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2025 Holiday Train Tour: 196 Stops, Free Concerts, Food Donations

10/11/2025

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The 2025 CPKC Holiday Train will begin on November 19 in Montreal and end on December 21 in Gleichen, Alberta.
This year's tour features 196 stops across Canada and the U.S., with 13 new communities, including locations in Louisiana, Texas, and Maine.
Performers include Barenaked Ladies, Smash Mouth, and Lanco, with each event free and encouraging donations for local food banks.
A new light display will honor the retired Kansas City Southern Holiday Express train.
Since 1999, the initiative has raised over $26 million and collected 5.4 million pounds of food.

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Story summary

The 2025 CPKC Holiday Train will begin on November 19 in Montreal and end on December 21 in Gleichen, Alberta.
This year's tour features 196 stops across Canada and the U.S., with 13 new communities, including locations in Louisiana, Texas, and Maine.
Performers include Barenaked Ladies, Smash Mouth, and Lanco, with each event free and encouraging donations for local food banks.
A new light display will honor the retired Kansas City Southern Holiday Express train.
Since 1999, the initiative has raised over $26 million and collected 5.4 million pounds of food.