In just a few years, just imagine the new Siemens Charger train sets recently purchased by Via Rail running even faster at a full 110 mph or 177 kph on high frequency dedicated tracks between Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City! Passenger rail enthusiasts really look forward to that day since this project will provide an affordable, more environmentally-friendly, faster, more relevant, reliable and safer travel choice to Canadians!
@@tommyvohs8815 I agree wholeheartedly! If only our federal government would give the green light to the HFR project, the sooner Canadians would get to enjoy train travel similar to that of regular intercity trains in Europe!
Thanks for the ride, interesting to note that they still are using the same plates in business class (VIA 1) as my visits in the mid 1980's and various other trips in the 90's and min 2000's.
Recently went to Montréal from Toronto by Via rail economy class and covid made the experience a little different but still worth it. I want to go again for sure!
Canada...my dream land to study there. I wish I could take the train there for sight seeing and enjoying the sceneries of the beauty naturally of Canada. 🙂
If you look at the difference between flying and the train between Toronto and Montreal for example keep in mind of a few things. Lets pretend you live in downtown Toronto and want to visit a friend in downtown Montreal. If you fly, first you will need to take a taxi (about $50) or the Union Pearson (UP Express) yes a train which will take you 25 minutes and cost $12 one way, then you have to be there 2 hours early. Flight time is about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Then you arrive at Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport in Dorval. Then it's about 30 minutes by car to downtown Montreal, I'm not sure about the cost but would say about $50 like it is in Toronto. Total time to fly there is a bit over 4 hours. The train for the cheapest Business Class fares took about 4 hours and 50 minutes. Also remember, AC provides no food or you have to pay for it, I'm not sure if they have WiFi on AC flights, no complimentary paper while flying and no access to Business Class lounge. For trains you can arrive 30 minutes early if you want but won't have time to enjoy the Business Class lounge. I looked at both Air Canada's and Via Rail for a departure leaving tomorrow and coming back Saturday. Via Rail is $411 in business class and Air Canada in economy is $579 both include taxes. But remember you still need to get to and from the airport so add another $75 to $100. So the difference is that you pay more to fly, you get there about 30 minutes earlier since your final destination is not the airport but downtown and you get to sit in cramped seats with no amenities. It's all a matter on what you want and how you look at things.
Can you take just a motorcoach (Greyhound) between the two cities? How much does it cost and do you have to ride with crazy homeless people or ex-convicts? And meal stops at run-down overpriced roadside gas stations?
Although I do agree, and even use the same comparison as you do, I would add that, although the train does stop in downtown, not all destinations are in downtown, so you will need a taxi or bus ride when you arrive by train, too, in most cases. Still, it's a much better deal, I'd think, even if it's longer, those hours in a comfy chair are much more relaxing, and productive for those who chose so. On a flight, you hardly have the space nor the time to pull out your laptop.
Western Canada is already upset the Canadian isn't a everyday train, and are jealous Toronto and Montreal have multiple services everyday. The Maritimes are also upset the Ocean isn't a everyday train. And you want HSR? Do you think the rest of Canada feels they are getting their share of the Canadian budget? Hint, they don't by a long shot...
+Ron Clark. Its simply because Toronto -> Montreal is where the bulk of Canada's population is concentrated. I take the train on the corridor route every weekend and its either always sold out or 90% sold. Via tried and had a hard time filling seats on routes in other parts of the country. If I was a business why would I run a train on routes that don't even make break even. To be fair the Edmonton -> Calgary route whould be the only other route that might sell out. But in reality the rest of country lacks the population to support via.
Great video Mark! This really helped me for my trip. I did a slightly longer one from Toronto to Vancouver. These trains are quite different but stunning none the less.
I took this Train a few times decades ago but never arrived at the Station early enough to benefit from snacks and soft drinks, and travelling 1st Class certainly does have its privileges!
It was about 37 years ago. I rode the midnight train with roomette from Toronto to Montreal, then transferred to Quebec City in the next morning. Returned with Business Class at daytime. That was really fun. Since the train speed got faster and time shorter, they eliminated the night trains and sleeper cars. I never ride train to Montreal again. Fly, drive or Megabus preferred.
@2:46. Idyllic Canada. Scene could not have been better if in a movie.A glorious sun-shiny day with Kayaking, paddle-boating, couple on the riverbank and a dog paddling to shore. Stephan Leacock would be proud. Brilliant!!!
Hi there, I've been enjoying watching this. It's good to discover how we can share and learn so much from each other about places, through channels such as this, especially about places we may never get to visit, thank you for taking the time to add it.
C caymer funny you don’t say anything about Black people entering Canada illegally too from USA... hahahahaha plus Canada kept the Treaties with the Indigenous people the very same Treaties Americans broke with the Natives of America...even Nazis beliefs is outlaw which makes it illegal for Neo Nazis and KKK hahahaha...
I will be on VIA next week Windsor to Toronto. Economy Class out, Business Class return. To me this is the touchstone for what rail service should be if we get service on the Cleveland-Pittsburgh corridor.
To really improve this line for faster trains and help eliminate collisions, the level crossings will have to be eliminated; with bridges for the railway or the roads. Closing off some roads at the railway and providing bridges or underpasses for other ones could also work too. It's long overdue.
You’re right and that’s the barrier to high speed rail; the level crossings. Via has purchased the Old CP havelock Sub to run its high frequency rail and I’ll be very interested to see what kinds of speed they post. It’s going to take a lot of work but it’ll happen and I can’t wait to operate that new equipment they’ve purchased on that sub which will cut almost 1 hour off the running time to Ottawa. Yes, that’s right.
Union station has been completely renovated and it doesn’t look like this anymore other than the central hall. Get ready for a huge change when you visit it.
I think that Via should buy that line and electrify it, just like Amtrak did with the Northeast Corridor, this should give Canada an high speed rail system without very big problems.
@@seat61 I can also take a picture where it looks like I am holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Union Station isn't under The CN Tower. It's several blocks away. Far more than two minutes. I'm at Union Station every day.
@@seanwebb605 The Tower is 500m or so as the crow flies, 600m walk. Half of Toronto is under it! See photo showing shadow of tower on Union station with Royal York Hotel visible across the road css1.www.cntower.ca/site_Files/Content/360_slideshow/view_cn_shadow.jpg
On Amtrak you don't get a complimentary meal in Business Class. You only get one in First Class on Acela. Acela is super duper expensive. I took the train first class a few weeks ago from Philadelphia to Boston (5H 27M to cover the 323 miles) for about $352. I could have flown First Class to Boston for $260. I had a fairly decent omelet. Isnt the distance between Toronto and Montreal close to 400 miles? covering that in 5hrs isn't bad at all.
The footage for the Union Station in Toronto in this video is totally OUT OF DATE ! Even for 3 years ago when this video was supposed to be posted, the main hall and the departure lineup area in the Union Station was already in a big shamble. No end to the ongoing constructions in sight. It has been covered by scaffolds and areas boarded up for constructions for quite many years already. And it is getting worse and worse.
Here is the deal. Metolinx fraud company gave out pamphlets in 2009. Said it was a $3b renovation for 3 years. Now it is 10 years later and they are still scamming $10b and it is not done. They are trying to make it like Ogilvie in Chicago. They are PROFESSIONAL SCAMMERS WHO ADMITTED WITH MAYOR OF TORONTO JOHN TORY THAT THEY WERE SCAMMED OUT OF $679,000 FOR FALSE FIRE ALARM INSPECTIONS BY MUSLIMS. LOOK IT UP ON GOOGLE. ITS FACT.
No. This was a train directly from Toronto to Montreal. A separate train goes to Ottawa via a different route. No Via train goes direct to Hull / Gatineau. The last one stopped in 1981. There are long range plans to connect the Quebec City of Gatineau to Ottawa Station with a light rail tram but construction has not started.
Hello I'll be visiting in early October, and planing to take viarail from Montreal to Toronto, is there space for luggage in bussines class? Do all schedules have a hot meal included? Can you walk arround to stretch legs etc? Thank you for the advice
Just travelled from Halifax to Toronto, with a break in Quebec. The trains are OK but information and directions are poor. Montreal station looks pretty, but it is like a building site down on the platforms and trying to find your way out of Toronto station takes perseverance. And there are an awful lot of trees and small lakes in Canada, and they all look alike! Incidentally, don't be fooled by being on a four-car train and having a seat in Car 4. They seem to count the engine as a carriage - so the end coach is Car 5!
Look at these train stations. The Canadians have such a way of preserving the best of tradition. So can someone out there, preferably someone older, tell me why the US can't keep abreast of other culturally connected European countries in maintaining similar traditions? For example, the terminal in Portland is but a shadow of itself former self during the hey day of train travel. And that same thing can be said of once glamorous Union Station in Los Angeles. It seems just yesterday when these terminals were alive, energetic, and vibrant with the hustle and bustle of travelers going all over the country. What happened? And why?
Not all, of course, but the photos I've seen from Denver, St-Paul, Seattle or Washington, DC, don't look that run-down to me. Of course, they're no longer the bustling grand stations with numerous trains leaving daily, but neither are Canada's stations. Vancouver's Pacific Central Station only sees 2 trains a day... from Seattle, and every few days an extra Canadian pulls in. Hardly alive, energetic and vibrant, I'd say.
Time and distance factors play a major role why trains in North America don't compare with Western European trains. The one state of California is larger in size than all of the UK, the one state of Texas is larger in size than France. The one state of South Carolina is larger in size than all of Ireland. The one state of Maryland is larger in size than Belgium. HSR is competitive with the jet airliners around 3 hours. Much longer than 3 hours HSR loses to the jet airliner in time and distance, as well as economically, the fare price...
Liberalism. Credit It to That, i.e. why Your local train station in the U.S. of A. is a "shithole." A shithole that harbors everything from pimps, perverts, hookers, to druggies, drug dealers and gang bangers. Credit all of That to inept governing and most especially corrupt inept policies engendered by, yes, You guessed It, …. Liberalism. Right California? Correct? Yes, … I think so.
Remember in West gas is cheaper, spaces are larger( then Europe), is it more design for cars( which is a bad thing !)not good for using bicycles( in general), so people use cars mostly, and they fly a lot, that's why train traveling in West is not the same,
The last timei took the train I was talking to the conductor. He was telling me that VIA did not own the tracks and that CN, who do are in the frieght business and control the VIA train speed. The Toronto > Montreal trains were faster 20 years ago than they are now.
Not entirely correct, Via Rail is a tenant running their trains on CN tracks. CN Rail Traffic Controllers give preference to their freight rains, their bread and butter, not collecting rent from Via Rail.
@@gordmerrick7336 not correct. Yes Via does pay wheelage (rent) to CN but the RTC’s do not show preferential treatment to freights. We travel almost 3x the speed of a freight so the dispatchers try hard to get us out in front or around pokey CN trains. Shit happens and delays are frequent.. we do our best to make up time but it’s not perfect by any means.
Hello! I loved the video! If you have the curiosity to take a train trip in Brazil, here we have the Vale Railway, trips between Belo Horizonte to Vitória and Parauapebas to São Luís, among several other steam train tours. Bye!
Try driving it. There used to be one (probably still is) that left Toronto at 4:00 p.m. and was in downtown Montreal at 8:00 p.m. 4 hours flat. Try that downtown to downtown in a car. 6 hours at least. Central Station in Montreal is far from grim.
@@1articoli I would leave and be in no rush to do overnight and so far zero parking issues at that time Check into hotel have a quick snooze . Then I let my feet do the rest until it's the me to go!
Nice video. Thanks. Why does the Toronto station 'appear' empty while the Montreal one is not. Is it a spacious station or there aren't as many users in Toronto?
Most likely because it's 7am. However, the area in the video is purely for ticket purchases and the counters are to the bottom right of the frame. There are different areas for departures and arrivals, along with a subway and inter-regional trains area on the lower level.
Do they search you when you go on the train? I wanna bring my "chef" knives when I go to montreal. But I don't wanna have them taking from me if not allowed. Thanks Mark
No security X rays or metal detectors or anything like that. A train cannot be hijacked to a different country. Easily room for oversize bags. Take all the food and liquids you want onboard (but no consumption of personal alcohol).
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I really like your style of filming/editing. It's comprehensive, and captures the whole experience without dragging on.
In just a few years, just imagine the new Siemens Charger train sets recently purchased by Via Rail running even faster at a full 110 mph or 177 kph on high frequency dedicated tracks between Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City!
Passenger rail enthusiasts really look forward to that day since this project will provide an affordable, more environmentally-friendly, faster, more relevant, reliable and safer travel choice to Canadians!
The prototype was impressive. I can’t wait to run those trains on the Havelock sub.
@@tommyvohs8815 I agree wholeheartedly! If only our federal government would give the green light to the HFR project, the sooner Canadians would get to enjoy train travel similar to that of regular intercity trains in Europe!
Beautifully done video. The frame where you shoot the front of the train engine is absolutely beautiful. Well done.
I've been on this run many times over the years. Love to party in Montreal for the weekend.
Thanks for the ride, interesting to note that they still are using the same plates in business class (VIA 1) as my visits in the mid 1980's and various other trips in the 90's and min 2000's.
Recently went to Montréal from Toronto by Via rail economy class and covid made the experience a little different but still worth it. I want to go again for sure!
Canada...my dream land to study there. I wish I could take the train there for sight seeing and enjoying the sceneries of the beauty naturally of Canada. 🙂
We plan to take this train in September 2019, so it was very informative. Thank you!
Did this in the summer of 2017, very impressed by service.
If you look at the difference between flying and the train between Toronto and Montreal for example keep in mind of a few things. Lets pretend you live in downtown Toronto and want to visit a friend in downtown Montreal. If you fly, first you will need to take a taxi (about $50) or the Union Pearson (UP Express) yes a train which will take you 25 minutes and cost $12 one way, then you have to be there 2 hours early. Flight time is about 1 hour and 10 minutes. Then you arrive at Pierre Elliot Trudeau Airport in Dorval. Then it's about 30 minutes by car to downtown Montreal, I'm not sure about the cost but would say about $50 like it is in Toronto. Total time to fly there is a bit over 4 hours. The train for the cheapest Business Class fares took about 4 hours and 50 minutes. Also remember, AC provides no food or you have to pay for it, I'm not sure if they have WiFi on AC flights, no complimentary paper while flying and no access to Business Class lounge. For trains you can arrive 30 minutes early if you want but won't have time to enjoy the Business Class lounge. I looked at both Air Canada's and Via Rail for a departure leaving tomorrow and coming back Saturday. Via Rail is $411 in business class and Air Canada in economy is $579 both include taxes. But remember you still need to get to and from the airport so add another $75 to $100. So the difference is that you pay more to fly, you get there about 30 minutes earlier since your final destination is not the airport but downtown and you get to sit in cramped seats with no amenities. It's all a matter on what you want and how you look at things.
Can you take just a motorcoach (Greyhound) between the two cities? How much does it cost and do you have to ride with crazy homeless people or ex-convicts? And meal stops at run-down overpriced roadside gas stations?
Why no HSR in Canada!!!!!??? Travel at speed of 186mph, take less than 2hrs.
Although I do agree, and even use the same comparison as you do, I would add that, although the train does stop in downtown, not all destinations are in downtown, so you will need a taxi or bus ride when you arrive by train, too, in most cases. Still, it's a much better deal, I'd think, even if it's longer, those hours in a comfy chair are much more relaxing, and productive for those who chose so. On a flight, you hardly have the space nor the time to pull out your laptop.
Western Canada is already upset the Canadian isn't a everyday train, and are jealous Toronto and Montreal have multiple services everyday. The Maritimes are also upset the Ocean isn't a everyday train. And you want HSR? Do you think the rest of Canada feels they are getting their share of the Canadian budget? Hint, they don't by a long shot...
+Ron Clark. Its simply because Toronto -> Montreal is where the bulk of Canada's population is concentrated. I take the train on the corridor route every weekend and its either always sold out or 90% sold. Via tried and had a hard time filling seats on routes in other parts of the country. If I was a business why would I run a train on routes that don't even make break even. To be fair the Edmonton -> Calgary route whould be the only other route that might sell out. But in reality the rest of country lacks the population to support via.
Great video Mark! This really helped me for my trip. I did a slightly longer one from Toronto to Vancouver. These trains are quite different but stunning none the less.
A few changes in Montreal since I last used the CN train in the 50's to go west you needed to change stations for the CPR
In THE 50's?!!
I took this Train a few times decades ago but never arrived at the Station early enough to benefit from snacks and soft drinks, and travelling 1st Class certainly does have its privileges!
The journey takes 4h58 on this one, though others take 4h50 or less.
Montreal-Toronto train trip used to take 3h59m.
Lack of decent government funding.
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some are express/no stops while others stop in a number of cities along the way
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Beautifully photographed, nicely paced, loved the fade from scene to scene. Bravo!
Mark Smith, good job. Together we are strong!
Reminded me of a trip from Toronto to Belville in 1967. The trains were shabbier then but it was still more enjoyable than going by road.
I want to visit Canada and take the trains. Canada just looks so awesome to visit!
We've done Montreal to Quebec City many times and it never gets old. It's like going to heaven going to these places
It was about 37 years ago. I rode the midnight train with roomette from Toronto to Montreal, then transferred to Quebec City in the next morning. Returned with Business Class at daytime. That was really fun. Since the train speed got faster and time shorter, they eliminated the night trains and sleeper cars. I never ride train to Montreal again. Fly, drive or Megabus preferred.
Ew how old are you
So short, So comprehensive. Amazing video
I've never been on a VIA Rail train before, but I travelled across California on an Amtrak train. I went from Anaheim to San Diego!
and how was it?
@2:46. Idyllic Canada. Scene could not have been better if in a movie.A glorious sun-shiny day with Kayaking, paddle-boating, couple on the riverbank and a dog paddling to shore. Stephan Leacock would be proud. Brilliant!!!
Hi there, I've been enjoying watching this. It's good to discover how we
can share and learn so much from each other about places, through channels such as
this, especially about places we may never get to visit, thank you for
taking the time to add it.
Thanks for the preview. I am going to do this trip later this year.
Thanks, this was informative. Thinking about doing a Canadian train trip.
nice video, i've always wondered what it would be like to take VIA Rail, thanks for sharing!
Kinda like Amtrak?
@@Bentcypress better than amtrak
@@maureennichols7509 I'm sure. As they say, "close but no cigar". Even a cattle car is better than Amtrak. 😂🤪
Taking this trip today 😌can't wait ✋💕great video I enjoyed watching this before leaving
Not until I experienced this route myself, did I realize there was also traffic on railway. I was so shocked. The rest of the ride was smooth though.
Great video and good-looking train stations!
I took that journey in October. I think at the weekend they use older carriages. Good hot food and wine in business though and still relaxing.
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WOW!Memories all the way.Thanks all.
I love Canada so much God please take me to Toronto Canada Amen
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We rode this train first class in the summer of 2009. Lovely ride, and excellent meal.
Canada- the best country in the world! With love from Ukraine!!!
Thank you
Nope Japan is the best country in the World
@C caymer USA Sucks
Canada will be the best country in the world when Trudeau is gone, he has ruined Canada and it's reputation.
C caymer funny you don’t say anything about Black people entering Canada illegally too from USA... hahahahaha plus Canada kept the Treaties with the Indigenous people the very same Treaties Americans broke with the Natives of America...even Nazis beliefs is outlaw which makes it illegal for Neo Nazis and KKK hahahaha...
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Dude having problems with his suitcase at 0:15?
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I will be on VIA next week Windsor to Toronto. Economy Class out, Business Class return. To me this is the touchstone for what rail service should be if we get service on the Cleveland-Pittsburgh corridor.
To really improve this line for faster trains and help eliminate collisions, the level crossings will have to be eliminated; with bridges for the railway or the roads. Closing off some roads at the railway and providing bridges or underpasses for other ones could also work too. It's long overdue.
You’re right and that’s the barrier to high speed rail; the level crossings. Via has purchased the Old CP havelock Sub to run its high frequency rail and I’ll be very interested to see what kinds of speed they post. It’s going to take a lot of work but it’ll happen and I can’t wait to operate that new equipment they’ve purchased on that sub which will cut almost 1 hour off the running time to Ottawa. Yes, that’s right.
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ALL GAS STATION JOBS ARE TAKEN BY PEOPLE FROM INDIA!
Union station has been completely renovated and it doesn’t look like this anymore other than the central hall. Get ready for a huge change when you visit it.
The video is much better then the VIA Rail Trains.
I have never ridden a train. That will be one of the things I'll do when I move to Canada.
No train in your country or your county?
Very well done video. Thanks for sharing
great video, thanks fo sharing, like :)
Great journey video
It is amazing scene and whole view! What kind of Camera did you use ? Would you please let me know thanks!
This was a Panasonic camcorder. I now use an iPhone 11 Pro, it's better and much easier to use.
I think that Via should buy that line and electrify it, just like Amtrak did with the Northeast Corridor, this should give Canada an high speed rail system without very big problems.
Union Station isn't under the CN Tower. The tower is several blocks away.
Yes it is! I have a photo of the "Canadian" in the platform at Toronto Union, with the CN Tower towering over it. It's only 2 . minutes walk away.
@@seat61 I can also take a picture where it looks like I am holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Union Station isn't under The CN Tower. It's several blocks away. Far more than two minutes. I'm at Union Station every day.
@@seat61 A quick check verifies that the CN Tower is about a kilometre away from Union Station. Hardly underneath.
@@seanwebb605 The Tower is 500m or so as the crow flies, 600m walk. Half of Toronto is under it! See photo showing shadow of tower on Union station with Royal York Hotel visible across the road css1.www.cntower.ca/site_Files/Content/360_slideshow/view_cn_shadow.jpg
In fact, here's my own photo from the first time I went to Toronto, showing Tower and train www.seat61.com/images/Canada-CNTower.jpg
On Amtrak you don't get a complimentary meal in Business Class. You only get one in First Class on Acela. Acela is super duper expensive. I took the train first class a few weeks ago from Philadelphia to Boston (5H 27M to cover the 323 miles) for about $352. I could have flown First Class to Boston for $260. I had a fairly decent omelet. Isnt the distance between Toronto and Montreal close to 400 miles? covering that in 5hrs isn't bad at all.
Nice video, straight to the point..... I'm still waiting for the Toronto-Montreal "Hyperloop" (don't remember how they will call it).
Lol maybe in a 100 years
Beautifull scenes, fast train. Love it.
Magnifique document au début .. et puis plus rien, bouclé en 3 minute 30 !
The footage for the Union Station in Toronto in this video is totally OUT OF DATE ! Even for 3 years ago when this video was supposed to be posted, the main hall and the departure lineup area in the Union Station was already in a big shamble. No end to the ongoing constructions in sight. It has been covered by scaffolds and areas boarded up for constructions for quite many years already. And it is getting worse and worse.
So true. Been taking the train for about 4 years. Used to go to union about once a month. Every time I go it's different.
Union Station although not full of passengers is an outstanding of mess. I pray I see it in my life completely constructed. Please pray for it.
Here is the deal. Metolinx fraud company gave out pamphlets in 2009. Said it was a $3b renovation for 3 years. Now it is 10 years later and they are still scamming $10b and it is not done. They are trying to make it like Ogilvie in Chicago. They are PROFESSIONAL SCAMMERS WHO ADMITTED WITH MAYOR OF TORONTO JOHN TORY THAT THEY WERE SCAMMED OUT OF $679,000 FOR FALSE FIRE ALARM INSPECTIONS BY MUSLIMS. LOOK IT UP ON GOOGLE. ITS FACT.
New food court is open...
The lower concourse looks fantastic now. It's going to be fantastic when it is completed.
Wery good video!
Great train and station.
How many hours journey...Good video though..
How often do these trains run in the Winter time? Let's go Canadiens?
Very scenic journey.
Does the train stop in Ottawa and Gatineau?
No. This was a train directly from Toronto to Montreal. A separate train goes to Ottawa via a different route. No Via train goes direct to Hull / Gatineau. The last one stopped in 1981. There are long range plans to connect the Quebec City of Gatineau to Ottawa Station with a light rail tram but construction has not started.
How long did the trip take?
I have travelled by road from Montreal to Toronto by car via London ontario and the returned back by Air Canada. Engr. Nabi Bakhsh Lahore
Really good video make more videos of this type.....
I love Canada 💞💞
The train looks great, but it is a bit rusty and old. Canada is a big country, so high speed train will really help.
Great Video. Thank you for posting.
Wow That's a Journey how long was it Mark???.Ohhh saw you on bbc news last week ref security checks European trips ..cheers tc
Under the art deco friezes 3:08, you can read the French lyrics to Canada's National Anthem.
that was a fast trip
Good outro mate, sister's crying. 🤣
How much was it ? And how long it took
THANK YOU MY GOD...
Can not believe there is still no high speed train in that corridor between Niagara-Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal-Quebec city.
Me and my mom are planning to take a trip like that to Nova Scotia. It looks fun
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Speed ? So sweet Canada trains. Kisses. Yummy meals !
Hello I'll be visiting in early October, and planing to take viarail from Montreal to Toronto, is there space for luggage in bussines class? Do all schedules have a hot meal included? Can you walk arround to stretch legs etc? Thank you for the advice
really a nice train station... great Video!
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Just travelled from Halifax to Toronto, with a break in Quebec. The trains are OK but information and directions are poor. Montreal station looks pretty, but it is like a building site down on the platforms and trying to find your way out of Toronto station takes perseverance. And there are an awful lot of trees and small lakes in Canada, and they all look alike! Incidentally, don't be fooled by being on a four-car train and having a seat in Car 4. They seem to count the engine as a carriage - so the end coach is Car 5!
We don’t count the engine as a carriage, there’s no car no.2 . That’s the way it’s been since I’ve been working here. (1987)
@@tommyvohs8815 Now I'm more confused!
How much time it takes to reach Montreal and how much the adult ticket cost?
I like the fact that the vidographer doesn't speak and lets the vid and captions do it.
hahaha
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Look at these train stations. The Canadians have such a way of preserving the best of tradition. So can someone out there, preferably someone older, tell me why the US can't keep abreast of other culturally connected European countries in maintaining similar traditions? For example, the terminal in Portland is but a shadow of itself former self during the hey day of train travel. And that same thing can be said of once glamorous Union Station in Los Angeles. It seems just yesterday when these terminals were alive, energetic, and vibrant with the hustle and bustle of travelers going all over the country. What happened? And why?
Not all, of course, but the photos I've seen from Denver, St-Paul, Seattle or Washington, DC, don't look that run-down to me. Of course, they're no longer the bustling grand stations with numerous trains leaving daily, but neither are Canada's stations. Vancouver's Pacific Central Station only sees 2 trains a day... from Seattle, and every few days an extra Canadian pulls in. Hardly alive, energetic and vibrant, I'd say.
Time and distance factors play a major role why trains in North America don't compare with Western European trains. The one state of California is larger in size than all of the UK, the one state of Texas is larger in size than France. The one state of South Carolina is larger in size than all of Ireland. The one state of Maryland is larger in size than Belgium. HSR is competitive with the jet airliners around 3 hours. Much longer than 3 hours HSR loses to the jet airliner in time and distance, as well as economically, the fare price...
Liberalism. Credit It to That, i.e. why Your local train station in the U.S. of A. is a "shithole." A shithole that harbors everything from pimps, perverts, hookers, to druggies, drug dealers and gang bangers. Credit all of That to inept governing and most especially corrupt inept policies engendered by, yes, You guessed It, …. Liberalism. Right California? Correct? Yes, … I think so.
What does political beliefs got to do with any of this I'll bet you are fun to be with.
Remember in West gas is cheaper, spaces are larger( then Europe), is it more design for cars( which is a bad thing !)not good for using bicycles( in general), so people use cars mostly, and they fly a lot, that's why train traveling in West is not the same,
This station looks luxurious and pleasant plus the very beautiful Canada train. I like this vodeo. greetings from Indonesia
The last timei took the train I was talking to the conductor. He was telling me that VIA did not own the tracks and that CN, who do are in the frieght business and control the VIA train speed. The Toronto > Montreal trains were faster 20 years ago than they are now.
Not entirely correct, Via Rail is a tenant running their trains on CN tracks. CN Rail Traffic Controllers give preference to their freight rains, their bread and butter, not collecting rent from Via Rail.
@@gordmerrick7336 not correct. Yes Via does pay wheelage (rent) to CN but the RTC’s do not show preferential treatment to freights. We travel almost 3x the speed of a freight so the dispatchers try hard to get us out in front or around pokey CN trains. Shit happens and delays are frequent.. we do our best to make up time but it’s not perfect by any means.
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Very classy video with camera on tripod(?) at Toronto. Montreal station looks pretty grim despite the art deco stuff. That is one long journey!
Try driving it. There used to be one (probably still is) that left Toronto at 4:00 p.m. and was in downtown Montreal at 8:00 p.m. 4 hours flat. Try that downtown to downtown in a car. 6 hours at least. Central Station in Montreal is far from grim.
@@1articoli No more 4hrs train.
@@1articoli I would leave and be in no rush to do overnight and so far zero parking issues at that time Check into hotel have a quick snooze . Then I let my feet do the rest until it's the me to go!
Superb presentation, It gives the feeling of real traveling. Nice work
Rocky the Rock / The feeling only! Terrible trip in quality.
Nice video. Thanks. Why does the Toronto station 'appear' empty while the Montreal one is not. Is it a spacious station or there aren't as many users in Toronto?
Most likely because it's 7am. However, the area in the video is purely for ticket purchases and the counters are to the bottom right of the frame. There are different areas for departures and arrivals, along with a subway and inter-regional trains area on the lower level.
The suburban trains in Toronto operate out of a different part of the station that's much busier.
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nice view of Lake Ontario !!!
Is that Kingston at 2:07?
Do they search you when you go on the train? I wanna bring my "chef" knives when I go to montreal. But I don't wanna have them taking from me if not allowed. Thanks Mark
Chef Nutter Nope no security.
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No security X rays or metal detectors or anything like that. A train cannot be hijacked to a different country. Easily room for oversize bags. Take all the food and liquids you want onboard (but no consumption of personal alcohol).
are the train stations both in Montreal and Toronto in centers of these cities?
Very nice video
It's very nice think
Montreal train station have a good food court.
just like everything else in Canada, their trains are better too---from America