The CPKC Holiday Train is seen travelling over a bridge in Banff at night on Dec. 15, 2924.
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December 18, 2024 - 6:00 AM
Photographers are capturing stunning images of a brightly lit holiday train as it chugs west across the country through cities and towns, illuminating the countryside.
Two Canadian Pacific Kansas City holiday trains left Montreal on Nov. 21, with one heading into parts of the U.S. and one travelling across Canada making stops along the way in an annual fundraiser for food banks.
Each stop has performances from professional singers and an appearance by Santa. This year's performers are Magic! and Sofia Camara.
While the events are free for families to attend, CPKC encourages people to make a monetary or heart-healthy food donation for local food banks.
Since 1999, the Holiday Train program has raised more than $24.3 million for community food banks.
The CPKC Holiday Train stopped in Banff on Dec. 15, 2024.
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The Canadian train made its first stops in B.C. in Golden and Revelstoke on Monday, Dec. 16 and will be making stops in several small towns before arriving in Kamloops at 5 p.m., Dec. 18 at the Sandman Centre on Lorne Street.
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The train will continue on to Savona, Ashcroft and Lytton before continuing to the Lower Mainland.
Go here to see the CPCK Holiday Train schedule.
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The CPKC Holiday Train rolls through snowy trees in Golden on Dec. 16, 2024.
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The CPKC Holiday Train rolls through Golden, BC in the early afternoon on Dec. 16, 2024.
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The CPKC Holiday Train stopped on a snowy evening in Revelstoke on Dec. 16.
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People gathered around a bonfire when the CPKC Holiday Train stopped in Revelstoke on Dec. 16.
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