The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train is back on the rails this year and making a stop in Chatham in December.
After two years of virtual shows, the train will be stopping behind the John Bradley Convention Centre on December 1, 2022 to bring holiday cheer, and to raise money, food, and awareness for local food banks and hunger issues across the region.
The train is expected to arrive at around 2:30 p.m. and the show will go from 2:45 p.m. until 3:15 p.m. Chatham's performers will be country singer Lindsay Ell and gospel country group Texas Hill.
The event is free, but CP is encouraging those attending to bring food and money donations to help address hunger needs in the community. Local food banks will be accepting donations at the Bradley Centre to ensure those less fortunate have enough healthy food this holiday season.
The CP Holiday Train is about 1,000 feet long and has 14 rail cars decorated with hundreds of thousands of LED lights and a modified boxcar that has been turned into a travelling stage for performers.
Since the Holiday Train program launched in 1999, it's raised more than $21 million and collected 5 million pounds of food for community food banks across North America.
