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Date: 11/26/24 20:41
CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: kevink

Managed to see the 2024 version of CPKC’s Holiday Train this evening in Franklin Park IL. Here it is heading back to Bensenville Yard where it will spend the night. Tomorrow it heads to the Iowa with stops in Pingree Grove, Byron and Savanna, IL and Clinton, Davenport and Muscatine, IA.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/24 20:44 by kevink.

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Date: 11/27/24 05:22
Re: CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: jd11

Thanks for the video. The only way I'll ever see this train!

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Date: 11/27/24 06:19
Re: CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: kevink

Here's a few images of the train during tje show by KT Tunstall and American Authors. 



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Date: 11/27/24 06:21
Re: CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: kevink

Last batch



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Date: 11/27/24 06:28
Re: CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: redberan4449

Nice video Kevin.  Do you have the scheduled departure time on Wednesday morning?
Thank you.
 

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Date: 11/27/24 06:45
Re: CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: kevink

Link to PDF of schedule:
https://gis.cpkcr.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/HolidayTrain/U.S._Holiday_Train_Route.pdf

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Date: 11/27/24 08:56
Re: CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: robj

Great Coverage, thanks.

Bob

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Date: 11/27/24 13:32
Re: CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: redberan4449

Thank you Kevin.  Got ready too late.  Missed it in Bartlett.  BUT, your photos are better than I could have done anyways.
Ron
 

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Date: 11/27/24 16:44
Re: CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: UP951West

That's an impressive Christmas train. Hats off to CPKC.  Thanks for sharing your nicely done video. 

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Date: 11/27/24 18:55
Re: CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: kevink

redberan4449 Wrote:
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> Thank you Kevin.  Got ready too late.  Missed it
> in Bartlett.  BUT, your photos are better than I
> could have done anyways.
> Ron

You have another chance. It has to come back thrpugh Bartlett before Saturday, 12/7 when it heads north into Wisconsin. 

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Date: 11/28/24 06:49
Re: CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: agent1522

I saw it yesterday at Byron.  It's much more impressive at night when all the lights can be seen.

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Date: 11/28/24 07:06
Re: CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: ns1000

NIICE..!!

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Date: 11/28/24 09:23
Re: CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: redberan4449

Night videos and photos would be preferred.  
However, I could handle a daylight run-by past this 1873 depot in Bartlett.
Thanks for the info Kevin.
Ron



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Date: 11/28/24 10:46
Re: CPKC Holiday Train Franklin Park IL
Author: RailRat

Really Love the video because it shows the synchronized animations and the music playing too!

These folks really deserve praise for all that effort they do putting this thing together every year, plus a stage play from a boxcar too I presume? Wow that's the icing on the cake!

I wonder if they start decorating this train from scratch every year, or keep it in storage somewhere ready to go?

Jim Baker
Riverside, CA

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