13 November 2006
CPR Holiday Train
Each year, thousands of people gather along CPR's route to enjoy the arrival of our brightly decorated trains and watch entertainers
perform a live holiday concert.
This years' entertainers on the U.S. Holiday Train include Milwaukee folk-rocker Willy Porter, Nashville
bluegrass/country singer-songwriter and former New Grass Revival guitarist Pat Flynn and Canadian Country Music
Association Hall of Famer Tracey Brown. Entertainers on the Canadian Holiday Train include Canadian Blues rockers Wide Mouth Mason and
Lisa Brokop, one of Canada's finest vocalists.
At each stop, people donate money and nonperishable food and Canadian Pacific Railway presents a check for the local food bank - cash
donations are especially appreciated because every dollar collected can distribute $9 worth of food.
Since the Holiday Train program began in 1999, more than $2.4 million and 1.2 million pounds of food have been
collected.
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