Canadian Pacific Holiday Train to roll through New York - WRGB

CAPITAL REGION (WRGB) — The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will be making its way through New York on Friday and Saturday.

The CPKC Train, which tours Canada and the U.S. from Nov. 20 through Dec. 19, raises money, food and awareness for food insecurity issues, CPKC said on its website.

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The holiday train raised $22.5 million and five million pounds of food for community food banks since its inaugural trip in 1999.

"The food insecurity is on the rise in a lot of the communities that we're going thru," said Heather Woods, Canadian Pacific's manger of sponsorships and community investment.

"It's really important to CP to help raise not just the food and the funds for the community, but the awareness that the food insecurity is an ongoing issue and it's actually only gotten worse over the last couple of years."

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At each of the train's stops, professional musicians play free concerts on a decorated stage. CPKC says it also makes a donation to a local food shelf at each stop, and encourages attendees to also donate.

On Friday, the train will stop in Menands from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Menand Road railway crossing at Ganser Smith Memorial Park, Mechanicville from 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 300 park avenue and Saratoga Springs from 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Amtrak Station on 26 Station Lane.

On Saturday, the train will be making stops in Fort Edward at 1:15 p.m., Port Henry at 5:10 p.m. and Plattsburgh at 7:15 p.m.

View the full schedule below:

It's recommended you arrive 15 minutes prior to the trains arrival.

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