The sound of a train whistle carried through Rosser on Dec. 5 as students from Rosser School lined the railway fence to watch the CPKC Holiday Train roll through the community on its 2025 route.
The brightly lit train, travelling west toward Portage la Prairie, Minnedosa, Neepawa and Shoal Lake, offered a brief but memorable moment for local children, with some even catching a wave from the conductor as it passed.
The Holiday Train is making 196 stops across Canada and the United States between Nov. 19 and Dec. 21, raising food, funds and awareness for community food banks. Manitoba stops included Whitemouth and Winnipeg, where a live outdoor concert was held Dec. 3 featuring Canadian artists Jade Eagleson and Teigen Gayse performing from the train’s stage.
Since its inaugural journey in 1999, the CPKC Holiday Train has raised more than $26 million and collected about 5.4 million pounds of food for food banks across North America.
