Photos: Canadian Pacific Holiday Train returns to Calgary after three-year hiatus

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Canadian Pacific Railway’s popular light show and musical spectacle returned to the city, after being inactive since 2019 due to the pandemic.

The Holiday Train drew well over a thousand visitors to the Anderson LRT Station on Dec. 12.

This year’s train featured an address to Calgarians by Mayor Jyoti Gondek, and performances by Aysanabee and Tenille Townes.

The event also served as a fundraiser and food drive for the Calgary Food Bank.

Calgarians can get a second chance to see the train starting on Tuesday, Dec. 13 in Cochrane, Morley, Canmore, and Banff. For a full schedule of stops and performances, see www.cpr.ca/en/holiday-train/canada.

Photos from the Holiday Train

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train speeds past the at Anderson LRT Station platform in Calgary on Sunday, December 11, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
Over a thousand people gathered to watch the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train roll in at Anderson LRT Station in Calgary on Sunday, December 11, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
A woman takes a video of the stage being lowered for evening performances on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at Anderson LRT Station in Calgary on Sunday, December 11, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
Aysanabee plays the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at Anderson LRT Station in Calgary on Sunday, December 11, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
Canada as a nation in lights on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at Anderson LRT Station in Calgary on Sunday, December 11, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
Visitors gathered next to the fence to get a look at the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at Anderson LRT Station in Calgary on Sunday, December 11, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
Visitors check out the Santa’s workshop lights on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at Anderson LRT Station in Calgary on Sunday, December 11, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
Classic winter themed lights were part of the displays on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at Anderson LRT Station in Calgary on Sunday, December 11, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
A hockey themed light on the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at Anderson LRT Station in Calgary on Sunday, December 11, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at Anderson LRT Station in Calgary on Sunday, December 11, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
The Calgary Food Bank collects donations during the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train event at Anderson LRT Station in Calgary on Sunday, December 11, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
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