For everyone interested in Via Rail travel: they have a Tuesday seat sale every week, where they send you an email showing discount fairs (if you sign up for the email). They also have points system (Via Preference) for free travel. I love them and use them whenever I can.
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Many folks dislike facing the rear; I enjoy, however, enjoy watching the view recede gradually, rather than flickering by the way it does when facing forward. One of our most enjoyable trips recently was in a sleeping car roomette on Amtrak's Crescent from New Orleans to New York. The trip was paid entirely from our Amtrak Rewards Mastercard points! Pre-VIA Rail 51 years ago after high school graduation, two of us rode in coach on CN from Montreal to Vancouver, rode our bicycles across the continental divide to Banff, then rode CP in coach back to Montreal. CP was a little more expensive and had domed observation car for coach passengers. CN was spacious but proletarian - a rolling party! Looking forward to your experiencing more VIA, and maybe Amtrak. Thanks for your thoughtful reporting!🚄
For Future reference. Via Rail Launches the new reservation system. So, as long as you start booking the trip. You can select your seat too. From Row 10 to Row 16 is normal forward facing seat. So, pay attention with those rows. Hope that helps.
Alina ,Your travel ventures with the love and awesome vibes you pursue are astoundingly wonderful. Keep up your world travels and positive vibes and blessings. 👍❤
My wife and I took VIA from Toronto to Montreal and return for an anniversary last year. We had a wonderful time. Highly recommended, and so much less stressful than flying. There were some delays during the return trip, but overall it was great.
Hoi, Alina. Super interesting, well done. First time on VIA-Rail for me was London/Ontario to Toronto. What a difference to the system in Europe. And not only a positive difference!. Greetings, Markus
Hi Alina! Welcome to ViaRail. I love Canadian train travel. In the day I was a frequent rider on the Turbo between Montréal and Toronto. I can only imagine that this train ride is now faster than before, on trains that even more modern. My last train ride in Canada, also a long time ago, was when I moved from Montréal to Saskatoon. This was more a slow and scenic ride taking just over 48 hours with two overnight beddings. I was always comfortable, and the bar car was fun too.
It's currently nowhere near as fast as the turbo train. The privatization of CN in the 90s has destroyed via rail. Passenger trains have to plan their schedules around freight trains and pull over whenever a freight train goes by.
My father worked for the railway and he had a pass to ride Via Rail. It was a great experience to ride the train growing up, and it inspired me to ride every route as an adult. The train from Toronto to Vancouver is a great experience, I’d recommend trying to book a sleeping car as a coach seat would leave you very tired after a few overnight journeys. Churchill is also a neat trip, and when I went up there, there was a dogsled race, so the baggage car was full of dogs and sleds going up to Churchill for the race. Some of the trains have a dome car, which is an elevated glass bubble which allows 360 views! The Central Canada trains are great too, very convenient to get from city to city.
I took the VIA Rail with my ex from Toronto to Montreal in 2004 for around $30 and it took four hours. There’s the 401 heading into the autoroute 20 but its like a six to eight hour drive with frequent stops to eat and to decompress and the train was a more sensible way to arrive there alert and refreshed. Its not a bullet train but the accommodations were comfortable and clean and I enjoyed the trip and you get to see things you miss when you’re flying from one city to another.
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Whenever I travel I like to travel-by-train. I've been across Canada, Toronto to Halifax and Toronto to Vancouver, both trips I'd like to do again; especially now I'd use their accessibility option, being a stroke survivor .. .
I've been taking the train since I was 7 (on my own, Ottawa to Toronto, meeting my grandfather under the clocks, then on to Burlington), back in 1968, when the night before grandfather would call to remind me where to meet and to stay in my seat, not go to the "club car" (a little restaurant) when in Brockville, or else I may be going to Montreal. I've also done many trips from Toronto to Montreal to visit my military husband when he was posted there before I was to move there, too (which didn't happen as he was posted back to Ontario), and while we were posted to Germany, on visits to Canada, Ottawa to Quebec City (in laws lived there). Last summer, hubby took his first trip since the early 80's in basic training. He enjoyed it, slept most of the way from Toronto to Ottawa. You look young enough, that you may have taken the Go Train to Niagara Falls. It's color scheme outside is green and white.
Thru the years, I made several trips between niagara to ottawa dorval airport mtl drummondville. The travels were always quite and location efficient. The trips getting to airports are especially convenient
I have done several VIA Rail trips, Ottawa-Toront, Halifax-Montreal-Ottawa and way back when Calgary-Vancouver when that route was still operating (former CP rail).
Hello Alina, I took the Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto in 2014 (Sleeper cabin) and it was great from the food to the views. I think you should do that when you come back from you Asia trip.
Hi Alina, I've travelled by train many times -- once from Toronto to BC via Jasper and also back and forth from the Maritimes. Also did Toronto to Quebec City. The train is so much better than flying in many ways -- wish that Canada had more VIA Rail connections ---more eco-friendly too.
ViaRail are fantastuc. My experience suggested that they wrote the book on customer service. My 19 year old son had to have the station paramedic attend him with what turned out to be appendix issues. Everyone was so helpful at Toronto station from the baggae lady to the manager. We travelled 2 days leter and they pre-boarded us, made sure he had space then made sure Montreal station had someone to meet us and then again at Quebec. Everyone just wanted to help us. The trains were very comfortable, fully recommended.
I actually think I would enjoy sitting backwards in a train like that, because you can look at things outside and see them for longer, vs. looking forward and everything whizzes by. Rail travel may be just the ticket for Canada and the US west. Those train stations are big and beautiful. 😎👍🇺🇸🇨🇦
Rail Service is pretty good in Canada and reasonably priced. I have used the rails many times traveling from Toronto to Montreal and Quebec City . Back in my college days I took the Canadian Railway from Montreal to Vancouver . It was a trip I'll never forget. It brings back a lot of great memories. Thank you so much Alina for the wonderful tour. And right back at you, Sending you much love and affection😍😍 from Harriet, Jim and Yuki. Richmond, Va.
Yet there isn't a daily intercity train running in Canada west of Sudbury or east of Quebec City. Yet there are numerous daily trains from Windsor to Quebec City. Is everyone not living in Ontario and Quebec a SECOND class citizen?
Since Canada is less populated compared to Indonesia, it seems that everywhere is much quiter (not crowded). Well Alina... I cant wait. i am looking forward to watching your deeper Montreal exploration. As always stay healthy and happy. Have your good time. Warm hugs from Indonesia.
hi Alina, nice you enjoyed your short trip. I for one love travelling by train, many journeys from NB to Montreal and also in my younger years across Canada, nice way to see the country!! It would be nice if the goverment would invest more money in rail travel in Canada, I have seen upgrades which is beneficial but more needs to be done. So disappointing that we dont have rail service here in Calgary like we once had!! Thank you once again always enjoy!!
Today on the Ocean the 50 km/ph speed restrictions on New Brunswick tracks is unbearable. My electric bike CAN go that fast... Upgrade your tracks and roadbed VIA to at least 100 km/ph...
Was looking forward to this one as I've never taken VIA rail, since the prices were always high for the routes I was looking for. It would be my dream come true to take The Canadian Toronto-Vancouver. Btw, Toronto-Niagara Falls is now served everyday by Ontario's GO train
Im hoping to go to Canada in the Fall of 2024. I'd like to ride from Montreal to Halifax. I got a musician friend in Novs Scotia. It cant be worse than Amtrak.
It is! Be prepared to rock and roll while crawling at 50 km/ph for much of New Brunswick... Speed restrictions will kill the Ocean... From my experience it seems the worst Amtrak track is better than the best VIA tracks... Not quite true, but it seems like it overall...
I've taken VIA rail between Saskatoon and Winnipeg (round trip) a couple times. Definitely cheaper than flying (at least at the time) but longer that travelling by car. It takes about 12 hours by train because VIA shares the rails with CN and freight trains take priority and the train is almost never arrives or leaves on time, but you don't have to drive... lol. Driving takes about 9 hours with stops from Saskatoon to Winnipeg. But it's cool to be on the train and relax, read a book or go into the viewing car. Would like to take the train from Toronto to Vancouver one day (or vice versa), that would be cool trip to see so much of Canada. Then maybe take a train out to the Maritimes to see the rest of the country. :)
@@AlinaMcleod I think VIA only has dedicated tracks in the Windsor/Toronto/Montreal corridor. Out west they have to share. So if traveling by rail between Toronto and Vancouver it's for the experience not the speed... lol.
Have used the Via Rail along that Toronto - Montreal - Quebec City route maybe 4 times. The first time was Business Class Toronto - Montreal and that was really good for a great price. Can't remember how much it was other than it was good value to cheap. And the food was great, served by a butler type woman, and just kept coming. With a lot of the journey alongside the lake and St Lawrence seaway - very impressive. Long haul from Toronto to Quebec City though - far better to break that up with a good stay in Montreal. Overall I found the service on these routes really good. Brings you straight into the CBD areas to link up with excellent transport services to take you wherever you want to go. Far prefer this to flying.
@@JimMork Don't know on other routes. But on the routes from Toronto to Quebec City I was on you got served. Economy seat is like on an airline service, pay as you go, with the food choices better than expected. Business Class with a butler type service all food was served on a plate with good cutlery and was exceptional. I remember really good steak cooked how I wanted it with a range of very well cooked vegetables. But it did not stop with that - I may have had 5 meal types - entree, main, dessert, cheeses, coffee/tea with cakes - just on the journey from Toronto to Montreal. Drinks were regular. - whatever I wanted - served in a glass. Left the train feeling the service was absolutely phenomenal with exceptional Canadian manners and politeness.
@@naturalexplorer I flew airlines first class maybe two times. Yes, there's something to be said for it. But the Bistro on Amtrak will always be my favorite. More choices more impulse service. If I wanted a beer, I just went. Or a brat. Or whatever. And then I could go to the dome car and have a beer and a brat. Match that, ailines.
for me only taken via rail from Kitchener to Ottawa and a pitstop in Toronto. most of my via travels been ottawa-toronto run. Then again i take the bus on the ottawa toronto run.
Frankly Canada is too large without the population density even for Toronto and Montreal. Worldwide HighSpeedRail (HSR) trains WIN the passenger battle with the low cost airlines when the journey is THREE hours or less at whatever the speed, but LOSE that battle when the journey is FOUR hours or more. Amtrak's Acela ridership numbers reveal this FACT, winning the less than three hours DC to NYC, but losing the nearly four hours NYC to Boston, and LOSING BADLY the nearly seven hours DC to Boston. Less than five percent of those boarding in DC or Boston travel the entire route. Therefore HSR has a time and distance restraint WORLDWIDE that HSR advocates FAIL to mention...
As good as the train was, this was actually an older train that had been refurbished. These trains are being replaced in the Windsor-Quebec City corridor with newer trains by the German company Siemens, but are made in California. The trains will be replaced over a couple of years but only some of the newer trains are in service now.
Took the train many times from Toronto to Vancouver and to me train is the number one on my list just love travelling by train .I cross Canada hitchhiking,,, by car , by train and I did Toronto to RED Deer twice by car ! And I drove from RED Deer to Vancouver, also drove from Red Deer to Carson city Nevada. it took me 48hrs both times in one shot (from Toronto to Red Deer ), stopping only for gaz and food, no sleep, in the 70ies , I was young and did not care about spending a couple days without sleep in those days, todays I am 71 going on 72 at the end of septemberr, and I would not be able to do that again loll
Only rail trips I've taken were on Amtrak. So your coach seat looked way better than what I got on Amtrak. Of course, I also booked a room a couple of times. Not cheaper than air, but all the benefits you mentioned for VIA apply to Amtrak. On the train there were two food options, the Bistro and the dining car. You meat strangers in the dining car. But I got really smitten with the Bistro which was selling hot food late. The room trips included dining car. But for coach I liked the Bistro more.
Hey Alina, how are you doing...!!!! I hope you are having the best breakfast in Montreal now. 😀You know...It's not uncommon to feel weird when sitting backwards in a train. I feel dizziness, sometimes nausea too.. how weird is that, right...when you are moving in one direction while your eyes see that you are moving in the opposite direction😄😄😄..!!!!!!!!!! BTW If you ever find yourself sitting backwards in a train and feeling uncomfortable again, you may try closing your eyes, resting your head on the seat, or try focusing on something that is moving in the same direction as the train. However, from what I could see you really enjoyed your train journey more comfortably, here. Waiting to see some AWEsome😄 vlogs from Montreal now....see ya🤩ALINA👋😃
Nice. I think it looks really comfortable for a shirt journey and the snack box looked good. Love your content though I do prefer the Canadian ones over most others. Cheers!☺
Actually that section of the só called Corridor is not all that fast. It has sections of 160 Km/h, but most common speeds are 130/150 Km/h, with some local restrictions. The comparison with high speed trains is not fair, because those run on dedicated lines specially design for those kinds of speed. In this case, it 's a so called 'conventional line ' . For the kind of service operated, it is ok
I know that in both US and Canada people travel mostly by plane, due to the big distances, but even so it always seems very weird and annoying to me how underdeveloped the rail system is, that there are no high speed trains to take you in only 2 hours to large distances. 5.5 hours Toronto - Montreal by train is just too much, for example. Plus, the train is not too cheap either, so not a great deal...
This was encouraging. I'm taking two VIA journeys next month, so I hope it goes as smoothly. EDIT: Just wondering... did you print your tickets, or did you use the VIA app, or show the emailed ticket?
Via raiil trains looked modern and acceptable, 6 days to cross Canada with is a little slow,i look forward to Montreal,what about their metro? Much love ✌️♥️🇬🇧
When I stayed in Laval, I found the metro rook me everywhere around the city. During my time Montreal, I never even took the bus because downtown was walkable and I had no problem finding my way around. 😝
If time is of importance, its better to fly where you need to get to quickly. If you’re sucker for scenery and aren’t bothered by passing time, the train can be a relaxing experience. It really depends on what your needs are.
You did not mention whether your fellow travellers were constantly loudly on their mobile phones, such as is the case here in the UK. I gather France prohibits phone use in carriages. Vive la France!
I took a day trip from Kingston to Toronto last week. The trip came up quickly, so the fare was quite pricey at almost $300 round trip. The seats were OK for a shorter trip, but I found that they were a bit stiff. The food options were good and reasonably priced. Staff was great all around. The Wifi was spotty in places, but the electrical outlet at each seat was definitely useful. Overall, I’d say it’s a decent travel option, but the pricing could be more economical and competitive. For comparison, the Megabus fare would have been about half, although the trip would have taken a half hour longer each way.
Hi Alina! I have watched your Ukrainian videos with enjoyment. I have the utmost graditude for Ukrainians fighting for their existence, freedom and our freedom as well. How are your relatives in Kyiv?
Thank you very much. They are well thankfully. Obviously it has been a very difficult year and a half for them in many ways, but they are strong people and are persevering.
Many celebrities around the world support Ukraine. I would like to highlight one that I just discovered. Rachael Ray. In her interviews, her love, passion and conviction for Ukrainians is so moving. She has been to Ukraine five times since the full invasion providing Medical Kits for soilders, toys for displaced kids from donbass who lost their parents and much, much more. Each time she goes to Ukraine, I quote "Ukrainians have renewed my strength and passion. Her nationality is American - Italian but in heart she feels Ukrainian".
Ah Via Rail, well what can I say about it. They are trains, they will get you there. You were in the Golden triangle area where the Government cares a little bit about passengers. I've taken Via between Viking and Winnipeg both ways and found that train was rarely on time and lots of sidings stops so the important trains (freight trains), didn't get held up by those with human cargo. I've never seen as nice a Via train in the West as the one you were on. Although I like trains, I hated getting on a train that left as scheduled and went a mile and sat for 4hrs watching freight trains go by. My 16 Hr trip in one case took 22 1/2 hrs. Since the great stay at home event of 20,21,22 I've I've only taken some sight seeing trains out of Jasper who always advertise the restaurant car with a nice menu will be open, but no it's been closed, and train crew don't know why. Just got a memo from head office saying no food service for when I traveled. Problem is after Japanese rail systems from Shinkansen to single car local diesel trains, I can't help but think Via should be taken out behind the barn and put out of our misery. It spoiled me for what train travel could be. I once had Via ask why I didn't use train more they didn't like that in 13 to 14 hrs I could drive what took 22 1/2 hrs on train, or take 6 hr plane flight counting security. Plane fares could vary between 30 dollars more to 30 dollars less than train fare often. So do I love train travel, yes in Taiwan and Japan, but in Canada let's just say I don't hate Via, but I'm not impressed.
We can't let government off the hook, we deserve better train travel in Canada. Our most populated route has a comparable geographic size to Japan. We could have high speed trains, and all capital cities should have basic service restored.
Thanks for the review. Never Travel with VIA rail. Last train I travel on, was BC rail. From Lillooet to Pemberton. Traveling long the shore of Seton Lake, and Anderson Lake. Was what I remember. I didn't appreciate it then. I Do Now. Especially When the BC Liberals sold BC rail to CN. And CN discontinued the service. Never see that again, in that way!
For everyone interested in Via Rail travel: they have a Tuesday seat sale every week, where they send you an email showing discount fairs (if you sign up for the email). They also have points system (Via Preference) for free travel. I love them and use them whenever I can.
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Many folks dislike facing the rear; I enjoy, however, enjoy watching the view recede gradually, rather than flickering by the way it does when facing forward. One of our most enjoyable trips recently was in a sleeping car roomette on Amtrak's Crescent from New Orleans to New York. The trip was paid entirely from our Amtrak Rewards Mastercard points! Pre-VIA Rail 51 years ago after high school graduation, two of us rode in coach on CN from Montreal to Vancouver, rode our bicycles across the continental divide to Banff, then rode CP in coach back to Montreal. CP was a little more expensive and had domed observation car for coach passengers. CN was spacious but proletarian - a rolling party! Looking forward to your experiencing more VIA, and maybe Amtrak. Thanks for your thoughtful reporting!🚄
For Future reference. Via Rail Launches the new reservation system. So, as long as you start booking the trip. You can select your seat too. From Row 10 to Row 16 is normal forward facing seat. So, pay attention with those rows. Hope that helps.
Good to know!
Thank you for your guidance concerning Québec. It is a pleasure to watch your first-hand experiences. Merci beaucoup!
That’s so nice for a great trip experience!
Alina ,Your travel ventures with the love and awesome vibes you pursue are astoundingly wonderful. Keep up your world travels and positive vibes and blessings. 👍❤
Nice video… very detailed without being drawn out and boring by excessive talking
Looking forward to your next video
Looks a great way to travel, thanks for sharing your trip Alina :)
Oh my God, you look just out of the world. You are epitome of beauty with brain. My heart goes out whenever I see your vlogs.
that's so good for a great travel experience excellent video
My wife and I took VIA from Toronto to Montreal and return for an anniversary last year. We had a wonderful time. Highly recommended, and so much less stressful than flying. There were some delays during the return trip, but overall it was great.
Hoi, Alina. Super interesting, well done. First time on VIA-Rail for me was London/Ontario to Toronto. What a difference to the system in Europe. And not only a positive difference!. Greetings, Markus
I really enjoy watching all your amazing videos .best traveling channel !!!! CONGRATULATIONS OF WHAT YOU DOING ,best wishesssss
Hi Alina! Welcome to ViaRail. I love Canadian train travel. In the day I was a frequent rider on the Turbo between Montréal and Toronto. I can only imagine that this train ride is now faster than before, on trains that even more modern. My last train ride in Canada, also a long time ago, was when I moved from Montréal to Saskatoon. This was more a slow and scenic ride taking just over 48 hours with two overnight beddings. I was always comfortable, and the bar car was fun too.
Oh wow, 48hrs is quite long!
It's currently nowhere near as fast as the turbo train. The privatization of CN in the 90s has destroyed via rail. Passenger trains have to plan their schedules around freight trains and pull over whenever a freight train goes by.
Thanks Alina .I will take you word for it
My father worked for the railway and he had a pass to ride Via Rail. It was a great experience to ride the train growing up, and it inspired me to ride every route as an adult. The train from Toronto to Vancouver is a great experience, I’d recommend trying to book a sleeping car as a coach seat would leave you very tired after a few overnight journeys. Churchill is also a neat trip, and when I went up there, there was a dogsled race, so the baggage car was full of dogs and sleds going up to Churchill for the race. Some of the trains have a dome car, which is an elevated glass bubble which allows 360 views!
The Central Canada trains are great too, very convenient to get from city to city.
Thanks a lot Alina & keep being your kind of beautiful too!
I will be in Montreal and Quebec the first week of July. Thanks for great sharing
Hope you have a great trip!
I took the VIA Rail with my ex from Toronto to Montreal in 2004 for around $30 and it took four hours. There’s the 401 heading into the autoroute 20 but its like a six to eight hour drive with frequent stops to eat and to decompress and the train was a more sensible way to arrive there alert and refreshed. Its not a bullet train but the accommodations were comfortable and clean and I enjoyed the trip and you get to see things you miss when you’re flying from one city to another.
So the distance between toronto and vancouver is about 640 kilometers?
Used to do the London-Toronto train a lot in the 80's.
Back then they had a bar car so we would hit that when heading home. Good times.
Halifax to Quebec Saint Foy early July. Excellent service and a very comfortable overnight trip. Would absolutely do this again.
Thank you to share with us your experience
Glad to see your Trans-Siberian rail experience didn't frighten you away from Train travel.
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Whenever I travel I like to travel-by-train. I've been across Canada, Toronto to Halifax and Toronto to Vancouver, both trips I'd like to do again; especially now I'd use their accessibility option, being a stroke survivor .. .
I've been taking the train since I was 7 (on my own, Ottawa to Toronto, meeting my grandfather under the clocks, then on to Burlington), back in 1968, when the night before grandfather would call to remind me where to meet and to stay in my seat, not go to the "club car" (a little restaurant) when in Brockville, or else I may be going to Montreal. I've also done many trips from Toronto to Montreal to visit my military husband when he was posted there before I was to move there, too (which didn't happen as he was posted back to Ontario), and while we were posted to Germany, on visits to Canada, Ottawa to Quebec City (in laws lived there). Last summer, hubby took his first trip since the early 80's in basic training. He enjoyed it, slept most of the way from Toronto to Ottawa. You look young enough, that you may have taken the Go Train to Niagara Falls. It's color scheme outside is green and white.
Thru the years, I made several trips between niagara to ottawa dorval airport mtl drummondville. The travels were always quite and location efficient. The trips getting to airports are especially convenient
I have done several VIA Rail trips, Ottawa-Toront, Halifax-Montreal-Ottawa and way back when Calgary-Vancouver when that route was still operating (former CP rail).
Very nice little train trip Alina! The train looked real comfortable as well. Looking forward to your next video!
Hello Alina, I took the Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto in 2014 (Sleeper cabin) and it was great from the food to the views. I think you should do that when you come back from you Asia trip.
I really enjoy your video will help me to learn new things.Thank you so much.
My great-great-grandfather came to Canada to build our railways. I will have to travel by train across Canada one day.
Hi Alina, I've travelled by train many times -- once from Toronto to BC via Jasper and also back and forth from the Maritimes. Also did Toronto to Quebec City. The train is so much better than flying in many ways -- wish that Canada had more VIA Rail connections ---more eco-friendly too.
ViaRail are fantastuc. My experience suggested that they wrote the book on customer service. My 19 year old son had to have the station paramedic attend him with what turned out to be appendix issues. Everyone was so helpful at Toronto station from the baggae lady to the manager. We travelled 2 days leter and they pre-boarded us, made sure he had space then made sure Montreal station had someone to meet us and then again at Quebec. Everyone just wanted to help us. The trains were very comfortable, fully recommended.
That’s wonderful to hear!
I actually think I would enjoy sitting backwards in a train like that, because you can look at things outside and see them for longer, vs. looking forward and everything whizzes by. Rail travel may be just the ticket for Canada and the US west. Those train stations are big and beautiful. 😎👍🇺🇸🇨🇦
Fair, I just found it to be an unnatural feeling lol
For myself Im not a big fan of it because it feels like gravity is pushing u backwards a bit.
Please make more trains videos! :) Try the sleeper cabins on the Ocean to Halifax, it's a treat (and can be an adventure, lol!)
I would love to try that out!
Amazing video
Rail Service is pretty good in Canada and reasonably priced. I have used the rails many times traveling from Toronto to Montreal and Quebec City . Back in my college days I took the Canadian Railway from Montreal to Vancouver . It was a trip I'll never forget. It brings back a lot of great memories. Thank you so much Alina for the wonderful tour. And right back at you, Sending you
much love and affection😍😍 from Harriet, Jim and Yuki. Richmond, Va.
Yet there isn't a daily intercity train running in Canada west of Sudbury or east of Quebec City. Yet there are numerous daily trains from Windsor to Quebec City. Is everyone not living in Ontario and Quebec a SECOND class citizen?
Since Canada is less populated compared to Indonesia, it seems that everywhere is much quiter (not crowded).
Well Alina... I cant wait. i am looking forward to watching your deeper Montreal exploration.
As always stay healthy and happy. Have your good time. Warm hugs from Indonesia.
hi Alina, nice you enjoyed your short trip. I for one love travelling by train, many journeys from NB to Montreal and also in my younger years across Canada, nice way to see the country!! It would be nice if the goverment would invest more money in rail travel in Canada, I have seen upgrades which is beneficial but more needs to be done. So disappointing that we dont have rail service here in Calgary like we once had!! Thank you once again always enjoy!!
Today on the Ocean the 50 km/ph speed restrictions on New Brunswick tracks is unbearable. My electric bike CAN go that fast... Upgrade your tracks and roadbed VIA to at least 100 km/ph...
Was looking forward to this one as I've never taken VIA rail, since the prices were always high for the routes I was looking for. It would be my dream come true to take The Canadian Toronto-Vancouver. Btw, Toronto-Niagara Falls is now served everyday by Ontario's GO train
Ooo very good to know!
I actually went from Buffalo NY to Toronto on what I think was a VIA train.
The advantage of traditional trains is that you actually get to see the country.
Im hoping to go to Canada in the Fall of 2024. I'd like to ride from Montreal to Halifax. I got a musician friend in Novs Scotia. It cant be worse than Amtrak.
It is! Be prepared to rock and roll while crawling at 50 km/ph for much of New Brunswick... Speed restrictions will kill the Ocean... From my experience it seems the worst Amtrak track is better than the best VIA tracks... Not quite true, but it seems like it overall...
Great experience
I've taken VIA rail between Saskatoon and Winnipeg (round trip) a couple times. Definitely cheaper than flying (at least at the time) but longer that travelling by car. It takes about 12 hours by train because VIA shares the rails with CN and freight trains take priority and the train is almost never arrives or leaves on time, but you don't have to drive... lol. Driving takes about 9 hours with stops from Saskatoon to Winnipeg. But it's cool to be on the train and relax, read a book or go into the viewing car. Would like to take the train from Toronto to Vancouver one day (or vice versa), that would be cool trip to see so much of Canada. Then maybe take a train out to the Maritimes to see the rest of the country. :)
Oh wow, I wouldn’t expect that it would take longer than driving in that case
@@AlinaMcleod I think VIA only has dedicated tracks in the Windsor/Toronto/Montreal corridor. Out west they have to share. So if traveling by rail between Toronto and Vancouver it's for the experience not the speed... lol.
Have used the Via Rail along that Toronto - Montreal - Quebec City route maybe 4 times. The first time was Business Class Toronto - Montreal and that was really good for a great price. Can't remember how much it was other than it was good value to cheap. And the food was great, served by a butler type woman, and just kept coming. With a lot of the journey alongside the lake and St Lawrence seaway - very impressive. Long haul from Toronto to Quebec City though - far better to break that up with a good stay in Montreal. Overall I found the service on these routes really good. Brings you straight into the CBD areas to link up with excellent transport services to take you wherever you want to go. Far prefer this to flying.
That sounds absolutely lovely!
So VIA doesn't do dining cars, then. I think two Amtrak trips I took included dining car.
@@JimMork Don't know on other routes. But on the routes from Toronto to Quebec City I was on you got served. Economy seat is like on an airline service, pay as you go, with the food choices better than expected. Business Class with a butler type service all food was served on a plate with good cutlery and was exceptional. I remember really good steak cooked how I wanted it with a range of very well cooked vegetables. But it did not stop with that - I may have had 5 meal types - entree, main, dessert, cheeses, coffee/tea with cakes - just on the journey from Toronto to Montreal. Drinks were regular. - whatever I wanted - served in a glass. Left the train feeling the service was absolutely phenomenal with exceptional Canadian manners and politeness.
@@naturalexplorer I flew airlines first class maybe two times. Yes, there's something to be said for it. But the Bistro on Amtrak will always be my favorite. More choices more impulse service. If I wanted a beer, I just went. Or a brat. Or whatever. And then I could go to the dome car and have a beer and a brat. Match that, ailines.
for me only taken via rail from Kitchener to Ottawa and a pitstop in Toronto. most of my via travels been ottawa-toronto run. Then again i take the bus on the ottawa toronto run.
Canada really needs a bullitt train for the size of our country
Frankly Canada is too large without the population density even for Toronto and Montreal. Worldwide HighSpeedRail (HSR) trains WIN the passenger battle with the low cost airlines when the journey is THREE hours or less at whatever the speed, but LOSE that battle when the journey is FOUR hours or more. Amtrak's Acela ridership numbers reveal this FACT, winning the less than three hours DC to NYC, but losing the nearly four hours NYC to Boston, and LOSING BADLY the nearly seven hours DC to Boston. Less than five percent of those boarding in DC or Boston travel the entire route. Therefore HSR has a time and distance restraint WORLDWIDE that HSR advocates FAIL to mention...
Another wonderful episode of Alina's amazing trip Canada, why didn't Jon Montgomery meet you at the Pitstop, lol
As good as the train was, this was actually an older train that had been refurbished. These trains are being replaced in the Windsor-Quebec City corridor with newer trains by the German company Siemens, but are made in California. The trains will be replaced over a couple of years but only some of the newer trains are in service now.
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Took the train many times from Toronto to Vancouver and to me train is the number one on my list just love travelling by train .I cross Canada hitchhiking,,, by car , by train and I did Toronto to RED Deer twice by car ! And I drove from RED Deer to Vancouver, also drove from Red Deer to Carson city Nevada.
it took me 48hrs both times in one shot (from Toronto to Red Deer ), stopping only for gaz and food, no sleep, in the 70ies , I was young and did not care about spending a couple days without sleep in those days, todays I am 71 going on 72 at the end of septemberr, and I would not be able to do that again loll
Only rail trips I've taken were on Amtrak. So your coach seat looked way better than what I got on Amtrak. Of course, I also booked a room a couple of times. Not cheaper than air, but all the benefits you mentioned for VIA apply to Amtrak. On the train there were two food options, the Bistro and the dining car. You meat strangers in the dining car. But I got really smitten with the Bistro which was selling hot food late. The room trips included dining car. But for coach I liked the Bistro more.
You MEET strangers in the dining car (naturally).
About the only thing they don't serve in the diner is a pizza... Is that all you eat?
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Hey Alina, how are you doing...!!!! I hope you are having the best breakfast in Montreal now. 😀You know...It's not uncommon to feel weird when sitting backwards in a train. I feel dizziness, sometimes nausea too.. how weird is that, right...when you are moving in one direction while your eyes see that you are moving in the opposite direction😄😄😄..!!!!!!!!!!
BTW If you ever find yourself sitting backwards in a train and feeling uncomfortable again, you may try closing your eyes, resting your head on the seat, or try focusing on something that is moving in the same direction as the train.
However, from what I could see you really enjoyed your train journey more comfortably, here. Waiting to see some AWEsome😄 vlogs from Montreal now....see ya🤩ALINA👋😃
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Nice. I think it looks really comfortable for a shirt journey and the snack box looked good. Love your content though I do prefer the Canadian ones over most others. Cheers!☺
Good video… nice snacks tbh
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Facts
Actually that section of the só called Corridor is not all that fast. It has sections of 160 Km/h, but most common speeds are 130/150 Km/h, with some local restrictions. The comparison with high speed trains is not fair, because those run on dedicated lines specially design for those kinds of speed. In this case, it 's a so called 'conventional line ' . For the kind of service operated, it is ok
I know that in both US and Canada people travel mostly by plane, due to the big distances, but even so it always seems very weird and annoying to me how underdeveloped the rail system is, that there are no high speed trains to take you in only 2 hours to large distances. 5.5 hours Toronto - Montreal by train is just too much, for example. Plus, the train is not too cheap either, so not a great deal...
This was encouraging. I'm taking two VIA journeys next month, so I hope it goes as smoothly. EDIT: Just wondering... did you print your tickets, or did you use the VIA app, or show the emailed ticket?
I just showed my QR code from the email attachment on my phone and it was all good. Either option is fine.
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Very expensive lunch box even $17 CAD. I would like to heard your impression compared with the Canadian vs Trans-Siberian.
Next train ride - across canada
Via raiil trains looked modern and acceptable, 6 days to cross Canada with is a little slow,i look forward to Montreal,what about their metro? Much love ✌️♥️🇬🇧
Montreals metro is actually pretty good. Not enough ticket machines in my experience so you end up waiting a while, but other than that, good!
When I stayed in Laval, I found the metro rook me everywhere around the city. During my time Montreal, I never even took the bus because downtown was walkable and I had no problem finding my way around. 😝
6 days is a long time, but from Halifax to Vancouver is a long distance!😉
@@marcwolman2719 high speed rail or a maglev would make this journey attractive and easy instead of an ordeal from Halifax to Vancouver ✌️❤️🇬🇧
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Via Rail is OK for shorter trips but it would takes 4 days from Toronto to Vancouver and the longer trips are just too expensive.
Yeah I actually don’t know how much it would cost to go all the way across Canada
If time is of importance, its better to fly where you need to get to quickly. If you’re sucker for scenery and aren’t bothered by passing time, the train can be a relaxing experience. It really depends on what your needs are.
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You did not mention whether your fellow travellers were constantly loudly on their mobile phones, such as is the case here in the UK. I gather France prohibits phone use in carriages. Vive la France!
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I took a day trip from Kingston to Toronto last week. The trip came up quickly, so the fare was quite pricey at almost $300 round trip. The seats were OK for a shorter trip, but I found that they were a bit stiff. The food options were good and reasonably priced. Staff was great all around. The Wifi was spotty in places, but the electrical outlet at each seat was definitely useful. Overall, I’d say it’s a decent travel option, but the pricing could be more economical and competitive. For comparison, the Megabus fare would have been about half, although the trip would have taken a half hour longer each way.
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Thank you very much. They are well thankfully. Obviously it has been a very difficult year and a half for them in many ways, but they are strong people and are persevering.
Many celebrities around the world support Ukraine. I would like to highlight one that I just discovered. Rachael Ray. In her interviews, her love, passion and conviction for Ukrainians is so moving. She has been to Ukraine five times since the full invasion providing Medical Kits for soilders, toys for displaced kids from donbass who lost their parents and much, much more. Each time she goes to Ukraine, I quote "Ukrainians have renewed my strength and passion. Her nationality is American - Italian but in heart she feels Ukrainian".
80 to 100 to fly from Qc City to Mtl : I don't think so...
Ah Via Rail, well what can I say about it. They are trains, they will get you there. You were in the Golden triangle area where the Government cares a little bit about passengers. I've taken Via between Viking and Winnipeg both ways and found that train was rarely on time and lots of sidings stops so the important trains (freight trains), didn't get held up by those with human cargo. I've never seen as nice a Via train in the West as the one you were on. Although I like trains, I hated getting on a train that left as scheduled and went a mile and sat for 4hrs watching freight trains go by. My 16 Hr trip in one case took 22 1/2 hrs. Since the great stay at home event of 20,21,22 I've I've only taken some sight seeing trains out of Jasper who always advertise the restaurant car with a nice menu will be open, but no it's been closed, and train crew don't know why. Just got a memo from head office saying no food service for when I traveled.
Problem is after Japanese rail systems from Shinkansen to single car local diesel trains, I can't help but think Via should be taken out behind the barn and put out of our misery. It spoiled me for what train travel could be. I once had Via ask why I didn't use train more they didn't like that in 13 to 14 hrs I could drive what took 22 1/2 hrs on train, or take 6 hr plane flight counting security. Plane fares could vary between 30 dollars more to 30 dollars less than train fare often.
So do I love train travel, yes in Taiwan and Japan, but in Canada let's just say I don't hate Via, but I'm not impressed.
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We can't let government off the hook, we deserve better train travel in Canada. Our most populated route has a comparable geographic size to Japan. We could have high speed trains, and all capital cities should have basic service restored.
Thanks for the review. Never Travel with VIA rail. Last train I travel on, was BC rail. From Lillooet to Pemberton. Traveling long the shore of Seton Lake, and Anderson Lake. Was what I remember. I didn't appreciate it then. I Do Now. Especially When the BC Liberals sold BC rail to CN. And CN discontinued the service. Never see that again, in that way!
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