4 October 2004 CPR's 2004 Holiday Train to Host the Return of the Moffatts as it Rolls Across Canada Raising Funds and Awareness for Food Banks International recording artists, the Moffatts, are back together and will be performing their first live shows on Canadian Pacific Railway's Holiday Train, which will again be spreading holiday cheer in support of local food banks, this year.   The Canadian brothers, whose hits include "I'll Be There For You" and "Miss You Like Crazy", last performed together as a band in 2001. The group is currently laying down new tracks for a new album in Banff and the West Coast.   This is the sixth year that CPR's Holiday Train will be taking to the rails for food banks. This December, two freight trains, each illuminated by thousands of festive lights, will visit more than 50 Canadian communities and over 25 American locations, staging special events to raise money and support for the thousands of Canadians and Americans forced to turn to food banks. In addition to its regular evening events, the Holiday Train also will make a number of daytime stops near local schools.   CPR will donate more than $225,000 to local food banks in addition to the food and money collected along the way. Since its launch in 1999, the Holiday Train program has raised close to 213 tons of food and over $1.5 million for North American food banks. The Canadian Association of Food Banks (CAFB) has reported parents, children and the working poor are among the approximately 800,000 people who turn to food banks for help each month.   Joining the Moffatts and CPR volunteers on board the Canadian Holiday Train to spread the spirit of the season and promote the invaluable role of food banks will be some of Canada's most well-known performers. A complete list of Holiday Train entertainers will be confirmed by mid November.   In Canada, the Holiday Train will embark on its two-week, cross-Canada journey on Sunday, 5 Dec 2004 from St. Therese, Quebec, finishing up in Port Moody, B.C., on 19 Dec 2004.   2004 CPR Holiday Train   * Canadian Event Schedule:   Dec. 5 - St. Therese and Park Avenue, Quebec; Cambridge, London, Smiths Falls, Ont. Dec. 6 - Belleville, Trenton, Ont. Dec. 7 - Mactier, Parry Sound, Shawanaga, Sudbury,Ont. Dec. 8 - Chapleau, White River, Ont. Dec. 9 - Mobert, Heron Bay, Marathon, Schreiber, Nipigon, Thunder Bay, Ont. Dec. 10 - Dryden, Kenora, Whitemouth, Ont., and Winnipeg, Man. Dec. 11 - Portage La Prairie, Brandon, Man. Dec. 12 - Broadview, Indian Head, Regina, Moose Jaw, Sask. Dec. 13 - Swift Current, Sask., Medicine Hat, Brooks, Alta. Dec. 14 - Ponoka, Leduc, Edmonton, Alta. Dec. 15 - Red Deer, Olds, Didsbury, Airdrie, Calgary, Alta. Dec. 16 - Canmore, Banff, Alta., Golden, B.C. Dec. 17 - Revelstoke, Sicamous, Notch Hill, B.C. Dec. 18 - Chase, Kamloops, Ashcroft B.C. Dec. 19 - North Bend, Aggasiz, Haney and Port Moody, B.C.   * Schedule is subject to change   Please Note: Detailed scheduled to be released by end of November.   The Moffatts will be available for interviews in Calgary on Monday, 4 Oct 2004. Holiday Train producer Randall Prescott also will be available for interviews. To arrange phone or in-person interviews, call Ed Greenberg of CPR Media Relations.   The Moffatts   Clint and Bob Moffatt:  US Northeast Holiday Train, US Midwest Holiday Train, Southern Ontario Holiday Train.   As two of Canada's more seasoned musicians, Clint and Bob Moffatt bring a wealth of experience to the stage. From private shows at the White House and the Palace in Brunei to the first outdoor concert in Vietnam, Clint and Bob Moffatt have pretty much seen it all.   In 1994 as members of the Moffatts (the youngest band to ever sign a major Label contract, 1994 Polydor Nashville) Clint and Bob tapped their country roots, sharing the stage with the likes of Alabama, Vince Gill and Toby Keith. Their self titled album "The Moffatts" sold close to half a million records in Canada and the US.   In 1997 the band signed with EMI Germany and their first Pop album "Chapter I A New Beginning" proceeded to sell multi-platinum in over 30 countries. The band toured the world extensively for four years honing their skills as live musicians.   Currently Clint and Bob are working on a new project which will again send them off into a new musical direction, and for these two young men, the old adage "music has no boundaries" is not only a true statement but a proven fact.