013, Holiday Train supporters will enjoy the music of Jim Cuddy, Matt Dusk, Doc Walker, Melanie Doane, Tracey Brown, Willy Porter, The Claytones and other musical guests.  For more information on the performers and which train they will be on, please go to the Holiday Train website at: www.cpr.ca

Each Holiday Train is about 1,000 feet in length with 14 brightly decorated rail cars, including a modified boxcar that has been turned into a traveling stage for performers. They are each decorated with hundreds of thousands of technology-leading LED lights and holiday designs.

What's the impact been?
Since 1999, the Holiday Train has raised close to $7.4 million and about 3 million pounds of food for North American food banks. Everything raised in each community stays in that community, and CP additionally makes donations at each stop.

Fun Facts

  • Since 1999, the Holiday Trains have covered approximately 100,000 miles, and entertained hundreds of thousands of supporters.
  • It takes 30 "CP elves" 100 days to completely transform and decorate the Holiday Trains before they start their journey across Canada and the U.S.
  • In 2012, more than 20,000 candy canes were handed out to the kids at Holiday Train events. In the 14 years of the Holiday Train program, it is estimated over a quarter of a million candy canes have been given out to children as treats.

For additional information, photos, a route map, and downloadable pictures of the two trains, visit: www.cpr.ca.

The Holiday Train is on Facebook and on Twitter @CPHolidaytrain #CPHolidayTrain

CP 24/7 media line: 1-855-242-3674 

Canadian Holiday Train Schedule

Canadian Holiday Train

* Times listed are show times. Please arrive 15 minutes early.

November 26, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
BeaconsfieldQuebecBeaconsfield Commuter Station7:30pm

November 27, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
MerrickvilleOntario103 East Broadway & Country Road 2, south side
of crossing near Bay St
6:00pm
Smiths FallsOntario63 Victoria Street, Smiths Falls Train Station7:15 pm
PerthOntarioRailway Crossing on South Side of Wilson Street8:30pm

November 28, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
BellevilleOntarioSouth Church Street Railway crossing, south of
Dundas Street East
1:30pm
TrentonOntarioRCAF Road/County Road 21, south side of railway
crossing
2:45pm
BrightonOntarioEast of railway crossing at Mile 112.29, Prince
Edward St
4:00pm
BowmanvilleOntarioScugog St crossing at Mile 154.22 Belleville Sub6:30pm
OshawaOntario680 Laval Drive, Oshawa, behind the Walmart
store off Stevenson Road South
8:00pm

November 29, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
VaughanOntarioNorth of railway level road crossing at Nashville
Road, near the old grain mill
10:15am
Midhurst (Barrie)Ontario12 Anne St North12:30pm
MactierOntarioOld CP station3:00pm
Parry SoundOntarioMuseum Train Station, 1 Avenue Rd4:45pm
ShawanagaOntarioNear band office beside railway crossing at
Village Rd
6:00pm
RutterOntarioRutter train stationStop N' Go, 7:45pm
SudburyOntarioVIA train station, Elgin St9:30pm

November 30, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
CartierOntarioCP train station, Spencer St.10:00am
ChapleauOntarioCP train station, 50 Dufferin St3:45pm
Franz (Dubreuville)OntarioPark Road6:35pm
White RiverOntarioCP train station, 102 Winnipeg St9:30pm

December 1, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
MobertOntarioAcross from Band office9:15am
Heron BayOntarioOld CP train station, beside Esso building11:15am
MarathonOntarioBeside Curling Club parking lot, Stevens Ave12:30pm
SchreiberOntarioCP yard tracks, Cenotaph beside Harvest Food
Cupboard building
3:00pm
NipigonOntarioCP TMS buildings across from Nipigon Inn, 60
Front St
5:45pm
Thunder BayOntarioCP train depot track, 440 Syndicate Ave8:45pm

December 2, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
IgnaceOntarioCP train station9:45am
DrydenOntarioCP entrance, corner of Queen St and Earl Ave12:15pm
Vermillion BayOntarioBay St railway crossing, south of Highway 171:45pm
KenoraOntarioCP old South Yard, across from Wholesale store,
enter from 8th Ave South
3:45pm
IngolfOntarioMile 31.3Stop N' Go, 5:10pm
WhitemouthManitobaRailway Ave across from Whitemouth Hotel7:00pm
WinnipegManitobaMolson St between Panet Rd and Munroe Ave9:15pm

December 3, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
Portage La PrairieManitobaOpposite Centennial Arena, 390 1st St NW4:00pm
MinnedosaManitobaWest of station, north side of yard, 30 2nd
ave NW
7:45pm

December 4, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
Shoal LakeManitobaGravel lot adjacent to Grain Elevator on North
Railway avenue
9:00am
BredenburySaskatchewanCP train station, 520 Railway Ave.12:45pm
Foam LakeSaskatchewanRailway ave, beside the hockey rinkStop N' Go, 4:25pm
WynyardSaskatchewanCP train station, Avenue A. & Bosworth St.5:30pm
SaskatoonSaskatchewanCP Sutherland yard, 801 Gray Ave. S.9:30pm

December 5, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
ReginaSaskatchewanMosiac Stadium parking lot6:00 pm
Moose JawSaskatchewan3 Manitoba St West, west of CP station8:00pm

December 6, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
MortlachSaskatchewanAdjacent to the maintanance-of-way building at
Mile 25.94
8:30am
Swift CurrentSaskatchewan3rd St & North Railway, east of CP station11:30 am MT, 12:30 pm CT
Maple CreekSaskatchewanCP TMS shack on Pacific Ave2:30 pm MT, 3:30 pm CT
Medicine HatAlbertaQueen & North Railway St, east of CP station5:00MT
TilleyAlbertaSoutheast side of crossing at Highway 8767:15pm
BrooksAlberta1st Ave, rear of Civic building8:45pm

December 7, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
CalgaryAlberta11015 Anderson Station Way SW, south lot5:30pm

December 9, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
BlackieAlbertaAcross from post office at 1201 Railway Ave.1:15pm
VulcanAlbertaCP crossing at 1st ave and 2nd st3:00pm
LethbridgeAlberta2nd Ave. North and 12th St. Behind 'Save on
Foods'
7:00pm

December 10, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
Fort MacleodAlbertaClear of the level railway crossing on 5th ave9:30am
Pincher CreekAlbertaNext to Husky at Pincher station11:15am
ColemanAlbertaSouth of 17th ave between 69th and 70th St.1:15pm
SparwoodBritish Columbia367 Pine Ave., behind leisure centre3:45pm MT
FernieBritish Columbia700 - 1st ave, behind the CP station5:30pm MT
JaffrayBritish ColumbiaAcross from the community centreStop N' Go, 6:15pm
CranbrookBritish Columbia1400 block on Theatre Rd.8:30pm

December 11, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
CrestonBritish ColumbiaMillenium Park, across from RCMP station10:00am
CastlegarBritish ColumbiaHeritage Society CP Station Museum, 400
13th Ave.
3:45pm
NelsonBritish ColumbiaRailway crossing at Lakeside Park, 1900
Lakeside Dr.
6:45pm

December 12, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
RadiumBritish ColumbiaForesters Rd railway crossing6:15pm MT
GoldenBritish ColumbiaAcross from 7-11, 10th Ave9:30pm MT Town Time

December 13, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
RevelstokeBritish ColumbiaVictoria Rd, adjacent to CP parking lot3:00pm
SicamousBritish ColumbiaNW corner of Hwy 1 at Silver Sand Rd intersection,
east of drawbridge
5:15pm
Salmon ArmBritish ColumbiaLordco gravel parking lot, 51 Lake Shore Dr NE7:00pm
Notch HillBritish ColumbiaDavies Rd-Notch Hill Rd crossing across from Notch
Hill Hall, 1639 Notch Hill Rd
9:00pm

December 14, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
ChaseBritish ColumbiaNorth side of Shuswap Ave, across from Chase
RCMP building
3:15pm
KamloopsBritish ColumbiaNorth side of Interior Savings on Lorne St5:30pm
SavonaBritish ColumbiaSavona access road & Park lane7:30pm
AshcroftBritish ColumbiaCP TMS building, Railway Ave9:00pm

December 15, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
LyttonBritish ColumbiaCP TMS building, Station Rd1:30pm
North BendBritish ColumbiaEast of TMS building, across from the CP
bunkhouse
3:30pm
AgassizBritish ColumbiaWest of Hwy 9, across from Agra Centre,
Pioneer Ave
6:30pm
Haney-Maple RidgeBritish ColumbiaAcross from Billy Miner Pub9:00pm

December 16, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
Port MoodyBritish Columbia300 Ioco Road, behind Arena & Rec Center5:45pm
Port CoquitlamBritish ColumbiaPoco WCE Station - 2125 Kingsway Ave7:30pm

US Holiday Train

* Times listed are show times. Please arrive 15 minutes early.

November 25, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
KahnawakeQuebecMohawk Reserve7:00pm
DelsonQuebecOld AMT Station, 1 chemin de la gare8:15pm
LacolleQuebecCP train station, 10 Ste. Marie10:00pm

November 26, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
ScrantonPennsylvaniaSteamtown Railroad Museum, Lackawanna
Ave
5:15pm
BinghamtonNew YorkEast Binghamton Yard, Conklin Ave8:30pm

November 27, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
OneontaNew YorkGas Ave. crossing1:15pm
CobleskillNew YorkCobleskill Fire Department, 610 Main St3:45pm
DelansonNew YorkMain St railroad crossing5:15pm
SchenectadyNew YorkALCO Heritage Museum, 1910 Maxon Extension Road
(**new location, half a block south of the Maxon road
level crossing)
6:45pm
Saratoga SpringsNew YorkAmtrak Station8:45pm

November 28, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
Fort EdwardNew YorkAmtrak Station12:45pm
TiconderogaNew YorkPell's crossing, Amtrak waiting area, Route 74
(Fort Ti Rd)
3:15pm
Port HenryNew YorkAmtrak Station, west side stop5:00pm
PlattsburghNew YorkAmtrak Station7:30pm
Rouses PointNew YorkRouses Point Station9:15 pm

November 29, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
TorontoOntario750 Runnymede Rd., In front of CP Lambton
yard office
6:00pm

November 30, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
HamiltonOntarioWestern approach to Kinnear Yard,
opposite Gage Park
5:30pm

December 1, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
Cambridge (Galt)OntarioFormer Galt Station, 10 Malcolm St4:15pm
AyrOntarioCP railway crossing at Inglis St5:30pm
WoodstockOntario199 Winnett St.6:50pm
LondonOntarioRichmond St. railway crossing, between
Oxford and Central
8:30pm

December 2, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
WindsorOntarioCP yard at Erie St W & Janette St5:30pm

December 4, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
GurneeIllinois4460 Old Grand Ave, Viking Middle School Park4:00pm
SturtevantWisconsinAmtrak Depot, 9900 E. Exploration Ct.5:35pm
MilwaukeeWisconsinAmtrak Depot, 433 W. St. Paul Ave.7:15pm
HartlandWisconsinParking lot adjacent to Cottonwood Ave & Pawling
Ave
9:00pm
ColumbusWisconsinAmtrak DepotStop N' Go, 10:30pm

December 5, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
PortageWisconsinAmtrak Station, 400 West Oneida St1:30pm
Wisconsin DellsWisconsinAmtrak Depot, 100 La Crosse St3:00pm
MaustonWisconsinDivision St railroad crossing4:30pm
TomahWisconsinAmtrak Depot, 205 North Superior Ave5:40pm
SpartaWisconsinCorner of S. Water St & Milwaukee St, south side
of the CP tracks
7:00pm
LacrosseWisconsinAmtrak Station, 601 Saint Andrew St9:15pm

December 6, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
RochesterMinnesotaEnd of 16th Ave NW, behind Mickey's Irish pub2:15pm
OwatonnaMinnesota1145 Park Drive, near Owatonna Bus Company5:45pm
WasecaMinnesota308 S. State St. and HWY 137:45pm

December 7, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
TracyMinnesota131 4th St. at the DM&E Rail Depot1:15pm
BrookingsSouth Dakota534 2. 22nd Ave5:00pm
HuronSouth Dakota1000 Market Rd. W, at the State Fair
race track
10:00pm

December 8, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
SpringfieldMinnesota33 S. Cass Ave., Springfield community centre parking lot3:15pm
New UlmMinnesota224 3rd St. N., public utilities empty lot between German
Park and the railway tracks
5:15pm
JanesvilleMinnesota236 Front St. at Veterans Memorial Park9:15pm

December 9, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
AustinMinnesota550 11th St. NE.6:45pm
Mason CityIowaCP Depot, 904 S. Pennsylvania Ave.9:30pm

December 10, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
Charles CityIowaIntersection of Main St. and Grand Ave.Stop N' Go, 12:30 pm
MarquetteIowaMarina parking lot, north of Lady Luck Casino at
Water St & Hwy 76
5:15 pm
La CrescentMinnesotaDirectly north of the Commadore Food & Spirit
parking lot - 215 South Chestnut St.
8:45 pm

December 11, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
WinonaMinnesotaAmtrak Station, 65 East Mark St.5:15pm
WabashaMinnesotaGambie Ave railroad crossing by Bruegger Park7:15pm
Lake CityMinnesotaHearth & Home Technologies, 800 West Jefferson St9:00pm

December 12, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
HastingsMinnesotaCP Depot, 500 East Second St4:30 pm
ShorehamMinnesotaCP Facility - 2800 Central Avenue NE8:00 pm

December 14, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
Cottage GroveMinnesotaCP Rail Yard at 9520 Ideal Ave, further
location details to follow for access to
yard
5:00 pm

December 15, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
LorettoMinnesotaHennepin County Rd 19 railroad crossing4:30pm
BuffaloMinnesotaBy the McDonald's on 612 North East 3rd Ave6:00pm
AnnandaleMinnesotaWest side of Downtown Park over the Oak Ave
crossing
7:30pm
KimballMinnesotaWillow Park Lions Shelter, 230 South Main St.9:00pm

December 16, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
GlenwoodMinnesotaCP Station, 20 - 15th Street NE10:15am
AlexandriaMinnesotaEight Ave East railroad crossing by Hubbard Feed
Mill at 8th & Nokomis
12:00noon
Detroit LakesMinnesotaHolmes Street railroad crossing near Holmes
Community Center, 826 Summit
3:30pm
WingerMinnesotaMile 267.1, Farmers fieldStop N' Go, 5:35
PlummerMinnesotaMain crossing on Central Avenue7:00 pm
Thief River FallsMinnesotaCP Depot, City Hall, 2017 Hwy 59 SE8:30 pm

December 17, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
Elbow LakeMinnesotaMain St railroad crossing4:45pm
HankinsonNorth DakotaAmerican Legion parking lot, 122 1st St
(Main St crossing north side of track)
7:00pm
EnderlinNorth DakotaCP Depot, 101 Harvest Lane9:45pm

December 18, 2013

StopStateAddressShow Time
CarringtonNorth DakotaCarrington Rail Depot, 601 6th Ave NE2:05pm
HarveyNorth DakotaCP Depot, 600 Lincoln Ave4:30pm
MinotNorth DakotaMain St railroad crossing7:30pm
CarpioNorth DakotaMain St railroad crossing9:15pm

December 19, 2013

StopProvinceAddressShow Time
North PortalSaskatchewanCoach track, town centre12:30
EstevanSaskatchewanEast of CP Station at vacant lot off 7th St5:00pm
WeyburnSaskatchewan512 Railway Ave7:45pm

 

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