2024 Holiday Train Announced
The train draws crowds every year. (Photo: Le Soleil - Archives)
A sign that fall has really set in and winter is around the corner, the CPKC has announced the dates for the 2024 Holiday Train tour of Canada. It will visit the region on Sunday, November 24.
Translation Amanda Bennett
In keeping with tradition, the Holiday Train will first stop in Kahnawake after crossing the St. Lawrence River. Its arrival is scheduled for 5 p.m., near Old Malone Street in the Native community.
It will then continue on to the Sainte-Catherine station in Saint-Constant, where it will perform at 6 p.m.
Spectators are also expected at Delson station, where the train will make a stop at 6:55 p.m.
The illuminated convoy will then head for the Jacques-Barclay school in Saint-Mathieu at 7:50 pm.
The evening will conclude at 10, rue Sainte-Marie in Lacolle for a final performance at 9pm.
The James Barker Band and former La Voix contestant Clerel will perform from the train cars to warm up the crowds.
As it does every year, the rail company is inviting participants to bring non-perishable foodstuffs or make donations, which will be donated to local food banks.
Since its first run in 1999, the CPKC Holiday Train has raised a total of over $24.3 million and approximately 5.3 million pounds of food for community food banks in Canada and the United States, the company reports.