15:14 the reason why the lines don’t line up is because the Chargers’ livery were originally designed to line up with the lines of the Nippon Sharyo Bi level cars which is what you mentioned earlier, however the contract was terminated and the Ventures were basically the last minute replacements with the paint scheme being altered. Proposed paint schemes were made to get the Chargers to match up with the Ventures so they won’t stay like that for long.

Stations like these in America are incredibly beautiful and unparalleled, even compared to Europe imo (at least the main hall), greetings from the UK, also glad to see the back of the steel car exteriors, great shots :)

I love the new venture coaches. I love how the doors are motion sensored- so they open when you’re there.

These trains look so great! That bathroom was so modern and roomy! ...The only issue I would have would be with the door not closing all the way!

I can't wait for Electrification in the Widewest and speeds for the near entirety of the tracks to be 110-125 mph. And nice trip report!

UPDATE: I saw Siemens Venture cars on the #383 on 8/2/23

Should have gone through to Detroit and spent the day. This is my home route. My gf and I went to New Orleans and back out of Detroit a few weeks ago. Great service.

Those Venture cars look absolutely amazing! I can't wait for it to roll out to many more state operated lines!

Check out some of the 1950's streamliners, they had blinds or shades similar to the ones here, so we had them before the Japanese did :)

Ooooooo I can't wait to get on this route next weekend

The bathrooms do look nice. I was on the sunset limited over the 4th of July weekend, the bathrooms were very beat up and dirty. The trains were sold out and packed with people. The Cafe car ran out of most food items. These new cars look great for 3-4 hour trips.

It would be so cool if we could get a modern 150- 200 MPH Bullet train to go between Kalamazoo & Chicago. Chicago for that big city experience and & Kalamazoo for that mid sized city experience. With 150 MPH you could get to & from those cities in between 1-2 hours, so you could arrive at the train station at 7:30 am and be in Chicago around 9 AM to spend your day in Chicago to 7pm and be back in Kalamazoo around 8-9 PM.

Wife and I are really enjoying your videos. Nice delivery and good information!

If you want to know why the Venture and Viaggio cars are so smooth, it's because they are 20-30% lighter in weight than most other trains. Before 2019, trains in the US and Canada had to meet strict buff strength standards rendering them significantly heavier than the European and Asian counterparts. The US & Canada, in 2019, adopted a rewritten version of Euronorm called Tier III. The Venture cars are Tier III complaint. Lighter trains = smoother ride. They're also safer. They include crash energy management (CEM).

I'm riding the River Runner next week. These new cars look pretty nice.

Was looking forward to your review of these carriages given your extensive train travel, - so far I heard mixed reviews mostly positive but some negative mainly about the seats. The new cars truly look awesome both from the outside & inside. Great to see large windows and restrooms (although the automatic door leaving a gap was a bit concerning😉). Can't wait to see the new cafe & business cars. The train appeared to provide both a smooth and a very quiet travel experience, as you pointed out. Great improvement having the sockets in between the seats. They sure are a massive improvement on the Horizon & Amfleet cars & reflect more of what a modern passenger train should be. Thank you for sharing your first experience with the new Amtrak passenger cars, Thom.

Just rode on 355 today (1st run since the almost two month hiatus of 350/355) and it had 4 Venture Cars & 1 Amfleet I Biz/Cafe. The overhead screens were working onboard the Venture cars this time, and all announcements were automated except for one brief message from a crew member. Apparently, the NS jingle only plays when a crew member makes an announcement originating from one of the Venture cars, but it does play throughout the train. You were lucky to hear it as often as you did since the automated system was down! All of the automated messages also play throughout the train, regardless of car type. It was quite a surprise hearing automated messages and that jingle in the Amfleet car!

Nice intro with the N700A

Thanks!

An NS chime on NS tracks! 🤣

Thanks for the video Thom. The new Venture cars looks really modern and stylish. Certainly an improvement over the Amfleet coaches. It's good to see investment in the US railways. :-)

Lmao as I was watching and the chime rang I immediately thought to myself “YOO THATS THE NS JINGLE” just before you mentioned it! I would have certainly mentioned something as cool and unique as that previously to you had it actually been working when I rode 355 back in May. Perhaps it was just my car (4018)? Also bummer the display screens still aren’t working steadily yet either. I am glad you guys enjoyed your ride on the new cars tho, as they are pretty nice! I’m just wondering what the routine Pere Marquette passengers will think going from a Superliner to Venture…

When i was on Amtrak wolverine in june. One the conductor called it the amazing 353.

I used to live in Kalamazoo (portage). I always enjoyed riding train to and from Chicago. Never been east past Albion,but id like to plan a trip through Detroit and into Canada

Great timing. Tomorrow is my first Venture Car trip, to Bloomington IL. I intentionally booked coach to get it. Business on the way back though, so I can slowly break my addiction to Budd Amfleet cars.

I love riding the Amtrak Wolverine because I could travel to my favorite parts of Michigan. 350 is the 6:45AM. I like the Amtrak self machines better because I could purchase my own ticket for whenever I'm ready so I don't have to wait in the office for a ticket. I rode this car on the Lincoln Service from Bloomington-Normal back to Chicago. I just love riding Amtrak more often now

Going to be riding the 350 route Saturday next weekend coach from Chicago to Battle Creek. Hoping these cars are still used on that route.

The Siemens Venture cars kinda reminds me of the Kawasaki build M8 & M9 & Bombardier M7 for MTA LIRR & Metro North.

I'm thankful Amtrak started offering lounge day passes. If I was ever short the cash or points I would take the street level stairs to the Metra platforms closer to boarding time & avoid the waiting room. If that concept work at all it's likely most useful for north concourse boarding.

Nice video 📹

Siemens is in the process of making a café car that takes up the entire car. Not split in half for business class.

Seeing American trains hauling ass at 110 mph in modern, European coaches gives me hope for the future of this country.

I had to check this out because we are getting Venture cars in California to work the Pacific Surfliner. Probably in 2024. I'm glad to hear they run smooth and are quiet inside. The current bilevels cars are definitely quiet inside, although I get enough bruises to say they aren't as smooth-riding as possible.

Wondering when the venture coaches will be in operation on the Chicago to Carbondale - Amtrak Illini and Saluki lines? I live in Urbana and can't wait for the improvement from Champaign to Chicago. Are there any Business Class venture coaches in the future?

Hopefully they help increase ridership too

I’m genuinely surprised Amtrak directs you where to sit on the Wolverine service. Being a corridor service I would think it would be fully open seating like the Northeast Regional or Keystone services. On the NEC (other than on the Acela where you book a specific seat) I’ve only seen conductors directing you to a seat on longer distance trains (usually any of the ones run with Amfleet II’s, whether or not they have an overnight segment).

I just rode in this car to Michigan (Pere Marquette) seats aren't as comfortable as the superliner I was previously on . I didn't like the outlets being between seats as I'm a big guy . But the bathrooms are so much better. I rode both coach and business. (Business on the way back) and I preferred business

It's interesting how amrtrack has them set up. Via rail in Canada is using the same ones on it's Windsor to Quebec corridor trains except with cab cars at one end and they are more like the bright line trains

What happened to the locomotive that was at the end, attached to the Amfleet cafe car at Chicago Union Station? It was gone at Kalamazoo.

Is there any way of determining which trains these coaches are used on? I was looking at taking Lincoln Service to STL.

Cool Amtrak meet & NS passing by before Bathroom that brackfest reminds me of Micdonals

Do you have pictures of the Superliner snack coach used on the Pete Marquette?

6:19 Amtrak stealing announcements from the Netherlands 😏

Can you the Devil’s nose train in Ecuador?

Hi, great review. When I rode the Wolverine last month, I noted that the luggage racks, while roomy, are very very high. I am 5'4" and could not lift my bag nor remove it without assistance. Also, I found the electrical plug outlets to be too narrow for my device cord, due to the way it is inset into the back area, which was really annoying. Also, the PA system was not working well at all, was soft and choppy sound. Oh pooh, I forgot to visit the bathroom, thanks for including that!

W video I’m taking the Amtrak Lincoln Service 305 on July 10 with the new Amtrak Venture cars I’m from Chicago so I am so lucky to have easy access to planes and trains in my city.

Its very impressive to sail through the Michigan country side at 110 mph. I'd think for the United States its a valid goal for government funding to increase freight track speeds to 110 mph for passenger train travel and provide a mixed freight passenger high speed exclusive railroad corridor over a longer time frame where possible. It's good to hear the Venture cars have an upgrade ride at least somewhat from the Amfleet cars, but I really don't like the external look of the Siemens passenger cars either Venture or Horizon over the stainless steel Amfleet cars. If buying model trains I'd buy the Amfleet. As much as it would be nice to have 220 mph HSR in the USA being able to have 110 mph Superliner sleeper service across the USA with occasional HSR mixed passenger and freight train corridors allowing 160 mph travel would suite many people. That should allow passenger train travel to compete with fastest driving times. Faster would be nice, but it would be better to concentrate on comfort and do ability. The fright rail network would benefit from federal funding to allow it to be at-grade crossing free with better straighter aliments which are really needed for speeds over 110 mph passenger service. If building new train corridors, the very far future of 40 years or more might be for maglev high speed trains traveling near the speed of sound that finally gets the world a way from the limitations of standard gauge rail with over double current load gauge width and hight for new maglev trains. Such a passenger train could have high comfort in about 1/4 the current length for passenger volume and be able to carry most road vehicles perpendicular on its first level. The world has been restricted by standard gauge for far too long.

1:50 i love how an official Amtrak sign has a typo. It says "Capital Limited" instead of "Capitol Limited".

Wait, there isn’t a wheelchair lift right now? Are there platform bridge plates or platform lifts at the stations?

I like the new Siemens car but i wanted to lean my seat back to lay down but it's hard to take a good nap in these cars. They have those on the Lincoln Service as well.

Amfleet cars are great!

When amtrak 350 gets to Pontiac it turns back to 355

9:41 tell that to Japanese automotive companies😊

Check out how the Avelia engine profile does not match that of the cars . The Venture cars really are an improvement over the Horizon cars. Thanks for posting .

How are closed luggage racks not a requirement?

解説ありがとう。日本語の発音はすごく上手。何か国語はなせるの？

canada has new regulations that allows for imported trains.

I think the designer of the forklift truck, the Homer car and the "preservation of the aerodynamic rights of the brick club" all got together and designed this thing. To call it ugly is an insult to ugly. I'm willing to bet it is very sore on the ole' butt after a couple hours too. Add that to slow and well, maybe next century eh Amtrak.

ARE YOU& LINDSAY,MARRIED?.

Letting the person use the WC for it's intended purpose would have been the thing to do. Maybe next time..... I agree, they should change the paint scheme on the engines to match the lines of the cars

Venture coach interior is sterile and bland. The super bright lights are annoying. These cars are yet another profile in Amtrak's stable of mismatched cars. I prefer the double deck "California Cars".

Amtrak sucks....An average of 24 derailments in the last decade....Annually! (from the Federal Railroad Administration)

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