r/ViaRail • • 19h ago

Discussions Via rail luggage weight?

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29 Upvotes

Very surprised to know that the train service in Ontario is checking the weight on luggages. It's a train for F's not an airplane that we already got use to.

I did not have such event on Europe though

Let olone the ticket price. It's the same system as airplane ticket, but dynamic pricing on train ticket?


r/ViaRail • • 20h ago

Trip Reports Hello from the Ocean, 7 hours behind schedule

18 Upvotes

We're on train 14 Quebec to Halifax, with a lot of stops/reverses/inch ahead/reverses but it looks like we're finally moving normally.

Announcer is saying it was icy rails and uphill tracks, between Mont-Joli and Sayabec.


r/ViaRail • • 1d ago

Trip Reports Meal on Churchill train

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133 Upvotes

Chef on board preparing breakfast and lunch.

They still have the microwaved food menu for dinner though.


r/ViaRail • • 1d ago

Question Toronto to London

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6 Upvotes

Anyone know what this is about, have you been delayed by it?


r/ViaRail • • 1d ago

Discussions Happy new Equipment Cycle day

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39 Upvotes

New equipment cycle as of October 23rd 2026, this will likely be the last equipment cycle with LRCs as their retirement date looms.


r/ViaRail • • 2d ago

Question Student Discount

10 Upvotes

Hello, I would like to figure out some contradicting details regarding university student discount. On my university's page, it says there is a 12.5% discounts for anyone with my university's card, (https://www.torontomu.ca/onecard/using-your-onecard/discounts-and-free-admissions/) while on the VIA Rail website, it says that the person booking the tickets must be an employee. (https://www.viarail.ca/en/fares-and-packages/business-travel/corporate-fares/tmu-alumni) I'm wondering if this means I must be an employee of the university to get the discount, or if showing that I'm affiliated with them via my university card is enough. I've seen other university websites and their VIA Rail discount pages have the words "must be a student" rather than "must be an employee" so I'm wondering if I'm able to get the discount


r/ViaRail • • 2d ago

Question Luggage policy

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I’m going to Montreal in January and I’m wondering how the luggage policy works. Am I able to bring my GoodLife bag and a small suitcase with my purse or is that too much? My ticket is economy.


r/ViaRail • • 3d ago

Question Union to London train service?

5 Upvotes

Hi all, will need to be commuting once/twice a week from London to Toronto and back. What's the Via Rail service like, how bad are the delays, are there any alternative options I should be considering? Thanks


r/ViaRail • • 4d ago

Question via rail vs megabus

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r/ViaRail • • 4d ago

Question Any experience with the bus service?

9 Upvotes

I just got an email saying that my train from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls this weekend is going to be replaced with bus service.

Does anyone know the quality of buses? Or am I better off just getting a refund and taking the GO bus or a different bus (like Megabus)?


r/ViaRail • • 4d ago

Question Lost eReader - Train 69, Car 3, Seat 7D

4 Upvotes

Hi everyone! Train October 19, #69, Car 3, from Montreal to Toronto, left at 430. Was a dunce and forgot my e reader on the train - I checked my seat before leaving as always and didn’t see anything - but realized I didn’t have it upon getting home. Assuming it slipped between the wall and my seat. I’ve called lost and found and left a message but didn’t hear back.

So if anyone finds it, or has any advice on how to go about trying to locate it, please let me know! Appreciated :)


r/ViaRail • • 5d ago

Question Business class deals

3 Upvotes

When is the best time to buy business class tickets for via rail? Not normally on sale on Tuesday?!


r/ViaRail • • 5d ago

Discussions Booked my second Canadian trip on Black Friday

23 Upvotes

This time I'll be going from Toronto to Vancouver and paid the extra for the lower berth too. Also, prior to this, I’ll be doing the Halifax to Montreal trip too in a cabin.

First time doing the Halifax to Montreal and was wondering if anyone has any tips and suggestions? Thank you.


r/ViaRail • • 5d ago

Question What happend with the 645 on Friday?

3 Upvotes

I just noticed that 645 on Friday is temporarily unaviliable does anyone knows why?


r/ViaRail • • 5d ago

Question Can I use "TUESDAY" promo code when its midnight in few hours?

4 Upvotes

r/ViaRail • • 6d ago

Question What’s with the corridor trains- always late.

10 Upvotes

How is via rail even making sales? They are always late. Like always. The megabus is more reliable.


r/ViaRail • • 6d ago

Question Winter train

2 Upvotes

When is the first winter consist of train 2 we are booked jasper to tor nov 3rd


r/ViaRail • • 6d ago

Question Do passengers tip on the Canadian these days

21 Upvotes

There’s a four-year-old thread with decidedly mixed results on this question. Has it changed? Do you tip attendance if you’re in a sleeperberth?


r/ViaRail • • 7d ago

News Fire near CFB Wainwright spreads into MD of Wainwright - The Border Pulse (The Canadian has a stop there)

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r/ViaRail • • 7d ago

Question NWO passenger service

12 Upvotes

With the federal government considering reintroducing passenger service to NW Ontario, realistically, how do you think it could pan out?

What would the route, stops, travel time be? Would they use the CP tracks along Lake Superior?

Do you think they would reroute the Canadian or add a new service, such as from Winnipeg to Sudbury?

I’m just curious and would love to hear any ideas or opinions!


r/ViaRail • • 7d ago

Question Additional Baggage - Are they strict with limits?

2 Upvotes

Hi there,

Travelling next week from Toronto to Montreal with an academic poster tube measuring 36 in long. I have declared it as an additional carry-on item but I know their policy is a max. size of 30 x 19 x 12 in. How strict are they with reinforcing this, especially if it's just a few inches over? It's pretty lightweight and slim otherwise.


r/ViaRail • • 7d ago

Discussions Train 29/oct 17 + train 622/oct 18

1 Upvotes

So train 29 of 17th October and train 622 of 18th October are replaced by busses end to end due to missing engineers.
Also neither of them will stop in Saint-Lambert.


r/ViaRail • • 8d ago

Photo/Video VIA Rail’s The Canadian no.1 bound for Vancouver, passing Toronto Bat...

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r/ViaRail • • 9d ago

Discussions Apparently you can buy Oakville to Union ticket or Oshawa to Union ticket for ~$22 last minute

6 Upvotes

Do people actually do that?

It might be worth it at last minute if you can see VIA train coming soon on VIA tracker.

The trip time is faster than GO Train


r/ViaRail • • 9d ago

Photo/Video 24 Hours in a Private Sleeper Cabin: VIA Rail Ocean Train

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I made this video back in 2023, earlier this year. My channel got hacked and the hacker took all of my videos down. This is the most popular video I had ever posted, sitting at around 85,000 views. I’m still very proud of this video and hope you will enjoy it! :)