World-Famous Holiday Train Making 4 Stops in Missouri

One of the world's most famous holiday trains has just announced its schedule and four of the stops are confirmed to be in Missouri.

The CPKC Holiday Train has been a fan favorite for a long time. We now know the exact schedule and route as it will begin its trek from Canada across America starting in November and Missouri will have four of the first stops. Here's the schedule as shared by the CPKC Holiday Train:

November 25, 2026 - 15:00 - 15:30 Chillicothe, Missouri - U.S. Business 36 & Harvester Road, Magic! and MARIS CPKC tracks adjacent to Lowes Parking Lot US Business 36 & Harvester Road

November 27, 2026 - 13:30 - 14:00 Blue Springs, Missouri - 1201 W Main Street - Magic! and MARIS

November 27, 2026 - 18:00 - 18:45 Kansas City, Missouri - Kansas City Union Station - 30 West Magic! and MARIS

November 28, 2026 - 13:00 - 13:30 Joplin, Missouri - Joplin Union Depot. 205 North Main Street - Magic! and MARIS

“Our railroaders take great pride in bringing the Holiday Train through hundreds of communities across our network to support people facing food insecurity,” said CPKC President and CEO Keith Creel. “This year, we are going farther south than we ever have before, visiting 10 communities in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri for the first time.

The CPKC Holiday Train has been a Christmas time staple since it began in 1999. Over the past more than two decades, this holiday train has raised more than $28 million dollars and have collected 5.6 million pounds of food for local food banks in need. You can check out the full schedule to see all the stops this famous train will be making from mid-November through the last stop on December 20.