CP Holiday Train returns to the rails in support of community food banks after two-year hiatus

​The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will return to the rails this season on its first cross-continent tour in three years, following virtual concerts in the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. The train will again raise money, food and awareness for local food banks in communities along the CP network.

“I’m grateful to the CP team members who adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic to deliver two exceptional virtual Holiday Train shows and to all those who continued to donate while we kept community members safe,” said Keith Creel, CP’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “The Holiday Train is all about families and communities coming together to celebrate the season and help those in need. We are excited to be back out on the rails and in our communities, taking these two beautiful trains across our network and sharing the joy that comes with gathering in the spirit of giving.”

For the first time, the Holiday Train will host shows on November 24th in Lac-Megantic, Sherbrooke and Farnham, Que.; the first Canadian stops of 2022. On November 26th, the train will stop in Kahnawake, Saint Constant, Delson, St. Mathieu and Lacolle. November 27th the Holiday Train will be stopping in Montreal West and Beaconsfield. A full schedule is available at cpr.ca/holidaytrain.

Live music is essential to the CP Holiday Train experience. In total, the tour will feature 168 live shows. This year’s performers will include Alan Doyle, Tenille Townes, Mackenzie Porter and Lindsay Ell, to name a few.

Holiday Train shows are free to attend. CP asks attendees to bring a cash or non-perishable food donation if they’re able. Local food shelves will set up collection stations at each event, with all donations made staying with the local food bank to help people in need in the community. Because local food shelves buy food at a discount, cash donations can go further than food donations to help those in need.

Since the Holiday Train program launched in 1999, it’s raised more than $21 million and collected 5 million pounds of food for community food banks across North America.

www.cpr.ca/holidaytrain