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tallperson Nov 28th 2012 4:21 am

CP Holiday Train
 
Starts it's journey tonight from just down the road from me :)

Is it coming to a town near you?

http://www.cpr.ca/en/in-your-communi...s/default.aspx

Piff Poff Nov 28th 2012 1:37 pm

Re: CP Holiday Train
 
Yes

Greenhill Nov 28th 2012 1:50 pm

Re: CP Holiday Train
 
No

bats Nov 28th 2012 1:51 pm

Re: CP Holiday Train
 
yes

HSJones Nov 29th 2012 2:54 am

Re: CP Holiday Train
 
Yes, but why?

Do you travel on it? Go and look at it dressed up in tinsel? Stand and watch Santa wave from the window? Have dinner on it?

Or just not bother?!

Anyone been on it/to see it? Does it look different to a normal train?

bats Nov 29th 2012 2:56 am

Re: CP Holiday Train
 

Originally Posted by HSJones (Post 10407845)
Yes, but why?

Do you travel on it? Go and look at it dressed up in tinsel? Stand and watch Santa wave from the window? Have dinner on it?

Or just not bother?!

Anyone been on it/to see it? Does it look different to a normal train?

It's for the children.

iaink Nov 29th 2012 2:58 am

Re: CP Holiday Train
 

Originally Posted by HSJones (Post 10407845)
Yes, but why?

Do you travel on it? Go and look at it dressed up in tinsel? Stand and watch Santa wave from the window? Have dinner on it?

Or just not bother?!

Anyone been on it/to see it? Does it look different to a normal train?

The train stops,its decorated, they put on a show (music, usually pretty competent), people donate food items that end up at the local food bank.
http://www.edmontonsfoodbank.com/ass...idaytrain1.jpg

http://shuswapnews.com/wp-content/bl...rain-music.jpg



Its win win.

scrubbedexpat091 Nov 29th 2012 4:30 am

Re: CP Holiday Train
 
Doesn't stop near me, might be able to see it though since the CP lines run behind by house and to get to Oshawa has to pass through my town, but they are not stopping... :(

If I had the money, I would take Via to Oshawa to see it, I love the holiday train.

bats Nov 29th 2012 4:35 am

Re: CP Holiday Train
 

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 10408045)
Doesn't stop near me, might be able to see it though since the CP lines run behind by house and to get to Oshawa has to pass through my town, but they are not stopping... :(

If I had the money, I would take Via to Oshawa to see it, I love the holiday train.

You're in Cobourg right? Can you get to Brighton to see it?

iaink Nov 29th 2012 4:48 am

Re: CP Holiday Train
 

Originally Posted by bats (Post 10408056)
You're in Cobourg right? Can you get to Brighton to see it?

The text list is better then the "interactive" map


Friday, November 30, 2012

Belleville
South Church St. railway crossing, south of Dundas St East
1:30 pm
Trenton
RCAF Road/County Road 21, south side of railway crossing
2:45 pm
Brighton
East of railway crossing at Mile 112.29, Prince Edward St
4:00 pm
Bowmanville
Scugog St crossing at Mile 154.22 Belleville Sub
6:00 pm
Oshawa
680 Laval Drive, Oshawa, behind the Walmart store off Stevenson Road South
7:30 pm

ann m Nov 29th 2012 3:25 pm

Re: CP Holiday Train
 
Yep - Cochrane at 3pm on Thursday 13th December (fat lot of good that time is to most people! :( )

Canmore at 6pm

Banff at 7.30pm

HSJones Nov 30th 2012 4:15 am

Re: CP Holiday Train
 

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 10407857)
The train stops,its decorated, they put on a show (music, usually pretty competent), people donate food items that end up at the local food bank.
http://www.edmontonsfoodbank.com/ass...idaytrain1.jpg

http://shuswapnews.com/wp-content/bl...rain-music.jpg



Its win win.

So pretty and so festive! Might be worth a visit armed with food items!

TheThornes Dec 3rd 2012 6:33 am

Re: CP Holiday Train
 
Yes, comes through our town but at 3pm which is pants! :frown: Firstly it will still be daylight and, secondly, I don't finish work until 4pm. Planning to make the drive to see it a few hours later at Canmore in the dark! :D


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