My husband and I took this kind of VIA rail train from Toronto to Vancouver, and it was a very comfortable train ride. Meals in the dining car were awesome. I would love to do it again, but unfortunately my husband passed away 9 years ago, so I would have to go alone this time. The beds were comfy and the motion of the train put me to sleep. My one and only complaint was the train whistle which you hear quite frequently because of train crossings. I made my husband use the top bunk because I’m up quite often in the night to use the bathroom and I didn’t feel comfortable using the ladder in the dark.

The Canadian is my favourite North American train.. Nothing beats the nostalgia of the 50s era stainless steel Budd cars, the views and definitely the food. It never ever runs on time, but if you’re in no hurry and want to detach from the world for four days, this is one of the best ways to do it.

You and your husband are so pleasant to watch for my viewing pleasure. You are both such sweet people. So eas6 on the eyes and ears . There is another man riding Amtrak and it's disappointing because he complains about so many things . You two always get a thumbs up. Had to give the other guy thumbs down just because I don't like touch negativity.Thanks for enriching my life . Had fun in Switzerland with you last night . Thanks to the sweetest travelers on KZfaq.

My wife and I had a cabin for 2 on The Canadian (train #2) from Vancouver to Toronto, since we wanted to take the train home and loved every moment of the experience. Totally recommend this to anyone who would love to see Canada in a distinctly different way.

What an impressive room looks spacious and a private bathroom is awesome

I rode the Canadian from Vancouver to Toronto in 2018 in April. I had a room just like this to myself. It was far and away the best train trip I've ever taken (and I've been riding trains since the 1960s). The dining car, at least when I took the trip in 2018, was breathtakingly excellent. Three meals a day for four days -- two or three entries for each meal, and I never saw the same menu twice. Actual tables and chairs in the dining car, starched white linen table cloths, superb food served by uniformed servers. The wines were excellent. Everything about that trip was to die for. My trip, in 2018, cost me about $2,000 US.

Thanks for taking us on this journey with you. I can't wait to take this train.

I like coach to meet new people, and the dome cars to see the scenery while sipping a few brews

Happy New Year and thank you for your awesome channel

I just shared this video of the Canadian to my sisters and sister-in-law suggesting we take a trip together. I really like your videos.

I like that room better than the roommate on Amtrak!

There is art hanging in the cabin! I have neve seen that!

Bucket list..😎

when I saw the bunks I wanted to go to bed. LOL

From what I have seen on your Canadian rail videos, Canada's Via Rail is top notch with very comfortable accommodations.

The Canadian may be the second longest sleeper train in the world and take almost a hundred hours to get between Toronto and Vancouver but that doesn't stop me from wanting to try it! I've never been to Canada, but I've seen enough videos of VIA Rail to think that these Budd cars from the 1950s are awesome!

I enjoy your VIA and Amtrak train tours.

I have traveled on "The Canadian" 51x since 1964. I'm a "Train-a-holic" have amassed over 250,000 km by train here in Canada as well as Australia 1987 & UK 1990 (when Brit Rail still existed). The cubby-hole with a door was meant to put your shoes in. The porter would shine them @ night & put them back.

We booked the suite! So excited to experience everything it has to offer. Pricey, but easier than traveling far away to travel on a luxury train!

This was one of the best trips we took!! My husband especially loved it as he has been a train enthusiast so nice he was a child❤

Outstanding!! These cars were built during the '40's & '50's & are well maintained. My family & I will be making a one way trip next year on this route. I have concerns about armchairs with no leg rests or ways to put my feet up during the day for a 4 day cross-country trip. We may consider booking the Prestige Class sleeper rooms which offer more room for taller & larger people in my family. Comfort is crucial when travelling long distances like this which is considered a Bucket List item for many. I consider this a hotel on wheels. Upscale hotel chains average $250.00+/night. Pricey but worth it when rolling on rails.

So, you sit all the daytime staring at the toilet door. Amazing.

One of your best descriptive videos. Thank you for the update on the 'Canadian', obviously this train has had some technology upgrades in the last few years. Well demonstrated on your part.

I’ve taken the Canadian 4 times from Vancouver to Winnipeg to Toronto. When I boarded in Winnipeg my luggage was already in my room.

Rob will really like the upper berth. I called it "my nest" and refused to switch beds for the entire 4 night trip. Very comfortable and quite roomy.

A handle in the bathroom!! YES!

I am not a train person but I love watching your videos. Your genuine, love for rail travel is inspiring. Safe travels and keep uploading videos.❤❤

Super comfortable

I love this video. I did this trip a few years ago. First on the Ocean, then on the Canadian. I loved it. Be interesting to hear your comments on the meals on the Canadian.

Thank you for another great video. I hope in the near future to ride this train. Just keep those videos coming! Highly enjoyable

Hi there Allie and Rob, greetings from Australia. Thanks so much for this very comprehensive tour of a cabin for 2. When booking from another country and having no familiarity with Canadian trains, it's daunting trying to work out whether a cabin is worth the extra $. I can see that it certainly is.

Hi Allie & Rob welcome to Vancouver & sorry about the rain that will be greeting you upon your arrival. A friend of mine is riding on your train & apparently he shared the dinner table with you both this evening. His name is Grant & is from Victoria. He's been on the train since Sunday out of Toronto I told him about your channel & that you could be both on this trip. Turns out like I said you were & he spoke real highly of you both. Looks like you both will be arriving here in Vancouver probably after 530am as the arrivals are usually ahead of schedule. Enjoy Vancouver & your reviews on VIA were fantastic. Thanks to you both for all your video's they are always fantastic!

New friends here . Just finish watching the Europe tour and we love it . Thanks for sharing 👋

I am so delighted you guys made this trip! It's the top of my to-do train list. Your channel has been informative and very inspiring. Thanks and keep up the good work. (Im riding the Zephyr 1/25 eastbound and 1/27 westbound, if any fellow fans of this channel care to join me in the dining car.)

My wife and I took that train from Kamloops to Ottawa. Same room. It is tiny but functional. Best sleeps I’ve ever had. The food was excellent. But, as it’s a passenger train, it was constantly waiting on the side for freights, which make way more money. Because of these many delays, we could not get off the train to see any of the towns. We rolled into Toronto 16 hrs behind schedule at one in the morning and missed the connection to Ottawa. They handi darted us and the driver got lost. My friend picked us up at 4 am in Ottawa.

I hope you both had wonderful holidays! Happy New Year too!!! It is so wonderful to have a new video from you folks! I love this sleeping cabin. Well presented too. I am looking forward to continuing my vicarious travel adventures in 2023 with you both!!!

Thank you for this video, ( and all the amtrak ones ) they are very helpful for me !

Dance party, good one, Rob.

Greatly anticipated! Happy New Years and thank you. 👏😏

I love your video. The Canadian is definitely on my list to do. I hope you had a great trip.

Nice looking digs, this trip is on my list .

Happy New Year 😊 I cant wait to see all the places you take us in this new year 🎉

First….. Happy New Year🎉🎉🎉🎉🥂 It’s so good to see a new video of your travels ! Love the train your on!! I also MUST be looking at the way of travel or I will be sick. It’s fantastic you can move your seats!! That’s a life saver😂 Where are you headed? What about meals? Your room is fantastic….. so much better than Amtrak trains I’m so sorry to say! Looking forward to your next video….. hope it’s sooooon! Happy travels Washington State

Planning our anniversary trip for 2025, this video was very helpful. Thank you ❤❤

Thanks for the review of VIA Canada 🇨🇦.

The best time to take the Canadian is in the fall or winter as thats when the best scenic views are available. Do they still have the 24 hour restaurant ? That was always great for those that wanted tea or a light snack in the middle of the night? Nice video. Cheers

Hello thank you for the tour of your room and sleep space.Take care all hope and pray me and husband go one day before get too lod god willing amen enjoy!!!!

Very nice! Since I saw an earlier video where you mentioned taking the VIA Rail Canadian, I have been looking forward to seeing what it's like to be onboard that great train!

Like the room! Happy New Year to you both! 💕💕💕

Thank you for this video and I love the built-in fan! I have a portable one I bring with me on my train trips, it is quite bulky but very necessary. One might need some WD-40 for that squeaky sink-base cover. But how convenient to have a sink right there and a bathroom too! Safe journey and happy travels! 🌼 💞 🌼

This video brought back some very nice memories for me.. My Dad and I travelled out to Edmonton just before the pandemic hit in March of 2020.. Was a great adventure.. the food was top notch and the train staff were awesome! We are hoping to do this trip again in the very near future likely May or June of this year and this time all the way to Vancouver... Glad you had an enjoyable trip!

Thank you so much for this video! I have been curious about taking this train! Gives me a great idea what to expect! The comment section is helpful too.

Great video. Looks so fun!

Glad to hear I’m not the only one who has to face direction of travel. Doesn’t bother some people. Didn’t affect my wife at all

Nice video 👍 I need to take the train out west. That looks so fun. Now that I’m retired..that kind of trip would be perfect. Detach,relax,enjoy the scenery and meeting nice people.

Awesome video. You guys do such a great job. Thanks for sharing. I will have to show this to my wife as I think you may help sell her on taking the trip.

Thank you for sharing your journey and hold on Rob😂

Awesome 👌

Welcome to Canada guys

Those beds look so comfy and spacious. I think we may have enjoyed better sleep in a 2 berth cabin than the Prestige cabin we had in May. Very thorough room tour!

: OUTSTANDING info commentary : All Aboard. May the rails be with us. 🐢 🚂 🐢 🚅 🐢 😀 🐢 👍

Love your videos!

I love the Canadian, have done it both from Winnipeg to Toronto and Toronto to Winnipeg and Winnipeg to Vancouver. One thing we learned is if you are spending more than a few hours/stops, spend the extra money to get a room or room ett or birth

Awesome guys - we can't wait to experience this train ourselves! It was awesome to take a look around first :)

Very nice

These cars were built in 1955, still a time when if you placed your shoes in the small locker when going to bed they would magically be found cleaned and polished in the morning! The 'magician' was the Porter(now 'Car Attendant') who had access to the lockers from the corridor, this service was part of his job during the night -- the sealed access doors can still be seen in the corridor.

I think this is the nicest room you've had on any video of yours I've watched before. I really enjoy your videos. Do you travel specifically for video content, or is this your job with the railway companies? It looks like a lot of fun. Thank you for the videos.

5:06 Those are OLD cars... that "little locker" would have been where you would put your shoes that needed to be shined before you went to bed. Back in the day and especially in the days of old where sleeping car/Pullman porters were treated as glorified servants, your attendant would retrieve your shoes from the hall side of that "little locker" polish them and return them shined for you in the morning.

Nice video

first time viewer. Loved the information. Can i suggest the use of a GoPro as it would provide a much better viewing angle and probably picture quality.

Hi! I love watching your travels. Inspired me enough to take Amtrak from Milwaukee all the way to LA and back. I had a blast, by myself! My question is, I noticed it seemed noisier in the sleeper in VIA than it was on Amtrak, rail noise…was it noisier? I’d love to try VIA soon. Thanks for your awesome videos ❤

Hi guys, great content by the way you might have interacted with one of my firends he is a chef on the Canadian he works from the Toronto to Winnipeg linne. Name of JF, sys he might have chatted with you a couple of times. I have done the Ocean and the Canadian is on my bucket list. Going to Europe in the spring and trying out a new Spanish HSL called Iryo its a partnership with Trainitalia I think and Ouigo from Barcelona to Paris looking forward to it, Thanks for the great content and keep up the good work

Hey Guys, so glad you did a Room Tour. Are we going to see the actual Trip? Or The Dining Car and the Food?

Great room tour! Can’t wait to see your videos of the rest of the train, and the gorgeous mountain scenery. We are doing this trip in the spring. Quick question, is there a safe or any place to lock up passports, wallets, etc in the sleeper cabins?

Nice video are you going to review the via rail prestige class?

Very nice video! Have you also reviewed the 1-bedroom roomettes on Via's Canadian?

Amtrak please take notes of how to make our US trains better! 😅

Rested my laptop onto the counter for the sink. Plug close enough to change. Watched movies.

Hello , I've been binge watching your videos for a couple weeks. Considering the Veiwliner handicap assessable sleeper

Thank you for this interesting show-and-tell. At 00:32, 01:49, and 08:08, in the wall situated in the direction of travel, there is a vertical hinge and a handle, suggesting the existence of some sort of door. Does anyone know what is behind the door?

Dance party! 😂 So, how did the chairs go under the bed? Are they just freestanding, and fold?

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I’d love to know the cost and how long is this route you are on. I love the set up in the sleeper room.

You both did a great video of your travels. You inspired my daughter and I and we plan to do it this year! I have a few questions. I saw that you got out for a longer time at the West Edmonton Mall. Did they allow to have a day out there, or did you plan to go there and then was it a second ticket from there to Vancouver?

Thanks for sharing 👍 😊 What is the furtherest North a train will take you in Canada? I'm thinking aurora watching and exploring the Canadian Shield.

Thanks for the video was thinking of getting this room , except I didn't like the chairs with no leg rests. How did you deal with the chairs for 4 days

This video is hilarious - Can you imagine paying all that money and being excited that you get 2 pillows? Man this woman is positive!

Does the wall across from the toilet open to another room? It looks like there is a latch and it is an accordion wall.

@groundedlifetravle If you were going to ride the train for the first time I have a question what does it mean if it gives you the time that you’re going to be on the train and then it says transfer from one place to another and then it has a time that’s right by that can you explain what that means?

Curious has to how much this runs? We live in Michigan so we could take Via to Toronto and then out...do you do a round trip or do you take Amtrak (Empire Builder) back? Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year! I want to do this trip!

I wish trains like this would make their rooms look more like hotels instead of looking so industrial/utilitarian. Make them more inviting and comfortable. Too much grey. Nice size room though.

Can u fit both chairs facing straight out of window? To avoid arguments lol Did u have wifi/phone signal? And thinking of taking a travel kettle for tea (I'm a Brit). Would that work do u think? Great video 🙂

Does the window open so you don't have to take pics through the glass?

are there 120vac electrical outlets in the room?

Looks lovely. Interested to know the approximate cost?

Always bring WD-40 for squeaks!

Looks great. I wonder what it costs to ride the Canadian train?

I'm confused about the shower kit, but there is no shower...is there a shared one, or do you clean at the sink?

Great video! Can I ask how much your room cost ? And you are travelling from Toronto to Vancouver , correct ? Thanks 😊

Is there A/C in the summer? You may have said so. I'm sorry if I missed it.