Here is a schedule for this years CPR Holiday Train. Remember to take food donations if you are in a major city as they will be collecting them. Last year the train was 1 AC4400CW alot of stack cars, a stage car (quite interesting) for shows to be on, and 2 business/executive cars. This is the schedule for the <big>MID WEST</big> Train Chicago Sat., Dec. 8, 2001 1400 - 1600 CT 11306 Franklin Park Avenue, Bensenville Yard Milwaukee Sat., Dec. 8, 2001 1825 - 1855 CT 433 West St. Paul Avenue, Amtrak Station Portage Sat., Dec. 8, 2001 2115 - 2230 CT 400 West Oneida Street, Amtrak Station LaCrosse Sun., Dec. 9, 2001 1525 - 1555 CT 601 St. Andrew Street, Amtrak Station Winona Sun., Dec. 9, 2001 1650 - 1720 CT 65 East Mark Street, Amtrak Station Red Wing Sun., Dec. 9, 2001 1855 - 1925 CT 420 Levee Street, Amtrak Station St. Paul Sun., Dec. 9, 2001 2045 - 2200 CT Chestnut St. & Shepard Rd.- behind the Science Museum Buffalo Mon., Dec. 10, 2001 1620 - 1640 CT 612 N.E. Third Avenue, CPR Depot Glenwood Mon., Dec. 10, 2001 1915 - 2030 CT 20, 15 Street N.E., Glenwood Yard Hankinson Tues., Dec. 11, 2001 1750 - 1810 CT Adjacent to CPR Depot Enderlin Tues., Dec. 11, 2001 2005 - 2115 CT 109 Third avenue, CPR Depot Valley City Wed., Dec. 12, 2001 1550 - 1610 CT Valley City Country Club, 500 12th Ave. Harvey Wed., Dec. 12, 2001 1930 - 2045 CT 600 Lincoln Avenue, CPR Depot Minot Thurs., Dec. 13, 2001 1705 - 1755 CT Old Soo Depot Transportation Museum, 15 N. Main Portal Thurs., Dec. 13, 2001 2030 - 2130 CT Railway Avenue, CPR Depot Estevan Fri., Dec. 14, 2001 1035 - 1055 CT 1201 - 6th Street Weyburn Fri., Dec. 14, 2001 1220 - 1240 CT 512 Railway Ave. Moose Jaw Fri., Dec. 14, 2001 1800 - 1900 CT High Street, West of 9th Here is the schedule for the <big>NORTHEAST</big> Train Saratoga Springs Thurs., Dec. 6, 2001 1630 - 1730 ET Amtrak Station Ft. Edward Thurs., Dec. 6, 2001 1830 - 1900 ET Amtrak Station Whitehall Thurs., Dec. 6, 2001 2010 - 2040 ET Amtrak Station Plattsburg Thurs., Dec. 6, 2001 2250 - 2320 ET Amtrak Station Dane
Not open to the public but look for the Holiday Train in New York City on Dec. 5. Train will be staged at Fresh Pond, Queens, NY for a special presentation to NYC and then run illuminated along the Hudson River and into Saratoga that evening. Departure from NY is not at set time but will be in place of the regular freight run that day, usual departure is 1900hrs onto the Hudson Line. Route from Fresh Pond (Freemont) is over Hell Gate Bridge to Oak Point yard then along the East River past Yankee Stadium and on to the Hudson Line north to Rensselaer - Schenectady and D&H to Saratoga. Equipment will deadhead south from Montreal 12/3 & 4. On return this will become a part of the Canadian train departing Montreal 12/7.
Correction to above: The Holiday Train display WILL be open to the public in New York City. Scheduled at NY&A Fresh Pond Yard at 68th & Otto Rd., Queens, NY at 1730, departure at 1845 Dec 5. Train will run as the regular number 505 but about an hour and a half-2 hours later than the usual freight times. Only a guess but approximate times should be CP7 2015, Poughkeepsiee 2300, Rensselaer 0030, Saratoga 0200. The official schedule puts the train into Saratoga at 0415 so they are allowing time for delays enroute. Further details as they become available.
Great news Al, thanks for those more precise times. Should be interesting to see. Heard there will be an SD40-2 on the point due to cab signals, trailed by a spankin new AC4400. Edit: Numbers from Gordy are the 5698 and 8638 respectively. Also heard that the Toys for Tots train out of Albany will run with D&H 7312/CP 7311 on the morning of the 15th at 0800. Damn, that reminds me, need to order some more slide film. [ 30 November 2001: Message edited by: Harron ]</p>
