Canadian Pacific Holiday Train to make stops in northern New York this weekend
An annual holiday tradition is about to roll into northern New York once more.
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will make stops in New York this weekend, with six shows scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 27, and Monday, Nov. 28.
Organizers for each event are asking attendees to bring either a cash donation or a nonperishable food item with them to benefit a local food bank in their community.
Each show will have a live half-hour performance from artists Lindsay Ell and Jojo Mason on the train's holiday stage.
The dates for this year's holiday train stops are as follows:
- Mechanicville - Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. at 300 Park Avenue, to benefit Mechanicville Area Community Services Center
- Saratoga Springs - Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Amtrak station, to benefit the Franklin Community Center
- Fort Edward - Nov. 28 at 1:15 p.m. at the Amtrak station, to benefit the Fort Edward Food Pantry
- Port Henry - Nov. 28 at 4:45 p.m. at the Amtrak station, to benefit the Catholic Community of Moriah food pantry
- Plattsburgh - Nov. 28 at 7:15 p.m. at the Amtrak station, to benefit the Joint Council for Economic Opportunity
- Rouses Point - Nov. 28 at 9 p.m. at the Pratt Street crossing, to benefit St. Patrick’s Church Food shelf
The CP Holiday Train has raised more than $21 million and donated more than 5 million pounds of food since its inception in 1999, according to organizers.
The train did not run in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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