2011 schedule now online as volunteers prepare for 13th year of 'train of lights'

CALGARY, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - North America's longest-running rolling food bank fundraiser begins its unique trek across Canada and the U.S. Midwest and Northeast the last weekend of November in its cross-border mission to feed communities.

For the 13th year, two specially decorated freight trains will launch their unique journeys across six Canadian provinces and eight U.S. states: The U.S. Holiday Train on Friday, November 25 while the Canadian train will begin its cross-country trek on Sunday, November 27. 

About 150 cities and towns on both sides of the border will be able to join the Holiday Train spirit and magic, with all food and money raised at each stop staying in that community for local distribution.

Since 1999, the CP Holiday Train program, powered by an army of employee volunteers, has raised $5.6 million and generated close to 2.5 million pounds of food donations for local food shelves. 

Each Holiday Train has 14 rail cars decorated with hundreds of thousands of festive lights. Included is a modified boxcar that has been turned into a travelling stage for performers.

Headlining the musical spirit of the season from a specially designed stage on the Canadian Holiday Train is Canadian legend Valdy, while leading the musical message on the U.S. train stage will be Wisconsin's Willy Porter

The 2011 CP Holiday Train schedule is now available on cpr.ca - a website that more than 150,000 visitors check out each holiday season to get the latest updates and the train stop nearest them. As well, both Holiday Trains can be followed on Facebook and on Twitter (@CPHolidaytrain).

Editor's Note: 2011 CP Holiday Train schedule attached.

About Canadian Pacific:

Canadian Pacific (CP: TSX/NYSE) operates a North American transcontinental railway providing freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Incorporating best-in-class technology and environmental practices, CP is re-defining itself as a modern 21st century transportation company built on safety, service reliability and operational efficiency. Visit cpr.ca and see how Canadian Pacific is Driving the Digital Railway.

Canada 

Times indicate train arrival - show starts approximately 10 minutes after arrival

Schedule is subject to change

All times are local

*Indicates U.S. Train show

Friday, November 25

Quebec

  • *Kahnawake - 6:45 p.m. (U.S. Train show), Mohawk Reserve
  • *LaColle - 8:45 p.m. (U.S. Train show), CP Train Station, 10 Ste. Marie


Sunday, November 27

Quebec

  • Beaconsfield - 1:30 p.m., Beaconsfield Commuter Station
  • Saint Clet - 4:05 p.m., 4 Rue du Moulin
Ontario

  • Merrickville - 6:45 p.m., 103 East Broadway & Country Road 2, south side of crossing near Bay St
  • Smiths Falls - 8:00 p.m., Smith Falls Train Station, 63 Victoria St


Monday, November 28

Ontario

  • Perth - 9:40 a.m., Wilson St. railway crossing, south side
  • Belleville - 1:20 p.m., South Church St. railway crossing, south of Dundas St. East
  • Trenton - 2:35 p.m., RCAF Road/County Road 21, south side of railway crossing
  • Brighton - 3:45 p.m., East of railway crossing at Prince Edward St.
  • Bowmanville - 5:45 p.m., Scugog Road railway crossing
  • Oshawa - 7:15 p.m., Behind the Walmart, 450 Stevenson Rd S, parking in front of Walmart store only
Tuesday, November 29

Ontario

  • Toronto - 6:15 p.m., 750 Runnymede Rd, in front of CP Lambton yard office
  • *Hamilton - 7:45 p.m. (U.S. Train show), area of Kinnear Yard, opposite Gage Park
  • Vaughan - 8:45 p.m., Northwest corner of CP Vaughn Intermodal Yard and Nashville Road, near grain elevator
Wednesday, November 30

Ontario

  • Midhurst - 12:40 p.m., 12 Anne Street North
  • Mactier - 3:15 p.m., Old CP Station
  • *Cambridge - 4:30 p.m. (U.S. Train show), former Galt Station, 10 Malcolm St.
  • Parry Sound - 5:00 p.m., Museum Train Station, 1 Avenue Road
  • *Ayr - 5:50 p.m. (U.S. Train show), Railway Crossing at Inglis St.
  • Shawanaga - 6:15 p.m., near Band office beside railway crossing at Village Road
  • *London - 8:05 p.m. (U.S. Train show), Richmond St. railway crossing between Oxford St. and Central Ave.
  • Sudbury - 9:20 p.m., VIA Train Station, Elgin St.
Thursday, December 1

Ontario

  • Cartier - 10:45 a.m., CP Train Station, Spencer Ave
  • Chapleau - 4:15 p.m., CP Train Station, 50 Dufferin St.
  • *Windsor - 5:15 p.m. (U.S. Train show), CP Train Yard, Erie St. W and Janette St.
  • White River - 9:15 p.m., CP Train Station, 102 Winnipeg St.
Friday, December 2

Ontario

  • Mobert - 9:00 a.m., across from Band Office
  • Heron Bay - 11:15 a.m., old CP Train Station, beside Esso building
  • Marathon - 12:45 p.m., beside Curling Club parking lot, Stevens Ave.
  • Schreiber - 3:30 p.m., CP Yard at Cenotaph, beside Harvest Food Cupboard building
  • Nipigon - 6:15 p.m., CP Yard across from Nipigon Inn, 60 Front Street
  • Thunder Bay - 9:30 p.m., CP Train Station, 440 Syndicate Ave.
Saturday, December 3

Ontario

  • Ignace - 9:30 a.m., CP Train Station
  • Dryden - 12:00 noon, CP Yard entrance, Queen St. and Earl Ave.
  • Vermillion Bay - 1:30 p.m., Bay St railway crossing, south of Highway 17
  • Kenora - 3:30 p.m., CP South Yard across from Wholesale Store, 8th Ave. South entrance
Manitoba

  • Whitemouth - 6:40 p.m., Railway Ave. across from Whitemouth Hotel
  • Winnipeg - 9:00 p.m., Molson St., between Panet Road and Munroe Ave.
Sunday, December 4

Manitoba

  • Portage La Prairie - 3:45 p.m., Opposite Centennial Arena, 390 1st St NW
  • Minnedosa - 8:00 p.m., west of CP Train Station, South of CP Yard, 30 2nd Ave. NW
Monday, December 5

Saskatchewan

  • Bredenbury - 11:30 a.m. CP Train Station
  • Wynyard - 4:45 p.m., CP Train Station
  • Saskatoon - 7:45 p.m., CP Sutherland Yard, 801 Gray Ave
Tuesday, December 6

Saskatchewan

  • Regina - 5:30 p.m., Taylor Field, stadium parking lot
  • Moose Jaw - 7:45 p.m., west of CP Train Station, 3 Manitoba St. West
Wednesday, December 7

Saskatchewan

  • Mortlach - 8:15 a.m., Adjacent to the maintanance-of-way building at Mile 25.94
  • Swift Current - 12:20 p.m. CT, 3rd St & North Railway, east of CP station
  • Maple Creek - 3:15 p.m. CT, CP TMS Facility on Pacific Avenue
Alberta

  • Medicine Hat - 4:45 p.m., just east of CP Train Station, Queen & North Railway St.
  • Tilley - 7:00 p.m., Southeast side of crossing at Highway 876
  • Brooks - 8:30 p.m., 1st Ave. behind Civic building
Friday, December 9

Alberta

  • Calgary - 6:00 p.m., 9511 Horton Road SW, gravel parking lot on Horton Road behind the Brick and Schanks
Saturday, December 10

Alberta

  • Blackie - 1:00 p.m., 1201 Railway Ave, across from Blackie Post Office
  • Vulcan - 2:45 p.m., CP railway crossing at 1st Ave. and 2nd St.
  • Lethbridge - 6:45 p.m., 2nd Ave. North and 12th St. behind Save On Foods
Sunday, December 11

Alberta

  • Fort MacLeod - 9:15 a.m., clear of level railway crossing on 5th Ave.
  • Pincher Creek - 11:05 a.m., railway crossing just north of Highway 6 on Highway 3, next to Husky gas station at Pincher Station
  • Coleman - 1:05 p.m., east of railway crossing, south of 17th Ave. between 69th and 70th St.

British Columbia

  • Sparwood - 3:35 p.m. MT, 367 Pine St., behind Leisure Center
  • Fernie - 5:15 p.m. MT, behind CP Train Station, 700 - 1st Ave.
  • Cranbrook - 8:00 p.m., 1400 block Theatre Road
Monday, December 12

British Columbia

  • Creston - 9:45 a.m. MT, Millennium Park across from Creston RCMP Station
  • Castlegar - 3:30 p.m., Heritage Society CP Station Museum, 400 13th Ave.
  • Nelson - 6:30 p.m., Railway crossing at Lakeside Park, 1900 Lakeside Drive
Tuesday, December 13

British Columbia

  • Radium - 6:00 p.m. MT, Railway crossing at Foresters Landing Road
  • Golden - 9:15 p.m. MT, across from 7-11 Store, 10th Ave.


Wednesday, December 14

British Columbia

  • Revelstoke - 2:45 p.m., CP Yard, Victoria Road adjacent to CP parking lot
  • Sicamous - 5:00 p.m., northwest corner of Highway 1 at Silver Sand Road intersection, east of drawbridge
  • Salmon Arm - 6:45 p.m., Lordco parking lot, 51 Lake Shore Drive NE
  • Notch Hill - 8:45 p.m., Davies Road - Notch Hill Road railway crossing across from Notch Hill Hall, 1639 Notch Hill Road
Thursday, December 15

British Columbia

  • Chase - 4:00 p.m., north side of Shuswap Ave., across from Chase RCMP building
  • Kamloops - 6:15 p.m., north side of Interior Savings on Lorne St.
Friday, December 16

British Columbia

  • Ashcroft - 1:45 p.m., in area of CP facility on Railway Ave.
  • Lytton - 4:30 p.m. in area of CP facility on Station Road
  • North Bend - 6:30 p.m., East of TMS building, across from the CP bunkhouse
Saturday, December 17

Saskatchewan

  • *North Portal - 12:00 noon (U.S. Train show), Town Center
  • *Estevan - 4:45 p.m. (U.S. Train show), east of CP Station at vacant lot off 7th St.
  • *Weyburn - 7:30 p.m. (U.S. Train show), 512 Railway St.
British Columbia

  • Agassiz - 2:00 p.m., west of Highway 9, across from Agra Centre, Pioneer Ave
  • Maple Ridge - 4:15 p.m., across from Billy Minor Pub
  • Port Moody - 5:45 p.m., on Queen St. at Clark Ave

U.S. 

Times indicate train arrival - show starts approximately 10 minutes after arrival

Schedule is subject to change

All times are local

Friday, November 25

New York

  • Rouses Point - 10:30 p.m., Rouses Point Station
Saturday, November 26

Pennsylvania

  • Scranton - 5:45 p.m., Steamtown Railroad Museum, Lackawanna Ave

New York

  • Binghamton - 9:00 p.m., CP East Binghamton Rail Yard, Conklin Ave


Sunday, November 27

New York

  • Oneonta - 1:20 p.m., Gas Avenue Railroad Crossing
  • Cobleskill - 3:45 p.m., Cobleskill Fire Department, 610 Main Street
  • Delanson - 5:30 p.m., Main Street Railroad Crossing
  • Schenectady - 7:00 p.m., Maxon Road
  • Saratoga Springs - 9:05 p.m., Amtrak Station
Monday, November 28

New York

  • Fort Edward - 12:35 p.m., Amtrak Station
  • Whitehall - 2:20 p.m., Amtrak Station
  • Ticonderoga - 3:50 p.m., Pell's Crossing, Amtrak Waiting Area, Route 74 (Fort Ti Road)
  • Port Henry - 5:35 p.m., Amtrak Station, West side stop
  • Plattsburgh - 8:00 p.m., Amtrak Station
Saturday, December 3

Illinois

  • Gurnee - 5:00 p.m., Viking Middle School Park, 4460 Old Grand Ave

Wisconsin

  • Milwaukee - 7:30 p.m., Amtrak depot, 433 W St Paul Ave
  • Hartland - 9:15 p.m., parking lot adjacent to Cottonwood Ave. and Pawling Ave
Sunday, December 4

Wisconsin

  • Portage - 1:20 p.m., Amtrak Station, 400 West Oneida St
  • Wisconsin Dells - 2:45 p.m., Amtrak Depot, 100 La Crosse St
  • Mauston - 4:15 p.m., Division Street Railway Crossing
  • Sparta - 6:45 p.m., Corner of S. Water St. and Milwaukee St. (South side of the CP tracks)
  • La Crosse - 9:00 p.m., Amtrak Station, 601 Saint Andrew St
Monday, December 5

Minnesota

  • Rochester - 2:00 p.m., end of 16th Ave. NW, behind Mickey's Irish Pub, next to the Barlow Hy-vee Grocery Store
  • Owatonna - 5:30 p.m., 1145 Park Drive at the railroad crossing, near the Owatonna Bus Company
  • Waseca - 7:30 p.m., 308 S. State St. and Highway 13
Tuesday, December 6

Minnesota

  • Tracy - 1:00 p.m., 131 Fourth St. at the DM&E train depot (near South St.)

South Dakota

  • Brookings - 4:50 p.m., 534 S. 22ndAve. (along Orchard Drive)
  • Huron - 9:50 p.m., 1000 Market Rd W. (at the state fair race track)
Wednesday, December 7

Minnesota

  • Springfield - 3:10 p.m., 33 S. cass Ave. (Springfield Community Center parking lot)
  • New Ulm - 5:00 p.m., 224 Third St. N. (Public Utilities empty lot between German Park and the railroad tracks)
  • Janesville - 9:00 p.m., 236 Front Street at Veteran's Memorial Park (between Main St. and Craig St.)
Thursday, December 8

Minnesota

  • Austin - 6:30 p.m., 550 - 11thSt. NE

Iowa

  • Mason City - 9:30 p.m., CP Depot, 904 S. Pennsylvania Ave
Friday, December 9

Iowa

  • Marquette - 5:20 p.m., Marina parking lot, north of Lady Luck Casino at Water St. and Highway 76

Minnesota

  • Lacrescent - 8:45 p.m., The Commodore Food & Spirit parking lot, 215 South Chestnut St.


Saturday, December 10

  • Winona - 5:00 p.m., Amtrak Station, 65 East Mark St
  • Wabasha - 6:55 p.m., Gambie Avenue railroad crossing near Bruegger Park
  • Lake City - 8:45 p.m., Hearth & Home Technologies, 800 West Jefferson St
Sunday, December 11

Minnesota

  • Hastings - 4:00 p.m., CP Depot, 500 East Second St.
  • Cottage Grove - 5:30 p.m., West Point Douglas Road, South of Seiben Bridge in front of the Youth Service Bureau
  • Minneapolis (Shoreham) - 8:15 p.m., CP Shoreham Yard, 2800 Central Ave. NE


Tuesday, December 13

Minnesota

  • Loretto - 4:15 p.m., Hennepin County Road 19 Railroad Crossing/Chippewa Trail
  • Buffalo - 5:45 p.m., 612 NE 3rd Ave., behind McDonald's on Highway 55
  • Annandale - 7:15 p.m., West side of Downtown Park over Oak Ave. railroad crossing
  • Eden Valley - 9:00 p.m., Main Street railroad crossing, State Highway 22
Wednesday, December 14

Minnesota

  • Alexandria - 12:45 p.m., Eighth Ave. East railroad crossing by Hubbard Feed Mill at 8th & Nokomis
  • Detroit Lakes - 4:15 p.m., Holmes St. railroad crossing near the Holmes Community Center, 826 Summit
  • Thief River Falls - 8:00 p.m., CP Depot/City Hall, 2017 Highway 59 SE


Thursday, December 15

Minnesota

  • Elbow Lake - 4:30 p.m., Main Street railroad crossing

North Dakota

  • Hankinson - 6:45 p.m., American Legion parking lot, 122 1st St. (Main St. railroad crossing north side of track)
  • Enderlin - 9:30 p.m., CP Depot, 101 Harvest Lane
Friday, December 16

North Dakota

  • Harvey - 4:15 p.m., CP Depot, 600 Lincoln Ave.
  • Minot - 7:15 p.m., Main Street railroad crossing
  • Carpio - 9:10 p.m., Main Street railroad crossing




 

 

 

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