Great to see a young person bubbling with enthusiasm for trains.

After this series. Via has really grown on me

For those who want to know, Via has 5 units(2202/2302-2206/2306), but only two(2202/2302 and 2203/2303)occasionally make the trip from Ottawa to Montreal.

@luigit9321

Жыл бұрын

Any word on when they’ll be on the Toronto - Montreal route?

I’m in Ottawa Ontario and I’m about to ride the train of the future of Canada, starting right now on North Country Trains so stay tuned it’s coming up

Those are absolutely amazing trainsets, a huge leap forward!

Superb Photography , Excellent Narration .

I'm in Ottawa Ontario and I am about to ride the train of the future of Canada starting right now on North Country Trains stay tuned coming up

Looks like a great ride Harrison, and thanks for bringing us along! I'd have been here sooner but I think I've subscribed to too many KZread channels, I'm getting overwhelmed! Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa! I catch up with the rest of the Canada series soon as I can! Thanks for posting!

LOL! That foamer at 4:48 is me! Funny enough, I was foaming at the mouth because it was the first time I saw the Charger in action. Great video kid!

@NorthCountryTrains

6 ай бұрын

NICE

I was a frequent rider in the 90's and early 2000's. The LRCs used to give a ride like that, but it's been gradually getting worse. First with the retirement of the original power cars in the early 2000s (P42s and F40PHs were not as smooth accelerating IMO), then with the tilt mechanisms being permanently disabled during the cars latest refurbishment. After that you felt like you were in a salt shaker sometimes. A neighbor of mine who is a retired Via dispatcher said they did it to save on maintenance (the tilt system really did NOT like being in mixed heritage/LRC consists that via often uses)

@NorthCountryTrains

11 ай бұрын

I’ve been seeing a lot of mixed LRC/HEP consists lately. Thanks for the informational comment!

It certainly is a nice looking train set. I just hope the engines work better in Canada’s winter than the units Amtrak is using. Great intro video Harrison!

@NorthCountryTrains

Жыл бұрын

So far so good! Thanks for watching!

Looking forward to riding it - hopefully more new Canadian trains in the next 50 years. And possibly more than 5 cars? :)

@NorthCountryTrains

Жыл бұрын

Im sure more cars per trainset is a possibility, but I would hope for more frequent departures over more capacity!

@A_Canadian_In_Poland

11 ай бұрын

Via envisioned up to 7 cars consist at a top speed of 200 km/h (125 mph).

Thanks a lot for this interesting video! ;)

As always, you do excellent videos!

@NorthCountryTrains

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great work Harrison! The new camcorder looks great. Very informative narration!

@NorthCountryTrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the help with the camcorder decision, it wouldn’t have happened nearly as fast without you!

Fantastic video ❤

Nice to see your using the Nonstop Eurotrip way of checking out the trains. Great Video.

@NorthCountryTrains

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

I wish all of KZread would stop saying these trains are for Canada. Via Rail clearly states on their website these Siemen trains are only for the Quebec City - Windsor corridor. Western Canada is just renovating their Canadian line fleet that is 70 some years old and no plans to upgrade or build their own tracks in the prairies or mountains. While Via Rail seems to have no plans to move from a holiday train to a proper intercity train, their lack of attention to Western Canada is great news for us bus operators. You should come out to Western Canada and document the travel experiences.

@ronclark9724

6 ай бұрын

VIA should buy either Amtrak Viewliner sleepers and combine them with the Siemens coaches, or buy the Swiss Nightjet sleepers combined with the Siemens coaches.... Not only for the Canadian, but also for the Ocean... Four to six train sets should fulfill Canada's requirements... You would think with the Budd built cars approaching 70 years in age, the sleepers should have been bought FIRST...

Happy to see this equipment on Via Rail, which means that alongside Amtrak the Siemens manufactured trains operate throughout North America.

@dbyers3897

Ай бұрын

Mexico: I object!

@WJCTechyman

9 күн бұрын

Well, only currently on the Windsor-Quebec Corridor. I guess we'll see what's in store for everyone else.

A modern, sleek, good looking train. Very nice.

I'm JEALOUS! I may not even be alive by the time Amtrak gets its new trains. I'm not sure if the new Acela will be running in 2024!

Ce video, I'm wondering what you think of Ottawa light rail..Montreal REM is openning at the end of the month, you'll probably be back for that

@NorthCountryTrains

Жыл бұрын

I will have a Video all about the O Train! I will also be in Montreal for the REM opening!

If your riding it isn’t it the ride of the present.

@NorthCountryTrains

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but it’s also the ride for the next 30 years. Plus, it’s also future of US passenger rail in about a decade!

@trainglen22

Жыл бұрын

Very good video. I am hoping to ride the new Venture cars soon. Can't wait to see them on the Montreal -Toronto run soon.

Also we have had trains like this for years in Europe.

New train! Same old track and level-grade crossings. Hence the 100mph speed limit. Too bad! Btw, we once had the 'Canadian' up to 110mph with the 6400's going through Savanne, Ontario on the CP Kaministiquia Sub. That was back in the late '80's before Via axed the train from the CP lines. When we were running late we could really move!

Glad i dont pay tax.

Ma’am bring me your best bottle of 🍷 wine.😁🚂🍷😁🚂🍷😁🚂

Are these basically the same new sets that Amtrak is purchasing? The Aero?

@NorthCountryTrains

11 ай бұрын

I believe so

Be nice if they use this all over Canada the west gets the hand me downs

@ronclark9724

6 ай бұрын

The Liberal Party ignores the rest of Canada outside of Quebec and Ontario... Nothing new here, move along...

Would you know if VIA's Canadian fm Toronto to Vancouver will be getting new rolling stock someday ? The 1950's cars they are using now are beautiful & nostalgic but it is time. I hope they never drop that run. Thanks

@NorthCountryTrains

Жыл бұрын

“Someday”, hopefully

@PeevedLatias

Жыл бұрын

They've put out a joint call for interest alongside Amtrak for long distance trains sometime this summer, I don't remember the exact time they did.

I noticed Target failed in Canada but Wal-Mart didn’t hmmmm…

@WJCTechyman

9 күн бұрын

Walmart's been long established in Canada, our Walmart just outside of Goderich is coming up to if not already 30 years old. Very much like Home Depot.

Thanks for video! Much appreciated but these trains are like at least 20 or 30-years behind the times? Just arrived in Canada! We finally got them. All nice but I guess the 300 km/hour high-speed trains were too expensive? Oh well, no doubt we'll see them 50 years from now? And not mention... Would be nice if taking the train was actually less expensive than taking the plane. Until then... No train for me.

@WJCTechyman

9 күн бұрын

North America in general when it comes to high-speed rail travel isn't really set up for that. Two of the largest multi-national freight networks in North America are technically Canadian being Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City. A good number of trains (both Via here in Canada and Amtrak in the States) operate trains on these and other freight railways' railroads. If we had dedicated tracks for passenger travel in Canada and the States, we may be able to support high speed and more electric trains.

@alainrouleau

9 күн бұрын

​@@WJCTechymanYes, that is definitely the key. We need dedicated tracks for passenger rail. It's crazy that passenger trains have to pull over and wait for the freight train to pass, for example. That's just nuts.

Canada inier-City Train 🇨🇦 Playmobil

Now if they could just upgrade the Toronto to Montreal tracks or put some of the trains over to the CP tracks that seems less busy with freight trains

@sirjohneh

2 ай бұрын

which is effectively what the HFR project is all about

No electrification?

@ronclark9724

6 ай бұрын

As I recall VIA does not own the tracks. The freight railroads Canadian Pacific or Canadian National have no intentions of ever electrify their tracks. They simply can't afford to do so. Haven't you noticed the poor condition of the tracks presently? If they can't maintain the roadbed, what made you think they could afford to electrify the tracks?

I heard they have to weigh your bags, is that still true and how long did that take?

@NorthCountryTrains

10 ай бұрын

It is true, we just had our “small” bags that don’t need to be weighed. It’s only for large suitcases that they do. Which is quite silly considering it’s a train and not a plane

@redmaple3432

7 ай бұрын

On the plus side, I heard their baggage policy is being changed due to high demand to do so by consumers

Thanks for the report. Questions: 1) Are there USB C ports? 2) I hate riding backwards. Does the fact there are no reserved seats mean I will have to do so at least half of the time?

@NorthCountryTrains

Жыл бұрын

1. It’s regular USB but you can plug in a USB A to C 2. Because trains usually aren’t at capacity more people can sit forwards

@jstephens2758

Жыл бұрын

@@NorthCountryTrains Thanks for the reply. Thumbs up!

@trainboy1979

Жыл бұрын

@@NorthCountryTrains I would disagree with one part of that. The Montreal-Toronto trains are in my experience travelling on that line usually pretty full. The idea is to be one of the first ones in line to get the best pick of seats. Great video by the way!

@PeevedLatias

Жыл бұрын

There is reserved seating, there just isn't right now for technical reasons. Basically the old reservation system can't handle selecting seats on the Siemens and the new one isn't out yet, so they can't select seats right now, but will be able to when the new system is out eventually.

@chrisdoutre101

11 ай бұрын

@@NorthCountryTrains On the topic of seats, once they do offer reserved seating, do you expect you will be able to reserve a forward-facing window seat? Or will that be a guess? My first time on your channel. Great video; beautiful train. Thanks.

Doesn't help us here in Kitchener which is on the Windsor-Quebec City corridor. The VIA train that runs by my apartment every day is hauled be a filthy, smoking freight locomotive.

@annoyed707

11 ай бұрын

The rollout takes time.

@johndunbar7504

11 ай бұрын

I asked VIA when I will see Charger locomotives running by my apartment and they said 2024. Too slow.

hopefully canada catches up wrt to trains really quickly in the next 10 years. And they should also decrease the size of the roads here. Re-use most parking lots for small business to establish and for additional housing

@MK-fc2hn

2 ай бұрын

Citizens (voters) use those roads. Why would they allow the government to decrease the capacity of them?? Because some random 15 year old thinks they should??

@EverydayOrdeals

2 ай бұрын

@@MK-fc2hn city roads should not be highways. Highways should be big imo, not city roads. There's 100s of reasons why they should be smaller, they will be easier to transit, they are more safe bc more curves means less speed, means kids can go alone to lot more places, meaning their brains improve by remembering routes. There's a reason why parents in the west drive their kids to school in the west while in Europe and Asia, we send them through public transit, buses, cycles. It's common sense, wider straight roads are extremely dangerous for a pedestrians, like school children, (by wide I mean American "wide"). + We don't need stroads, we need more roads + cycle + pedestrian lanes. If some countries do something better, other governments have to learn from them and improve. I'm not making this up, there's 100s of researches and numbers to prove this, avg speed in a straight road is much much higher, + having curves shorter roads means communities and small business closer to the road will thrive. Current version of zoning is terrible for small business, like the rules in the west don't allow small business between houses, hence less of them exist, and since there's few, the costs of sourcing anything and the margins to selling are really high, this is why Walmart can sell kitkats for $0.94 when Farah sells for $2. All this shit bc of huge roads shoved between a thriving city + terrible zoning laws. Ever felt like the place that's within 1km as far? Have you ever walked to the nearest walmart? Well, this is why. U can take a look at how Ottawa looked before, how beautiful it looked before they shoved a highway between it

@MK-fc2hn

2 ай бұрын

@@EverydayOrdeals Do you believe in democracy?? It's a serious question.. cause when you say governments have to learn from countries that "do something better", you are sweeping aside the will of the citizenry in the equation, and imposing upon that citizenry laws and ways of doing things that the citizens/subjects of another country have either been forced to accept or have gone along with in THEIR democratic process. That is the opposite of democracy. Zoning laws in Canada or the U.S. are created by governments that are democratically elected. If they were elected to systematically reduce capacity of roads in north american communities and overhaul zoning regulations, a lot of what you wish for would be implemented. But the fact that your vision (and the vision of many other left wing ideologues) of progress never gets implemented indicates that the democratic will for that vision is not there. That should count for something, no?? Or should governments just force these changes on the people they purport to serve.. all while a clear majority of citizens reject them??

@EverydayOrdeals

2 ай бұрын

@@MK-fc2hn Well i do, but i don't understand why you think that deserves to be in this argument. I think points that needs a proper debate has become a personal attack towards you and your believes. I am not saying everything Canada and US do are wrong. It's just an opinion of what they should do to better help people rather than creating a new solution that clearly doesn't work. Democracy has nothing to do in this argument. Citizens and group of people will almost always reject new ideas, it's nothing special, but it's how we all work, when we are all older, we reject new ideas, the governmental system in the west is absolutely broken despite being "democratically" elected, which i am pretty sure is quite the stretch, there's money and corruption in all countries and all type of politics. One can't just blindly believe in something because they seem to be "democratic", for the majority, they are democratic, but there's always stuff that go on behind the scenes and this isn't actually new.

@MK-fc2hn

2 ай бұрын

@@EverydayOrdeals Democracy, or the lack thereof, definitely deserves to be a part of this argument. Because changes in any laws or regulations at any political level of government affects the population living in that system. And your vision would have profound effects.. some positive, but also many that are seen as negative by many citizens going about their day to day lives. So it's only logical to ask what role, if any, you would extend to those citizens who are affected by the drastic changes you propose. From your answer, it is clear to me that you are ok with government dictate. Atleast you're honest about it. You think citizens (especially older ones) are reluctant to embrace "new ideas", and therefore should be compelled to get used to the changes forced upon them by left wing ideologues who claim to be enacting those changes for the greater good. And you use the existence of corruption as justification for setting aside the will of the population. After all, those big retailers find a way to grease the politicians, therefore the only reason we have big box chain stores in North America is because of that. Not because the citizens of these countries want to exercise their freedom to hop in their automobiles and head on over to their giant parking lots to stock up on their weekly groceries (along with all the other goods they elect to buy and fill their trunks with). If not for all that corruption, those people who don't know any better would gladly hop onto a bus or tram and get off a couple stops later to buy whatever they need for tonight's supper, and do it all over again the next day and the day after that.. "just like we do over in Europe or Asia" to paraphrase you. If I sound a bit hostile, it's because I don't appreciate foreign nationals telling citizens of another country how they should live, or telling them that their governments should set aside the will of their citizens and adopt changes more in line with the way of life prevalent in other countries. It's just a bit too arrogant for me. I would never tell people in other countries how they should live and what changes their governments should impose on them.. irrespective of the will of THEIR populations. Decisions on mobility and zoning within a society are best left up to the will of the people. If any individual isn't happy with how their community is set up, they can always find another community or country to go to. Or they can just suck it up and adapt to the way of life that the majority of their fellow citizens elected to build or preserve in their community.

Business class is even nicer.

I asked VIA when I will see Charger locomotives on my location and they said 2024. Too slow.

@NorthCountryTrains

11 ай бұрын

But still YEARS ahead of the FIRST deployment of the new Amtrak trains of similar variety…

@johndunbar7504

11 ай бұрын

Wrong. Amtrak for years now has been using Siemens Charger locomotives. Some of our use of same involves parking some of them in storage.

@ronclark9724

6 ай бұрын

Unfortunately it takes time for Siemens to build new coaches for America and Canada at the same time... Frankly, I am amazed America allowed Canada to get any before their contract build was completed... You're welcome Canada... Not as if you will notice...

You will now be able to sit behind all those freight trains in better comfort. These are pointless unless you start upgrading track to be capable of running at reasonable speeds without feeling like you are in a trampoline eg Toronto to Montreal.

Amtrak, due better

imported from shitain

Can,not,da mount,not,reale ...

Still not electric and this is the "train of the future" 😂😂😂😂so hilarious. I guess then Chinese maglev train or the Japanese Shinkansen would be what? The "train of the past"? 😂

@NorthCountryTrains

Жыл бұрын

It’s Canada’s train of the future… still far behind most parts of the world sadly, but hey, Siemens has a good history of electric locomotives, we can only dream of seeing them in Canada someday…

@picklepoppers8223

Жыл бұрын

@@NorthCountryTrains with the outdated tracks that we have,? Yeah ok. Canada is not a doer. See japan is a doer. And that is why in the year 1973 japan was the first ever country to come up with the high speed bullet train. Now the entire world copies japan. One even stole it (china). Decades passed and Canadians still deciding whether to be or not to be and that is the question.

@annoyed707

10 ай бұрын

This still major progress.

@ronclark9724

6 ай бұрын

@@NorthCountryTrains Frankly even in Japan and in Europe, HIGH SPEED RAIL trains are ideal for a journey of around THREE hours. Beyond that time HSR loses the bulk of the business to the low price airlines. Notice Amtrak's Acela numbers, win 80 percent of the business with the less than three hour journey DC to NYC, while posting only 20 percent of the business competing with the nearly four hour journey NYC to Boston... Time matters...

@ronclark9724

6 ай бұрын

@@picklepoppers8223 To be fair Canada is not a TINY nation like Japan. Nor does Canada have the population density of Japan. Canada has other pressing needs such as a paved highway to the Arctic Ocean...