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Virtual CP Holiday Train Scheduled for December 18

For the second year in a row, Canadian Pacific is opting to hold a virtual concert instead of running its annual Holiday Train. The 2019 edition of the train is seen on Crowsnest Pass near Sparwood, B.C. Photo by Justin Franz. 

Virtual CP Holiday Train Scheduled for December 18

By Railfan & Railroad Staff

CALGARY — Canadian Pacific’s ‘Holiday Train at Home’ is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 18, the railroad announced this week. For the second year in a row, CP will not be running its annual Holiday Train, which usually travels across its entire system in the United States and Canada every December. Instead, Canadian Music Hall-of-Famer Steven Page and The Strumbellas will lead an all-star cast of performers during an online concert. 

“With the ‘Holiday Train at Home’ concert, CP hopes to inspire support for food banks across North America,” said CP President and CEO Keith Creel. “Though we are disappointed we again cannot bring an in-person show to communities along our rail lines, it fills us with joy to bring together such outstanding musicians for a performance that will help feed Canadians and Americans in need. The CP family looks forward to bringing the Holiday Train back on tour as soon as it’s safe.”

CP will donate $1.24 million this year to 198 food banks in communities that ordinarily host CP Holiday Train events. In a normal year, CP calls on attendees at local shows to make a cash or non-perishable food donation. Viewers seeking to donate will be directed to Food Banks Canada and Feeding America, the national organizations that support community food banks in their respective countries. Viewers are also encouraged to give to their local food bank.

CP’s 2021 corporate donation will bring the total amount of money raised at CP Holiday Train stops to $20.64 million since the train’s inception in 1999. Food banks have also collected 4.9 million pounds of food donations at local Holiday Train events.

This article was posted on: November 17, 2021