I rode eastbound May 6 2022 and Oct 27 2023. Both were great. There will be more daylight hours in April.
I am going again Nov 1 2024. The clocks change on night 3 so it will be dark pretty early on our last two nights.
Not one minute of doubt. The only issue was we arrived two hours early and the last morning was rushed. I did the trip with my oldest son in May 2022 and could not wait to go again. That trip was late so it was about 6 hours longer. I was hoping it we would be late again this time.
I really...
Here is my Video Travelogue showing a detailed look into the daily routine of travelling 4 nights aboard Canada’s long distance Train. I show you the meals, sleeping arrangements, dome cars, activities, bathrooms, shower and scenery.
I flew from St. John’s Newfoundland - the eastern most City...
I guess I should be happy with the new VIA information displays. I was hoping they would add the current travel speed, distance to next stop, time of arrival next stop.
Glad you enjoyed the Newfie Bullet video. The tracks were very narrow that’s for sure. Yes it was about 26 hours across the island. I would love to be able to do that trip today but preferably over 40 hours or so lol.
Thanks for the time table image. Interesting indeed.
BACKGROUND
I was visiting my son in Ottawa recently and while there I wanted to take a sameday train ride to Montreal. I did a similar trip during my last visit in November and it was a treat.
I inherited my Dad’s Railroad genes but never worked on the trains like he did. Our narrow gauge CN...
For those interested here is a two minute video of my Feb 28 Ottawa to Montreal return trip on the new Siemens Train numbered 2301.
I have more video clips which I hope to put together into a longer video when I get home and have computer access.
Hopefully the YouTube link I pasted below works.