VIA Rail's Canadian - A Trans-Canada Train Odyssey (Vancouver to Toronto , March 2022)

[Music] hello folks it's pete from north america by rail dot info it's monday march the 21st 2022 and we are at vancouver's pacific central station about to start on an epic five-day journey aboard via rail canada's transcontinental passenger train the canadian which runs from vancouver to toronto [Music] foreign [Music] dude turn around as the trains turned around right here [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Music] so [Music] uh [Music] so [Music] you know [Music] so so [Music] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so we're passing a cp freight train as i mentioned before we have left vancouver and are traveling east on pnsf's new westminster subdivision canada's railways are divided up into subdivisions these subdivisions are not a standard length they are based on the distance that a steam locomotive can travel in one day and can be anywhere from zero to 250 275 miles in length the point at which one subdivision ends and the next subdivision begins is known as a railway division point at each railway division point the miles reset back to zero and count up going westwards [Music] so for this trip i've brought along my trusty gps we recently passed through burnaby bc which is the suburb of vancouver the lockheed highway is to the left of us on the train as you can see perhaps on the gps there [Music] see right now we are traveling at about 59 kilometers per hour my gps is set up for kilometers per hour because even though railways in canada operate in miles they they always have and still do operate in miles i use my gps also for my car as well so it's uh set up in kilometers per hour canada is officially a metric country but railways in canada still operate in miles shortly once via number two is on the bridge and going across you're gonna be falling right into certain numbers i've also brought along my trusty uniden bearcat scanner my unit end bc 75 xlt which i have programmed into bank one of the scanner i programmed all of the cncp and via rail frequencies used on on the trains route so i find it makes the trip more interesting between having the scanner and the gps together i can usually figure out exactly where the train is hello there uh head in on train number one asc via number one number two over [Music] stand then having the scanner allows you to hear the head-end crew the dispatcher the onboard services crew the service manager and it gives you some extra information that would not normally be available so i find having the scanner and having the uh gps together it gives me a lot more information that i would have otherwise [Music] so [Music] yes i do i have two off at mission and i have three off at agassi both have both one for departure and currently now plays over [Music] i know that there isn't a lot of opportunity uh for an extra stop but if there is some sort of signing uh eventually if we can get that uh to happen uh we will trade off that uh hope or just pass me like a ten minute break i appreciate that and i'm thankful if it happens i appreciate that if you need anything just let me know [Music] [Music] two river bridge 111 [Music] eleven go ahead and should uh [Music] right away and i'm 118 coming in so once thornton yard says you're okay give me a call back i'll try and get you yeah so as you can probably see from the garmin our track is going to curve to the left and we are going to be crossing the fraser river shortly it may be a little bit hard to see on the gps but there is a road brick both road bridge and a rail bridge right beside each other crossing the fraser river [Music] so [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] uh so you guys still require your sbu number or can you reach that cardboard so [Music] so thank you so [Music] so [Music] so one more number two thirteen so mission british columbia is a station stop and that's why we are stopped here the back part of the train is still on the bridge they're opening the doors at the station on the front side of the train according to the crew announcement that we can hear on the scanners so [Music] number two okay [Music] ugh you're now going through the y at mission british columbia and leaving the line that crosses the fraser river and we are on to the canadian pacific cascade subdivision so in the grand tradition of railroading dinner time on the canadian salmon filet with guacamole bun bok choy mashed potatoes [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] uh [Music] there was a part there where it was really close [Music] so [Music] and for dessert peppermint chocolate mousse [Music] [Music] uh i don't have to report look at that coach i'll do number two it's just fun [Music] so [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] okay huh [Music] um [Music] yeah so yeah so these oh yeah what's going on oh my god right several purchases [Music] she's music yeah is so so so so we are in a manor class sleeping car and as you can see from this diagram at one end of the car are four rounds or cabins for one continuing through the hallway we see a b c d e and f these are bedrooms or cabins for two continuing on through the hall we come to the burrs these are sections or burrs upper birth lower birth there are two seats which face each other during the daytime in open seating sections and by night time the lower seat folds into a bed and an upper bunk folds down from the ceiling to convert into bunk beds which are separated by privacy curtains and dividing walls going through the sleeping car so so this is a room or a cabin for one you see it has a bed which lowers down from the wall i'm not going to lower it all the way now by day it has an armchair for one it's got a pocket with some coat hangers some coat hooks to put your coat hangers ventilation controls attending call buttons ceiling light mirror light fan and it's got an outlet this is the sliding door it's got a little cup dispenser kleenex dispenser a little shelf where you put your toiletries it has sink and vanity facility table just lifts up like that that's your sink the water [Music] and it also has the step stool for the arch here is a toilet just lift up the lid like that there's your toilet facilities and it has a large mirror and a nice large picture window [Music] so as i mentioned we are in a matter class sleeping car and the sleeping cars on the canadian have plaques in the hallway explaining the historical significance of the person the cars are named after [Music] on through the hallway the section i've just passed are the bedrooms so here at the front of the sleeping car they have these open section sleeping compartments called birth consisting of an upper birth which folds down from the ceiling and a lower berth at night time these two chairs these two armchairs fold down and come together to make the lower burst section and the upper section folds down from the ceiling so this is a section a section consisting of the upper birth and the lower birth and there's three sections in each car so here's one of them here on the left there's another one on the right side of the hallway and going through the car here is our third birth section so these as i said before these are the bedrooms we are in bedroom f and this is the bedroom set up for day use as you can see there are two armchairs holding armchairs that set up during the daytime at night time this here to the right is a murphy bed that folds that folds down from the wall and there's another bunk that lowers from the ceiling to make up your two bunk beds because we are dying we've elected the dine in our room we have a table set up that's the table there it just attaches to the wall and it can be folded and stowed away when not in use [Music] here is our vanity facility just as in the rouvet [Music] we have a sink we have drinking water here from this faucet vanity and mirror facilities and we have a fan we have our attendant call button ceiling light mirror light uh washroom light fan control they have an outlet [Music] which i have my gps my scanner [Music] and also an air purifier plugged into and i got my outlet strip here and in addition to that it has a little cubby hole above the vanity vanity facilities you put your toiletries it's got space up here for shower curtains that via provide shower curtains sorry shower towels uh that via provides and a space for your luggage or any other items you may have that you want to store up there [Music] got another little shelf where you can store more toiletries got coat hooks throughout the room and over here this is the door to the hallway we have another cubby hole we can store gloves hat and we have [Music] a small sort of closet where you can store your jackets and it has hangers in there as well so that's the bedroom set up for day use i had forgotten to mention that the bedroom or cabinet for two also has a washroom it's an ensuite washroom it's got your toilet your toilet paper so that is the ensuite washroom that you get when you are in a bedroom or a cabin for two [Music] so this is our bedroom set up for night use as you can see there's the upper bunk that lowers down from the ceiling and the lower bunk that folded down from the wall upper bunk is accessed by a ladder and [Music] i've asked our attendant to leave a chair set up in our room overnight so if we need to sit down for whatever reason it's there so this is the bedroom for two set up for nighttime use [Music] so day two of our transcontinental trip on via rails canadian we had just left the clearwater cn clearwater subdivision at blue river that was the town that i had filmed out the back of the train when i did my video out the back of the train earlier and we are now on the cn albreda subdivision east of blue river british columbia we had just passed pyramid falls earlier and it is now breakfast time so for breakfast this is the transcontinental eggs over medium hash browns bacon orange melon toast and orange juice yes excuse me [Music] so oh foreign [Music] [Music] [Applause] nine so what you just heard on scanner was the cn hot box detector or automatic defect detector these are track mounted sensors mounted along the track that scan the wheels of the train for hot journal bearings or hot journal boxes on the wheels of the passenger car these sensors make sure that there's no overheated bearings on the on the wheels of the cars it also does an axle count as you heard counts the axles of the train and it also gives you the speed and temperature so that's what you heard on the scanner the hotbox detector [Music] so it all right so by jasper so up so so uh [Music] i know okay so [Music] [Music] so the doors [Music] no actually is oh like this yes it is just like if you've got a lucky break yeah and i can do it okay [Music] and that's why i've got one of our one of my colleagues from union she is now up and running with the 21st week oh my god full time oh beautiful that is just amazing oh sure hey guys come on up here it's beautiful yeah it's like clear now yeah sorry i'm touching oh no no you're fine you're fine sit up here for a while you're fine decide you're sure you want to come up yeah go for it a little bit you'll be here then you can take photos check your legs um um um [Music] is [Music] um yeah and then set up a business with a colleague so if people are really getting a [Music] traveling yeah she's not married oh no she is right that's the deal yeah [Music] exactly [Music] [Music] right you don't know what not to do which is basically how she was born they know no difference no there's nothing to just help and support him is [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] felt like i was there but every week there was like recruiting some member of staff yeah oh my gosh [Music] good afternoon everyone may have your attention please just to give you a little update on a running time we did lose a little bit of time now but we are hoping it all works out well and the train doesn't get stopped by another freight train we should be arriving in approximately one hour into japan the current time is now 12 43 we should be arriving approximately uh 1 40 145 we will keep you updated when we know more information enjoy the rest of the journey it did i saw it stay don't stick it again okay because i don't think it's connected um especially [Music] [Music] yes um [Music] um you don't see it definitely belgium yes [Music] is yes yes [Laughter] [Music] [Music] [Music] is [Music] [Music] like oh yeah i'm sure so oh oh really interesting was that gianna or edson well been initiated does she belong to the head as well um um [Music] so [Music] um jasper alberta we have two via rail f40s f40 diesel locomotive at the front of our train 3000 horsepower each [Music] [Music] okay [Music] [Music] so [Music] so we are in a manor class sleeping car and that is our car there layered manner and looking towards the rear of the train [Music] see they're doing a dome car window wash on the parked car washing the windows [Music] this is a cn class u1a mountain type 482 steam locomotive engine number 6015 on display at jasper alberta here we have jasper train station jasper heritage railway station to be precise and we are on kanat avenue in downtown jasper [Music] we have about a 40-minute layover before we re-board the train [Music] [Music] having lunch in our room on the canadian veggie burger coleslaw melon and cranberry juice spruced up with a little bit of vodka for passengers in sleeping car class via rail does allow you to bring your own alcohol on board as long as you consume it in your own rooms and for dessert mini cheesecake [Applause] we are now departing jasper alberta we have left the cn albreda subdivision and we are now on the cn edson subdivision [Applause] so so 234.3 north track and some subsidies restore two derailing positions repeat restore to derailing positions focus on the computer delicious another month or two yeah usually sitting of around that's funny all right um hmm is that coming from the retreat yeah exhausted 223 miles yeah oh yes oh yeah yeah people tend to say i guess what the grass is yeah although yeah hmm hmm that's yes dream oh i'm sorry it's really yeah that's good oh no we didn't dream um that's quite the moment that's true right the fellow who got the lease that we saw he's not here but it must be oh yeah yeah they're probably great they're big weren't cheap like the goats are further up yeah there should be some boats but not necessary amazing how they can walk up there like that yeah yeah okay this is it this is it this is it okay where's the gate [Music] yeah we did yes so so so so so so so so so [Music] so yes [Music] so [Music] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] dinner time on the canadian day two chicken pesto greens potatoes bread and butter [Music] [Music] for dessert key lime pie and peppermint chocolate mousse [Music] uh again hey [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] so uh um so foreign breakfast time on the canadian day three oatmeal yogurt cinnamon tea please remain in your seats for in your cabin until the train comes to a complete stop in the terminal place passengers near the door leave you there leave before you always and maintain always maintain a safe distance from others please remember that masks are also required in the station and at all times the training we ask that you use caution and wait until the attendance is at the door just discu if saskatoon is your final destination please ensure that you have all of your personal belongings with you your check package may be claimed in the station approximately 15 minutes after the arrival of the train myself are calling in the entire century thank you for tuning in and we wish you a pleasant day we also apologize for any early arrival and of course hope to see you again very shortly for passengers continuing on with us and who we should be trained please no that one's off the train the best of you that we will be in the station for approximately 20 minutes so please have a walk around but don't go too far away as we will be reporting approximately 20 minutes also be aware there may be some icy spots on that platform so watch your footing as you get off the train the local time is now at 8 41 am thank you you enjoy your time here in south bacon foreign so we are arriving at the station in saskatoon saskatchewan it is day three of our eastbound trek on via rails canadian vancouver to toronto so so so [Music] here's an old via railroad guide that i brought along with me on this trip the canadian is via rail's premier passenger train and the route of the canadian passes some of the most captivating scenery in the world as you can see on the map in the route guide from the city of vancouver on the pacific coast the train passes through the fraser river canyon through boston bar litton and ashcroft bc and onto kamloops from kamloops the train then strikes east through the rockies to blue river vale mount over the famed yellowhead pass with views of mount ropes and the highest peak in the canadian rockies at 12 972 feet the canadian then travels to jasper in the heart of the canadian rockies at jasper national park alberta from jasper the train then passes through the spectacular front range of the rockies in jasper national park and then over the vast expanses of the prairies through the towns of hinton edson onto edmonton alberta through viking wainwright unity bigger and on to saskatoon saskatchewan from saskatoon the train then travels to watrus melville portage la prairie and on to winnipeg going east from winnipeg the train strikes out across the red river and on into the province of ontario the train then passes through the rocks lakes rivers and muskeg of the canadian shield through the towns of sioux lookout armstrong long lac horn payne golgamma capriol and to the mining town of sudbury ontario from sudbury the train passes through the cottage country of perry sound on georgian bay through oshego before finally arriving at the sprawling metropolis of toronto ontario [Music] so [Music] so [Music] on the extensions [Applause] hmm so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] here's an older via rail timetable that i brought with me on this trip it has diagrams showing the layout of the passenger cars as well as the onboard accommodations inaugurated on april 24 1955 the canadian was a revolution in canadian train travel it was the first stainless steel streamliner in canada to be equipped with high-level scenic dome cars the canadian originally ran on the transcontinental route of the canadian pacific in 1978 via rail assumed operation of the canadian and in 1990 amid massive cuts to service shifted the trains route from cp to that of its former rival cn's super continental [Applause] the equipment on the canadian was state of the art 173 stainless steel cars were ordered from the bud company of philadelphia and included baggage dormitories leg rest coaches dining room cars skyline series dome coffee shop coaches chateau and manor series sleeping cars with births bedrooms roomettes compartments and drawing rooms and finally the park series dome sleeper lounge observation cars the lounges of the park cars were adorned with large murals some by members of canada's renowned group of seven artists depicting the national and provincial parks the cars were named after making the canadian a veritable art gallery on wheels the decision to go with stainless steel was a sound one as the cars remain in service today with via in top notch condition so this is a transcontinental coach used on the canadian if you're traveling in economy class you would be traveling in one of these coaches they have large spacious reclining seats with a generous amount of recline and they also have leg rests and they're quite comfortable the thing about traveling coach if you are traveling and coach is meals are not included in the price of your fare you would have to buy those either from the snack bar in the skyline dome car or you could purchase them and eat them in the dining car as well so this is a transcontinental coach used by economy class passengers below that we have a manor sleeper and this is the type of sleeping car that we are traveling we are traveling in a manner class sleeping car at the front end of the manor sleeper we have three sections or birth they are they consist of an upper birth and a lower berth by night with curtains that are hung for privacy and by day they convert into two armchairs that face each other on either side of a large picture window and you can see there are three sections or three double burs behind them just to the left you can see there are washrooms and to the right you can see there is also shower facilities for the use of sleeping car passengers behind the burrs we have the bedrooms or cabins for two see abcdef these are the bedrooms or cabins for two and they have two armchairs that's set up by day and by night the armchairs fold down and a murphy bed lowers from the wall and a bunk bed lowers from the ceiling so you get two bugs these are totally enclosed private rooms and they have their own ensuite washroom as well and they include sink and vanity facilities so those are the bedrooms further on towards the rear of the sleeping car we have roomettes or single bedrooms there's four of them in a manor class sleeping car by day they have a large armchair and by night the armchair folds down and a bed from the wall folds down over that in addition there is a toilet in the room that is concealed by a step stool or an ottoman that you can use as a leg rest for your seat and there are sink and vanity facilities in each single bedroom so that is a manner manor class sleeper as used on via rails canadians here we have a chateau class sleeping car they are similar to the manor class sleepers in their arrangements they have sections or double burrs at one end of the car shower and washroom facilities and they also have bedrooms as well bedroom a is a triple bedroom b c and d are double bedrooms and they they have the the same economy the same facilities as the bedrooms on the manor class sleeping car in addition there are also eight rounds or single bedrooms in a chateau chateau-class sleeping car and again like the manor class they have the same facilities as the roomettes in the manor class sleeping car the chateau sleeping cars are not used on the canadian during the off season they are only used during the peak season when there is increased passenger traffic on the train so that's when the chateau sleepers are used finally at the bottom here we have the parked car the park car at the front of the park car there are four double bedrooms and in the center of the car there is the mural lounge and bar it has drink and snack snacks are available there and at the end of the car we have the bullet lounge with its wrap around seating and windows from the bullet lounge you can go up the stairs into the scenic dome section where there are 24 coach type seats and that is the section with the scenic dome uh the second level with the windows with the that give you 360 degree views front and back and side to side you can see i see what's happening all around the train truck there uh there's the conductor on the tail end and no i can't see the left hand place is here okay well it makes it a bit more coach why should i'm going to give you a workbox [Music] you got 26.99 there we go 35 31 3 5 3. [Music] so [Music] one of the things i often get asked is how much does it cost to do a cross-country trip on via rails canadian and the answer to that is the cost varies depending on the level of service that you're looking at so for starters if you were to travel from toronto to vancouver and return in economy class you could do that by buying a via rail can rail pass which gives you 10 days of train travel so that that's enough to get you from toronto to vancouver and return and the cost would be 699 dollars canadian so for 699 dollars you can travel from toronto to vancouver and return in economy class on a can rail pass that price does not include the meals you would have to buy the meals either in the skyline dome car snack bar or in the dining car so that is economy class on a can rail pass the next level of service is sleeper plus class [Music] as i mentioned before we are traveling on this trip in a manner class sleeper and we are in sleeper plus class and the cost for that i paid for this trip is two thousand four hundred and ninety six dollars canadian now that price is discounted because i am a be a rail preference member so i get i collect via preference points which are like frequent flyer miles and i used my via preference points to pay for my wife's return ticket toronto to vancouver and return was completely paid for with my via preference points in addition being a via preference member i had a coupon via preference coupon for 50 off sleeper plus class on the canadian so my round trip is 50 off so that the price my total price for this trip that i paid was 2 496 canadian that's toronto to vancouver and return in a sleeping car accommodation and all meals included in that price now as i've said that that is the discounted price that i paid for being a via preference member and using my points as well as a via preference coupon the regular non-discounted price [Music] for for for a bedroom for two this would be two people toronto to vancouver would be approximately four thousand dollars canadian that that's the price that i checked online recently it was just over four thousand dollars canadian and that that price is for it two people in a bedroom for two toronto to vancouver all meals included that being said there are ways to travel in a sleeping car for less than that price if you are a triple-a member for example a aaa or a caa member via rail does give you a 10 discount when you book online if you do so using your aaa membership number or you could also travel instead of in a in a bedroom you could travel in a birth as as an example to give an example in 2019 my wife and i traveled from vancouver to toronto in a section a double birth upper and lower birth for approximately one thousand eight hundred dollars canadian that's eighteen hundred dollars canadian so that would that would be nine hundred dollars per person per direction vancouver to toronto and a birth with birth sleeping accommodation and meals included so in addition to economy and sleeper plus classes there is also a prestige class available on via rails canadian and this is via rail's premium level of service the part the bedrooms in the parked car have all been converted to prestige class bedrooms and these bedrooms are about 50 larger than a standard sleeper plus class bedroom they have a larger double bed that folds down from the wall instead of having bunk beds and by day it's a large else you get a large l-shaped sofa in your room during the daytime there's also a little table with a mini bar [Music] meals are included in the fair of course as are alcoholic beverages when you go in prestige class if you go in sleeper plus class the meals are included but not the alcoholic beverages but in prestige class the alcoholic beverages are included in your fare you also get a tv in your room a large flat screen tv there is also a washroom an ensuite washroom with a with your own private shower in the prestige class bedrooms now prestige class is via rails premium level of service and it is quite pricey if you were to travel in prestige class [Music] for example from toronto to jasper was over seven thousand dollars the last time i checked uh you'd have to go online and via rail.ca to check the prices now for any level of service that you're considering traveling but that was the price uh the last time i checked so that was seven thousand dollars for two people in a prestige class bedroom toronto to jasper and that was with all meals and drinks included alcoholic drinks that being said personally i find a sleeper plus class to be pretty much just as enjoyable as prestige class i've traveled in both classes of service and uh if you do not want to spend a whole bunch of money uh sleeper plus class is perfectly fine you could as i said before i've traveled my wife and i have traveled and at birth for eighteen hundred dollars and that includes that included uh birth accommodations and all meals in sleeper plus class now comparing that to the cost of renting a car it's actually quite economical a rental car alone driving one-way vancouver to toronto would easily cost you over a thousand dollars when you include the drop fee it would be well over a thousand dollars just for the rental car and by the time you include gas food and hotels you'll be sitting at well over two thousand dollars so that eighteen hundred dollars that we paid for a double birth from vancouver to toronto with all meals included on the train and including our birth accommodations was actually quite economical so that gives you an idea of some of the prices available uh the price points of it available on via rails canadian day three lunch time on the canadian couscous salad chicken wrap with salad cranberry juice diet coke all right four dessert gluten-free brownies oh that's not working so world 150. [Music] okay we're done um okay all right um all right city so so god okay so second and final call for dinner day three dinner time on via rail avocad filet mango salsa vegetables mashed potatoes and a bun and prime rib horseradish mashed potatoes button veg so that is dinner day three on derails canadian and for dessert mini cheesecake so in the distance behind these train cars you can see a large flat topped hill and that is the cut arm creek potash mine there you have a better view of it so that large flat topped hill in the distance is the cut arm creek potash mine that's actually the tailings pile the actual mine itself is coming up in view just now [Music] so so so so so oh on time into toronto believe it or not there's lots of time in our schedule as always the freight trains keep letting us move we will make up that time as we continue our journey east so [Music] so so so [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] so day four on the canadian we are west of sioux lookout at canyon ontario and it is breakfast time this is the transcontinental breakfast eggs over medium bacon hash browns fruit and brown toast so so so so so so this is the park car prince albert park on the tail end of the canadian at sioux lookout ontario this is the dome car that's put on the train for sleeping car passengers so lunchtime day 4 eastbound on via rails canadian beef burger for lunch [Music] quinoa salad [Music] for dessert blueberry crumble with ice cream [Music] [Music] me so we are entering armstrong ontario armstrong is a railway division point it is where the cn allen water subdivision ends and the cn caramax subdivision begins um [Music] okay trump so uh um [Music] thank you okay oh uh okay huh [Music] papers thank you very much okay 120. are we now 16. oh my dear oh my gosh so i don't think he's going to be making up anything well he's going to make a mess part of an hour he keeps thinking he is leave um [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] speed [Music] here [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] let's see [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] uh [Music] um these [Music] 100 and we just passed mile 102 so this must be it yeah the schedule on here is two is 10. 11 minutes past two but that's all clearly academically that's right is action behind me getting upset so much for three days oh that would be so nice the driver's getting out he got out earlier he's not allowed out twice can't blame busy busy busy ah it's all happening um uh is oh oh yes [Music] is [Music] but the next stop on this is caramel it's about 20 minutes away only if somebody wants to get off yeah yeah i'll get on there's another one we average 50 miles an hour how many miles an hour do we go well we should go average at least 50 even allowing for some so a couple of hours [Music] day four and dinner time [Music] speed six nine so potato encrusted cod with mashed potatoes and veg half eaten in this case and chicken florentine with mashed potato and veg and four dessert key lime cheesecake four cards for you it is 9 14 p.m and we are currently in horn payne ontario we're supposed to depart at 6 39 so we're running approximately two and a half hours late however the via crew has informed us that they expect an on-time arrival in toronto tomorrow for about 2 30 p.m so it appears that via rails schedule is sufficiently padded in that so that they can make up the time before they reach toronto we are now departing horn payne ontario horn payne is where the caramat subdivision ends and cn's ruel subdivision begins [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] um [Music] [Music] [Music] it is day five of our eastbound trip on via rails vancouver to toronto canadian we have just left the town of perry sound ontario on georgia bay during the night at 4am we passed the town of capril gabriel is where cn3l subdivision ends and cn's ballast subdivision begins so we are now on cn's ballast subdivision around 4 45 a.m we passed the town of sudbury ontario the mining town of sudbury ontario so so so day five brunch last day and last meal of our eastbound trip on the canadian it is once again via rails transcontinental breakfast eggs over medium bacon hash browns fruit toast [Music] and orange juice plus a muffin [Music] so [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so love my orange [Music] cm detector speed three five [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] so so we are entering washago ontario last stop for via rails canadian before reaching its final terminal of toronto ontario left-hand side good morning folks like to have your attention please uh thank you very much uh so if you're making a connection to another via rail train in toronto please note that your baggage will not automatically be transferred you must collect any check bags from the station baggage counter and carry them onto your next connecting train if you plan on making purchases onboard your next train only credit cards and braille gift cards are available to purchase the take account of that please don't forget on [Music] your check package may be claimed inside the station approximately 20 minutes after you rival the train on behalf of my selfie service manager free and thomas and the entire crew we thank you for choosing video rail canada and wish you a pleasant day time right now in 12 2012. [Music] uh i'm not on this train in a shocking turn but i might be on the train in a longer time yeah okay yeah that does sound unless they change it you never know yes nice to meet you see you again sometime on the train no i'm coming this way experience both ways either way on this you do miss you do you don't see much of the vancouver kamloops section really yeah well we're gonna stay with some friends here for a couple of nights see my cousins yeah not in the winter never in the winter oh yeah like the victoria falls italian zombie yeah um foreign so station [Applause] bye we are now arriving at toronto union station see this the uh royal york hotel just to the left of center and put in the picture there um [Music] um um is well here we are toronto union station and we're just a few blocks away from the cn tower that concludes our trip hope you enjoyed thank you for watching you

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Length: 235min 15sec (14115 seconds)

Published: Fri May 20 2022