6 October 2004 John Cowan, Beverley Mahood Headline CP's 2004 U.S. Holiday Train Midwestern-born John Cowan, billed as the "Voice of New Grass", and Canadian singer/songwriter Beverley Mahood will share a Canadian Pacific Railway boxcar stage for the 2004 U.S. Holiday Train.   This is the sixth year that CPR's Holiday Train will be taking the rails to raise cash, food and awareness for hunger relief efforts in North America. This December, two freight trains, each decorated with thousands of festive lights, will visit more than 25 locations in the U.S. Northeast and Midwest and 50 Canadian communities. Both trains will be staging live holiday music shows.   In the U.S., the Holiday Train will embark on its two-week journey 1 Dec 2004 in Scranton, Penn., finishing 16 Dec 2004 in Minot, N.D. Major Midwest stops include the Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis-St. Paul areas. CPR will donate more than $225,000 (Cdn) to local food banks in addition to the food and money collected along the way. Since its beginning in 1999, the Holiday Train program has raised close to 213 tons of food and more than $1.5 million (Cdn) for North American food banks.   An Indiana native who lives in Nashville, Tenn., John Cowan is the former lead vocalist and bass player for New Grass Revival. The two-time Grammy nominee's most recent release, "Always Take Me Back" on Sugar Hill Records, reached No. 3 on the Americana charts. Now backed by an acoustic quartet, John is working on a studio record that is an extension of his work with New Grass Revival with a new-millennium twist.   Beverley Mahood tours with the David Foster-produced country trio, LACE, as well as solo. She is a Juno Award winner, Canada's equivalent of a Grammy. She has appeared in numerous television specials, including TSN'S "Off the Record", Academy of Country Music Awards, CMT Dramas and a commercial for Hardee's. Most recently, Beverley wrote, "Come to Me", for Celine Dion's upcoming album. Add this to a TV hosting position in Vancouver, British Columbia, and a newly released solo album, "Moody Blue", and you have a well-rounded career.   Both Beverley and John are Holiday Train veterans.   Joining them and CPR volunteers on board the U.S. Holiday Train will be the other four members of the John Cowan Band. A complete list of Holiday Train entertainers will be confirmed next month.   For more details on the artists, go to http://www.johncowan.com and http://www.beverley-mahood.com .   2004 CPR Holiday Train Schedule   Midwest Event Schedule:   Dec. 9 - Franklin Park and Gurnee, Ill.; Sturtevant, Wis. Dec. 10 - Brookfield, Watertown, Portage and Mauston, Wis. Dec. 11 - La Crosse, Wis.; Winona and Lake City, Minn. Dec. 12 - Red Wing, Hastings, Cottage Grove, St. Paul, Minn. Dec. 13 - Northeast Minneapolis, Loretto, Buffalo and Annandale, Minn. Dec. 14 - Mahnomen and Thief River Falls, Minn. Dec. 15 - Elbow Lake, Minn.; Hankinson and Enderlin, N.D. Dec. 16 - Carrington, Harvey and Minot, N.D.   Please Note:  Detailed scheduled to be released by next month.