The Canadian train 1 June 29, 2022 Toronto to Vancouver, cabin for 2
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- Canadian train 1, cabin for 2. The trip was taken on June 29th, 2022, leaving from Toronto Union Station. With only about 6 hours of darkness each night there is a lot to see at this time of year. The video is short on talk and long on visuals. We were fortunate with weather and timing and we see a lot of different Canada landscapes from the skyline observation car and our cabin window. Via Rail Canada.
Took this exact trip in 1981. Wife and 2 kids in a bedroom. Remember everything like it happened yesterday. Trip of a lifetime, and i'm an old geezer now that has travelled around the world but nothing comes close to this.
Brings back fond memories of travelling as a kid in the 1960’s on the CN Super Continental, Montreal to Vancouver, back when train travel was the cheapest mode of transportation, and when the trip was considered part of the vacation.
A room tour would have been nice. Also, showing us the meals.
One of the best videos I’ve seen of the Canadian and I’ve seen just about them all!
The music was great the videography
It’s been a long time dream of mine to take that train ….. don’t know if I ever will get to do it but it sure is nice to watch all the train videos
I have taken The Ocean many times starting from an early age but I haven’t been past southern Ontario on a train
Thank you for posting… It’s been so enjoyable, watching
And you guys are a lovely couple
Thanks so much for your note. VIA rail are a first class operation with friendly crew and fantastic food. I’m glad you enjoyed our video. -John
would have been good to see what the cabins and meals were like !
Thank you very much for sharing this. Loved everything!
It’s a treat to travel on VIA trains during 2023 I got to experience amazing train journeys Winnipeg Thompson, Ottawa Montreal, Montreal Quebec City and Quebec City to Ottawa
Hello John, from London, England. My wife and I took The Canadian (Train #2 eastbound) for our honeymoon in 1998, which started our love affair with Canada. We know Brockville station very well ! When covering the "Ottawa Triangle" (Montreal - Brockville - Ottawa - Montreal) bashing trains, we visited Brockville a few times. Since then, we have covered every Canadian route with a passenger service (except Churchill) including Sept Iles to Schefferville, Toronto to Cochrane to Moosonee, Sarnia, Windsor, Niagara, Quebec, Halifax, Vancouver, Whistler, Quesnel, Jasper, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Banff, Calgary, the West Coast Express, Skytrain, GO Transit, EXO Montreal, the Pearson Airport Shuttle, and Carcross in Yukon Territory. Plus loads of heritage lines like Orangeville to Brampton, both Orford Express routes from Sherbrooke, the Hull Chelsea Wakefield, Chute Montmorency to La Malbaie, Port Stanley to Whytes Park, the South Simcoe, etc.
Looks like you've seen and covered more of Canada than most Canadians! We should make you an honorary Canadian just for that lol. Crossing Canada by rail and the train to Churchill are on my bucket list, but I didn't even know there were trains in the Yukon!
@@tinsley999 Thank you for such an honour. I have always said the Canadians are nice people ! The White Pass & Yukon Route goes from Skagway Alaska, USA, to Fraser BC, Bennett BC and Carcross YT. It is highly scenic and climbs 2,885ft into the St Elias Mountains. After watching the WP&YR on UA-cam, I bet you will be adding that to your bucket list too ! Whilst the most scenic bit is the climb to White Pass Summit, recommend you do the whole line to Carcross Yukon. They provide lunch in the station at Bennett, and the run alongside Lake Bennett is scenic in its own right. So many people claim to have done the WP&YR, yet when you ask them did you do Carcross, they say no. I reply, then you have only done the White Pass, the AND Yukon bit means you have to go to Carcross. Only one train goes that far. There is one railway to North West Territory to Hay River, on the Great Slave Lake (nearest railhead to Yellowknife) but you have to hide in a freight car so I have not done that LOL ! One commentator said the line to Churchill was an endurance. It used to leave Winnipeg, travel two days and one night and reach Churchill by 20.30 the next evening. Now the schedule is retimed to be mostly at night. It leaves Winnipeg at 20.30 and arrives at Churchill at 08.30 on Day 3, after two nights on the train. As the train returns the same day, you no longer overnight in a bed in Churchill. The train goes up the Thompson line, which branches off the line to Churchill. The train used to take one hour getting to Thompson, spend SIX hours in Thompson, then take one hour getting back on course for Churchill, making one chap say it was 8 hours going no where.... Probably the most scenic railway in Canada for beautiful sea fjords is the line from Vancouver to Whistler. The remote line from Sept Iles, Quebec to Schefferville, Quebec is very little known about, but it is well worth adding to you bucket list. Search UA-cam for the Tshiuetin Railway. You can thank me later. It travels 357 miles north of any road, across Newfoundland and Labrador. I managed to ride in the cab of the locomotive, seeing wolves and bears cross the track. I have also done all FIVE railways in Alaska ! Anchorage to Seward is a personal favourite. In the Lower 48, I have only done Toronto to New York (on the AMTRAK Maple Leaf) and New York to St Albans, Vermont (on the AMTRAK Vermonter). Both I can recommend. I have also done every railway in Britain, Isle Of Man, Ireland, Portugal, Norway, and most of Europe. My all time most scenic railways are 1st) Bergen to Oslo (Tip: You MUST do it EASTbound), 2nd) Trondheim to Bodø (goes north of the Arctic Circle, for many hours alongside the shores of the Atlantic), and 3) Dombås to Åndalsnes (the train goes UNDER twenty waterfalls and dives off a 3,000ft cliff, almost vertically). Any questions, just ask.
@@vicsams4431 looks like you are very knowledgeable with the train’s!!! Good to know person like you before take a train, some good advices are absolutely helpful 👌
@@dmitriybrodskiy9319 Cheers mate. I am happy to answer any train questions on Britain, Europe and parts of North America. I also have friends in Canada, America, Hungary, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and France so if I don't know, I have folk I can ask. Some of them have been to over 60 countries, and one speaks 16 languages fluently, including Mandarin and Russian. Indeed, I have two Russian speaking friends. Railways are a great way to meet local people. Travel makes us realise that we are all the same at heart. Mostly friendly decent folk, to share a beer, or meal with, language not a problem. The First Nations line to Schefferville, English is the 5th language, behind three indigenous languages and Quebecois. It did not stop us having a great time. My wife has done Russia, Bulgaria, Greece and Estonia, and I have done the Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Czech, Slovak Republics, Slovenia, Croatia etc. I wish you safe travels. Feel free to keep in touch.
Thankyou for this wonderful ride across Canada. I took the train twice from Saskatoon to Toronto return in the 1980s Back then the train ran every day in both directions and there was the southern route through Regina. Later on, it ran every other day and the southern route was history and, as you said, now only twice a week.
The food on-board was great and VIA prided themselves for having no microwave ovens on board. Those were the days. I think that when these 1950s cars finally ware out, VIA will end the Canadian service; I don't think they will ever replace them. It will be very sad indeed.
Wonderful video. Love the music as well. We are taking this trip in May 2023. Thanks
I enjoyed that - thanks for sharing. I've booked a cabin for 1 on the Canadian over Christmas this year to check off a bucket list item I never got to do with my late wife..
I did the same direction just 3 days before you. Great to see it all again and great soundtrack. I was in a cabin for 1 and yours was positively enormous and palatial in comparison!
It's nice to have a recent video of the Canadian, some of the cars were pulled out of service and upgraded during the height of pandemic. I think your video is the most recent review of the Canadian (Aug/10/2022). FYI: I have an HO scale version of the Canadian I got from Rapido Trains.
The last time I worked as a Trainman on this train; the 'Canadian' was on Dec. 31 '89/Jan. 1 '90. Two weeks later it was gone from CP tracks. I haven't been on it since. Seeing it taken off of the very tracks that it had run on since its inaugural run in 1955 and moved to CN tracks was a very difficult thing to see for all who had worked on it for years - even decades. It was a very sad time to be a railroader! Many of us still miss her! 😢
As you walked from one sleeping car to the next it occurred to me that I have had the pleasure of calling each one of those cars home at some point over the years
Lovely trip, thank you so much for sharing!
I just took the Canadian last month but on the eastbound train. I was also in the Cabin for 2 and it was an amazing journey
Hi John, thanks for your video. As Technology seems to speed up life everyday, we must find ways to slow time down and this trip looks like the perfect plan!
Thank you for sharing this trip , it’s awesome , we would love to take this trip someday as oppose to driving … We did drove last March took us four days and three night in a hotel. Nice video I enjoyed it…. cheers 🥂
Nicely done....really like your music....did this trip in 1966 both ways....out on the Canadian Pacific "The Canadian" through Banff ....return on the Canadian National "Super Continental" through Jasper, the Super Continental had a observation car only from Vancouver to Edmonton....sweet family memories as an 11 year old.....Highly recommend this trip....the equipment is exactly the same as in 1966 with Bud cars built in 1955 from stainless steel, the equipment is aging well.....engines are newer lol.....
I can never say enough about this train! I've been on it several times. My only complaint, the Toronto-Vancouver trip was too short!...loll...
wow love it ty for sharing peace the views were great
Thank you for sharing..
I do hope your cabin was nice for two...
This is been my wish for a long time, I hope I do it before I pass 🙏
Thank you
Great video, enjoyed every minute of it! We are probable gonna do it next spring from Bathurst NB to Vancouver BC.
Thank you so much John (I am still only half way through). Your vlog shows me all I want to see. Love all the Whistlestops, very informative. Those beautiful carriages were built the year I was born! We're hoping to travel Toronto - Vancouver on The Canadian in May next year. It's really moving to think about how much we travel nowadays to get from A to B and how on this train The Journey is the point.
I love that The Canadian will stop for all those that need to travel.
Thanks again. Kathy in France.
I was born in 1954 the year these trains were build and put in service 1955, I’m going to fly across Canada to catch this train at the end of October !
I thought you might mean Melville. I'd have as much trouble with towns in Ontario as I'm not familiar with the geography. Still, an excellent video. Thanks for posting it. Nice views along Kamloops Lake.
Thank you for a great video. I watch all videos about The Canadian and I hope to one day make the journey in person.
I did the exact same trip, but started 3 days earlier on June 26, 2022. Missed you by 3 days!
I took the Canadian East bound a few years ago. We arrived in Toronto 25 hours late.
nice video,,did the trip at end of july,,really like it
Thanks John 😊😚😊😚😊
Great vedio
Like the music. Nice video. We plan to ride next May
A train I've always wanted to take
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You didn't say where your bed was or show your meals on the train or say what snacks or drinks are available between meals.
OMG the Canadian with only two trains in either direction has faired worse than Amtrak’s Empire Builder or California Zephyr. Now that the Maple Leaf service has been restored to Toronto from New York, I had better ride your great Canadian while I am able before the two trains a week become one.
nice video but I would like to have seen what your room looked like in the bedroom
The paradize, the God and humans built together on Earth Planet is Canada. Long Live Canada
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My dream to travel in this train
Correction for you, Hudson Ontario comes after Sioux Lookout Ontario, not before when you're heading to BC. by rail. According to VIA Rail schedules that was Nakina Ontario, not Hudson. Also, Hudson got absorbed into the township of Sioux Lookout several years ago.
And Viking is in alberta, after Biggar Sask not before, but it does not matter we all got the general feel of the train
You have Hudson before Sioux Lookout . They are the other way around. I’m originally from Sioux Lookout
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Canada does not start and end in Toronto!!!!! As mush as the people in Toronto would like the world to believe!
There’s also The Atlantic that goes east from Montreal to Halifax 3 days a week. It’s successive governments over the last 40 years that have cut train services to this level.
@@Kingshighway1930 Oh no, that Atlantic was cut in 1994, you're thinking of the Ocean.
Yawn. Time to grow up.
Lovely!
One major aspect of traveling is the food one eats and it was very disappointing that you left this out!!!!
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Hello, very nice video, very interesting
I'm curious about when you rode the Super Continental in 1968, were you a kid then, do you remember it well? Did you ride any VIA routes which have since been discontinued?
I do remember it well and I was 9 years old. Unfortunately I have not taken other routes that were cancelled although we do plan to take the Churchill train and the Skeena to Prince Rupert in the future.
@@Kingshighway1930 Ah shame, I've always seen so many people talk about riding the Canadian or the Ocean or the Skeena but nobody ever talks about the old routes and I don't think VIA will ever reinstate most of them because even if VIA gets given the same budget it had in 1979, they would use that to improve Corridor services, I doubt we'd get a daily service on the Canadian. Also many of the tracks have been lifted on some routes.
Anyway if you're doing the Hudson Bay train, maybe you should try riding the Keewatin Railway as well from the Pas to Pukatawagan. Nobody's ever done that before.
great video. We are booked for the trip June 28/23. Anything recommendations of must do/must not do ? Thanks
Take the time to have a coffee in Jasper and if you are in Winnipeg during daylight hours enjoy the 2.5 hours stop at the nearby Forks
such a good video! how far behind schedule was the train by the time you got to vancouver?
It made up the time as they allow for 4 hours in Edmonton and we took 2. We waited 1 hour ahead of Kamloops on a siding as we were then ahead of schedule. So the train arrived in Vancouver at 5:30am due in at 8am.
Nice scenery. I would like to have seen the meals served on this train.
Next time. The food is amazing we plan to do the trip the other direction sometime soon. Will feature meals then.
I can only afford the train if i book the train like six months in advanced. if i book it any sooner its like $2700 for a cabin. I have heard that people complain that the views were better on the other route. The current makes more stops.
The routes east or west see different things based o their respective departure times. Also most cabins are on right side (starboard) so you get north views westbound and south views eastbound. Both train 1 and train 2 make the same stops.
I took my mom other Canadian in year 2000.
Do travellers stay green and return the same way…on the train?
Some do but train schedules are so reduced in Canada due to continual government shortsightedness and cutbacks that schedules do not make a return trip by train possible. 2 times a week is hardly a transportation system.
@@Kingshighway1930 .. Mmmm. I suppose sightseeing and travelling to and for vacations never were about being green at all. We do the green stuff at home.
Do you know where can I find the itinerary (the stops) and how long is each stop? I just bought my trip Vancouver to Toronto 🥰🇨🇦
go to the VIA app or website www.viarail.ca/en/plan-your-trip/train-schedules/toronto-winnipeg-jasper-vancouver You are train 2 which leaves on Fridays and Mondays from Pacific Central. If you load the VIA app you can track any train in real time by going to the "train status" tab at the bottom of the screen. and existing train journey will give you an idea of what to expect on yours. Keep in mind the Canadian can run up to 6 hours behind sometimes but it usually makes it back before it gets to the final destination. The schedules are quite fluid. At the rest stops there is usually at least 30 minutes for a leg stretch. Jasper is 2-3 hours. Rest stops are: Kamloops, Jasper; Edmonton; Saskatoon; Melville; Winnipeg (3 hours); Sioux Lookout; Hornepayne; Capreol. enjoy!
My parents took this train about 10 years ago from Vancouver to Toronto. Their car had a broken air conditioning and they arrived exhausted and dehydrated 32 hours late in Toronto and had to be taken to a hospital for recovery. They complained about the small cell like 2 person cabin with limited view . Compare this train today to the Mountaineer train out west in the Rockies. It runs for 2 days through the Rockies and the cars special rounded windows are much better for view the mountains. This train was especially build for sight seeing. Add a first class meal service. This train runs only during the day and all passengers stay at night in some first class hotel along the way, In regard to this film it is informative , but the music is just unbearable and I had to turn the sound off Chris in Toronto
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If I win the lottery my second home will be either Toronto or Vancouver.
Moosomin, SK? Did the train detour onto the CP line as it left Manitoba?
My mistake. It did not. The video tag should have showed Melville which was the next stop. Thanks for catching that.
Very sorry. I love these videos of rail trips particularly across Canada, but the music drove me to distraction so haven’t seen this one, what a shame.
I don't think you were supposed to go Lyton in daylight, but just think about the survivors of that fire.
I was hoping to travel to Prince George. Can I be so bold as to ask what a cabin costs in comparison to air travel?
Quite expensive in comparison because of the time and meals that they serve. Food in cabin or prestige class is outstanding, 3 meals a day prepared by chefs on board. No microwaves here. So discounted from Toronto to Jasper that class would start around 2k per person (3 days) and then you can pick up the Skeena to to Prince George in Jasper. It takes a day but the schedule does not line up with the Canadian so you would have some time in Jasper. Air is definitely cheaper and faster but… without the charm of the rails and the scenery.
@@Kingshighway1930 thank you taking the time to answer my question . Appreciated.
I was hoping to see a full tour of your cabin, bathroom facilities and dinner car. Guess I’m useful to the professional tours on UA-cam by Americans - they show everything.
I’m familiar with the Canadian landscape, just wanted to know what the trains are like.
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I have done Vancouver to Winnipeg, it was a great trip of meeting new people, and beautiful scenery. I'm curious how long the ride took you, and Winnipeg to Vacnouver time? Rail Travel ages ago was something good in this Country, now it is a joke VIA(Except Ontario TO, Montreal, and Southern Ontario), the trains are in disrepair, train is second to every other trains frieghts on the lines, if Canada as a nation really cared about Tourist this line we would have VIA own line. that is the issue VIA doesn't own the train, CN does. I personally will never use VIA again, until major changes happen. the world braggs about the beauty of are country, we treat it like poo
Winnipeg to Vancouver was 50 hours.
Hello, I agree with the fact that the Canadian gouvernement should put more money in Via Rail and make it a Canadian Jewel, since the Canadian gouvernement owns Via but the tracks are owned by CN and are rented out to Via. I did that trip from Bathurst N.B. to Vancouver and back, in 1978. I had just received my long service pass as I just joined CN in June 1978 and was laid off for a few months.
Did the train arrived late in vancouver?
Hope to do this in 2023 but heading eastward. Note to self - do not talk while filming! It is a cinematographic no-no!
That's what vloggers do .
@@jackfishcampbell6745 - seasoned vloggers tend to adopt one of or combination of three techniques; these days using a selfie stick to point the camera in the direction of the speaker, or more traditionally (and infinitely safer due to the risk of ruining content) to apply a voice-over once the video editing process is complete. Or use a phone or camera held at arms length but usually in narration rather than conversation. Participating in conversation from behind the camera is one of the hallmarks of the amateur.
At the moment traveling by Plane is a disaster. For me it's not the destination, but rather the journey. Probably why I'm a sailor.
Talked me out of it
What did it cost?
Depends when you travel. Off season $1700 each summer $3900 each cabin for 2. All food 3 meals a day are included.
OMG! How sad to see such an outdated product running here these days in Canada! ...
How Much Fare
june or july?
Left Toronto June 29 arrived Vancouver July 3.
July 1, for a "money-shot"...
I saw The Clash twice, and BAD a couple times too. I also once spent an evening smoking a bunch of weed with Steve Jones.
Also, Canadian trains suck.
He line does not go through Moosomin
correct. My mistake.
Moncton no to prince Rupert bc cn limits
Hello john what is the ticket price
They are quoting $3,900 CAD each for trips in June 2023 for a cabin for 2. 3 gourmet meals a day are included. You can also get single berths (less privacy) starting at $1300. You may get better deals off season but then there will be less daylight.
Just another excuse not to go HSR. Canada, Australia and USA are the only Pacific countries left behind, at least 20 years
This is a excursion train not a transportation train. If you just want to get there then fly or drive
@@revenniaga6249 oh,really.Canada does not need HSR? I can see enormous economics with Calgary-Edmonton HSR, and many other inter-city. The reason Canada cannot pull courage into HSR is because USA is not at it yet. Wait up brother.
How many travellers trips originate in downtown Edmonton and end in downtown Calgary? Very few. First everybody would need to get to downtown then in Calgary get from downtown to an outlying area. What are you going to do ride the bus transit in both cities wiping out any gain in time from the train on a bus? This is why both cities built ring roads, to avoid downtown. In situations like this people would not even ride the HSR if it was free. It does not get them to where they need to go. They did not even ride Greyhound between those two cities and it folded, what makes you think they would ride HSR. Look at the HSR(125 mph) ridership from New York to Washington, extremely low for their populations. North America is not Europe or Asia, some things will never work here.
@@revenniaga6249 as students, we used to drive from Edmonton, eat dim sum in Calgary and drove back. Most of time spent on driving. 6-7 hours.
HSR cuts driving time by 3 times. Without bus commute, use Uber. There’s lots of time left to walk around.
HSR for 183 miles is just nice. 1 hour.
No need HSR?
Just because USA doesn’t have HSR yet, Canadians must wait, for fear taking over USA number 1 place. C’mon.
Alberta and many landscapes are flat, much
much cheaper to build HSR than across Banff.
Respectively I must disagree
On day 2 and are you just sending videos of sceneries? Aren't you served any meals on board? We're more interested in that. And personally, I think Amtrak rooms, service are better. Thanks anyway.
Only showed one meal in the video but you get 3 meals a day prepared on board by a chef. The food is a highlight.
not bad video music sucked to loud
Please don't mumble at the camera....SPEAK CLEARLY.
What is it with train stations in the US and Canada. Why no door height platforms as is the norm in most countries. Too bad if you are old and have difficulty with stairs, seems logic and the want to spend money to make the journey as pleasant as possible by providing the bare necessities ain't there. How ridiculous.
We have snow here in Canada so access to the door of train would be impossible and need to be shovelled out. And you are right....very difficult ascending steps to the cars and with suitcases. But more times as not, there are friendly, helpful staff to assist, especially if you advise them of your need. And seeing as most of Canada is above the 49th parallel, they are the snowiest provinces, compared to Ontario which is at the same level as northern California.
That cabin for 2 looks awful. The ancient train has looked bad in all recent videos I've seen of it.
Awesome Video! I just made the same trip but reverse direction from Vancouver to Toronto! Check it out : )
Please take the mask off so we can hear you...
No understandable dialogue or captions. . No review of sleeping accommodations or food. Not worth watching unless you just want see passing scenery with no discussions of what you’re looking at.
I think we could have done without the loud music.
This guy's a Hoser, eh?
An old wreck from the 1950s.
A human chain from a holding area through a busy Union Station onto archaic railroad equipment. Reduced personal service, limited dining choices and accommodations pre-1970. No doubt the price of your travel reflects 21st century CCG (Canadian Communist Gov't) greed and neglect. I took this trip in 1983, the cars are the same just different locomotives. The scenery is of course always beautiful as Canada is truly God's work. Being behind schedule is a benchmark of this train, passenger service outside of the built-up centres in Canada receive secondary priority, always have. It's time for a new route through Elliott Lake to Sault Ste.Marie and onward through parts of northern Manitoba to Saskatoon, Edmonton then up to Yellowknife and Whitehorse before descending through BC. The line should start in Sydney NS, down through Halifax and cross the St. Lawrence to Quebec City, including cities in New Brunswick. With new rolling stock that would be a true Canadian National heritage to be respected.
Furniture is ugly, its too expensive for what you get, and as a solo traveller…..well the cabin for one is ridiculous. One gets a toilet that isn’t enclosed, and instead of a door we get a curtain. Noooooo. The train is not the way to go for a solo traveller, on a budget or not. I did actually want to take this train til i saw what kind of cabin Id get.
I appreciate the effort, but you need to keep these videos to 30 minutes or less and not create 6000 chapters, if you want anybody to watch this.
55,000 people and counting would disagree.
@@juniperus98 All that means is 55,000 people clicked on your video. It doesn't mean that any of them watched the whole thing, or even most of it.
great country, in summer, except for all the Canadians... Ils sont bien satisfaits, avec leurs petites personnes....
Get off the boose Prickard. lol.
I signed up to see train services, not to watch endless clips of people dragging suitcases thru stations. Get lost.
Look at all those compliant sheep with their face diapers.
Does everybody go baaa, baaa, baaa?
How much did it cost?