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

CALGARY, Dec. 5, 2014 /CNW/ -

Scheduled stops in Minnesota

Dec. 6
La Crescent
Commodore Food and Spirit parking lot – 8 p.m. – 215 South Chestnut Street

Dec. 9
Winona
Amtrak station – 4 p.m. – 65 East Mark Street

Wabasha
Gambie Avenue railroad crossing – 6 p.m.

Hastings
CP depot – 8:30 p.m. – 500 East 2^nd Street

Dec. 10
Cottage Grove
In front of Youth Service Bureau – 5:45 p.m.

Northeast Minneapolis
CP Shoreham Yard – 8:30 p.m. – 2800 Central Avenue NE

Dec. 12
St. Paul
Union Depot St. Paul – 214 East 4^th Street – 6 p.m.

Dec. 13
Loretto
Hennepin County Road 19 crossing – 4:15 p.m.

Buffalo
612 NE 3^rd Avenue – 5:45 p.m.

Annandale
Oak Avenue railroad crossing – 7:15 p.m.

Eden Valley
Willow Park Lions shelter – 8:45 p.m. – 230 South Main Street

Dec. 14
Glenwood
20 15^th Street NE – 10 a.m.

Alexandria
8^th Avenue East railroad crossing – 11:45 a.m.

Henning
Railway Avenue and Industrial Street – 1 p.m.

Detroit Lakes
Holmes Street railroad crossing – 3:30 p.m. – 826 Summit

Plummer
Central Avenue railroad crossing – 6:15 p.m.

Thief River Falls
City Hall – 7:45 p.m. – 2017 Highway 59 SE

Dec. 15
Elbow Lake
Main Street railroad crossing – 4:30 p.m.

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 on Facebook 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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