Seeing massive locomotives like that hauling four cars is very strange from a European point of view where all light duties are handled by DMU/EMU sets! The new units look great
@@johnwillatt7162 There is sadly one problem with that, the Freight companies that own the track don't allow High level platforms because of clearance with their freight trains
I used to commute into Danforth all the time then bike the rest of the way downtown. I'll be on Via from Ottawa next month, best way to travel especially in winter, the 401 from Kingston to Belleville is a nightmare.
5:29 The new trains produce less noise, compared to the GO or older Via trains. When the Siemens passes, just about all that can be heard is the clicking of the wheels against the rails.
Agreed. We're slowly going in the right direction. People from other countries can watch videos about their countries if that's all they're interested in.
I’ve been retired & living in Ottawa since 2012. I like using Via on trips to Toronto. I do it a couple of times a year. Frustrated by the fact that the new rolling stock isn’t available on this route. However QC routes seem to be enjoying the new cars. I’d also consider trying an Ottawa- Halifax return, journey if there was modern stock on that route.
The main issue is that the Toronto Maintenance Centre still isn't ready to perform maintenance on the Siemens Charger/Venture sets yet, because they can't yet lift the train sets all at once! (Each unit are semi-permanently accoupled into each other, and can't be towed unit-by-unit with another loco other than the Chargers). Montreal is more fit to do maintenance to these, so you'll see them more often in the Ottawa-Quebec City service for still some time, as they can't stay overnight in Toronto yet, because they need to return in Ottawa, at the most western point, before the end of each day.
Canadians used to have nice railways like 96540km, but now it has become the worst railway system in developed countries, even though it has had some improvements since the 1960s, the train types lack diversity, I traveled to Europe (except for Balkan and Russia), Japan and China, Hongkong before, they serve much better rail transit than north america does
Due to political reasons, China used to not have any commuted and subwayized national rail routes, but since 2014 China plans to commute and subwayized all its conventional rail, intercity rail and high speed rail
Sorry but after travellingthe world and riding many high speed trains from Malaysia to China, Japan to Germany, Italy to France - our trains look ancient. Diesel?! Where's the electrification? So backwards - and slow.
the GO Network is being electrified, that's part of the big expansion that's being built out now. Once electrified, the new trains will be running a fair bit faster
The problem is car lovers in Canada who don't want money put into rail service. Ontario's the only place that's really doing a good job, electrifying Go trains, but it's a very slow process. Vancouver wanted to build a subway to the University of British Columbia, but could only get the funding to go halfway. When Vancouver had the Olympics, it would have been very easy to put more trains between North Vancouver and Whistler, but people wanted a wider highway instead.
On Reddit there was a driver getting frustrated with a rail discussion on Toronto where many users were politely bad-mouthing driving into downtown Toronto for major events. He basically - literally - said "but I *want* to drive my car to (this event)" to which the crowd responded, but 'dude' downtown Toronto cannot physically have you and every other "you" that's out there try to drive your car/SUV/truck to the same 5 sq km AND park through local roads in order to attend an event with 20-40 thousand other people.@@juliansmith4295 Therein lies the rub, guys like this either don't know, don't care, prefer to ignore (or are just stupid) that the laws of physics can no longer contain this 1975 mentality of drive wherever you want and you should be accommodated wherever you want. It's an old Canadian narrative holding over from 1975 because, simply put we just weren't that urbanized back then and we're only just now getting our true urban mindset in gear. But there's still those 1975 holdouts that want what they want. And you're right, those car lovers just have to wrap their heads around this, even if it's kicking and screaming.
VIA RAIL’s Charger/Venture cars have, by far, the best livery out of all the North American designs.
Seeing massive locomotives like that hauling four cars is very strange from a European point of view where all light duties are handled by DMU/EMU sets!
The new units look great
It is weird, cause a DMU would be way better, but they're not common, at all
And high level platforms to speed up boarding.
@@johnwillatt7162 There is sadly one problem with that, the Freight companies that own the track don't allow High level platforms because of clearance with their freight trains
That's how government runs around here. Overseeing committee overseeing sub-committees for stuff that won't happen for years.
@@BeeRich33 Nah, it's also cause the government is too concerned with making a profit on services
I used to commute into Danforth all the time then bike the rest of the way downtown. I'll be on Via from Ottawa next month, best way to travel especially in winter, the 401 from Kingston to Belleville is a nightmare.
For the same reasons, I took Via from Toronto to Windsor in February. Good thing I did. On the day of my travel, freezing rain fell.
5:29 The new trains produce less noise, compared to the GO or older Via trains. When the Siemens passes, just about all that can be heard is the clicking of the wheels against the rails.
Man those Chargers are quiet
i’ve heard they’re even quieter on board 😮
They're similar to brightlines chargers
So are the go trains.
"If you don't listen, i will use my dad voice!"💀
Nice video! The angles are good
Awesome Video!
Great work
I’m just waiting for the day these get put in service on the Woodstock route
You mean the Toronto-Windsor route
@@coastaku1954 oh. Yeah that route
Can't wait to see the new via sets myself!
Ohhh.. I saw you guys while I was waiting for the GO train to union, what a small world lol
Haha!
@@hellostevens 2:53 we're not gonna talk about that hilarious announcement?
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
very nice
Great video awesome catches there very nice view 😎🚂🫵
Saving the best for last I see :)
Thanks for the video, I assume all those shorter, non-stopping trains are heading up toward Stouffville?
Yep
This video is great. I see some "but other countries have" comments. Who cares? These are beautiful. Keep up the good work.
Agreed. We're slowly going in the right direction. People from other countries can watch videos about their countries if that's all they're interested in.
They remind me of amtraks chargers
I’ve been retired & living in Ottawa since 2012. I like using Via on trips to Toronto. I do it a couple of times a year. Frustrated by the fact that the new rolling stock isn’t available on this route. However QC routes seem to be enjoying the new cars. I’d also consider trying an Ottawa- Halifax return, journey if there was modern stock on that route.
The main issue is that the Toronto Maintenance Centre still isn't ready to perform maintenance on the Siemens Charger/Venture sets yet, because they can't yet lift the train sets all at once! (Each unit are semi-permanently accoupled into each other, and can't be towed unit-by-unit with another loco other than the Chargers). Montreal is more fit to do maintenance to these, so you'll see them more often in the Ottawa-Quebec City service for still some time, as they can't stay overnight in Toronto yet, because they need to return in Ottawa, at the most western point, before the end of each day.
@@sasgrafix Thank you for an informative response.
There’s a few Ottawa Toronto trips that have a Venture set scheduled (the one in this video is one of them )
@@sasgrafix Huh. I was wondering why I haven't seen any close up footage of the new sets at a location like Union Station.
Now this is podracing
VIA Rail: 5 years to get a bicycle on a train.
Even Ukraine does better railway than Canada
Why does Via rarely use the red rear lights?
You can watch all new Via-rail trains and all other trains by taking the new automated elevated Montreal metro The REM
These are fast, fairly fast. Now fast is anything moving above 100 miles per hour.
Or for people who don't live in 1948, 160 km/h.
why don't the GO trains stop there and where are the VIA trains going to (from Toronto)?
The Via trains are headed either to Montreal or Ottawa.
Nice video. Put a Lid on the camera click click Not good 👍🏻😎
whats the limit here? looks like 79mph
I'm not sure about that particular place, but Go trains maximums are anywhere from 100 to 150.
Canadians used to have nice railways like 96540km, but now it has become the worst railway system in developed countries, even though it has had some improvements since the 1960s, the train types lack diversity, I traveled to Europe (except for Balkan and Russia), Japan and China, Hongkong before, they serve much better rail transit than north america does
Due to political reasons, China used to not have any commuted and subwayized national rail routes, but since 2014 China plans to commute and subwayized all its conventional rail, intercity rail and high speed rail
nice graffiti
Great video... ruined by the annoying camera click
oh well, cant do anything about it.
Sorry but after travellingthe world and riding many high speed trains from Malaysia to China, Japan to Germany, Italy to France - our trains look ancient. Diesel?! Where's the electrification? So backwards - and slow.
the GO Network is being electrified, that's part of the big expansion that's being built out now. Once electrified, the new trains will be running a fair bit faster
The problem is car lovers in Canada who don't want money put into rail service. Ontario's the only place that's really doing a good job, electrifying Go trains, but it's a very slow process. Vancouver wanted to build a subway to the University of British Columbia, but could only get the funding to go halfway. When Vancouver had the Olympics, it would have been very easy to put more trains between North Vancouver and Whistler, but people wanted a wider highway instead.
On Reddit there was a driver getting frustrated with a rail discussion on Toronto where many users were politely bad-mouthing driving into downtown Toronto for major events. He basically - literally - said "but I *want* to drive my car to (this event)" to which the crowd responded, but 'dude' downtown Toronto cannot physically have you and every other "you" that's out there try to drive your car/SUV/truck to the same 5 sq km AND park through local roads in order to attend an event with 20-40 thousand other people.@@juliansmith4295
Therein lies the rub, guys like this either don't know, don't care, prefer to ignore (or are just stupid) that the laws of physics can no longer contain this 1975 mentality of drive wherever you want and you should be accommodated wherever you want.
It's an old Canadian narrative holding over from 1975 because, simply put we just weren't that urbanized back then and we're only just now getting our true urban mindset in gear. But there's still those 1975 holdouts that want what they want. And you're right, those car lovers just have to wrap their heads around this, even if it's kicking and screaming.