Photo Set

Holiday Train

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train in Minneapolis and St. Louis Park; illuminated cars and fundraising stops

Minneapolis, MN

The photo set documents the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train as it travels through Minneapolis and St. Louis Park, including a crossing of the Lowry Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River. Locomotives and cars are decorated with thousands of lights and several cars are configured as a rolling stage for live musical performances. Volunteers and piles of donated food appear at stops where donations are accepted for local food banks. The program has operated for more than two decades and the company reports it has raised over $22.5 million and collected over 5 million pounds of food for local charities.

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train with neon signage crosses Lowry Avenue Bridge over Mississippi River in Minneapolis. — *December 11, 2023* — The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train crosses the Mississippi River on the Lowry Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis on December 11, 2023. The annual train raises money and collects food donations for local food banks as it travels across North America during the holiday season. The decorated cars are part of a long-running program that has generated millions of dollars and millions of pounds of food donations since it began in 1999.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train decorated with colorful neon Christmas lights in Minneapolis, Minnesota. — *December 11, 2023* — Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train in Minneapolis on December 11, 2023. The rail company says they’ve raised more than $22.5 million dollars and 5 million pounds of food for local food banks since the tradition began 25 years ago.

CPKC Holiday Train decorated with neon Christmas figures, gifts, and logos at night in Minneapolis. — *December 11, 2023* — The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train is lit up in Minneapolis on Dec. 11, 2023. The train’s decorated cars feature holiday figures, gifts, and the CPKC logo as part of the annual rail tour supporting food bank donations.

CPKC Holiday Train decorated with colorful neon lights and Christmas imagery at night in Minneapolis. — *December 11, 2023* — Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train in Minneapolis on December 11, 2023. The rail company says they’ve raised more than $22.5 million dollars and 5 million pounds of food for local food banks since the tradition began 25 years ago.

Live band performs on the illuminated Canadian Pacific Holiday Train stage in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. — *December 11, 2023* — Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train in St. Louis Park, Minnesota on December 11, 2023. The rail company says they’ve raised more than $22.5 million dollars and 5 million pounds of food for local food banks since the tradition began 25 years ago.

Crowd gathers at night to view the illuminated Canadian Pacific Holiday Train decorated with colorful neon lights in St. Louis — *December 11, 2023* — Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train in St. Louis Park, Minnesota on December 11, 2023. The rail company says they’ve raised more than $22.5 million dollars and 5 million pounds of food for local food banks since the tradition began 25 years ago.

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train decorated with neon lights at night in Minneapolis, Minnesota. — *December 10, 2014* — The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train, a festive annual event, passes through Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2014. This train travels across Canada and the northern United States, spreading holiday cheer and collecting food donations for local food banks. Each train is decorated with thousands of lights and features a rolling stage for live musical performances. The initiative began in 2001 and has since become a significant community outreach program for Canadian Pacific Railway.

Holiday Train

Minneapolis Photographer