CALGARY, Alberta — The Canadian Pacific’s traditional holiday train again will bring music and cheer and raise money for food banks on the way up its Mississippi River tracks. The Winona stop will be December 12, a Saturday, at 3:45 p.m. at the Amtrak depot. Performing for the 30-minute stop from a boxcar stage will be American Authors, known for “Believer” and “Best Day of My Life,” and country singer Pynk Beard, known for “Red Dirt Diaries.” Local donations will go to Winona Volunteer Services. The 16-car train is one of two traversing the transcontinental CPKC system starting in mid-November. Stops include:
> Iowa (November 24): Lansing and New Albin.
> Wisconsin (December 11): La Crosse, Mauston, Sparta and Tomah.
> Minnesota (December 12): La Crescent, Red Wing, Wabasha and Winona.
Since 1999 the trains have raised $26 million and 5.4 million pounds of food for local food banks.
Twin trains. Red stops mostly in Canada, blue in United States.
