The rails will be bright again this holiday season with the return of the CP Holiday Train. 

Salem Woodrow, spokesperson for Canadian Pacific provides details on this year's holiday program. 

"Canadian Pacific is incredibly excited and proud to be bringing back the CP Holiday Train to more than 160 communities in Canada and the United States for the 24th year to raise money, food, and awareness for local food banks and hunger issues."

Since the program began in 1999, more than 21 million dollars and 5 million pounds of food have been raised. Attendees are encouraged to bring food or monetary donation, all of which stays within the local community to help those in need. 

Woodrow provides details on the performers on board for the Swift Current stop. 

"So we will be bringing Tenille Townes and Aysanabee to Swift Current. They are performing with us from the very beginning of the Holiday Train program when it kicks off in Montreal all the way to Calgary."

Woodrow adds that Townes is a Canadian country music star that hails from Grande Prairie, Alberta and Aysanabee is a Toronto-based songwriter who also performed as part of the virtual CP Holiday Train program last year. 

In addition, Woodrow says that although they were very happy to be able to bring a virtual concert to people's homes during the pandemic as they wanted to keep everyone safe and respect all of the local rules and regulations, they are very happy to be back on the rails this holiday season. 

The festive train will be pulling into Swift Current on the evening of December 6th. 

For a complete listing of the CP Holiday Train, schedule click here.