The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train is already en route to Hastings!
Residents can expect the train to stop in town this Friday, Dec. 12 around 8:45 p.m. As usual, the free event is a …
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The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train is already en route to Hastings!
Residents can expect the train to stop in town this Friday, Dec. 12 around 8:45 p.m. As usual, the free event is a fundraiser for Hastings Family Service meant to bring awareness to food insecurity across North America. Attendees are asked to bring a donation of a non-perishable food item.
This year American Authors and Pynk Beard will be performing Christmas classics and their own music from the train in Hasting.
For the 26th year Holiday trains have been crossing North American. Trains left from Wylie, Texas and Portage La Prairie, Manitoba on Dec. 5 and have been working their way north and west respectively.
Hastings is the last stop of the day for the train, which will travel through Cottage Grove and Union Depot in St. Paul Dec. 13 before leaving the Twin Cities Dec. 14 and leaving Minnesota Dec. 17.
The train’s route is paired with local food banks in order to bring awareness to the continued issue of food insecurity as well as solicit donations from attendees.
“Every year, our railroaders take great pride in bringing the Holiday Train across our network, this year reaching even more communities for the first time. We are thrilled to send this beautiful train filled with lights and music to spread the joy of the season and proud to support the giving spirit of the holidays assisting people experiencing food insecurity. It's incredible to see communities come together every year to celebrate the holidays while supporting local food banks.” Said Keith Creel, CPKC President and Chief Executive Officer.
The holiday train began in 1999 and since then is estimated to have raised more than $26 million and about 5.4 million pounds of food across Canada and the United States, according to CPKS’s website.
Friday is expected to be a high of only 15 degrees with winds from 10-20 mph so attendees of the event are encouraged to dress warmly.
For a second year now, attendees are welcomed to Branchline Church for campfires, smores and a place to keep warm from 7:30-8:30 before the train is set to arrive at 8:45 p.m.
