Western Manitoba getting a visit from the CPKC Holiday Train this December

By Joshua Jackson Neepawa Banner & Press

The Holiday Train tour kicks off in Montreal, Quebec, on Nov. 19, before rolling its way across Canada and the United States. 

The Holiday Train passes through Manitoba starting in December. The CPKC Holiday Train makes its first stop in Westman as the train rolls through Neepawa on Friday, Dec. 5, from 2:30 - 3 p.m.. You can see the Holiday Train in town at Railway Street between Mountain Ave. and Currie Ave.

After the CPKC Holiday Train departs Neepawa, it will continue down the line to Minnedosa from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. before ending in Shoal Lake from 7:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. 

The Holiday Train, in it’s 27th year,  is free for you to attend, but CPKC donates to the local food bank at each stop and encourages all attendees to make a monetary or food donation. This year’s entertainment for the Manitoba-leg of the tour features two artists: three-time Juno-nominated country music artist Jade Eagleson and breakout Canadian country artist Teigen Gayse.   

In total, across the Holiday Train tour, there are 196 live music shows in six provinces and 13 U.S. states.

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