On Sept. 21, 2008, Canadian Pacific railways and VANOC (Vancouver Organizing Committee for 2010) will be launching a 'Spirit Train' to promote the 2010 Winter Olympics. The train will stop at cities across Canada, where concerts and other events will occur.

The Sept. 21 launch of the train will begin in Port Moody, BC (a suburb of Vancouver). The route, times and locations dates are listed below.

Canadian Pacific, along with Canadian National (CN), are Canada's main railway companies and have played important roles in the colonization of Canada as well as ongoing resource exploitation.

Anti-Olympics groups, including No2010.com and the Olympic Resistance Network, are calling for protests and actions to disrupt the 'Spirit Train'.

Scheduled route, times and locations:

* Port Moody, British Columbia
Sunday, September 21
2:00pm – 8:00pm
West Coast Express Station
65 Williams St.

* Calgary, Alberta
Saturday, September 27
2:00pm – 8:00pm
Pop Davies Park
Ogden Rd. and Millican Rd. S.

* Edmonton, Alberta
Monday, September 29
1:00pm – 8:00pm
WP Wagner School
6310 Wagner Rd NW

* Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Thursday, October 2
1:00pm – 8:00pm
William Reid Park
Pendygrasse Rd

* Winnipeg, Manitoba
Saturday, October 4
2:00pm – 8:00pm
Sinclair Park Community Centre
490 Sinclair St.

* Thunder Bay, Ontario
Wednesday, October 8
1:00pm – 8:00pm
Marina Park

* Sudbury, Ontario
Saturday, October 11
2:00pm – 8:00pm
Energy Court, next to National Grocery on Lorne St.

* Mississauga, Ontario
Thanksgiving Monday, October 13
1:00pm – 8:00pm
Cooksville GO Transit Station
3210 Hurontario St.

* Smiths Falls, Ontario
Thursday, October 16
1:00pm – 8:00pm
CP lot on Rideau Ave N and Ella St

* Montreal, Quebec
Saturday, October 18
1:00pm – 8:00pm
Place des Vestiges on the Quays of the Old Port, across from Jacques-Cartier Pier

Check: cpspiritrain.com for official updates...