Chelsey Lewis

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The CP Holiday Train will chug through Wisconsin once again this December.

The 14-car train, decked out in hundreds of thousands of holiday lights, is scheduled to make a dozen stops in the state Dec. 5-7.

Each stop will last about half an hour and include a performance by musicians Kelly Prescott and Colin James. The stops are free and open to the public, but visitors are encouraged to bring nonperishable food items for local food pantries. Since 1999, the Holiday Train has raised more than 3.9 million pounds of food for local pantries.

Rides are not available on the train, but it is lighted for its entire journey.

Here is the complete schedule of stops for Wisconsin:

Dec. 5

5:25 p.m.: Amtrak Depot, 9900 East Exploration Ct., Sturtevant

6:50 p.m.: Amtrak Depot, 433 W. St. Paul Ave., Milwaukee

Dec. 6

4:45 p.m.: Harwood Ave. crossing, Wauwatosa

6:15 p.m.: Parking lot at Cottonwood Ave. and Pawling Ave., Hartland

7:45 p.m.: Brandt Quirk Park, Watertown

9:05 p.m.: Amtrak Depot, Columbus

Dec. 7

1:15 p.m.: Amtrak Station, 400 West Oneida St., Portage

2:45 p.m.: Amtrak Depot, 100 La Crosse St., Wisconsin Dells

4:15 p.m.: Division St. crossing, Mauston

5:30 p.m.: Amtrak Depot, 205 N. Superior Ave., Tomah

6:40 p.m.: Corner of S. Water St. and Milwaukee St., Sparta

8:45 p.m.: Amtrak Station, 601 St. Andrew St., La Crosse