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My foodie brother in-law suggested I do a video of some meals onboard the Canadian during my trip last month. I though the food was catered and warmed up like on the Ocean Train I took between Halifax and Montreal in February. I was not expecting the food to be cooked on board and so...

I posted my VIA Rail Feb 2022 Halifax to Montreal trip video on the VIA Rail thread some time ago. I come to realize this thread is probably the more appropriate thread to post my trip report video. For those who contribute to the VIA Rail thread please note that this video has been...

Excellent news. Yes the trips were in Feb 2022. The discount might lead to a fall trip on the Ocean to see my son in Ottawa. Lol

My bad. I missed a digit when I looked up my profile and found the points. I actually have 1975 points. Eyesight is not too good at reading the print on my small phone screen lol. I had points for signing up in 2016 and taking the Ocean. My latest two trips in Feb were Halifax Ottawa return...

I looked up my points total and I have 975 points. Is there any perks at this level?

Hi Everyone. Thanks for taking the time to contribute to this thread. I picked up lots and lots of info and terms since I came upon this forum. These come to mind …. Consist, Ren, Budd,Hep1,transition car, service car, Park Car no longer on the Ocean and why, no outlets in the sections...

Great information, very much appreciated. It makes since that you cannot upgrade once on the train. If the berths are packed or not good we have a three day stop over in Jasper to look at upgrading for the remaining three nights.

Yes it’s a go. I booked the hotel and car in Jasper last night. Working on Vancouver and Toronto next. My son cannot change his two week vacation period and we are looking forward to the boys trip. We both have the vaccines and booster shots and I am just shy of 60 so we should be OK. Hoping...

All the best with rescheduling. I am in the same boat lol. I have a section booked with my oldest son early next month and I have similar concerns about the increase in Covid cases. For us the timing is too good to pass up. Due to oldest sons schedule and commitments going forward there is...

So six rooms plus maybe three in the Park Car. Max Prestige pax count would be 18 if all are sold out. I think they only opened up for sale around the same time they opened up the section I booked, which was not that long ago. There should be plenty of opportunities to get a seat in the Park...

Thanks for the reply. Do you know the number of Prestige Rooms available in each of the Park Car and Chateau Car. I found some information on the cars on the Via Website but I don’t see information or diagrams indicating the number of Prestige Rooms. The Park Car information I found...

How many Prestige rooms are in the Park Car? and. …. Are they only in the Park Car? I am trying to figure out how many Prestige passengers will be on my May 6 Vancouver departure and May 10 Jasper departure. I think my section is in the closest car one can be to the Park Car. Does this mean...

Thanks for the video. I am taking the trip early next month with my 26 year old son. We are staying in a section and hope to get access to the Park Car. Hopefully the service will be similar as you experienced. My son will be very happy if section passengers also get to sample local beers and...

Here is the longer version of our trip from Halifax to Montreal in February. The trailer was posted here some time ago. Here is the YouTube link.

Pretty neat. My dad worked on the Newfie Bullet during his early years with CNR. The train was taken out of service in 1969. Although I was 7 years old I do not remember the passenger trains and they passed daily across the street from our house. To visit us you need a couple of weeks to...

Thanks for the reply Bob. My oldest son Is taking this trip with me. He So that must mean you not have visited us out here in St. John”s Newfoundland. Lol. I called VIA tonight and moved back a few cars to be closer to the Park Car. I took section two on the one night leg to Jasper and...

Thanks for the reply Bob. My oldest son Is taking this trip with me. One of his first train experiences was on The City of New Orleans from New Orleans to Memphis. He attended both weekends of the Jazz Festival and in between he took the train to see you in concert in Memphis. The following...

I was thinking the same but then again the times we are at our seat it would be nice to see out both sides. A possibility is to take number 2 for night one to jasper and number 3 for the second leg. Any chance of all the berths filling up this late?

Thanks for the reply. I will call and ask to be moved to unit 2 on the left side.

I booked this section yesterday. This is the unit and car on my reservation. We have same unit for both the Vancouver to Jasper leg and the Jasper to Toronto leg three days later. The drawing on the Via website shows three sections per car but they are not numbered. Does anyone know which...