November 1, 2025 - Back when it was Kansas City Southern, an annual brightly decorated Christmas train would visit Texas cities with a festive celebration of music and holiday cheer. It would also raise money and collect food for those in need across the KCS network during the holidays.

Now that KCS has morphed into Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the tradition of the Holiday Train continues and Texas cities on the rail network will see the spirit of the holidays from November 30th through December 5th with a new Christmas train.

The CP Holiday Train, which until the merger, only visited cities in Canada and the Northern U.S., but now the celebration stretches all the way to the Gulf of America, supporting food banks and making a difference for families in need.

“Every year, our railroaders take great pride in bringing the Holiday Train across our network, this year reaching even more communities for the first time,” said Keith Creel, CPKC President and CEO. “We are thrilled to send this beautiful train filled with lights and music to spread the joy of the season and proud to support the giving spirit of the holidays assisting people experiencing food insecurity. It's incredible to see communities come together every year to celebrate the holidays while supporting local food banks.”  

The CPKC Holiday Train will make the following stops in Texas and Shreveport, LA

• Texarkana, Texas on November 30. West 4th Street railway crossing from 16:45 to 17:15
• Shreveport, Louisiana on November 30. 4550 North Lake Shore Drive from 19:45 to 20:15
• Jefferson, Texas on December 4. CPKC railway crossing at East Lafayette & North Walnut from 14:30 to 15:00
• Pittsburg, Texas on December 4. CPKC railway track at 105 S. Texas Street from 17:00 to 17:30
• Sulphur Springs, Texas on December 4. CPKC railway track next to Pacific Park at Lamar and Carter from 19:30 to 20:00
• Wylie, Texas on December 5. CPKC railway track along N Birmingham between West Oak and Marble from 18:00 to 18:30

The Holiday Train features 196 live music shows in six provinces and 13 U.S. states. Thirteen communities will be visited by the Holiday Train for the first time, with new stops in Maine (1), Louisiana (6), Oklahoma (1), Texas (4) and Ontario (1). 

Performers include Barenaked Ladies, Smash Mouth, Tyler Shaw, Brittany Kennell, Jade Eagleson, JJ Wilde, American Authors, Pynk Beard, Teigen Gayse, Lanco, Tiera Kennedy and Dylan Marlowe.

Since 1999, more than $26 million and over 5.4 million pounds of food for community food banks have been collected in Canada and the U.S.

A full schedule and details of this year’s Holiday Train are available at cpkcr.com/holidaytrain.