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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
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.
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 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!
It's like when people say "Eye-ran" or "Eye-rack", when they're actually pronounced "Ee-ron" and "Ee-rock"--even people who've spent a lot of time in either! But yes, I hope to take this trip too someday. I've taken a number of sleeper trains and everything they say is true (good and bad), but overall they're well worth the expense and time.
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.
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.
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 ????
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!
💖My second home 'Canada'. I love Trains here in Canada a lot and that moment I went with my mom...mom loved to stay in the room plus breakfast and dining. We were enjoying the scenic of winery as well. We were pretty impressed. We took a couple of Trains😊.
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
I used to take the ocean when I was a uni student and a sleeper berth was cheaper than a plane ticket. I'd catch it in Montreal, have a shower and a sleep then palmiers and yogourt in the caboose, and meet my family late morning. Prices have shot up a stupid amount since then, and they sent the berth cars out west.
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.
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
Welcome home. hope you enjoy your stay. you would be hard-pressed to be bored in MTL there is the International fireworks competition that is about to start if it hasn't already, always a treat, BTW next week is Canada Day and there are always free concerts and activities throughout the city for that.
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 😅😅
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
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.
I did this trip twice in the 1970s. It was all the old silver coloured cars then and in winter both times. I had a ting cramped "private" room both times, just like the one you showed. Nothing has changed much but the food was decent.
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! ❤🚂✈
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. ☺️
We took the Canadian last spring doing the ocean this month. From Montreal to Halifax and return. I find trains off season are cheaper then business class on planes. Next maybe Amtrak . Did Europe and Asia.
So I live in Halifax Nova Scotia taking that train to Montreal absolutely loved it stayed in at Birth in the old stainless steel cars on the top it was absolutely Pleasant slept probably better than I ever have my life different restaurant car where they actually cook the food on the train top-notch service loved the entire trip both ways
I rarely comment in TH-cam videos but, I love watching these videos. Gives me an idea if things to do down the road when the kids are out of the house and it is just my wife and I. Especially the Canadian trains .
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.
That was fun. We did “the Canadian” from Vancouver to Toronto a few years back and LOVEDit. Sleeper car for two, perfect. No in room shower, just sink and toilet but the communal shower was amazing. Food was exceptional and far better than what you experienced, mind you we were pre Covid and maybe it’s different now. There was always a selection for starters and entrees. Really want to do this trip again but in the opposite direction, and maybe this time we’ll start from Halifax! It’s super expensive though….
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. ❤️
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.
Thanks for sharing your experience on VIA . I’ve traveled on the Ocean just about every year since 1969 . Not much has change over the years other then the meal menu . Lucky you got a sleeper on the renaissance , the 1950’s roomette sleepers are beyond their age .
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
one of my things on my bucket list is to travel by train from Nova Scotia all the way to British Columbia and back to Nova Scotia again the same way but it is not cheap and i am not sure i would ever be able to save up to do it as i already save up for a Cuba trip every 2 years but if i were to make the bucket list train trip happen i can only hope that i could get you to come along and help me experience my first round trip train trip across Canada and back as i have only travelled as far as just outside Quebec on the train once. Love your video's keep up the great work and i hear Via has new trains on the go. at least when i need to travel by train and can't afford it i can watch your video's and feel like i am right there with you.
I am an avid VIA rider, though never been on a ride longer than a couple hours so economy is where I always am. I prefer them over flying or greyhound busses (rip them). neat to see the sleeper side of VIA, though not worth the price IMO but VIA is almost always over priced
Super fun vid. Thanks for doing and sharing! I particularly love how you say "Mon-tree-ow" 🙂 For the record, English peeps in Canada more often pronounce it "Mon-trey-all". You're welcome! ;-)
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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
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!
It's like when people say "Eye-ran" or "Eye-rack", when they're actually pronounced "Ee-ron" and "Ee-rock"--even people who've spent a lot of time in either!
But yes, I hope to take this trip too someday. I've taken a number of sleeper trains and everything they say is true (good and bad), but overall they're well worth the expense and time.
Love that the door locks for safety, privacy and comfort
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.
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.
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 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!
💖My second home 'Canada'. I love Trains here in Canada a lot and that moment I went with my mom...mom loved to stay in the room plus breakfast and dining. We were enjoying the scenic of winery as well. We were pretty impressed. We took a couple of Trains😊.
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. 👋🏻
Glad I saw this video and the closet sized accommodations they offer. Wouldn't dream of travelling this way.
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 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. 😊
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
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.
Better than going on an actual holiday. Saved me a fortune this chap.
Thank you @Trek Trendy and everyone involved for another awesome video! Joyful, fun, peaceful blessings to all! 🙃🫶🏼☮️🌞🦉💞👏🦾🎂🍶🥰🥳💐🍀🙏
this brings back memories of when i was like 4 i did this trip. so long but i never forgot.
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.
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!
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.
That sleeper is just perfect! I have high standards with where I sleep and this fits right in
Spent all day binging your train videos… only to receive another one as the night ends! Cheers!
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.
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
as someone from nova scotia who loves your videos this made me very excited
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.
And you're brushing your teeth again! In every vlog! Cracks me up every time!
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!
One thing can be truly said about this guy, he really gives new meaning to the words 'sleeps around'.
Nice Trek! These train video’s have been pretty awesome! Always wondered what these sleeper trains on Via looked like
Same
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.
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.
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.
Absolutely fantastic as usual cheers mate so glad to be a part of your channel keep it up
I literally can’t stop watching your videos
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.
9:16 Thank You! We have some Really Beautiful Sunrises too!
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
one of my bucketlist that is yet to be done at some point, thanks for this video
I think this is the first time I've seen you say the top bunk would be the most comfortable on any train!
The ship docked at 0:35 is the RMS Olympic, near identical sister ship to RMS Titanic.
Really like these train videos as I think people don’t travel them much ! Great way to see the beautiful scenery!
man you are blessed with time and location
Love your train travels! Yes, we know we have a beautiful country!😄. Thanks for travelling here!
I grew up in Truro now live in New Brunswick, 3 hrs away, love your videos!!
Next train trip take the Canadian to Vancouver!
So interesting to see that you passed through Moncton - my sister used to live the until she got married - nice to see what it's like!!!
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!
Another very enjoyable video. I love seeing what you have at mealtimes!
Absolutely love your channel! My favorite new (to me) channel by far…keep it up!
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
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.
I used to take the ocean when I was a uni student and a sleeper berth was cheaper than a plane ticket. I'd catch it in Montreal, have a shower and a sleep then palmiers and yogourt in the caboose, and meet my family late morning. Prices have shot up a stupid amount since then, and they sent the berth cars out west.
What a fantastic video yet again.
I love train journeys a lot.
Keep it up.
Thank you so much 😀
@@Trektrendy You're welcome.
Working through your back catalogue for my TT fix, and this is as enjoyable as always thanks Will :)
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
Welcome home. hope you enjoy your stay. you would be hard-pressed to be bored in MTL there is the International fireworks competition that is about to start if it hasn't already, always a treat, BTW next week is Canada Day and there are always free concerts and activities throughout the city for that.
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 😅😅
Beautiful Truro - you're kinder than a Canadian :) Ricky, Julian, and Bubs love you!
Enjoy mate.. Back to back great content.. Cheers !! Love from Nepal 🇳🇵
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.
I used this type of room at 14 to go from Moncton to Ottawa and it was really enjoyable. Great video!
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.
I did this trip twice in the 1970s. It was all the old silver coloured cars then and in winter both times. I had a ting cramped "private" room both times, just like the one you showed. Nothing has changed much but the food was decent.
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! ❤🚂✈
You passed right through my home town of Campbellton in New Brunswick. Cool video. I enjoyed it very much.
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
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.👌👍😉
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. ☺️
We took the Canadian last spring doing the ocean this month. From Montreal to Halifax and return. I find trains off season are cheaper then business class on planes. Next maybe Amtrak . Did Europe and Asia.
So I live in Halifax Nova Scotia taking that train to Montreal absolutely loved it stayed in at Birth in the old stainless steel cars on the top it was absolutely Pleasant slept probably better than I ever have my life different restaurant car where they actually cook the food on the train top-notch service loved the entire trip both ways
I rarely comment in TH-cam videos but, I love watching these videos. Gives me an idea if things to do down the road when the kids are out of the house and it is just my wife and I. Especially the Canadian trains .
I love these train videos!!
saw another train journey - subscribed straight away.
The train videos to me are more interesting. The plane ones are great but the trains seem to be a more fun to travel
Canadian here. Born and raised in Nova Scotia/Newfoundland. Actually heading to nova scotia tomorrow via westjet.
You passed by my town! Thats insane haha! Great video like always! :D
Yeah, I wondered if you could get the lower bunk back into position LOL
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.
That was fun. We did “the Canadian” from Vancouver to Toronto a few years back and LOVEDit. Sleeper car for two, perfect. No in room shower, just sink and toilet but the communal shower was amazing. Food was exceptional and far better than what you experienced, mind you we were pre Covid and maybe it’s different now. There was always a selection for starters and entrees. Really want to do this trip again but in the opposite direction, and maybe this time we’ll start from Halifax! It’s super expensive though….
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. ❤️
Wow thank you for taking our only train in eastern Canada until Quebec city, the ocean is my fav train
Really love these train videos you do ,Keep up the great work !
Cool! I just started watching your videos and you were in my city of Halifax!
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 !
Thanks for sharing your experience on VIA . I’ve traveled on the Ocean just about every year since 1969 . Not much has change over the years other then the meal menu . Lucky you got a sleeper on the renaissance , the 1950’s roomette sleepers are beyond their age .
I have never seen a top berth without some kind of step up before.
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.
It's been years since I did this trip. I wasn't really rich -- I travelled economy -- but boy, was it ever beautiful!
BTW Toronto boy here
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
“23 cars long”.. ha! Nice Snowpiercer touch 😉
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)
one of my things on my bucket list is to travel by train from Nova Scotia all the way to British Columbia and back to Nova Scotia again the same way but it is not cheap and i am not sure i would ever be able to save up to do it as i already save up for a Cuba trip every 2 years but if i were to make the bucket list train trip happen i can only hope that i could get you to come along and help me experience my first round trip train trip across Canada and back as i have only travelled as far as just outside Quebec on the train once. Love your video's keep up the great work and i hear Via has new trains on the go. at least when i need to travel by train and can't afford it i can watch your video's and feel like i am right there with you.
I am an avid VIA rider, though never been on a ride longer than a couple hours so economy is where I always am. I prefer them over flying or greyhound busses (rip them). neat to see the sleeper side of VIA, though not worth the price IMO but VIA is almost always over priced
Yes it is. Considering Canada's history with trains, it is a disgrace that they make train travel so bloody difficult.
I love the snow piercer references in these videos as I loved that series
I always enjoy your chatty videos since they’re very informative. Incidentally, we Canadians pronounce
“Via Rail” as “Veea” not “Veyea”.
Oh my goodness the VIA rail! I'm glad you covered it 😊
Wow what a great Trek! Loving the Canadian train vids. We might need to work on the pronunciation of Halifax though....
Super fun vid. Thanks for doing and sharing!
I particularly love how you say "Mon-tree-ow" 🙂
For the record, English peeps in Canada more often pronounce it "Mon-trey-all".
You're welcome! ;-)