Canadian Pacific Holiday Train coming back through area after two-year hiatus

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is back on the tracks after a two-year break. The locomotive, which started in Maine, is currently traveling through Minnesota. It will make stops in Eden Valley, Glenwood and Alexandria on Dec. 14 and 15. Contributed / Canadian Pacific Railway GLENWOOD, Minn. — Christmas flair and celebration has returned to the Canadian Pacific Railway, as the CP Holiday Train makes its way across the upper Midwest. The train has already arrived in Minnesota, having stopped in La Crescent on Dec. 7. It arrives in the Twin Cities area on Dec. 12, with its stop at the St. Paul Union Station scheduled for 6:45 p.m. that day.The train will make multiple stops in the metro area before heading north and west. The CP Holiday Train has been bringing season’s greetings to communities across the United States and Canada since 1999. It also helps raise donations for local food shelves at each of the stops. Contributed / Canadian Pacific Railway Some stops around the Minnesota and North Dakota region include: DEC. 11: 3:30 p.m., Amtrak Station in Winona; 5:30 p.m., Gambie Avenue railway crossing in Wabasha; 8 p.m. at CP Depot in Hastings.DEC. 12: 5 p.m., Cottage
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