Media Advisory: Canadian Pacific Holiday Train stopping in your town soon

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, Nov. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - 

Scheduled stops in New York

Nov. 27
Binghamton
East Binghamton Yard – 8:15 p.m. – East Binghamton Avenue

Nov. 28
Oneonta
Gas Avenue crossing – 1 p.m.

Cobleskill
Cobleskill Fire Department – 3:30 p.m. – 610 Main Street

Delanson
Main Street crossing – 5 p.m.

Schenectady
Schenectady Floor Covering – 6:30 p.m. – 1910 Maxon Road Extension

Saratoga Springs
Amtrak station – 8:30 p.m. – 28 Station Lane

Nov. 29
Fort Edward
Amtrak station – 12:30 p.m. – 70 East Street

Ticonderoga
Amtrak waiting area – 3 p.m. – Rte. 74

Port Henry
Amtrak station – 4:45 p.m. – 20 Park Place

Plattsburgh
Amtrak station – 7:15 p.m. – Bridge Street

Rouses Point
Amtrak station – 9 p.m. – 64 Pratt Street

Every event is free, but we ask attendees to bring a cash or non-perishable food donation for their local food shelf. Everything raised at each event stays there for local distribution.

Supporters can also join the Holiday Train onFacebook and follow the two trains on Twitter, and Instagram @CPHolidaytrain #CPHolidayTrain. For additional information, photos, a route map, and downloadable pictures of the two trains, visit: www.cpr.ca.

Note to editors:

• Schedule times reflect the arrival time of the train. Shows start roughly 15 minutes later unless listed otherwise.
• For additional information, photos, a route map, broadcast b-roll, and downloadable pictures of the two trains, visit www.cpr.ca.

About the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train
Canadian Pacific's annual Holiday Train program is a rolling fundraising event that travels across Canada and the United States raising money, food, and awareness for food banks and hunger issues, hosting free holiday concerts along the way. Since 1999 the program has raised close to C$9.5 million and 3.3 million pounds of food. Each Holiday Train is about 1,000 feet in length with 14 rail cars decorated with hundreds of thousands of technology-leading LED lights and a modified boxcar that has been turned into a traveling stage for performers.

About Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP)(NYSE:CP) is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States with direct links to eight major ports, including Vancouver and Montreal, providing North American customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets in every corner of the globe. CP is growing with its customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit cpr.ca to see the rail advantages of Canadian Pacific.

SOURCE: Canadian Pacific Holiday Train

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