An Awesome Spectacle! CPKC Holiday Train Arrives into Saint John, NB - TD Station - Band - 2 Songs

After over 20 years visiting towns an cities across North America, the CPKC Holiday Train makes it's first appearance in New Brunswick!

Through a special partnership with the New Brunswick Southern Railway (NBSR), the CPKC Holiday Train was able to reach Saint John!

Decked out in brightly flashing Christmas lights, New Brunswick Southern Railway locomotive 6416 (ex Norfolk Southern EMD SD70M-2), Canadian Pacific Kansas City locomotive 2249 (EMD GP20C-ECO), and rear unit NBSR 6410 (ex NS EMD SD70M-2) slowly leads the CPKC Holiday Train (NBSR 6416 East) into Saint John, NB with 13 cars (72 axles) including 8 specially decorated boxcars, the stage car, and 4 passenger coaches. Shortly after the train arrived at TD Station (formally Harbour Station), a performance from the James Barker Band and Clerel. Lots of people were including many railfans were on hand despite the drizzly and often breezy weather. This video includes the train's arrival, the band's opening song, and the band playing "Winter Wonderland".

Filmed at 5:35-6:15pm, Thursday November 21, 2024 at about mile 0.1 of the NBSR McAdam Subdivision.

Camera: Sony HDR-CX405