What is the difference between the classes of service? How ar the meal selections for breakfast and dinner? what equipment is used?
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As far as I’m aware, all Corridor trains (i.e. train numbers 20-98 and 622-669) except trains 84/85/87/88 (Toronto-Kitchener-London[-Sarnia]), 97/98 (Toronto-Niagara Falls, for domestic travel at least) and on Saturdays also trains 71/73 (the two first Toronto-Windsor trains of the day), 76/78 (the last two Windsor-Toronto trains) and 655 (the morning Kingston-Toronto train) offer Business Class service and this is reflected in the reservation system: If it offers you a Business Class ticket, then Business Class service is offered...Thank you for the information about via 1 not being available on Saturday. If I book a train and am able to select it does that mean that via 1 is available?
Saturday is the day with the weakest travel demand, therefore no Business Class service is offered on trains 71/73/76/78. However, just as with trains 84/87, the first passenger coach is a Business Class car (i.e. with 2+1 seating, unless it’s an un-refurbished HEP2 Business car) and seats all Economy Class passengers assigned to “Car 03”...Absolutely. For some reason half the Saturday trains on that route don't offer VIA 1 service. It's always puzzled me since I've never travelled in an empty VIA 1 car. If they have one it gets filled. I'm guessing equipment repositioning or something similar. Bottom line - if you can book it it's there. Personally I would always book VIA 1, but don't know your budget. "Back in the day" I would be hesitant to waste even an entitled upgrade on a breakfast flight or train.
I want to say VIA swaps out the menus every month. Usually three or four dinner options, and two breakfast options.
Breakfast hasn’t impressed me on the corridor and I seam to always end up on No. 60/50 the first eastbound out of Toronto.
There are ways to tell which equipment you are getting. When you go to the reservation screen. Select a fare and hit the info so it’ll pop up.
Look at the URL and you will see a code for what type of car is being used.
HP1=HEP 1 these are the long distance coaches. More than likely you won’t see these on the corridor but they do pitch in from time to time. HP1 also will characterize the Manors and Chateau sleepers as well.
HP2=HP2. These are second hand Ex Amtrak Budd cars.
LRC=Light Rapid Comfortable. These are the cars from the 70s that are only found on the corridor. These will soon be retired.
REN=Renaissance. These are the former British Nightstar coaches and sleepers. For the most part these stick on the Ottawa-Quebec City portion of the corridor. As well as the Ocean to Halifax. However these will be retired soon as well.
MIX=Mixed consist that’s made up of various types. Usually HEP and LRC.
???= they don’t have an idea.
RDC=Rail Diesel Car. This is only on the Sudbury-White River Train.
Canadians give a good pour and like to eat too! LOLDefinitely take Business Class or whatever they are calling it these days. I took it from Toronto to Quebec City with a change of train in Montreal.
Thats a 16oz Gin and Tonic. Wine and hard liquor flowed freely.
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