Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at Plattsburg, New York, USA - Date unknown Gary Knapp.

4 October 2011

2011 CP Holiday Train Making a Difference One Stop at a Time

Calgary Alberta - 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, 25 Nov 2011 while the Canadian train will begin its cross-country trek on Sunday, 27 Nov 2011.
 
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).
 
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