Canadian Pacific Railway Announces Lineup, Schedule for U.S. Holiday Train Shows

Canadian Pacific Railway Announces Lineup, Schedule for U.S. Holiday Train Shows

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Eds: For schedule, see bottom of news release or visit the General Public section at http://www.cpr.ca/ or call our Community Connect line at 1-800-766-7912.

The musicians have been chosen, the whistle stops selected and the lights soon will be hung on the boxcars with care for Canadian Pacific Railway's U.S. Holiday Train and its goodwill journey for food shelves across the U.S. Northeast, southern Ontario and Upper Midwest.

This year's U.S. Holiday Train musicians will be Milwaukee folk-rocker Willy Porter, Nashville bluegrass/country singer-songwriter and former New Grass Revival guitarist Pat Flynn and Canadian Country Music Association Hall of Famer Tracey Brown. Visit the Holiday Train page at http://www.cpr.ca/ for their bios and photos or go to their Websites at http://www.willyporter.com/, http://www.patflynnmusic.com/ and http://www.riproar.ca/ .

Beginning Dec. 1 at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Penn., the U.S. train will visit 40 communities in New York, southern Ontario, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota before ending Dec. 17 in Weyburn, Sask. Major waypoints include Binghamton and Plattsburgh, N.Y.; Windsor, Ont.; Gurnee, Ill., just north of Chicago; the greater Milwaukee area; Minneapolis-St. Paul and Minot, N.D. (See schedule below, visit General Public section at http://www.cpr.ca/ or call 1-800-766-7912.)

A second Holiday Train will stay entirely in Canada, leaving Beaconsfield near Montreal on Dec. 1 and ending in Port Moody outside of Vancouver, B.C., on Dec. 19, making 60 stops. This train's artists will be Wide Mouth Mason and Lisa Brokop.

The program has raised $2.4 million (Cdn) and collected 1.2 million pounds of food since the first Holiday Train ran in 1999.

Thousands of people gather trackside at depots, railroad crossings and other unusual venues along CPR's route to enjoy the arrival of the brightly decorated trains lighting up the winter nights. The musicians, who ride in private vintage cars at the end of the 12-car train, hop out and climb aboard a boxcar in the middle of the train that opens to reveal a stage where they perform live holiday concerts and invite crowds to sing along. Crowds donate money and nonperishable food, and the railroad presents a check at each stop. Food banks say the cash donations are especially appreciated because every dollar can distribute $9 worth of food.

About Canadian Pacific Railway

Canadian Pacific Railway is a transcontinental carrier operating in Canada and the U.S. Its 13,500-mile rail network serves the principal centers of Canada, from Montreal to Vancouver, and the U.S. Northeast and Midwest regions. CPR feeds directly into America's heartland from the East and West coasts. Alliances with other carriers extend its market reach throughout the U.S. and into Mexico. Canadian Pacific Logistics Solutions provides logistics and supply chain expertise worldwide. Canadian Pacific Railway is marking its 125th anniversary in 2006. For more information, visit CPR's website at http://www.cpr.ca/ .

Publishable Editor's Note: For the schedules, the musicians' bios and photos, a route map and downloadable pictures of the train, visit http://www.cpr.ca/ and click on the General Public section for the Holiday Train page or call 1-800-766-7912. Schedule also follows at the bottom of this news release.

A CD of the Holiday Train music will be available at http://www.cprstore.com/ .

Editors' note: You have permission to download and reprint the high- resolution photos of the Holiday Train, the musicians and a PDF file of the route map on our Website. See the Holiday Train page under the General Public section at http://www.cpr.ca/ .

TIMES ARE TENTATIVE. Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before train arrives.

Northeast Holiday Train 2006 Schedule

Friday, December 1
Scranton, Penn. - 5:30-6 p.m. - Steamtown National Historic Site,
Lackawanna Ave.
Binghamton, N.Y. - 8:45-9:15 p.m. - East Binghamton Rail Yard, Conklin
Ave.

Saturday, December 2
Oneota, N.Y. - 4:15-4:45 p.m. - Gas Avenue railroad crossing.
Cobleskill, N.Y. - 7:15-7:45 p.m. - Cobleskill Fire Department, 610 Main
Street.
Delanson, N.Y. - 9-9:30 p.m. - Main Street railroad crossing.

Sunday, December 3
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. - 12:45-1:15 p.m. - Amtrak Station.
Fort Edward, N.Y. - 2:30-3 p.m. - Amtrak Station.
Whitehall, N.Y. - 4-4:30 p.m. - Amtrak station.
Ticonderoga, N.Y. - 5:45-6:15 p.m. - Pell's Crossing - Amtrak waiting
area Route 74 (Fort Ti Road).
Port Henry, N.Y. - 7:15-7:45 p.m. - Amtrak Station, West side stop.
Plattsburgh, N.Y. - 10-10:30 p.m. - Amtrak Station.
Rouses Point, N.Y. - 11:30-midnight - Rouses Point Station.

Southern Ontario Holiday Train 2006 Schedule

TIMES ARE TENTATIVE. Plan to arrive 15 minutes before train arrives.

Monday, December 4
Hamilton, Ont. - 8-8:30 p.m. - Western approach to Kinnear Yard opposite
Gage Park.
Tuesday, December 5
Cambridge, Ont. - 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Former Galt station, 10 Malcolm St.
Woodstock, Ont. - 7:45-8:45 p.m. - CPR main line, 199 Winnett St.
London, Ont. - 9:30-10:15 p.m. - CPR yard on Central Avenue at Elizabeth
St.

Wednesday, December 6
Windsor, Ont. - 7-7:30 p.m.- CPR rail yard at Erie St.W & Janette St.

TIMES ARE TENTATIVE. Plan to arrive 15 minutes before train arrives.

Midwest Holiday Train 2006 Schedule

Saturday, December 9
Gurnee, Ill. - 5-6 p.m. - North side of Grand Avenue underpass, east
side of Depot Road across from Viking Middle School park, 4460 Old
Grand Ave. Benefits Northern Illinois Food Bank.
Sturtevant, Wis. - 6:45-7:45 p.m. - Amtrak depot, 9900 E. Exploration
Ct. Benefits Racine County Food Bank.
Pewaukee, Wis. - 9-10 p.m. - Village Park, 325 Capitol Dr. Benefits Food
Pantry of Waukesha County.

Sunday, December 10
Portage, Wis. - 4:15-5:15 p.m. - Amtrak depot, 400 W. Oneida St.
Benefits St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry.
Wisconsin Dells, Wis. - 6:15-7:15 p.m. - Amtrak depot, 100 La Crosse St.
Benefits Central Wisconsin Community Action Council.
Mauston, Wis. - 7:45-8:45 p.m. - Industrial Park, West State Street.
Benefits Mauston Community Sharing Pantry.
Oakdale, Wis. - 9:30-10:30 p.m. - County Road N railroad crossing in the
center of town. Benefits Neighbor for Neighbor Inc.

Monday, December 11
La Crosse, Wis. - 3-4 p.m. - Amtrak depot, 601 Saint Andrew St. Benefits
WAFER.
Winona, Minn. - 5-6 p.m. - Amtrak depot, 65 E. Mark St. Benefits Winona
Volunteer Services.
Wabasha, Minn. - 7-8 p.m. - Gambia Avenue railroad crossing near
Bruegger Park. Benefits Wabasha-Kellogg Food Shelf.
Lake City, Minn. - 8:45-9:45 p.m. - Hearth Technologies, 800 W.
Jefferson St. Benefits Lake City Food Shelf.

Tuesday, December 12
Hastings, Minn. - 4-5 p.m. - CPR depot, 500 E. Second St. Benefits
Hastings Family Service.
Cottage Grove, Minn. - 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Belden Street railroad crossing
behind new Holiday station on Hadley Avenue South (under the Sieben
bridge on Highway 61). Benefits Friends in Need Food Shelf.
St. Paul, Minn. - 7-8 p.m. - Upper level of Central Parking System ramp
at Broadway & Kellogg under the Lafayette freeway bridge and east of
old post office. Benefits Second Harvest Heartland.
Minneapolis - 9-10 p.m. - Canadian Pacific Railway's Shoreham Yard, 2800
Central Ave. NE. Benefits Eastside Neighborhood Services.

Wednesday, December 13
Loretto, Minn. - 4:15-5:15 p.m. - Hennepin County Road 19 railroad
crossing/Chippewa Trail. Benefits Hanover Area Food Shelf.
Buffalo, Minn. - 5:45-6:45 p.m. - 612 NE Third Ave., behind McDonald's
on Highway 55. Benefits Buffalo Food Shelf.
Annandale, Minn. - 7:30-8:30 p.m. - West side of downtown park over Oak
Avenue railroad crossing. Benefits Annandale Community Food Shelf.
Eden Valley, Minn. - 9:15-10:15 p.m. - Main Street railroad crossing
(state Highway 22). Benefits Food Shelf.

Thursday, December 14
Alexandria, Minn. - 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. - Eighth Avenue East railroad
crossing by Hubbard Feed Mill at 8th & Nokomis. Benefits Outreach
Food Shelf.
Detroit Lakes, Minn. - 4:30-5:30 p.m. - Holmes Street railroad crossing
near Detroit Lakes Community and Cultural Center, 826 Summit.
Benefits Becker County Food Pantry.
Thief River Falls, Minn. - 8-9 p.m. - Depot/City Hall, 2017 Highway 59
SE. Benefits Thief River Falls Area Food Shelf.

Friday, December 15
Elbow Lake, Minn. - 4:30-5:30 p.m. - Main Street railroad crossing.
Benefits Grant County Emergency Food Shelf.
Hankinson, N.D. - 6:45-7:45 p.m. - Former depot site, 410 First St. SE.
Benefits Richland-Wilkin Emergency Food Pantry.
Enderlin, N.D.- 9:30-10:30 p.m. - CPR depot, 101 Harvest Lane. Benefits
Ransom County Food Pantry.

Saturday, December 16
Harvey, N.D. - 4:15-5:15 p.m. - CPR Depot, 600 Lincoln Ave. Benefits
Central Dakota Ministerial Alliance.
Minot, N.D. - 7:15-8:15 p.m. - Main Street railroad crossing. Benefits
Minot Area Homeless Coalition.
Carpio, N.D. - 9:10-10:15 p.m. - Main Street railroad crossing. Benefits
Burlington Community Food Pantry.

Sunday, December 17
North Portal, Sask. - 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. - Town center.
Estevan, Sask. - 5-6 p.m. - East of CPR station at vacant lot off
Seventh Street.
Weyburn, Sask. - 7:30-8:30 p.m. - 512 Railway St.

Times are tentative. For changes, please check the Holiday Train schedule at http://www.cpr.ca/ under the General Public section or call 1-800-766-7912.

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Source: Canadian Pacific Railway

CONTACT: For U.S. Midwest questions, Laura Baenen, +1-612-851-5659
office, +1-612-799-0831 cell, Laura_baenen@cpr.ca , for U.S. Northeast
questions, Michel Spenard, +1-514-395-7265 office, +1-514-835-1774 cell,
Michel_spenard@cpr.ca , or for Canadian train questions, Ed Greenberg,
+1-403-319-3686 office, +1-403-540-8106 cell, Ed_Greenberg@cpr.ca , all of
Canadian Pacific Railway

Web site: http://www.willyporter.com/
http://www.patflynnmusic.com/
http://www.riproar.ca/
http://www.cprstore.com/
http://www.cpr.ca/

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