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Anonymous
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CP Holiday Train
Posted by
Anonymous
on Monday, December 1, 2003 1:33 PM
The CP holiday Train is perhaps one of the most decorative trains in North America during the Xmas season. Below is a schedule Dispatcher42 produced and I have copied and pasted it here. If anyone has the American schedule that would be great (there are two trains):
Subject: CP HOLIDAY TRAIN 2003 CANADIAN SCHEDULE
Sent: 11/25/20 5:53 PM
Received: 11/24 8:31 AM
*NOTE: Southern Ontario has a separate schedule available too....
Canadian schedule
All times are approximate. Please check the arrival time prior to
attending the event.
Saturday, Dec.6
St. Therese and Park Avenue, Quebec, show starts 5:00 p.m., ends 5:30
p.m. Location: 113 Rue Turgeon
Smiths Falls, Ont. Arrives 9:00 p.m., show starts 9:15 p.m., ends 9:45
p.m. Location: Train Station, 63 Victoria Street
Sunday, Dec. 7
Belleville, Ont. Arrives 4:45 p.m., show starts 5:00 p.m., ends 5:30
p.m. Location: Between St. George Street and Moira River Bridge
Port Hope, Ont. Arrives 6:45 p.m., show starts 7:00 p.m., ends 7:30
p.m. Location: Former CPR Station site - Hope and Peter Street
Whitby, Ont. Arrives 8:45 p.m., show starts 9:00 p.m., ends 9:30 p.m.
Location: Champlain Centre parking lot
Monday, Dec. 8
Alliston, Ont. Arrives 2:15 p.m., show starts 2:30 p.m., ends 3 p.m.
Location: Dufferin Street South, across from Oetiker Plant 1 parking lot
Mactier, Ont. Arrives 4:45 p.m., show starts 5:00 p.m., ends 5:30 p.m.
Location: Old CPR Train Station
Parry Sound, Ont. Arrives 6:30 p.m., show starts 6:40 p.m., ends 7:10
p.m. Location: Museum Station, 1 Avenue Road
Shawanaga, Ont. Arrives 7:30 p.m., show starts 7:45 p.m., ends 8 p.m.
Location: location to be determined
Tuesday, Dec. 9
Sudbury, Ont. Show starts 6:00 p.m., ends 6:30 p.m. Location: 233 Elgin
Street, CPR Station
Cartier, Ont. Arrives 7:40 p.m., show starts 7:50 p.m., ends 8:20 p.m.
Location: 3 Spence Street, CPR Station
Wednesday, Dec. 10
Chapleau, Ont. Arrives 4:45 p.m., show starts 5:00 p.m., ends 5:30 p.m.
Location: 50 Dufferin Street, CPR Station
White River, Ont. Arrives 9:15 p.m., show starts 9:30 p.m., ends 10 p.m.
Location: 102 Winnipeg Street, CPR Station
Thursday, Dec. 11
Mobert, Ont. Arrives 10:00 a.m., show starts 10:10 a.m., ends 10:30 a.m.
Location: Across from Band Office
Heron Bay, Ont. Arrives 11:45 a.m., show starts 11:50 a.m., ends 12:10
p.m. Location: Old CPR Station - Beside ESSO building
Marathon, Ont. Arrives 12:40 p.m., show starts 12:45 p.m., ends 1:05
p.m. Location: Beside Curling Club parking lot, Stevens Ave.
Schreiber, Ont. Arrives 2:50 p.m., show starts 3:00 p.m., ends 3:30 p.m.
Location: CPR Station, 2 Brunswick Street
Nipigon, Ont. Arrives 5:35 p.m., show starts 5:45 p.m., ends 6:05 p.m.
Location: Across from Nipigon Inn, 60 Front Street
Thunder Bay, Ont. Arrives 8:15 p.m., show starts 8:30 p.m., ends 9 p.m.
Location: CPR Depot, 440 Syndicate Avenue
Friday, Dec. 12
Ignace, Ont. Arrives 10:10 a.m., show starts 10:20 a.m., ends 10:40 a.m.
Location: CPR Station, Main Line
Dryden, Ont. Arrives 1:10 p.m., show starts 1:20 p.m., ends 1:50 p.m.
Location: CPR entrance, corner of Queen St. and Earl Ave., stage facing
south
Kenora, Ont. Arrives 4 p.m., show starts 4:15 p.m., ends 4:45 p.m.
Location: CPR South Main Track - 400 McClellan Ave
Whitemouth, Ont. Arrives 7 p.m., show starts 7:10 p.m., ends 7:30 p.m.
Location: to be determined
Winnipeg, Man. Arrives 8:45 p.m., show starts 9:05 p.m., ends 9:35 p.m.
Location: Molson Street between Panet Road and Munroe Street
Saturday, Dec. 13
Portage La Prairie, Man. Arrives 5:15 p.m., show starts 5:30 p.m., ends
6 p.m. Location: Opposite Centennial Arena, 390 1 Street
Brandon, Man. Arrives 8:15 p.m., show starts 8:30 p.m., ends 9 p.m.
Location: Across from CPR Station, 1000 Assiniboine Ave
Sunday, Dec. 14
Broadview, Sask. Arrives 12:45 p.m., show starts 1:00 p.m., ends 1:30
p.m. Location: CPR Train Station, 1 Railway Ave
Indian Head, Sask. Arrives 2:50 p.m., show starts 3:00 p.m., ends 3:30
p.m. Location: Across from Shell Service Station, North side of the
tracks
Regina, Sask. Arrives 4:45 p.m., show starts 5:00 p.m., ends 5:30 p.m.
Location: Stadium Parking Lot, Taylor Field
Moose Jaw, Sask. Arrives 6:30 p.m., show starts 6:45 p.m., ends 7:15
p.m. Location: 3 Manitoba Street W, West of CPR Station
Monday, Dec. 15
Swift Current, Sask. Arrives 11:45 a.m., show starts 12:00 noon, ends
12:30 p.m. Location: 3 Street and North Railway, East of CPR Station
Medicine Hat, Alta. Arrives 4:45 p.m., show starts 5:00 p.m., ends 5:30
p.m. Location: Queen and North Railway Street, East of CPR Station
Brooks, Alta. Arrives 7:15 p.m., show starts 7:30 p.m., ends 8 p.m.
Location: 300 Block Center Street
Gleichen, Alta. Arrives 9:05 p.m., show starts 9:15 p.m., ends 9:35
p.m. Location: High School Auditorium **Special Event
Wednesday, Dec. 17
Calgary, Alta. Arrives 5:30 p.m., show starts 5:45 p.m., ends 6:15 p.m.
Location: Sunnyside Greenhouse parking lot, 3439 69th Street NW
Cochrane, Alta. Arrives 7:00 p.m., show starts 7:10 p.m., ends 7:30
p.m. Location: Between River Street and 5th Street, behind the
Provincial building
Canmore, Alta. Arrives 8:40 p.m., show starts 8:50 p.m., ends 9:10 p.m.
Location: West of Railway Ave, behind the courthouse
Banff, Alta. Arrives 10:00 p.m., show starts 10:15 p.m., ends 10:45
p.m. Location: CPR Station Elk and Lynx Street
Thursday, Dec. 18
Golden, B.C. Show starts 5:30 p.m., ends 6 p.m. Location: Across from
7-11 Store, 10th Ave
Revelstoke, B.C. Arrives 9:00 p.m., show starts 9:15 p.m., ends 9:45
p.m. Location: Maintenance Building, Victoria Road and 1st Street
Friday, Dec. 19
Sicamous, B.C. Arrives 4:00 p.m., show starts 4:10 p.m., ends 4:30 p.m.
Location: Silver Sands Road, east of draw bridge
Salmon Arm, B.C. Arrives 5:25 p.m., show starts 6:35 p.m., ends 6:55
p.m. Location: CPR Station, 51 Lake Shore Drive
Chase, B.C. Arrives 7:45 p.m., show starts 8:00 p.m., ends 8:20 p.m.
Location: North side of Shushwap Ave, across from RCMP detachment
Kamloops, B.C. Arrives 9:15 p.m., show starts 9:30 p.m., ends 10 p.m.
Location: CPR Station, 95 - 3rd Ave
Saturday, Dec. 20
Ashcroft, B.C. Arrives 10:30 a.m., show starts 10:45 a.m., ends 11:05
a.m. Location: TMS Building, Railway Ave
Lytton, B.C. Arrives 1:10 p.m., show starts 1:20 p.m., ends 1:40 p.m.
Location: TMS Building, Station Road
North Bend, B.C. Arrives 3:00 p.m., show starts 3:10 p.m., ends 3:30
p.m. Location: East of TMS building, across from Bunk house
Aggasiz, B.C. Arrives 5:20 p.m., show starts 5:30 p.m., ends 5:50 p.m.
Location: East of Main Road crossing, across from the park
Haney, B.C. Arrives 7:20 p.m., show starts 7:30 p.m., ends 7:50 p.m
Location: Across from Billy Miner Pub
Port Moody, B.C. Arrives 8:45 p.m., show starts 9:00 p.m., ends 9:30
p.m. Location: Port Moody Station, 65 Williams Street
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Anonymous
Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts
Posted by
Anonymous
on Monday, December 1, 2003 1:40 PM
Try the CP site:
http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/General+Public/Holiday+Train/default.htm
Andrew
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dknelson
Member since
March 2002
From: Milwaukee WI (Fox Point)
11,439 posts
Posted by
dknelson
on Friday, December 5, 2003 8:22 AM
If you have a chance to see this train by all means do so
It makes for a very dramatic train, all lit up at night.
Dave Nelson
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Anonymous
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on Friday, December 5, 2003 1:00 PM
http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/General+Public/Holiday+Train/default.htm#text
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