WEYBURN - The bright colours of 14 lit-up rail cars for the CPKC Holiday Train are set to roll into Weyburn on the Soo Line Railway tonight, Dec. 18, at around 6 p.m.
The annual Holiday Train will pull into the CPKC train yard alongside Railway Avenue and Fifth Street, and the stage car will open with musical guests Seaforth and Alana Springsteen providing entertainment.
CPKC employees will provide a donation to the Salvation Army’s food bank, and those attending are encouraged to bring a donation of non-perishable food items for the food bank.
Since the train began rolling in 1999, it has raised more than $24.3 million and collected about 5.3 million pounds of food for food banks in Canada and the U.S. Weyburn gets the U.S. train which comes across the northern states, then comes up into Canada through North Portal and Estevan to Weyburn.
Singer-songwriter Alana Springsteen is an up-and-coming performer called “the future of country music” by People magazine. Her debut album is called “Twenty Something”, and she has a second album on the way.
Seaforth is an Australian country-pop duo comprised of Mitch Thompson and Tom Jordan, named after their hometown of Seaforth in Sydney. They became known for their smooth harmonies, heartfelt lyrics and catchy melodies.
