Continuing their tradition of operating Holiday Trains which visit communities throughout the CP railway system, the CP speaks to the Holiday Train at their website as follows:

Making a difference, one stop at a time

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train hits the rails again in November, visiting over 140 communities across our network.

Since the program’s inception back in 1999, more than $5.6 million and over 2.45 million pounds of food has been collected in Canada and the United States.

The goal of the Holiday Train is to collect food and money for local food banks and to raise awareness in the fight against hunger. At each event, the Holiday Train provides a box car stage, a line up of great musical talents and a corporate contribution to the local food bank. The community, in turn, is encouraged to donate food and funds, all of which stays in the community.

Click on CP’s 2 1/2 minute video below to enjoy an animated explanation of this wonderful annual event.

Here are the dates and times for the train’s visits in the Toronto area:

Monday, November 28

• Bowmanville – 5:45 p.m., Scugog Road railway crossing
• Oshawa – 7:15 p.m., 680 Laval Drive, Oshawa, behind the Walmart store off Stevenson Road South

Tuesday, November 29

• Toronto – 6:15 p.m., 750 Runnymede Rd, in front of CP Lambton yard office, parking only in Walmart lot
• Hamilton – 7:45 p.m. (U.S. Train show), area of Kinnear Yard, opposite Gage Park
• Vaughan – 8:45 p.m., North of railway level road crossing at Nashville Road, near the old grain mill

Note that there are two trains. The Canadian train will visit all of the above places except for Hamilton which will be visited by the U.S. Train.

For more information on the other stops, schedule changes and more pictures, visit the CP website by clicking here.

Click on each image below for a closer look!

Posting by Russ Milland

http://www.trha.ca