"Holiday Train" Kicks Off Annual Excursion From Scranton
By: Eric Deabill
Updated: November 28, 2012
Scranton, Lackawanna County - Hundreds of families turned out Wednesday night to see the "holiday train" make a stop in Lackawanna County.
Canadian Pacific's Holiday Train began its 14th annual ride across the country from Scranton just before 6:30 PM.
The holiday train raises money and food for local organizations.
The train includes a performance stage and 14 rail cars with hundreds-of-thousands of LED lights.
Organizers say it takes 30 employees a total of 100 days to decorate the holiday train.
All of the food collected Wednesday night will stay in northeastern Pennsylvania.
