CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Kansas City has announced the schedule and lineup for the 25th annual Holiday Train begun by Canadian Pacific, which this year will expand its route to visit a number of communities on the former Kansas City Southern. Meanwhile, the Holiday Express train formerly operated by KCS will also visit 20 locations in Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas.
“The Holiday Train program is close to the hearts of our CPKC family. Our railroaders take great joy in joining communities across our network as they come together in the giving spirit of the holidays,” CPKC CEO Keith Creel said in a press release. “We are proud to support local food banks as we fight food insecurity by collecting food and raising money and awareness. I am grateful to all the railroaders and community members who have supported the Holiday Train over the past quarter century and made it such a success.”
The Holiday Train tour will include 191 live music performances in six provinces and 14 states between Nov. 20 and Dec. 19. Artists scheduled to participate are Anyway Gang, Breland, Kiesza, MacKenzie Porter, Seaforth, Tyler Shaw, Dallas Smith, Tenille Townes, Trudy, and Virginia to Vegas. Information on the artists, along with a video overview of the Holiday Train is available here. The U.S. schedule is available here and the Canadian schedule is here.
“I could not be more excited to be getting back on board the Holiday Train again. I feel like I witnessed the best parts of the human spirit on the ride last year, with everybody bundled in the cold bringing donations for their local food bank,” said Townes, a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. “I can’t wait to play and see communities along the way coming together again this year!”
The Holiday Express will operate between Nov. 25 and Dec. 14, continuing its longstanding mission of raising funds for The Salvation Army. In 22 years of operation by KCS, the train has raised more than $3.1 million. Its schedule is available here.
