Christmas Train

[Anonymous]

Every year at Christmas time, Canadian Pacific sends a container train decked with Christmas lights. Then they travel across Canada collecting food items for local food banks. I was wondering if there is anyother rail lines that do this.

[fuzzybroken]

I think Progressive Rail does this in Minnesota, and possibly their Wisconsin Northern as well. It's kind of a shortliney thing to do, but CP really puts a lot of work and class into theirs.

As a bonus this year, my brother got to be the engineer for the second leg of the train in Wisconsin! [:D]

[TrainFreak409]

I've only see the Christmas Train in pictures, but it is quite an impressive sight. I wish CSX or NS would do such a thing; they are the two roads local to me. But I highly doubt that either of the two would put together a Christmas train any time soon...But hey, we always have models that can solve that.[;)]

[eolafan]

Suggest you go to www.railpictures.net and look at photo numbers 128629 and 128630 for more Christmas trains.

[Anonymous]

From what I've heard told, the ACWR in North Carolina use to run an employee-only Christmas passenger train... unfortunately not to be repeated this year [:(].

[Anonymous]

Also, just an FYI unfamiliar with the CPR Holiday Train:

http://www.CPR.ca/cms/English/General+Public/Holiday+Train/

[AztecEagle]

This May Technically Be Off The Subject,But as Long as Wer'e Talking About Xmas Trains,I Watched "The Polar Express".Very Good Animation!!!Plus,Tom Hanks Did A Very Good Acting as His Six Characters in the Movie.

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by TrainFreak409

I've only see the Christmas Train in pictures, but it is quite an impressive sight. I wish CSX or NS would do such a thing; they are the two roads local to me. But I highly doubt that either of the two would put together a Christmas train any time soon...But hey, we always have models that can solve that.[;)]

IIRC I just read recently that CSX has continued the Clinchfield Santa Train, or a portion thereof...

[TrainFreak409]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tree68

QUOTE: Originally posted by TrainFreak409

I've only see the Christmas Train in pictures, but it is quite an impressive sight. I wish CSX or NS would do such a thing; they are the two roads local to me. But I highly doubt that either of the two would put together a Christmas train any time soon...But hey, we always have models that can solve that.[;)]

IIRC I just read recently that CSX has continued the Clinchfield Santa Train, or a portion thereof...

Oh really? That would be cool. But it isn't quite the same as CN's Christmas Train. CN's is VERY impressive.[^]