Calgary Alberta - The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train program is returning to the rails for a 16th year to raise money, food, and awareness for food banks and hunger issues across Canada and the United States.
 
Since its launch in 1999, the Holiday Train program has raised close to $9.5 million and 3.3 million pounds of food for North American food banks.
 
"The Holiday Train is all about the community coming together over the holiday season and helping each other out with donations to local charities," says E. Hunter Harrison, CEO CP.
 
"CP continues to be grateful that our train of lights and top musical talent are welcomed with open arms and that this has become a holiday tradition in our communities."
 
Leaving the Montreal area on 26 and 27 Nov 2014 respectively, our U.S. and Canadian trains will make the three week journey reaching over 150 communities.
 
The U.S. Holiday Train will travel across the U.S. Northeast and Midwest before its final show 17 Dec 2014 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, while the Canadian train will travel west and wrap up its journey 18 Dec 2014 in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.
 
A number of musicians will be joining the Holiday Train journey this year, including the pop rock band Odds and Jim Cuddy (of Blue Rodeo fame) on the Canadian tour and, up-and-comer country star Kira Isabella along with a cappella sensations Home Free in the U.S.
 
Communities are encouraged to check the schedule online to see which performers will make a stop in their town.
 
The full CP Holiday Train schedule is available here.

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