After issues with lead in the bathroom pipes and magnets in the tray tables, passengers in the Midwest are finally able to travel with the new Venture coaches. Currently they’re only on one roundtrip on the Lincoln Service/Missouri River Runner and the Wolverine. We rode the latter, from Chicago to Kalamazoo, MI. We were intensely impressed with the modern look and smooth, quiet ride.
In this video we review the seats, the bathrooms, and we check out the cafe (still an Amfleet car). An added bonus for me was that the PA system uses a little chime that the Dutch Railways also use for their announcements. Find out why these trains are an improvement for Midwestern Amtrak trains!

Trains Are Awesome!

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Chicago Union Station
2:17 Boarding the Wolverine
3:28 Seat Review
5:33 Departure from Chicago
6:16 The NS Chime!
7:22 Toilet Review
9:10 History of the Venture Cars, Part 1
10:31 Cafe Car Breakfast
11:15 History of the Venture Cars, Part 2
12:07 110MPH on the Amtrak Michigan Line
13:00 Niles Station
13:40 OnBoard WiFi
14:23 Arrival at Kalamazoo
15:05 Why don't the colors match??
15:37 Wolverine and Blue Water Meet