Siemens Venture

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Siemens Venture
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Siemens Venture railcar outside of the manufacturing facility in Florin, California
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Interior of a Siemens Venture car operated by Brightline.
In service2018–present
Manufacturer Siemens Mobility
Built at Florin, California
Number built937 cars (includes cars on order; see Operators section for details)
Capacity
  • Business: Up to 54
  • Cab (Economy): Up to 62
  • Economy: Up to 74
Specifications
Car length85 ft (25,908 mm)
Width10 ft 6 in (3,200 mm)
Height14 ft (4,267 mm)
Platform height
  • Level boarding: 48 in (1,219 mm)
  • Step boarding: 8 in (203 mm)
Entry
  • Level (Brightline)
  • Level and step (other operators)
Wheelbase 59 ft 6 in (18,136 mm) between truck centers
Maximum speed125 mph (201 km/h)
Weight112,000 lb (50,802 kg)
Coupling system Janney Type H Tightlock
Track gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Notes/references
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Siemens Venture is a type of locomotive-hauled passenger railroad car built by Siemens Mobility for the North American market. The cars are derived from the Siemens Viaggio Comfort cars used in Europe, with adaptations for North American operations. The cars entered service with Brightline in 2018 and with Amtrak Midwest (services funded by Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin) in 2022. They have also been ordered by Amtrak for national and other state-supported routes (including those in California, Washington, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maine, Virginia, North Carolina, and Vermont), Via Rail, and Ontario Northland. The Venture cars will also be used on Amtrak’s Airo trainsets.

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History

The Venture dates back to 2014 when All Aboard Florida (now Brightline) purchased five trainsets for its new Brightline service along with ten Siemens Charger SCB-40 diesel-electric locomotives. The passenger cars, named the Venture, were derived from the Siemens Viaggio Comfort cars used in Europe, with adaptations for North American operations. They were built at the Siemens factory in Florin, California, starting in July 2015. The first trainset was completed in December 2016. [6] Public operations began on January 13, 2018. [7] [8]

A test train in California in July 2020 Venture test train at Oakland Maintenance Facility (2), July 2020.JPG
A test train in California in July 2020

In November 2017, a coalition of states with state-supported Amtrak routes ordered 137 Venture railcars through its contractor Sumitomo Corporation. [9] The order included seven trainsets for California and 88 cars for Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri (Amtrak Midwest) as married pairs and single coaches. [10] The Ventures were the coalition's second passenger railcar order; the first order of Next Generation Bi-Level Passenger Rail Cars was canceled after the prototype, built by Sumitomo's subcontractor, Nippon Sharyo, failed a buff strength test in August 2015. The first three Venture cars entered testing in February 2020. They were originally planned to enter revenue service in July 2020 [11] but were delayed, not making their first run until February 1, 2022, on a Lincoln Service train. [12]

On December 12, 2018, Canada's national passenger rail service operator, Via Rail, announced that it was purchasing 32 Venture trainsets to replace the entire fleet used on its Québec City–Windsor Corridor. [13] The first trainset was delivered for testing in 2021. [14] They are expected to enter service in 2022–2024. [15]

In August 2019, the state of Wisconsin used a Federal Railroad Administration grant to purchase six Venture coaches and three cab cars. [16] [17] The six coaches will be added to the Amtrak Midwest pool while the three cab cars will be used exclusively for Hiawatha Service trains.

In April 2021, Amtrak announced that they would order 83 trainsets to replace the aging Amfleet I fleet and Metroliner cab cars. [18] [19] The contract was signed in July 2021 and includes 20 years of after-delivery service and support. [20] [19] [21] On October 13, 2023, Siemens unveiled their Venture car prototype for the new Amtrak Airo equipment. [22]

Operators

Most Siemens Venture cars (except those for Amtrak Midwest) are configured as semi-permanently coupled trainsets with open gangways between cars and standard couplers on the ends for connecting the trainset to locomotives or other railway equipment. [4]

OwnerQty.Notes
Amtrak 15626 six-car trainsets, will include a cab car and catenary power car.
25632 eight-car trainsets, will include a cab car and catenary power car.
10217 six-car trainsets, will include a cab car and battery car.
Amtrak Cascades 488 six-car trainsets, will include a cab car.
Amtrak Midwest 9734 married pairs, 26 single cars, 3 single cab cars.
Amtrak San Joaquins 497 seven-car trainsets, will include a cab car.
Brightline 6010 six-car trainsets.
Ontario Northland 93 three-car trainsets, will include a cab car.
Via Rail 16032 five-car trainsets, will include a cab car.
Total937

Amtrak Cascades

Amtrak has ordered eight six-car Venture trainsets for the Amtrak Cascades. They are replacing the Talgo Series VI trainsets, which the NTSB recommended be replaced "as soon as possible" after the 2017 Washington train derailment. [23] [24] [25] Until the Venture trainsets arrive, Amtrak has been using its Horizon fleet on the route. [26]

Each trainset will consist of five coaches and one cab car. Trains will also have a café for food service along with coach and business class seating. They will be paired with a Siemens Charger, of which WSDOT already owns several. The first trainset is scheduled be delivered in 2025 and enter revenue service in 2026 after final commissioning. [27]

Amtrak Midwest

A line of Amtrak Midwest Siemens Venture cars in Chicago's 14th Street Coach Yard. Siemens Venture Union Station.jpg
A line of Amtrak Midwest Siemens Venture cars in Chicago's 14th Street Coach Yard.

Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin have ordered 97 Venture cars for the Amtrak Midwest routes, including the Blue Water , Hiawatha Service , Illini and Saluki, Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg, Lincoln Service , Missouri River Runner , Pere Marquette , and Wolverine . [17]

Of the 97 cars, 68 are built as married pairs (two cars semi-permanently coupled with open gangways), while the remaining 29 are single (unmarried) cars with traditional gangways. Half of the married pairs (17) have a café car and an economy coach, while the remaining 17 have a combination business class/economy class coach and an economy-only coach. The business class and café cars have two vestibules each, while the economy coaches have one. [28] This arrangement—unique among Venture operators—allows trains to be sized to meet the travel demands of individual routes and allows business class seating and cafe cars to be added or removed. Among the 29 single cars are three cab cars with economy seating for exclusive use on Hiawatha Service trains.

Amtrak Northeast Corridor

Amtrak has made a firm order for 75 trainsets, which it will brand as the Amtrak Airo, [29] for intercity routes that operate over its Northeast Corridor.

The trainsets will be built in three configurations, tailored to the capacity and propulsion needs of the routes over which they will operate. All trainsets will include an ALC-42E Charger locomotive on one end of the consist and a cab control passenger car on the opposite end. Onboard, there will be a car with a food service area and a mix of Coach Class and Business Class seating. [30] The initial order for 65 trainsets was later increased to 75 in August 2023, with an option to purchase additional trainsets in the future. [31]

There will be 26 six-car catenary-diesel dual-power trainsets that will include an Auxiliary Power Vehicle (APV). The APV will be the trailer car closest to the locomotive and will include a pantograph, an underfloor transformer to handle the Northeast Corridor's 25 kV, 12.5 kV and 12 kV AC traction power systems, a four-quadrant chopper, and two powered trucks. [32] In electrified territory, the APV will draw power from overhead lines, through the transformer and fed to the four traction motors in the car, and via a DC link cable, to the four traction motors in the locomotive. These trainsets will be used on the Carolinian , Downeaster , Keystone Service , Palmetto , Pennsylvanian , and Vermonter . [30]

There will also be 32 eight-car catenary-diesel dual-power trainsets, similarly configured, for use on Northeast Regional trains, including through trains to Virginia and Springfield, Massachusetts. [30]

Amtrak will also purchase 17 six-car battery-diesel hybrid trainsets, where the trailer car closest to the locomotive will have batteries to supply electricity to traction motors in the locomotive when operating around New York Penn Station, eliminating the need for third rail propulsion on the Adirondack , Empire Service , Ethan Allen Express , and Maple Leaf . [30]

As of February 2024, 28 cars were in production, with one prototype car substantially completed. [33] : 2 

Amtrak San Joaquins

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Low-platform boarding door on Siemens Venture coach built for state corridor service

The California Department of Transportation has ordered seven Venture trainsets for the San Joaquins service with seven cars each: five coaches, a café car, and one cab control car that will also have passenger seating and baggage storage space. Two cars per trainset will have built-in wheelchair lifts for compatibility with the low platforms used in California. The cab car and two other cars per trainset will have one vestibule per car, while the remaining cars will have two vestibules each. [28] The San Joaquins service does not offer business class seating. The Venture cars began service on the San Joaquins in December 2023. [33] : 12  The San Joaquins service initially planned not to have a café car and instead use vending machines, but that plan was later abandoned.

Brightline

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Siemens Venture trainset operated by Brightline at MiamiCentral station

Brightline has received 10 Venture trainsets consisting of four cars: three with economy seating (branded "Smart Service") and one with business class seating (branded "Premium Service", formerly "Select"). Each trainset has two Siemens Charger SCB-40 diesel-electric locomotives, one on each end. [34] [35] [36] Each trainset currently has a capacity of 248 passengers. [37] Premium Service coaches have fifty 21-inch-wide (530 mm) seats in a 2×1 layout, while Smart Service coaches have sixty-six 19-inch-wide (480 mm) seats in a 2×2 layout. [38] [39]

Brightline purchased five trainsets for its initial service between Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Five more trainsets were purchased ahead of the extension of the line to Orlando and additional stations opening in Aventura and Boca Raton. An additional 20 cars were purchased to expand the trainsets. They will be extended to five-car sets in 2024 and six-car sets in 2025. [40] Brightline has said that it plans to eventually expand the trainsets to ten cars.

Ontario Northland

In December 2022, the Government of Ontario and Ontario Northland announced a CA$139.5 million investment to reinstate the Northlander passenger service between Timmins and Toronto. The government announced that it had ordered three, three-car trainsets (two coaches and a cab car) with a food service area, which would be paired with a Charger locomotive. [41] [42]

Via Rail

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A Venture cab car of Via Rail

Via Rail purchased 32 five-car trainsets for its Quebec City–Windsor Corridor. Each trainset will have two business class coaches, two economy class coaches, and one cab control car with economy seating. [43] However, Via Rail says that the configuration is flexible and the railroad may operate shorter or longer trains depending on demand. [44]

Each trainset will be paired with a Siemens Charger SCV-42 diesel-electric locomotive. [43] All seats will be 19 inches wide, with a 2×1 layout in business class and 2×2 in economy class. All cars will be semi-permanently coupled with open gangways, which, compared to the current fleet, are wider and isolated from weather.

Some cars have a galley area, allowing for at-seat food and beverage service across both classes. [44]

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