Private Room on Canada’s Overnight Sleeper Train 😴 - 24 hrs to Montreal
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Today I’m taking a sleeper train for 24 hours across Canada, from Halifax NS all the way over to Montreal. I’ll show you what it’s like to live onboard this train, from the dining car, lounge car and even my ensuite private room complete with shower. This is also North America's longest running named train, The Ocean, run by Via Rail- so without any further a do, let's go and get onboard, this iconic train.
0:00 - Introduction
1:49 - My Private Room
4:57 - The dining car
7:20 - Other classes
9:42 - Bedtime
12:15 - Ensuite Shower
14:27 - Montreal
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Thanks all for coming along on this week's adventure. As always let me know what luxury trips you’d like to see on the channel :)
I love your train videos I have always wanted to take a train trip and watching your videos I think it would be fun to go with my husband thinking of taking the Alaska one
This looks fun
I have never gone the Halifax through Northern NB route to Montreal but back in the day when we still had VIA Rail in Southern NB I had gone by VIA, (via VIA), from McAdam to Montreal through Maine which was a nice trip. Sadly it has been at least 30 years since that service was offered.
what camera do you use while filming for the channel?
I would like to see the Canadian trans Canada train journey. I know you need to make connection now but it is possible to do. If I am not mistaken you buy 1 ticket for that journey. Love your videos, loving to travel by train myself. Makes me feel I am travelling.
I like these train videos more then the plane ones! Don’t get me wrong I love all your videos but theres something so intriguing about gilding through the wilderness in such luxury.
Thanks so much, super happy you like the videos. And from a production perspective, train videos are so much more enjoyable to create. Lots more coming up :)
I like train vids because you get to see more of the scenery and places you travel through instead of just flying over.
I enjoy them but in moderation. 👍
@@Trektrendy can’t wait!!!
Likewise! Always look forward to these train videos
Canadian here, it's pronounced "Vee-a Rail". Great vid!
Was gonna say!
Was about to comment on this as well! lol
It's a bit of a shibboleth, isn't it.
That’s an accent thing.
We pronounce VIA the way he did in the video in Britain
I enjoy how you say "vyah rail" in your wonderful accent, rather than "vee-a" rail as we Canadians say it! Glad you are taking the time to show us this journey; it is one I hope to make in my retirement years!
I love planes, but there's something special about train videos. I think it's the birth of long-distance travel, and being able to do so in luxury that would have been unthinkable just a few years earlier. It's a wonderful step back in time, even if the trains themselves are modern. Thanks for letting us ride along!
Love that the door locks for safety, privacy and comfort
Hubby and I did this trip in 2014. I was 58 and had the top bunk. Could still do this at 66. Love all the memories you’re bringing back. 👋🏻
I'm from Halifax and took the same train on the same route in Economy. They call the train "The Renaissance" because I'm sure that's when it was constructed. We somehow managed to get the first two seats in our particular car (Yeah???), so I became well acquainted with my knees, as I saw them all the way there and back, as they were inches from my nose.
I love your pronunciation of Via Rail. "Vie ah" as in "Vaya con Dios". We here on the other side of the pond call it "Vee yah" - as in "Yeah it takes 24 hrs. to get to Montreal and 26 hrs. back" because there is a part of the rail in New Brunswick with only one set of tracks. I took the train with my partner. If you make it there and you aren't divorced it's a good trip.
Absolutely love everything about your channel. Thank You for the amazing content.
Super happy to see you enjoyed your trip on VIA Rail's Ocean. We don't have the newest trains, and they are shared with freight which slows things down often, but its good to see the rest of the experience was well received. Halifax is my hometown and it was very fun to see it featured through your lens.
My mother-in-law is from Halifax and her brother was a chef on this line. My wife and I did this run, also in one of the suites ( courtesy of her uncle)
From what I understand. Via is going to buy their own rail system. So they can bypass the freight trains.
BTW.. what was in the VIA bags in the bathroom ????
Im from the Annapolis valley
I need a lottery win so I can start living this lifestyle.
Keep this wonderful content coming. Love it.
I love watching these on a sunday night before i fall asleep, alleviates the sunday dread. 😊
I moved a couple of years ago; instead of driving to my new home (six hours away), I took my Bengal cat and myself on a VIA rail journey...due to the transfer in Toronto, the journey was longer than six hours...travelled business class on this day journey. The cat travelled amazingly in his carrier, with an occasional cuddle. The crew on the VIA train were amazing, the food was nice...I couldn't have asked for a better moving experience. Thank you VIA. And, thank you Trek for sharing these beautiful train videos. You are awesome.
this brings back memories of when i was like 4 i did this trip. so long but i never forgot.
It's pronounces VEEYA Rail, not VAYA Rail.
Friendly note.
Read my mind. Like "Mama mia!"
Also never heard a native English-speaker mispronounce "Montreal". Weird.
@@obroni I've never heard it being pronounced like that either, not in the UK, US or Canada 😳
@@obroni almost as bad as Rideau… “Reedoh” being mispronounced as “Ridoo”. As an Ottawa native, this infuriates me.
Hi Will. It’s great that no matter the mishaps or disappointments in your travel, you always have a smile and manage to stay in a good mood. I commend you for being so pleasant, therefore watching your videos is very pleasurable. Thank you for taking me to so many places!
Better than going on an actual holiday. Saved me a fortune this chap.
As a child, I rode the rails with my family from Montreal to the EAST. We had a roomette that slept the 5 of us. Porters made up the beds in the evening - no muss, no fuss. There was a dining car, a bar car. It was just the best way to travel. It seemed so luxurious. I have no idea about the cost. My parents handled that part of it, of course. I do recall that my younger sister and I were sent to the dining car for breakfast ahead of my parents and younger brother. Sis and I had no trouble getting breakfast, simply giving our room number. I fact, I think the other passengers dining at the time were amused by our composure at breakfast.
Finally a video where I can say I've done the exact same thing. Personally, I like the Chateau roomette sleeper rooms more than the room you were in for one simple reason. I was by myself, and the absolute luxury of having that toilet literally right there is impossible to be undersold or oversold. The food was as good as it can be considering the price. Since it's a 24 hour journey, it is absolutely worth the price to be in the sleeper car, the economy is not comfortable at all unless you're on a leg that is considerably shorter than HAL -> MTL. I actually enjoyed the no wifi as it gives me the chance to detox from the internet for a day. Which is something we can all benefit from. I hope you enjoyed Montreal for however much time you spent there.
Next train trip take the Canadian to Vancouver!
Family and I just took that trip 2 weeks ago and it did not disappoint for our first overnight train trip already looking into going on the VIA rail Canadian to Vancouver in the near future. Great video
as someone from nova scotia who loves your videos this made me very excited
Good to see they have made use of the Nightstar sleepers. They had been stored outside Manchester (my home town) and I’m part of the team currently upgrading the depot for use of local/regional services. The depot is still called Manchester International Depot.
Wait, they took out the dome/bullet lounge “Park Car” from this train? That sucks! The end of the train used to have a stainless steel, 1950s luxury lounge and bar car which was the best place to hang out 😢 RIP the Park Car. 🇨🇦
VIA lost access to the Halterm Rail Loop in November of 2020. Since they can't turn the train, and the Park car can't run bi-directionally, it had to go. Yet another sign of VIA's indifference towards its trains.
@@JuanSanchezGuerra I’d heard that rumoured in early 2020 when I took the train. Sad to see it turned into reality.
@@Paul_Lucas It's a massive shame as it was incredibly popular but losing the loop was a inevitability and sadly, CN removed a wye that the train used to use years ago so for the forseeable future, the train has to run with this bidirectional consist sans the Park car. However, many hold hope that eventually, at the very least, a mid train skyline car will be added to replace it
Thanks for watching Paul - and yes sadly so. The staff all seemed upset about the loss of this. Hope they manage to reinstate it / regain access to the turning point
@@Trektrendy Well the turning loop they were using was paved over and is now extra shipping container space so there would need to be a new solution constructed which VIA hasn't got the budget for presently but never say never as they say.
That sleeper is just perfect! I have high standards with where I sleep and this fits right in
To TrekTrendy, I would just like to say how much I truly love your videos! Whenever I am feeling down, your videos certainly cheer me up! Thank you so much & I hope to see you in my travels soon!
Spent all day binging your train videos… only to receive another one as the night ends! Cheers!
Love the Cavendish, PEI picture in your suite!! PEI is absolutely a part of Canada you HAVE to visit. I go for 2 weeks every summer and it’s paradise on earth.
Thank you @Trek Trendy and everyone involved for another awesome video! Joyful, fun, peaceful blessings to all! 🙃🫶🏼☮️🌞🦉💞👏🦾🎂🍶🥰🥳💐🍀🙏
One thing can be truly said about this guy, he really gives new meaning to the words 'sleeps around'.
Got to admit this video made me feel very jealous as I was supposed to do this exact journey in the same class, just the opposite way round in 2020. Sadly still yet to do it, hopefully I will be able to in the not to distant future. Thank you for the videos, they really inspire my need for wandering again.
I truly love all your videos whether air or train travels. I was happy to see another video in Canada and so pleased to see you got a fresh air break in Moncton, where I live. 🙂 Thank you for providing us such entertaining and informative videos, and keep on trekking! ❤🚂✈
Glad I saw this video and the closet sized accommodations they offer. Wouldn't dream of travelling this way.
I literally can’t stop watching your videos
I have been binge watching all his videos today!! I now have the travel bug to take a trip on a train. LOVE THIS CHANNEL!
Me too! Sick with Covid and this is a great way to pass the day!
@@yvonneb8846 Me too, I have covid!!!! I just started watching The Orient express train!! WOW!! I also googled trains from Vancouver to Montreal 🤣 even though i live in San Francisco
I think this is the first time I've seen you say the top bunk would be the most comfortable on any train!
Loved your railtravel videos.Back in the 1980s I rode that same train in a private room compartment from Halifax to Montreal and enjoyed every moment of the trip.
Working through your back catalogue for my TT fix, and this is as enjoyable as always thanks Will :)
Nice Trek! These train video’s have been pretty awesome! Always wondered what these sleeper trains on Via looked like
Same
SO excited to see this today as I live in Burlington, Ontario! I do hope you are taking some time to enjoy Quebec - and feel free to hop next door to Ontario where we are oh so friendly and fond of you!
Absolutely fantastic as usual cheers mate so glad to be a part of your channel keep it up
man you are blessed with time and location
The train videos to me are more interesting. The plane ones are great but the trains seem to be a more fun to travel
Really like these train videos as I think people don’t travel them much ! Great way to see the beautiful scenery!
I'm glad to see you got to ride on the Ocean. I'm not in a position to do much traveling right now, so watching these is a great way to see bits of the world.
Love these train videos. Beautiful camera work. Thanks so much for putting in the work for us to enjoy! Safe travels!
Hi Will, love your videos, new subscriber here. A number of years ( 2014 ), I took an overnight Amtrak from Orlando FL to Raleigh NC. I stayed in a sleeper ensuite room that included meals. Surprisingly enough, the steak I had for dinner was delicious. It was a once in a lifetime experience since I usually fly or drive, but I'm so glad I did it!!! Your videos are amazing, they make me hungry and sleepy depending on what you are doing. LOL I watched another TH-cam channel of a couple that took a 35 hour train ride, but I much prefer your style of video over theirsrrr.
Thank you for this. I’m a Canadian living unfortunately in the US. My Dad worked for CN back in the 1950s and they honeymooned on the train to Wisconsin Dells. I was born 9 months and 5 days after the wedding. So I was conceived on the CN train or in Wisconsin. I Love train trips and hope to take one from Tx to Mb someday soon. ❤️
I LOVE LOVE the Snow Piercer references :)
Beautiful Truro - you're kinder than a Canadian :) Ricky, Julian, and Bubs love you!
Love your train travels! Yes, we know we have a beautiful country!😄. Thanks for travelling here!
Really love these train videos you do ,Keep up the great work !
Watching your train videos is a nice way to start the week. Keep up the great work.
one of my bucketlist that is yet to be done at some point, thanks for this video
Another Sunday another check in 😁. Think this is the favourite one so far, feel the production quality is always getting better!
Great to hear, thanks so much for watching Jon. Hope you're keeping well :)
@@Trektrendy I'm doing good thank you, hope you are too mate!
It was nice to see the currency exchange in the pounds and other currencies. Please include it on other journeys! Keep up the great videos. Love from London
Love how you say across Canada and it's about 1/5 of the country :p Canadian here adding this to my bucket list!
I love the background music....it's very fitting....thanks for all your videos as I'm off work sick and helps pass the time.👌👍😉
Enjoy mate.. Back to back great content.. Cheers !! Love from Nepal 🇳🇵
I love these train videos!!
Thanks for visiting Halifax!
Cool video!!
hope you get a bit more recognition in the future 1 million subs here we come
I really enjoy your videos and look forward to them each week, living vicariously through you haha! I'm looking forward to you doing the Perth to Sydney train in Australia one day, I did it adelaide to Sydney (half the journey) in economy and well.....I wish I'd had a nice room like you get 😅😅
I love your channel so much! I cannot afford to travel right now, but your videos are inspiring me to keep saving up for my next adventure! Awesome work, buddy!
love the Ocean I think everyone should take a trip on a train its so fun.
Again another awesome video! Would love to visit Canada one day, the scenery is stunning to look at
Tip from a Halifax native, if you're gonna do the east coast, do August or September, even early October. Best time of the year. Not too hot, lots to do, and perfect beach weather.
What a fantastic video yet again.
I love train journeys a lot.
Keep it up.
Thank you so much 😀
@@Trektrendy You're welcome.
Absolutely love your channel! My favorite new (to me) channel by far…keep it up!
Found the channel last week. Been binge watching all your vids. Great stuff!
As an American, Canada is the hidden treasure of North America. It's gorgeous, not overrun by tourists (in many great places). Can't wait to try this train.
The proper pronunciation in North America of 'Via' is 'vee-yah'. I once travelled the refurbished classic Silver & Blue scenic train from Vancouver to Toronto many moons ago. It had the famous 'bullet-car' on the tail end. The dining car had the original Art Deco Lalique cut glass booth panels, etched with visages of art from the famous 'Group of Seven' Canadian artists. At that time, the entire passenger train was of the early 1950's stainless steel vintage exterior.
He isn’t northern American, in England we pronounce it the way he does in the video. And I’d say since we created the English language we’re probably right
@@cathanbezuidenhout-jones3334 But not the Queen's English. They interject a soft "eaya" sound. I lived there in the 60's and went to one of those snooty schools in Dorset... It was stuck in an Edwardian time-warp. I also learned one of the common travesties committed by the "lower classes" is pronouncing "oriented" as 'orientated'. That's just as bad as saying "irregardless". We could get the cane for saying that. 🙂
🧳🚉 another nice train journey 👍
I absolutely love Trek Trendy videos!
As a Canadian, I think I would truly fanboy if I saw you on the same train.
A new Bucket list: share caviar with Trek Trendy (and champagne)
There is no way I'd ever want to stay in a cabin without a lock. NO WAY! In times as these with "Karens" at every turn I could just see one thinking they had the right to open my door and themselves at home. The dinner menu was so difficult for me, I wanted it all equally, except the one you got. That was the one I had no desire for and seeing yours I was right. Very enjoyable, thank you for the ride.
You have better menu skills than I, I regretted the chicken choice. Thanks so much for watching :)
FWIW, amtrak doors can be locked from the inside. You just can't lock it when you're out of it.
The Ocean trains do lock, there is two cards to a cabin that locks but the Cabin for 1s I don't think they lock from outside.
@@nmpls so everyone can get in when you are in the restaurant car and steal your stuff, NOT very safe !
Oh my goodness the VIA rail! I'm glad you covered it 😊
I love these train vlogs
You passed by my town! Thats insane haha! Great video like always! :D
The room with ensuite looked better than what Amtrak offers on most routes, and the food selections seemed better as well.
What selections? I am allergic to milk and could not eat clam chowder, or probably that tomato soup, which looked like a cream one. I thought the food looked pretty poor compared to the Australian ones in his videos. Cabin looked great, though. Much better than on a Trans-Canada train.
Man I love watching all your Journeys! Thank you, I loved this.
I used this type of room at 14 to go from Moncton to Ottawa and it was really enjoyable. Great video!
I would love to see a QaA video, love the videos and variety of content!
I'll try and combine one into a future video :) - thanks so much for watching
Hi..been catching up on your videos. I am a massive aviation fan, but after watching your last few train journeys, I think I would really enjoy the rails also. I didn’t know what train accommodations could be like and I do love looking at the scenery. Live in New England .. North East US..We need to send you a proper, homemade pecan pie. ☺️
I grew up in Truro now live in New Brunswick, 3 hrs away, love your videos!!
Thoroughly enjoy your vlogs. It gives me the urge to follow these excursions.
Another great train video from Canada. I've been on VIA too many to list times from Toronto to Ottawa and have been wanting to do both your last videos of one like this one and the RM one you just did. I think you would probably like "The Canadian" which goes from Toronto to Vancouver. One small thing it is VIA (Vee-A) ;) Cannot wait to see your next video. Safe travels
And it's MontreAWL, not "Al" like the name.
YAYY Via Rail! So glad you dropped by in my country (and city)! Took the Ocean twice from Montreal to Halifax : once in economy (never again!) and once in a roomette. Wasn't there any entertainment on your trip? I hope you can try the Canadian from Toronto all the way to Vancouver! This is quite a 5-day and 4-night journey.
The Canadian is pretty much the only train that has on board entertainment but not sure if they have it at moment due to still being in a pandemic
Entertainment is cancelled on all long distance trains during the pandemic. At least as far as the website is concerned though it isn't updated terribly frequently
@rgmotnal No idea. I think you'd have to ask by sending an email or something. The website says these activities are still cancelled but as i said, VIA don't always update their site to be up to date
Awesome video. Thanks for showing the train from Halifax to Montreal to this West Coast Canadian. Loved it☺️
I'm from halifax cool to see someone taking the train
I always enjoy your chatty videos since they’re very informative. Incidentally, we Canadians pronounce
“Via Rail” as “Veea” not “Veyea”.
Just sayin... itis VIA pronounced VEA " Vee Ah" and Halifax is pronounced, "Hal a fax". Love the videos
You passed right through my home town of Campbellton in New Brunswick. Cool video. I enjoyed it very much.
Looks great, thanks for the great overview. Booked on this in about a month, can't wait.
Honestly, "Truro" and "beautiful" are not two words I'd associate together, and I feel a lot of Nova Scotians would agree lmao
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I always look forward to yours the most there's many of them out there that share their experiences on trains and planes and other things but yours is the most enjoyable I wish you did more of them I know that's expensive but it's always such a pleasure to watch you and listen and be a part of your experience in your adventures
Glad you enjoyed your trip on the east coast of Canada. The beautiful scenery and lay back feeling on board is in contrast to the busy and bustling airport /aircraft scene. 😁😁. I’ve never travelled by rail🙁🙁😃, although through your channel I can get a feeling for the distinct charm of railway travel!! All the best!!!
I love train videos so much!!
Weird they only give free wifi on one part of the train, the Desserts looked great though
Wifi is actually offered in the HEP economy cars as well.
“Across Canada” lol dude you did like 1/6th of Canada
I love the snow piercer references in these videos as I loved that series
Wow I love traveling in trains, being located in Europe, I do go to most places using the train and just love it.Thanks so much for sharing