I am very proud to be a Siemens employee. Thank you for the tour of an American locomotive factory. Everything is a bit bigger and more robust here. Greetings from beautiful Germany, why don't you come and visit us in Germany and test the Railjet or the ICE3 Neo.
6:08 - Does that mean we could end up seeing Siemens handle a bunch of overhauls for Amtraks Superliners? Maybe the Amfleet II's will be renovated to last until Amtrak finds replacements for them as well? The Viewliner I's are in desperate need of overhauls. They felt run down when I first rode in the early 2010's. Also, congrats on reaching a status where Siemens took notice and invited you to the facility!
First of all, welcome to Sacramento! I've called this area home for much of my life. I presently live and work near the factory. It's always fun to see some of these trains leave the factory, crossing Elder Creek Rd. as I leave work and heading home. Another thing I was thinking about when I heard that Siemens Mobility was doing more mainly for Amtrak, but now more for elsewhere in North America: Sacramento has been a hotbed of rail history. From being the westernmost terminus of the original transcontinental railroad to being a manufacturing powerhouse for North American passenger railroads, Sacramento has put itself as one of the biggest locations for things passenger railroad-related.
This is amazing. I lived in Davis, very close to Sacramento for nine years, and I had no idea such a huge scope of building rail cars was happening just up the tracks from my home. Great video!
Good tour, I see a clean and modern facility here. The merging of European tech with American needs and regulations works well for Siemens, and passenger rail vehicles get a more contemporary look and feel to them.
I know that Siemens is running at capacity, but I can’t help and think about the possible future. Maybe Siemens will jump into the freight business and offer European, modern designs for heavy-haul freight. Just a thought.
Incredibly cool video! Thanks for going over the various steps of railcar assembly, as it goes to show how everyone plays a part in making all of these railcars come together for the greatest railcar builder in the country. It's especially cool that you got to see the Cascades Chargers (likely the first video footage of such Chargers to date), although I do question why the rear end has a different frame, notably near the rear headlights at 1:30.
Good catch. Maybe they are being built to ALC-42E spec and that's where APV tie in would happen (though not on Cascades). I can't wait to see a finished unit.
I'm so happy for Siemens take on the likes of EMD/Catapiller and GE with their new locomotives and also making full on train sets for said railroads too. Great video.
Marcom teams are always out the lookout for 'influencers' like this. They then invite them to have a closer look to help increase visibility over what they're doing. Good marcom teams will make sure to have no direct editorial touch. Generally only limiting it to company secrets or legal restrictions. Marcom is "Marketing Communication" for those wondering. An evolution of what was PR. I'm also using 'influencer' in a constructive way, not the common flashy way it's often used as.
Nice video and great to see the place again. I worked there as a security guard in the late 2000s and had excess to every building. During my time there the first engine for Amtrak was introduced and it was cool to see the first engine. Now, I could see that the place had expanded to build more trains.
@@mrvwbug4423 dont' really know, but even without an invitation, Siemens in Munich-Allach is worth a visit if you're in the area. There are always a bunch of newly built locomotives in front of the factory.
It would have been great for me to go into the Siemens factory in Sacramento even though I have seen the outside of the factory and all of the cool trains that they have built while I was driving by it on my adventures. But anyways, great video!
I doubt it, it's not really a thing they do. Their only bilevel trains are EMUs. Nobody really makes bilevel coaches anymore because high capacity routes are much better served with EMUs.
I have a feeling that when the Lexington NC plant is complete, a lot of the space in the Florin plant currently used to build Ventures could be used to build more light rail trains and charger locomotives.
It would be nice if you could make a video not only on one manufacturer but a video showing all of the different types of light rail cars from different manufacturers and the different types of light rail and street car types for many different transit companies? I know that in Utah we have old and new low-floor light rail cars but it would be nice if there was a video showing the different types of them so I as a disabled passenger can see different models and layouts so I can let my own public transit companies know which is the most accessible trains?
Those Via Chargers are the best looking design in my opinion, they just look bad ass. All though the ALC is an improvement over the original SC44 nose I still wish Amtrak went with the nose design Via went with.
I'm still bitter that Siemens chose Horseheads over Olean. Olean has a rich history of fixing and refurbishing old steam locomotives going back all the way to the 1910s. It's at the intersection of the old Erie and Pennsylvania main lines. The old Dresser plant, which Siemens used to own, had a roundhouse, a whole bunch of facilities already set up for locomotive refurbishing and fabrication, and the yard had a direct connection to the main line. Also, Olean is already storing at least 4 Acela II sets from Alstom in the freight yard. We already have experience to transport these sets. The resume was on the wall, and Siemens chose Horseheads. A town that no one in southern New York cares about.
Siemens most likely wanted a fully new factory to build their trains. While rail fans like the old buildings and history modern companies want the latest high tech equipment to build modern trains at a cost that railroads and transit agencies can afford and still make a profit. Budd built those great Amfleet cars but went out of business due to low demand and not being able to build the orders they had at a good profit.
I believe Siemens Mobility will soon build a new assembly line in New York state that will likely build the train sets for the California HSR system. They will be based on the Siemens _Velaro_ train set design used on many high-speed rail systems around the world.
I wonder several things: First off, with the new Lexington, NC factory, I know that will for sure enable the expedited completion of Amtrak’s Airo train orders, but that also might enable them room to build Amtrak’s new long distance fleet as well. Has Amtrak specified whether Siemens might be the preferred manufacturer for Superliner, Amfleet II and Viewliner I replacement? Also, how many pieces of equipment can be in the factory at a time? Like how many Airo cars could fit on the entire premises?
Another thought of mine - will Amtrak buy the new Velcro Novo sets off Seimans to replace the as-of-yet to operate Acela 2 which Alstom has had numerous problems with.
Say one more things. Tri-Rail hasn’t ordered new passengers trains for a decades. They supposed to replace them. They still used the older trains for 35 years. It’s so dirty. It’s time to get a new one!
VIA has the capability of expanding their SCV-42 and ventures set, as between the business and economy class it skips a number and their fleet is meant to carry a max of 7 based on demand
There's no good place that already has electrification for freight use. If the PRR system hadn't been taken down on Conrail trackage, maybe there would be a home in the Northeast. If the Milwaukee had stayed electric I'm sure we'd already see dual modes on that route. The first area I expect we'd see mainline freight electrification is a west coast port to inland cargo handling area route, which might see some dual modes if the route isn't 100% diesel or 100% electric.
Jooo, the Siemens rail vehicles are already great. It's just a pity that the USA and Canada invested much late in new trains and network expansions. Every 2 years, the Innotrans takes place in Berlin. This is the world's largest trade fair for railways and railway construction. I have posted 3 videos on my channel for Innotrans 2024. Maybe this is something for you. US manufacturers had hardly been present at all. You can find the Innotrans videos in the Innotrans playlist. Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven
I can't understand why GE and Progress Rail lost competition for locomotives to supply the commuter rail companies. Am I seeing a remake of Budd Company soap opera?
I wouldn't say dominated, more or less the only option suitable for anyone's needs so railroads are forced to buy horrible products because nobody else will make them.
I am very proud to be a Siemens employee. Thank you for the tour of an American locomotive factory. Everything is a bit bigger and more robust here.
Greetings from beautiful Germany, why don't you come and visit us in Germany and test the Railjet or the ICE3 Neo.
6:08 - Does that mean we could end up seeing Siemens handle a bunch of overhauls for Amtraks Superliners? Maybe the Amfleet II's will be renovated to last until Amtrak finds replacements for them as well? The Viewliner I's are in desperate need of overhauls. They felt run down when I first rode in the early 2010's.
Also, congrats on reaching a status where Siemens took notice and invited you to the facility!
Wdym amfleet replacements? Amfleet II’s will be running until they’re 100 years old.
The Viewliner Is were completely replaced by the CAF built Viewliner IIs a few years ago.
First of all, welcome to Sacramento! I've called this area home for much of my life.
I presently live and work near the factory. It's always fun to see some of these trains leave the factory, crossing Elder Creek Rd. as I leave work and heading home.
Another thing I was thinking about when I heard that Siemens Mobility was doing more mainly for Amtrak, but now more for elsewhere in North America: Sacramento has been a hotbed of rail history. From being the westernmost terminus of the original transcontinental railroad to being a manufacturing powerhouse for North American passenger railroads, Sacramento has put itself as one of the biggest locations for things passenger railroad-related.
This is amazing. I lived in Davis, very close to Sacramento for nine years, and I had no idea such a huge scope of building rail cars was happening just up the tracks from my home. Great video!
Can’t wait to see Airo progress over the next few years as well as the new facility in NC. Awesome video!
That’s awesome, when I go to California again, seeing Siemens’s factory has always been on my list.
Good tour, I see a clean and modern facility here. The merging of European tech with American needs and regulations works well for Siemens, and passenger rail vehicles get a more contemporary look and feel to them.
I know that Siemens is running at capacity, but I can’t help and think about the possible future. Maybe Siemens will jump into the freight business and offer European, modern designs for heavy-haul freight. Just a thought.
Great video. Thank you for sharing. The sheer amount and variety of products being worked on is amazing.
Incredibly cool video! Thanks for going over the various steps of railcar assembly, as it goes to show how everyone plays a part in making all of these railcars come together for the greatest railcar builder in the country.
It's especially cool that you got to see the Cascades Chargers (likely the first video footage of such Chargers to date), although I do question why the rear end has a different frame, notably near the rear headlights at 1:30.
Good catch. Maybe they are being built to ALC-42E spec and that's where APV tie in would happen (though not on Cascades). I can't wait to see a finished unit.
I'm so happy for Siemens take on the likes of EMD/Catapiller and GE with their new locomotives and also making full on train sets for said railroads too. Great video.
How did you get invited though
Marcom teams are always out the lookout for 'influencers' like this. They then invite them to have a closer look to help increase visibility over what they're doing. Good marcom teams will make sure to have no direct editorial touch. Generally only limiting it to company secrets or legal restrictions.
Marcom is "Marketing Communication" for those wondering. An evolution of what was PR. I'm also using 'influencer' in a constructive way, not the common flashy way it's often used as.
Can't wait for the airo train and the Midwest cab car
Nice video and great to see the place again. I worked there as a security guard in the late 2000s and had excess to every building. During my time there the first engine for Amtrak was introduced and it was cool to see the first engine. Now, I could see that the place had expanded to build more trains.
Nice one dude
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No hyperbull, but that was the best Siemans tour video I've watched! Keep up the good work (and keep your nose in the school books!)
I just caught one of the first additional Brightline coaches on a train. Can't wait to see all those Venture cars hit the rails!
I can't wait to see what those SC-42DM's will look like for MTA Metro-North Railroad and possibly for MTA Long Island Railroad!!
2 of them already in testing phase at Pueblo Colarodo Centre. ruclips.net/video/jKYwrq9tS-Q/видео.htmlsi=0l22HsCMkgolYFsx
I'm curious to see if the LIRR chargers will get a different paint scheme than the MN ones, could be cool if they're yellow!
for some reason i just cant get enough of the calgary s-200s they look so good
It’s so cool to just SEE the trains
One day a North American railfan should get invited to Munich to see the motherload of trains being built
Or just go personally to the site by themselves.
@@gerogyzurkov2259 does Siemens do regular factory tours in Germany?
@@mrvwbug4423 dont' really know, but even without an invitation, Siemens in Munich-Allach is worth a visit if you're in the area. There are always a bunch of newly built locomotives in front of the factory.
It would have been great for me to go into the Siemens factory in Sacramento even though I have seen the outside of the factory and all of the cool trains that they have built while I was driving by it on my adventures. But anyways, great video!
Great video
I FUCKING LOVE TRAINS I WANNA SEE MORE TRAINS
Siemens should make BiLevel cars
I doubt it, it's not really a thing they do. Their only bilevel trains are EMUs. Nobody really makes bilevel coaches anymore because high capacity routes are much better served with EMUs.
Siemens will have the capability to make bi-level cars soon, big things are on the way with the new facility
Agreed. Several commuter railroads need bi level otherwise it would be a nightmare extending all the platforms
They might, especially if they get the contract to build the Superliner replacements.
Excellent video, Kudos 👍
I have a feeling that when the Lexington NC plant is complete, a lot of the space in the Florin plant currently used to build Ventures could be used to build more light rail trains and charger locomotives.
🔥public transport🔥
It would be nice if you could make a video not only on one manufacturer but a video showing all of the different types of light rail cars from different manufacturers and the different types of light rail and street car types for many different transit companies? I know that in Utah we have old and new low-floor light rail cars but it would be nice if there was a video showing the different types of them so I as a disabled passenger can see different models and layouts so I can let my own public transit companies know which is the most accessible trains?
Thanks 🙏
Great video. Thank you for it. Those Brightline West cars look extra wide. Are they wider than Amtrak's version?
The siemens U2 is my favourte train they’ve made
1:24 OMG that’s the Airo style Cascades livery…
WOW
Those Via Chargers are the best looking design in my opinion, they just look bad ass. All though the ALC is an improvement over the original SC44 nose I still wish Amtrak went with the nose design Via went with.
I'm still bitter that Siemens chose Horseheads over Olean.
Olean has a rich history of fixing and refurbishing old steam locomotives going back all the way to the 1910s.
It's at the intersection of the old Erie and Pennsylvania main lines.
The old Dresser plant, which Siemens used to own, had a roundhouse, a whole bunch of facilities already set up for locomotive refurbishing and fabrication, and the yard had a direct connection to the main line.
Also, Olean is already storing at least 4 Acela II sets from Alstom in the freight yard. We already have experience to transport these sets.
The resume was on the wall, and Siemens chose Horseheads. A town that no one in southern New York cares about.
Siemens most likely wanted a fully new factory to build their trains. While rail fans like the old buildings and history modern companies want the latest high tech equipment to build modern trains at a cost that railroads and transit agencies can afford and still make a profit. Budd built those great Amfleet cars but went out of business due to low demand and not being able to build the orders they had at a good profit.
I believe Siemens Mobility will soon build a new assembly line in New York state that will likely build the train sets for the California HSR system. They will be based on the Siemens _Velaro_ train set design used on many high-speed rail systems around the world.
I wonder several things:
First off, with the new Lexington, NC factory, I know that will for sure enable the expedited completion of Amtrak’s Airo train orders, but that also might enable them room to build Amtrak’s new long distance fleet as well. Has Amtrak specified whether Siemens might be the preferred manufacturer for Superliner, Amfleet II and Viewliner I replacement?
Also, how many pieces of equipment can be in the factory at a time? Like how many Airo cars could fit on the entire premises?
7:05 those LRVs are for TRIMET
Another thought of mine - will Amtrak buy the new Velcro Novo sets off Seimans to replace the as-of-yet to operate Acela 2 which Alstom has had numerous problems with.
9:54 seems like an Airo pantograph/battery car 👀
Say one more things. Tri-Rail hasn’t ordered new passengers trains for a decades. They supposed to replace them. They still used the older trains for 35 years. It’s so dirty. It’s time to get a new one!
I’m here :D
VIA has the capability of expanding their SCV-42 and ventures set, as between the business and economy class it skips a number and their fleet is meant to carry a max of 7 based on demand
Bro knew a guy
That's how life works my man 😉
I’ve seen the Calgary transit Ctrains as there called I’ve been on them many years ago
Have you seen any Exo locomotives during your tour?
How about a 20 cylinder six motor unit and some B units?
How about a 12 cylinder 3,300 hp hood type bi directional unit?
one interesting thing Dual Mode locomotives could be interessting as well for freight companies. And so far i only Siemens and Stadler types for that.
There's no good place that already has electrification for freight use. If the PRR system hadn't been taken down on Conrail trackage, maybe there would be a home in the Northeast. If the Milwaukee had stayed electric I'm sure we'd already see dual modes on that route. The first area I expect we'd see mainline freight electrification is a west coast port to inland cargo handling area route, which might see some dual modes if the route isn't 100% diesel or 100% electric.
Now you just need the German ICE in America. At least between city’s in the east and west like NY to Washington or so.
Jooo, the Siemens rail vehicles are already great. It's just a pity that the USA and Canada invested much late in new trains and network expansions. Every 2 years, the Innotrans takes place in Berlin. This is the world's largest trade fair for railways and railway construction. I have posted 3 videos on my channel for Innotrans 2024. Maybe this is something for you. US manufacturers had hardly been present at all. You can find the Innotrans videos in the Innotrans playlist. Greetings from Berlin/ Germany. Sven
I can't understand why GE and Progress Rail lost competition for locomotives to supply the commuter rail companies. Am I seeing a remake of Budd Company soap opera?
You were actually allowed to post all this footage? Usually companies are very secretive about their manufacturing processes.
Not if they have a good PR team. They would have made sure that no sensitive stuff was shown in the first place.
Siemens needs to build a Plant in Canada to speed up production of the VIA Rail sets
Me when via rail: miiiid boooringg idc abt canada
Me when amtrak: YEAAAAAAA RAAAAA🇺🇸🇺🇸🎉🥇🦅 THE MIDWEST
I wouldn't say dominated, more or less the only option suitable for anyone's needs so railroads are forced to buy horrible products because nobody else will make them.
0:11 *technology
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