Railfanning Richmond & Martinez Stations Ft: Siemens Venture Test Train, & More!

Train #1: Amtrak Capitol Corridor 531
Train #2: Amtrak Capitol Corridor 528
Train #3: BNSF Q-ALTRIC6-15A
Train #4: Union Pacific MRVOA
Train #5: Amtrak San Joaquins 714
Train #6: Amtrak Capitol Corridor 532
Train #7: Amtrak Capitol Corridor 541
Train #8: Amtrak San Joaquins 716
Train #9: Amtrak San Joaquins 713
Train #10: Amtrak California Zephyr 5
Train #11: Amtrak Capitol Corridor 538
Train #12: Amtrak San Joaquins Siemens Venture Cars
Train #13: Amtrak 540
Train #14: Union Pacific CC4LR9
Train #15: Amtrak 542
Train #16: Amtrak 547
Train #17: Amtrak 715

[@AnthonyPinkerton-d7p]

Honestly, I like the looks of the Siemens Venture Coaches; but my question is Siemen's going to be building Food Service cars?

[@ethanthefresnorailfan6292]

I did hear that the venture cars will have vending machines a long time ago, i'm not sure if that's true

[@AnthonyPinkerton-d7p]

@@ethanthefresnorailfan6292 OMG! You mean we're going be subjected to Automat cars again? They were a disaster when Southern Pacific invented them in the early 1960's!

[@kolejnakolej.1437]

Good video, as always. Greetings. 👍

[@ethanthefresnorailfan6292]

Thanks

[@luiselapostolfeliz2421]

Cool

[@norcalrailfan1]

The guy on the bike at 18:12 is actually stupid and I wish people didn’t try to beat the train. Great catches though my guy!

[@BNSF_SoCal_Productions]

Yo nice video, and ofc the test train had to have 2104 of things 🤣

[@ethanthefresnorailfan6292]

Lol, thanks

[@weirdfish1216]

I’m not in the loop with 2104. Could someone explain it to me?

[@hammy7061]

@@weirdfish1216I might be wrong but I think it’s and inside joke where people who railfan Amtrak California hate 2104 because it has a fouled horn.

[@weirdfish1216]

@@hammy7061 Damn that's funny. Thanks for the context.

[@djmasterty2309]

@@hammy7061it is because of CDTX 2104’s extremely fouled raised letter k5la with a dead 1 and 2 bell.

[@UnitedRailStudiosOffical]

Epic Video!

[@beckiverson1531]

great catch of the new venture transits! out of curiosity, would you happen to have any photo or video of the interior of those coaches? been looking all over the internet for the longest time, but I can't find anything. Also, it's pretty frustrating how the paint doesn't line up (would be an easy fix tho)

[@jackongames6005]

15:38 welcome to my area buddy

[@channelmarcelhall-cmh223]

Nice catch

[@ethanthefresnorailfan6292]

Thanks

[@rcdo-ultrarailwaytransitfan76]

Ey that’s the one we saw

[@JuanSanchezGuerra]

Has CALDOT said anything about then these will actually go into revenue service?

[@danielonn2002]

When will they start running on the San Joaquins and Capital Corridor trauns

[@kirkzevola5004]

Are the Venture cars replacing the Bilevels that are used on the Amtrak Capital Corridor & San Joaquin routes?

[@ethanthefresnorailfan6292]

The venture cars do not belong on the Capitol Corridors. They only go on the San Joaquins. They will be replacing the comet cars will be comet cars (713/718). And then probably sometime in 2024, the bi levels will be replaced by more venture cars once the San Joaquins gets more siemens cabcars ready to go

[@nathanborino456]

17:28 the best engineers

[@ethanthefresnorailfan6292]

Exactly

[@Railfan-uf9mw]

@@ethanthefresnorailfan6292what the fuck is so special about that engine?

[@nathanborino456]

It sounds like a worse version of 2118, but the engineers were waving

[@superbaddy4]

Did 8308 get a Raised Letter K5LA?

[@ethanthefresnorailfan6292]

I guess so 🤷‍♀

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

17:31 why do some of the cars have a door on each side, and others don’t? And why is one of the doors for level boarding and the other isn’t??

[@jreichel1]

There are a few Superliners, with one door per side, painted to match the Surfliner cars.

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

@@jreichel1 I’m referring to the venture cars. Although I think the reason for the venture cars is that some are wheelchair accessible. My only question is are they gonna install a wheelchair lift at some stations or are they gonna add a mini high platform

[@jreichel1]

@@JoeyLovesTrains Interesting -- I hope someone makes models of those cars.

[@daveandrobertminer4293]

Wanna do sandbox later

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

17:28 Jesus Christ....

[@alemedacountytrainsandplanes09]

17:32 dude the horn gets worse and worse on 2104

[@ethanthefresnorailfan6292]

I know right

[@dannyvasquez4581]

2104 had a K5LA with bells 2, 3A and 5 active while bells 1 and 4A are silent

[@SomeRamdomAhole]

16:43 for the test train youre welcome.

[@djmasterty2309]

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