VIA Rail Canada Train Journeys & Vacations - Part One: The Ocean (Halifax to Montreal)

[Lifty4ever]

i swear ive heard of joe jamieson on top gear. jeremy said it.

[GottaGoPromo]

@Lifty4ever Really? I'm pretty sure I haven't seen or heard it!

[jennifer171986]

i did that trip, halifax to toronto....and back. ohhhhh my god 32 hrs each way. spent most of the time sitting on the tracks not going anywhere. just sitting there for hours at a time. not moving....why...i dont know but it was frustrating because i just wanted to go. i didn't have a room or eve a bunk becaue they cost too much,a dn this kid from india kept pissing on the bathroom floor, missing the toilet completely...i dunno how he managed it...

[fail455]

the loco 6400 crash at quebec (in a house)

[WhiteSugarFive]

I don't want to be mean, but shouldn't we have Canadians doing this, not people from the UK. 

[Lifty4ever]

@WhiteSugarFive heck no. british ppl have a certain charm dat all other ppl dont.

[WhiteSugarFive]

@Lifty4ever Heck no? This is the CANADIAN train ride; going across Canada, not England.

[Lifty4ever]

@WhiteSugarFive someone doesnt appericiate british ppl.

[WhiteSugarFive]

@Lifty4ever OK there dumbass. You're obviously not competent enough to understand that I'm saying we should have Canadians doing this. If you were English and saw to Canadians doing a this in England, I'm confident to say you'd feel the same.

[Lifty4ever]

@WhiteSugarFive i am but i dont care who does any thing as long as its not americans. id ove it if british ppl did every thing canadian instead of canadians

[9753241860hb]

@Lifty4ever I agree with you, although I prefer Canadians to do it I would rather have British ppl than Americans!

[GottaGoPromo]

@WhiteSugarFive Can we just say that we were approached to produce this and our other fims for VIA on behalf of their British & European sales & training teams so that they could see what they were promoting. VIA do a lot of Canadian promotion but our films have gone a lot further a field than originally intended. Another is in the pipeline! We must say every trip has been incredible, Canada and the Canadian people are sublime to be around so please don't feel too annoyed we're making them!

Joe

[WhiteSugarFive]

@GottaGoPromo Listen, this argument I was having was immature and I hope that you don't take offense to it, as it means no offense to British people in any way. The only point I was trying to address is that I would of preferred to see Canadians do it, only because it's in Canada. Have a wonderful day! - Robert

[Lifty4ever]

@GottaGoPromo if u ever get a chance too promote the montreal to gaspe chaleur. thnx blokes

[howardkevinm]

@WhiteSugarFive uh Canada is part of UK. LOL. it maybe independant from UK but the Queen is still head of state

[TheAndrewjohncook]

@howardkevinm lol no kidding eh...

[megs905]

that train got scrapped due to a freak accident. Sadly to see it go!! Now being scrapped at VIA Montreal Maintenance Center following her severe wreck on the "Ocean" in 2009, CADRAIL's Prototype for the F40-2PHd #6400 looks gorgeous as she sits at the Palais Station in Québec City. April 22, 2007, two years before it would be over. Note she was unique as the only rebuild with a rear walkway

[chrisvazquez7]

Did you know VIA Rail has this video on their website as a promotional video? Great job guys :)

[uwishuwerethis55]

whats the song called in the beginning? great vid btw.

[GottaGoPromo]

@uwishuwerethis55 the song is actually a track my friend made, he's an incredible composer so it's exclusive stuff!

[uwishuwerethis55]

@GottaGoPromo

Well let him know hes an incredible. It sounds like a music song.

[mrgar588]

how long do it take to travel the entire length of canada and its a fast rail

[GottaGoPromo]

@mrgar588 We did it over a period of two weeks which allowed us to have a few days in each major city. We started in Halifax on the Ocean, went to Montreal and onto Toronto for a few days then after jumping on the Canadian spent a few days in Jasper (which is one of my favourite places in the world) and then finished with a week in Vancouver - One incredible journey complete! X

[Lifty4ever]

@GottaGoPromo u awesome rockin dudes should complete the set with the montreal the gaspe chaleur overnight service. and remember all services r non smoking so save it for the great outdoors

[GottaGoPromo]

@Lifty4ever We're hoping to gradually cover all their major routes as and when the UK arm of VIA can send us out there!

[Gnickk]

@mrgar588 It will take about six days.

[Lifty4ever]

@mrgar588 if non stop 6 days

[mrgar588]

how long do it take to travel the entire length of canada

[TrainmasterCurt]

Funny thing is, the rennaisance coaches(carriages) come from England where those two blokes are from, lol

[GottaGoPromo]

@TrainmasterCurt - indeed i understand this is the case, though we much preferred going to Canada to film them!

[Intransitman]

@GottaGoPromo You can still see the British Rail logo on some of the microwaves.

[Intransitman]

Via 6400!

[megs905]

@Intransitman I know too bad it got scrapped

[Intransitman]

@megs905 I think it was too damaged to be rebuilt, though what really sad is that The Ocean no longer goes through Levis. CN trashed the line, but it deprived Via access to the ferry terminal & a great view of Quebec City.

[megs905]

@Intransitman oh really that really sucks! DAMN!!! There is so much to see down here in Niagara Falls ON and its beautiful here

[Intransitman]

@megs905 It's been a while since I've been to Niagara Falls(I'm a Montrealer), though even in that area the CASO pretty much got trashed, even now CP might trash their line through the Ottawa Valley. If they do that, we can pretty much kiss reviving The Canadian good bye. =(

[kimmy3900]

I see you enjoyed your trip to canada. someones jelous over here, whilst your travelling away i'm slaving away at hospital cleaning poo and taking urine samples!

[GottaGoPromo]

@kimmy3900 heyheyhey it was all work, hard hard work! none the less it doesn't distract from the fact that it wasn't quite as intense on the excretion front.. Nowhere near in fact. Though what you do is 100x more admirable :) X

[kimmy3900]

Well.. you no :-p

What are u doing these days Joe?

[K5HLR212]

You both are BEAUTIFUL

[truerailfan01]

Nice Video!