Kansas City Missouri USA - Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) representatives today joined the Kansas City Current soccer team to celebrate the opening of CPKC Stadium, the first stadium in the world built specifically for a women’s professional sports team.
 
"Congratulations to the entire Kansas City Current organization and the people of Kansas City on this history making achievement. CPKC has been a long-time champion of women's professional sports and investing in our communities. Today, we proudly build on that legacy with this barrier-breaking stadium opening. We look forward to supporting the team as they reach new levels of success here in Kansas City," said CPKC President and CEO Keith Creel.
 
Today, prior to CPKC Stadium opening to the public for the first regular season Kansas City Current home game, CPKC presented the team with a new specially designed mini-train, modelled after CPKC's popular Little General mini-train.
 

The CPKC mini-train - Date? Photographer?

CPKC's mini-trains visit communities across the company's network to help raise awareness of rail safety, reminding people of all ages about the importance of safe behaviour around trains and tracks.
 
CPKC and the Kansas City Current announced their historic naming rights agreement on 19 Oct 2023.
 
In addition to naming rights for the stadium itself, the outdoor space at the entrance to the stadium, a family-friendly area where fans and spectators can gather before stadium events and home to the team store, is called CPKC Plaza.
 
"As we continue our mission to be the best women's football club in the world, we know opening day at CPKC Stadium is monumental. It takes powerful partnerships to accomplish that goal, so we want to thank CPKC for their dedication to women's sports and to our club, and we look forward to embarking upon this incredible journey of the inaugural season in our new home," said Kansas City Current co-owners Angie and Chris Long.
 
With every goal scored by the Kansas City Current this season, both at home and away, CPKC will make a donation to the Adelaide C. Ward Women's Heart Health Center at the University of Kansas Health System.
 
Through its Goals for Heart initiative, CPKC Has Heart will provide funding to help women access testing that helps identify their risk of developing coronary artery disease.
 
CPKC Stadium adds to the company's commitment to women's sports.
 
CPKC has been the title sponsor of the annual CPKC Women's Open, the lone stop in Canada of the LPGA tour, since 2014.
 
The tournament features the game's biggest stars and has raised more than $19 million in support of children's heart health.
 
CPKC, which has its U.S. corporate headquarters in Kansas City, was formed with the combination of two historic railways, Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern.
 
On 14 Apr 2023 the combination created the first truly North American rail network connecting Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.
 
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