Holiday Train to roll into Byron for food pantry     

The Holiday Train is set to stop in Byron, Ill., on Dec 3, at 11:45 a.m. for an awesome holiday performance.  This is a Saturday, so grab the kids, grandparents and make this a family holiday outing.

Monetary and healthy canned goods are all needed to help them continue their service to those in need in the area.

​The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will return to the rails this season on its first cross-continent tour in three years, following virtual concerts in the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021.

The train will again raise money, food and awareness for local food pantries in communities along the CP network.

“I’m grateful to the CP team members who adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic to deliver two exceptional virtual Holiday Train shows and to all those who continued to donate while we kept community members safe,” said Keith Creel, CP’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “The Holiday Train is all about families and communities coming together to celebrate the season and help those in need.

“We are excited to be back out on the rails and in our communities, taking these two beautiful trains across our network and sharing the joy that comes with gathering in the spirit of giving.”

Live music is essential to the CP Holiday Train experience. This year’s performers will include Alan Doyle, Tenille Townes, Mackenzie Porter and Lindsay Ell, to name a few.

Details about this year’s artists and which performers will play which shows are available at cpr.ca/holidaytrain.

Holiday Train shows are free to attend. CP asks attendees to bring a cash or non-perishable food donation if they’re able. Local food shelves will set up collection stations at each event, with all donations made staying with the local food pantry to help people in need in the community.

Because local food pantries buy food at a discount, cash donations can go further than food donations to help those in need, but either are appreciated.

Since the Holiday Train program launched in 1999, the CP raised more than $21 million and collected 5 million pounds of food for community food pantries across North America.

Come out to see the train, enjoy the show and help the local food bank, People Helping People fill their pantry.