Business class overview of VIA Rail’s new Siemens Venture train set Nov 15, 2022

[@peters1127]

Thank you for an informative video and a pleasant ride. One issue for me is I prefer Horizontal viewing,

[@jackchen7003]

VIA rail’s Siemens Venture cars are much better than Amtrak’s. VIA also has a way better business class service than Amtrak. The staff are very attending to the customers. Amtrak does not do that at all

[@nolantherailfan5048]

Via rails chargers are similar to brightlines

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

Very Cool Lion! (It's William) Too bad you got no CP action on the Vaudreuil Sub next to you.

[@lionliu0508]

Hey William! I actually had a CP train running parallels us on the way to Montreal.

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

@@lionliu0508 Awesome!

[@Roboboy]

Interior detailing on the Siemens trainsets looks warmer than the Amtrak Airo for replacement of corridor services using 70s & 80s era Amfleet stock - colours, materials, etc. I just hope Siemens offers color temperature calibration on the overhead lighting! The cool white LED lighting they do these days is harsh and uninviting.

[@jamesburrows3711]

Sure wish we had service between Calgary and Edmonton. Where are you Via Rail?

[@philiptrudel7994]

Where people actually take the train

[@AR-gj1qt]

​@@philiptrudel7994ppl take trains where there are trains not 700 dollar train rides that's come 1 a month

[@danielpauley5238]

Did you find it more comfortable/smooth than the older trains?

[@lionliu0508]

suspension is nice, little quieter, leg room sucks compared with LRC/Budd’s renovated business class

[@danielpauley5238]

@@lionliu0508 Interesting. Thanks

[@3D_Emergency]

Is it very similar to the ALC-42 or am I wrong?

[@lionliu0508]

Similar but quite different.

[@nolantherailfan5048]

Wait they entered service already?

[@lionliu0508]

Nov 8 was the first day in revenue service lol, only one return trips per week now

[@Nazkull]

Was it faster than the old trains ?

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

The top speed of these trains is 200 km/h, compared to 177 km/h for the previous locomotives. However the highest speed limit on the Canadian rail network is only 160 km/h so that doesn't really make a difference. I have heard through word of mouth that these trains have obtained a higher speed certification than the previous trains which allows them to travel slightly faster in certain areas (but still not above 160 km/h).

[@lionliu0508]

Not in current operation, my train hasn’t even exceeded 95mph on Alexandria Sub at the same time my LRC set done 100 mph on some part of Kingston

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

@@lionliu0508 Most of the corridor is 95 mph for standard passenger trains (such as P42+LRC) but the Siemens trains are approved for 100 mph in many of those places. Like I said, there is still no place in Canada with a speed limit above 100 mph.

[@roger1818]

One way they will be faster is since they are bi-directional, they won’t need to wye at Montreal when traveling between Quebec City and Ottawa (though I heard a rumour that they will continue to wye until they finish upgrading their reservation system).

[@lionliu0508]

@@roger1818 they didn’t wye at Ottawa, and the seating was completely messed up on 26.

[@daveyboy_]

Everytime I take a Via the beer is always warm

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

Tipping solves that 😁

[@daveyboy_]

@@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp a tip of the iceberg ? HOW'S a tip after the I get my beer going to make it cold ? They load up the cart with warm beer how's a tip going to make it cold ?

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

@@daveyboy_ Trust me. It works. Personality is paramount.

[@daveyboy_]

@@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp how is a tip going to make the beer cold when it's in a cart - that isn't refrigerated? How is money going to magically going to change the dynamic of a fluid ?

[@daveyboy_]

@@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp and what does money have to do with personality?