Following virtual concerts for the past two years, The Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train is back and Cochrane will be one of its stops this year.

The festive train will be making an appearance in Cochrane on Tuesday, December 13 at 2:45 p.m. between the Provincial building and the old Rexall building on Main Street. Cochranites will be treated to a performance by MacKenzie Porter and Virginia to Vegas.

"I'm grateful to the CP team members who adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic to deliver two exceptional virtual Holiday Train shows and to all those who continued to donate while we kept community members safe," said Keith Creel, CP's President, and Chief Executive Officer. "The Holiday Train is all about families and communities coming together to celebrate the season and help those in need. We are excited to be back out on the rails and in our communities, taking these two beautiful trains across our network and sharing the joy that comes with gathering in the spirit of giving."

Everyone attending the free event is encouraged to bring a cash or non-perishable food donation. In years prior, thousands of dollars have been raised for the Cochrane Activettes Food Bank.

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.