Media Advisory - 2011 CP Holiday Train

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -

Scheduled stops for:

Tuesday, December 13 Minnesota Loretto - 4:15 p.m., Hennepin County Road 19 Railroad Crossing/Chippewa Trail Buffalo - 5:45 p.m., 612 NE 3rd Ave., behind McDonald's on Highway 55 Annandale - 7:15 p.m., West side of Downtown Park over Oak Ave. railroad crossing Eden Valley - 9:00 p.m., Main Street railroad crossing, State Highway 22

Wednesday, December 14 Minnesota Alexandria - 12:45 p.m., Eighth Ave. East railroad crossing by Hubbard Feed Mill at 8th & Nokomis Detroit Lakes - 4:15 p.m., Holmes Street railroad crossing near the Holmes Community Centre, 826 Summit Thief River Falls - 8:00 p.m., CP Depot/City Hall, 2017 Highway 59 SE

About the Holiday Train: The Holiday Train is a freight train covered in hundreds of thousands of bright lights. At 140 stops across Canada and United States, Canadian Pacific provides a box car stage, a line up of great musical talent and a corporate contribution to the local food bank.Food banks provide collection bins for non-perishable food. Communities, in turn, donate food and funds, all of which stays in the community.The Holiday Train has raised over $5.6 million and 2.5 million pounds of food.

Full schedules and background information on the program and entertainers are available at: cpr.ca. As well, join the Holiday Train on Facebook or on Twitter at: @CPHolidaytrain

B-roll and backgrounders also available on CNW Video on Demand: http://cnw.pathfireondemand.com/viewpackage.action?packageid=498

SOURCE Canadian Pacific