This Train Just Keeps Getting Worse 😢 (VIA Rail "The Ocean")

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References & Further Reading

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Home Movie: 98229: Canadian National Fan Trip
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Renaissance (railcar)
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The Canadian VIA Rail Train Skyline Car Forward View Crossing South Saskatchewan River
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Skyline Car Photos
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:20 The second-best train in Canada
3:16 Forgettable Halifax
4:19 Lunenburg
5:07 Halifax train station
5:45 From six to three days per week
6:50 The CN era
9:22 Boarding "The Ocean"
10:20 The Budd Company
11:09 Our sleeper rooms
12:24 "The Ocean Limited" in 1965
13:32 Departure
15:04 Lunch
16:23 Chronic underfunding
16:55 Renaissance cars
20:14 Dinner
20:32 Other sleeping options
21:31 Seating cars
22:01 Station stops
22:41 The missing Park car
24:30 Sleeping
25:08 Terrible, terrible tracks
28:06 Breakfast
28:42 Arriving in Montréal
29:04 Booking this train
29:56 The future of "The Ocean"
31:15 Our continued travels
31:48 Supporting this channel & Nebula