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From February 1st, 2022. Haven’t seen Amtrak southbound train #303 from Chicago to St. Louis like this since forever. So glad I had the day off work today to be able to see it. It’s my pleasure to be able to share this with you all today. After watching Amtrak eastbound train #314 arrive and depart kirkwood station after 1:30 pm, I drove to downtown Saint Louis to Cerre street and got there in plenty of time to see and shoot this cool video of Amtrak southbound Lincoln service train #303 arriving into its final station stop of St. Louis gateway station from Chicago well ahead of schedule. Todays Amtrak #303 is led by a Siemens charger engine #4624, then an amfleet I cafe car up front for food and beverage service, then behind it is an all solid consist of Amtrak’s new Midwest Siemens venture coaches numbered in the 4000 series. It’s obvious due to the amfleet cafe car on this train that amtrak does not have any of the new Siemens Midwest Venture cafe/lounge cars on its roster yet but hopefully we will be seeing those soon. This train showed arriving into Saint Louis at 2:28 pm 22 minutes early. I also watched amtrak #304 the northbound Lincoln service train depart out of St. Louis gateway station right on time at 3:00 pm going back to Chicago and it also had one of the new Siemens 4000 series venture coaches on the very end of it today too plus 5 regular amtrak passenger cars for a total of 6 cars but sorry to say, I didn’t get any video of it. Hope you all like this video of mine. Feel free to give it a thumbs up and comment on it too if you would like to. Enjoy! Jason.

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@uncinarynin 2 жыл бұрын

This nicely shows how much more voluminous the new cars are compared to the Amfleet. Part of the additional roof space is used for roof mounted air conditioning units.

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree, and that is very awesome plus so interesting to know about these new amtrak Midwest Siemens venture cars. I’m sure these new venture cars will do good even during the winter with inside heating when it’s cold out and just as good during the late spring & summertime with air conditioning summer when it gets hot outside too.

@uncinarynin 2 жыл бұрын

@@winterjason81 Working air-conditioning will be essential and I hope they have tested it well. When I took the "Wolverine" train a few years ago i was booked into a Horizon car without working airconditioning so I moved to the café car for most of the trip.

@cobra727 2 жыл бұрын

its funny how small the amfleets look next to the Venture coaches

@CraftyFoxe 2 жыл бұрын

Those railcars looks sleek!

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Agree, and thank you as well for your nice comment. I myself have not ridden on board these new Siemens venture cars yet but hopefully someday in the future I’ll get the chance to on some of the many other amtrak single level short distance trains that operate out of Chicago. They have also been trying out a venture car or two on the St. Louis to Kansas City Missouri amtrak Missouri river runner trains in order to see if they can operate them on those daily trains in the future too as time goes by.

@RobertKrebill 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to ride these cars sometime soon!

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree. Same here. Thanks for your comment by the way.

@Tharitkung 2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see a full-Siemens train, and will be better with a Venture cab car as an end car like a VIA's trainset.

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Agree.

@Brooklyn_NY7 2 жыл бұрын

I’m jealous, these train cars look better than the ones here in NYC. Lol

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure they do. Thanks by the way for your comment Terrance Wilson. I appreciate it a lot.

@trish2179 2 жыл бұрын

❤❤❤ Amtrak

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Ditto. Thank you for your unique “love” style comment Trish. I really appreciate it especially as we are getting closer to Valentine’s Day. I’ve loved amtrak and all their passenger trains plus riding on many of them here in the USA for years and ever since I was a little kid.

@timosha21 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a tram 🚋 and I approve this video! Ding ding!!

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much. I’m glad you like and also approve of this great video here by me. Feel free to subscribe to my KZfaq channel here if you’d like to.

@anunggaming 2 жыл бұрын

great catch

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@RiponBlogBanglaHabib 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Yup! And thank you for your comment too by the way. Sure sounds like you were surprised at the newer and somewhat unusual consist of this amtrak southbound Lincoln service train.

@maestromecanico597 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done. Thank you for sharing.

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

You’re entirely welcome.

@ATrainVideo 2 жыл бұрын

Good video.

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@transitimprover 2 жыл бұрын

I am sure we can all agree that Brightline handled their venture trainsets better

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I among thousands of other people including the ones here on & in the KZfaq community would have to agree.

@MrJimheeren 2 жыл бұрын

Knowing Amtrak. They are going to switch and hussle for the next couple of years. I’m already looking forward to consists of Amfleet, Siemens and other cars they still have in their roster

@TohaBgood2 2 жыл бұрын

How so exactly?

@Brianrockrailfan 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome 🚄🚃🚃

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@fluffnose3386 2 жыл бұрын

I love the Siemens venture cars. I personally don’t like the look of amfleets so I’m glad that over 50 years after they were made they are finally being replaced. Sad to see any history go, but I personally really like the new cars. I can’t wait to see their interiors and if they have any long distance variants!

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

My sentiments exactly.

@fluffnose3386 2 жыл бұрын

@Seth Mason I agree with that. I’ve never actually seen one in person, but I’ve seen so many videos and photos that I have a pretty good idea of what they look like irl. My main thing is that they look like tubes. To me, train cars shouldn’t be that round, but that’s just a personal preference.

@scubajoe3321 2 жыл бұрын

These are so cool

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that. Thanks for your comment too by the way.

@johnsons74thsquadron74 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if sometime Amtrak will be reconverting the Illini and Saluki service back to single level with more horizon and amfleets available.

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

I’m almost certain they will indeed do that but my guess for now is that as long as the colder or chilly winter and air sticks around here in the Amtrak Midwest corridors until springtime amtrak will still operate superliner cars on the Chicago to Carbondale Illinois trains as the toilets in the superliner cars don’t usually freeze up as easily in the wintertime compared to that of the single level amfleet and horizon cars. Hopefully this answers your question. Thanks for your comment to by the way. I appreciate it and being able to help you out.

@briandynamite7942 2 жыл бұрын

Well the main reason they order the new coaches was to replace every amfleet and horizon coach because they are over 40 years old by now.

@vthome78 2 жыл бұрын

Nice catch awesome video

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, and also thank you for your nice comment.

@stuarttaylor1904 2 жыл бұрын

ding ding ding ding ding ding

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, thanks for your unique and kinda funny comment as well Stuart. You must like those E-Bells on the amtrak Midwest Siemens charger locomotives like the one that’s leading this train Amtrak 303 here. I know I like them too.

@LibertyRailfan 2 жыл бұрын

Nice catch and video MidwestRailfan81, greetings from New Jersey.

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and the same greetings from me to you too from my hometown which I live in of St. Louis Missouri.

@rupak-travelmoments 2 жыл бұрын

A brilliant catch indeed 👍👌 Subscribed to your channel from India 🇮🇳😊

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

@themainlinerailfan6748 2 жыл бұрын

Those are for 2035 for Amtraks Plans. If you didn’t know Amtrak paid 25 Billion for the plans. 23 Billion for the New routes and 2 Billion for the Fleets as shown in the video.

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

That is interesting and unbelievable. Thanks for sharing that important info with me and all of the KZfaq community in a comment. Amazing how much money amtrak makes and spends all the time on new things and upgrading their fleet of passenger cars and even locomotives. As I’ve learned & heard a lot of times before in the railroad business, “nothing stays the same forever.”

@themainlinerailfan6748 2 жыл бұрын

@@winterjason81 It is unbelievable from 1971 to This now this shows that they are working hard. And You are welcome for the Information. (New Subscriber!)

@SGS233 2 жыл бұрын

I gather that Venture Lounge cars are to be delivered later?

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

They should be getting delivered soon I hope. A full or entire matching set of Siemens venture cars including a venture cafe car no matter how many cars long is the next big thing amtrak needs to complete its trains here between Chicago Illinois and St. Louis Missouri.

@ix.cryo1 7 ай бұрын

Strange how there's no locomotive on the back. Siemens Venture cab car, when?

@traininman5335 2 жыл бұрын

I bet these were haulin’ along the I-55 Corridor!!!

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure they were Trainin’ Man. Thanks again for your comment.

@garygresham1115 2 жыл бұрын

One of these things... is not like the others.

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I’ve noticed that too with this amtrak train. It’s almost like watching some clip or clips from Sesame Street here on KZfaq where they ask you in a fun song they sing to figure out which one of several things is not like the other things or which one doesn’t belong with them cause it’s not the same. Of course if the kids or adults guess correctly then they are of course absolutely right and have done a good job at solving the problem.

@alexverdigris9939 2 жыл бұрын

Spot the odd coach in the mix, haha!

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I can of course spot it right off the bat, it’s the very first car of this amtrak Lincoln service train which is an amfleet I cafe car number 48196. The other 4 cars which do not match are the new 4000 series Siemens venture coach cars.

@MarioYoshi4723 2 жыл бұрын

Are Siemens Cafe cars on the way?

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t got a clue on that. Thank you for your comment and asking that important question though. Hopefully the new Siemens venture cafe food service cars will be arriving soon and put into active service whenever they get here. That’s all I can say for now.

@mr.conductorfromsts4204 2 жыл бұрын

@@winterjason81 Let’s cross our fingers to see if they confirm the Siemens Venture Cafe Car to be build.🤞

@zackboone15 2 жыл бұрын

I heard they are currently being built now, and that they were delayed because of design changes Amtrak wanted.

@noahyetman4004 2 жыл бұрын

Will these be used on the Northeast Corridor

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t think so for as far as I would know. They are mostly going to be used on short distance routes right here in what’s affectionately called the Midwest Corridor.

@BigNate5404 2 жыл бұрын

The NEC is going to use somthing similar, except the cars are gonna have a cab car

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, now that is very cool & rather interesting. Can’t wait to see that when it happens for the NEC out east.

@HeavyRayne 2 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking about going to Chicago this weekend. I wonder if it's possible to choose a train that has the new coaches

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not totally sure on that. I only do volunteer work for amtrak so I’m not an actual amtrak agent. You should probably try and ask any amtrak male or female ticket agent at any amtrak staffed train station like here in my hometown city of St. Louis Missouri at gateway station or up in Chicago at union station about that. As of now I can tell you that I’ve only seen them operating these newer Siemens venture cars on this particular amtrak Lincoln service train which is amtrak 303 south from Chicago to St. Louis leaving Chicago at 9:25 am in the morning then arriving into St. Louis at 3:00 pm in the afternoon then it returns back north to Chicago in the exact same day from St. Louis as amtrak 306 at 5:40 pm then it arrives back into Chicago union station at 11:05 pm at night. Hopefully this works for you. Thanks for your comment by the way.

@favroitetiger5785 2 жыл бұрын

When are these cars will go into service on Amtrak wolverine.

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

No clue. Hopefully soon is all I can say for the time being. Thank you for your comment by the way.

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely great! I can't wait to see the old outdated Amfleet cars getting replaced because they're pretty ugly

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that’s already been happening now since earlier this year as amtrak trains 303 and 304 from Chicago to St. Louis have now become daily through service trains in both directions from Kansas City Missouri all the way to Chicago union station with some minor schedule adjustments at every station stop. They were both given new train numbers 318 eastbound from KCY to CHI, and 319 westbound from CHI to KCY and are now called the combined Missouri River Runner/Lincoln Service trains. They typically consist of a Siemens charger engine as the leader, then a couple of viewliner phase 3 painted baggage cars, an amfleet cafe, and then typically 4 of the new Siemens venture coaches like what we see here in this video. So both trains typically have 7 cars total on the entire route between Chicago Illinois and Kansas City Missouri unless they have a private car or something special added to the consist. Thanks as always for your comment and I hope my comment here was helpful.

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301 8 ай бұрын

@@winterjason81 it is, thank you. Sorry I took this long to reply

@vigouroso 2 жыл бұрын

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. 🙂

@erichanderson1491 2 жыл бұрын

The new Venture cars - deliveries already delayed by TWO YEARS, were pulled from service after less than two weeks! Looks like you'll be riding AmFleets for another twenty years. "Magnets, how do they work?"

@EL-nc1cs 2 жыл бұрын

Do they have or plan to have food service Siemen tubes?

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Eventually soon they will have them on these trains but as in my previous comments to other KZfaqrs on here that have commented on this one particular video, hopefully the new Siemens venture food service cars will be arriving soon and then ultimately get put into regular daily amtrak train service. As far as I know, I haven’t gotten any reports of any new Siemens food service cars being sent to Chicago on other amtrak long distance trains from the west coast. If I happen to find out anything in regards to that I’ll let you and others know as well.

@transitimprover 2 жыл бұрын

There’s one train in the consist that wasn’t built by Siemens

@supermarionathan1426 2 жыл бұрын

That’s an Amfleet built by Budd in the 1970s. In my opinion that Amfleet shouldn’t be there at all since it ruins the modern look of the consist with the Charger and Ventures.

@transitimprover 2 жыл бұрын

@@supermarionathan1426 What makes you think I didn’t know that was an Amfleet?

@supermarionathan1426 2 жыл бұрын

@@transitimprover You said “There’s one train” in your original comment so I assumed you didn’t know what an Amfleet was. Sorry about that.

@michaelperkins5858 2 жыл бұрын

Since they haven't built any cafe/business class cars yet what are they supposed to do? Drop food service and first class?

@transitimprover 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelperkins5858 You’re asking the wrong person but they’ll probably figure something out

@alexe1707 2 жыл бұрын

I guess they don't have cafe cars in Venture

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Nope, not quite yet but soon I would hope. I’ll do my best to keep a tab on it all especially on the internet and per amtrak news via Google.

@mayhemmike1789 2 жыл бұрын

Who else would like to see the CABOOSE make a return to trains???

@MrJimheeren 2 жыл бұрын

Nobody I know. It’s the 21st century you know. We have air brakes now for the past 70 years

@midmichiganemdrailfan.4187 2 жыл бұрын

Who put a Quiet zone on a old school Railroad crossing nobody go here but probably yard Employees

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, that is correct. Only regular people who come to this spot in downtown Saint Louis to pay to park for St. Louis Cardinals baseball games here at Busch stadium must stay on the right hand side of the tracks here which I’m standing on and cannot go over the crossing to the other side here at Cerre street for no reason cause that’s all railroad property, or private property. Plus it’s another way for maintenance vehicles and train crews to get into the downtown Saint Louis rail yard.

@theflyingduckman3608 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, the new cars are getting less than stellar reviews regarding seat comfort.

@winterjason81 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know I’ve heard lots of not so good stuff about the seats in these new Siemens venture coaches from others on social media or Facebook. Pretty much part of the dull interior building and assembly at the Siemens plant. Kind of a bummer they aren’t all that comfortable compared to the coach seats in the regular amfleet and horizon cars. Only good thing I’ve seen and heard about them on Facebook and social media is they have lots of extra legroom.

@TohaBgood2 2 жыл бұрын

Yet everyone loved the exact same seats on Brightline! That’s just the perpetual bias against Amtrak that most foamers have. It’s not really based on anything in the real world. It’s just prejudice because Amtrak isn’t “a private company.”