Private Room on Canada’s Overnight Sleeper Train 😴 - 24 hrs to Montreal

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Published 2022-06-26
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Today I’m taking a sleeper train for 24 hours across Canada, from Halifax NS all the way over to Montreal. I’ll show you what it’s like to live onboard this train, from the dining car, lounge car and even my ensuite private room complete with shower. This is also North America's longest running named train, The Ocean, run by Via Rail- so without any further a do, let's go and get onboard, this iconic train.

0:00 - Introduction
1:49 - My Private Room
4:57 - The dining car
7:20 - Other classes
9:42 - Bedtime
12:15 - Ensuite Shower
14:27 - Montreal

All Comments (21)
  • @Trektrendy
    To get a 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D3K2 and 5 travel packs FREE with your first purchase www.athleticgreens.com/trektrendy Thanks all for coming along on this week's adventure. As always let me know what luxury trips you’d like to see on the channel :)
  • I 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.
  • @tytn9978
    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!
  • @tardis11111
    Canadian here, it's pronounced "Vee-a Rail". Great vid!
  • @Bramtic
    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!
  • @AnneMB955
    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. 👋🏻
  • @elbarkero
    I need a lottery win so I can start living this lifestyle. Keep this wonderful content coming. Love it.
  • 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.
  • @gmscottie
    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.
  • @brite1978
    I love watching these on a sunday night before i fall asleep, alleviates the sunday dread. 😊
  • @carolinechow1702
    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.
  • @JackTempest94
    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.
  • 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.
  • this brings back memories of when i was like 4 i did this trip. so long but i never forgot.
  • @johnyisme3287
    Better than going on an actual holiday. Saved me a fortune this chap.
  • As a child, I rode the rails with my family from Montreal to the EAST. We had a roomette that slept the 5 of us. Porters made up the beds in the evening - no muss, no fuss. There was a dining car, a bar car. It was just the best way to travel. It seemed so luxurious. I have no idea about the cost. My parents handled that part of it, of course. I do recall that my younger sister and I were sent to the dining car for breakfast ahead of my parents and younger brother. Sis and I had no trouble getting breakfast, simply giving our room number. I fact, I think the other passengers dining at the time were amused by our composure at breakfast.
  • Hi Will. It’s great that no matter the mishaps or disappointments in your travel, you always have a smile and manage to stay in a good mood. I commend you for being so pleasant, therefore watching your videos is very pleasurable. Thank you for taking me to so many places!
  • @davidkamen
    One thing can be truly said about this guy, he really gives new meaning to the words 'sleeps around'.