Celebrating its 25th anniversary year, the CPKC Holiday Train will be making a stop in Northumberland County on November 28 featuring a live musical performance by Canadian alt-rockers Anyway Gang.
A combination of Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) railways, CPKC is the first and only transnational rail network in North America. For the past 25 years, the CPKC Holiday Train has been touring Canada and the United States to raise money, food, and awareness for the important work that food banks do in their communities.
Professional musicians play free concerts from the brightly decorated train’s stage, with CPKC making a donation to the local food bank at each stop while encouraging attendees to do the same. Since 1999, the CPKC Holiday Train has raised more than $22.5 million and more than five million pounds of food for community food banks across North America.
The 2023 CPKC Holiday Train runs from November 20 to December 19, with the Canadian route going across the country.
From 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28th, the train will stop in Brighton, after earlier stops in Belleville and Trenton and before proceeding on to Bowmanville, Oshawa, and Toronto.
In Brighton, the train will stop east of the CPKC railway crossing on Prince Edward Street and will feature a live musical performance by Canadian alt-rockers Anyway Gang, with CPKC making a donation to the Brighton Fare Share Food Bank. Members of the Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police will be on hand for traffic control.
VIDEO: “Big Night” – Anyway Gang
Formed in 2018, the Anyway Gang consists of four friends from four of Canada’s most notable bands: Dave Monks from Tokyo Police Club, Sam Roberts from Sam Roberts Band, Menno Versteeg from Hollerado, and Chris Murphy from Sloan.
The group released their debut single “Big Night” in September 2019 followed by their self-titled debut album in November of that year, with their second album Still Anyways released in May 2022.
For more information about the CPKC Holiday Train, visit www.cpkcr.com/en/community/HolidayTrain.
