Building Brightline's Trains: A Tour Inside Siemens Sacramento Rolling Stock Factory

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I was recently invited to travel to California to attend a Brightline media event at the Siemens Mobility Rolling Stock Factory in Sacramento, Ca to see how Brightline's trains are made and see their newest train, the second BrightRed. This video will focus on the factory tour with the new train being its own video. Part two which tours Brightline's newest train, BrightRed 2, can be found here: • Inside BrightRed: A To...
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1:07 After brief presentations from Siemens North American Rolling Stock President Michael Cahill and Brightline CEO Michael Reininger, we began the tour in the final assembly area. Here one of Brightline's new locomotives was having the finishing touches down and I provide a walk through the locomotive.
5:03 Next is the building where the locomotive frames and shell are built. We see the full process of building a locomotive, from building the fuel tank to adding the sides, to a fully assembled cab ready to be attached to the frame.
10:44 The third stop is where the shells for the passenger cars are built. Here car sides are welded together by robots, the ends are assembled and attached, and the roofs are built.
19:42 The final stop is in the passenger coach final assembly area. The cars come in here once they are closed in and water leak tested and the interior is built out. Here we also walk through a future Brightline coach before seats are added.
26:10 We end with a quick test of Brightline's sixth and newest train, the second BrightRed. A full video devoted to it will be coming shortly.
Thank you to Brightline for bringing me out to California to document this process.
This was filmed on September 28, 2021.
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To see more construction of Brightline's second phase, be sure to check out my construction playlist: • Brightline Florida Con...

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@gregbowen617 2 года назад

Great to see such a resurgence in passenger railroad investment in the USA. And nice to see a European company that provides quality and integrity behind its products. The Brightline trains look great, so do Amtrak Chargers!

@OldSchool-px1xk 2 года назад

Siemens made the right call, anticipating a new boom of passenger rail in the US: Now they are essentially the only local maker which can deliver all kind of rolling stock, except for freight locomotives. It is not just a small shop for a limited order, like CAF had in New York. I wonder if Stadler will stay in California permanently too, once they have completed the train sets for Caltrain

@hotrail8295 2 года назад

Stadler's plant for the Caltrain equipment is located outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. With Siemens in town, it;s good to see locomotive and rolling stock manufacturing in California for once.

@samuelitooooo 2 года назад

I hope Stadler stays, bringing more of their comprehensive portfolio from Europe, including light rail vehicles. They will produce new metro trains for MARTA, so looks like they're not leaving yet.

@ScottWallace5 2 года назад

Great video! As someone who lives close by Sacramento, it's awesome to see how that Siemen's facility has grown over the decades into one of the largest Siemen's facilities in North America I believe, to what it is now, delivering high quality trains across the country. So awesome!

@jonesyokc 2 года назад

What an awesome way to end the week. Who was expecting something like this? :-)

@RoamingRailfan 2 года назад

I don't think anyone was expecting this😁

@philipkudrna5643 2 года назад

Great video, this „look behind the scenes“. (And proud that Siemens in Sacramento uses VoestAlpine Austrian quality Steel instead of some cheap Indian or Chinese import!)

@tval8780 2 года назад

I used to do security for siemen. I got access to every building from the welding building, office area, design office and many more. Though access was very limited only you could access with a badge where you work at. I got to see the first electric Amtrak engine rollout before I left the place. The place has now expanded and added a couple buildings on the north side. Thanks for the video, reminded me of my time when I worked there.

@TheDaf95xf 2 года назад

Hi 👋🏻 That was a really good insight into the Bright line train construction. I really hope the US see the huge benefits of high speed rail over local short distance flying 😃 Cheers Stevie 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@natenae8635 2 года назад

Congrats on the sponsorship. Thank you for the opportunity to see the Brightline project.😁

@terrydikkers4707 2 года назад

Thank Brightline for bringing you and thank you for bringing us. Very enjoyable.

@Marks_Station 2 года назад

I can't remember the last time I was this excited for a video.

@TheRailwayDrone 2 года назад

Dude you are the absolute best. I hope you have these types of videos for the Las Vegas high speed railway when construction starts on that.

@J3scribe 2 года назад

That was so cool of Brightline! Your great work documenting them has sure paid off.

@johnhauser4589 2 года назад

I ran PennCentral's GG1's and all I can say is OMG!.

@eannamcnamara9338 2 года назад

3:17 your telling me you and some other press are hidden inside every one of those vents!!!???!?!? just kidding. I've been keeping track of trains in the US from europe and the development on california high speed rail is depressing so watching your videos on brightline gives me hope that the US can become a train loving country again.

@ScottysAir 2 года назад

Wow!! Beautiful! I’m glad you got a nice tour opportunity. I really appreciate it. They are doing a great job with it. I can see assembly line and else. Hopefully they will do next trainset to Florida. It’s a very long ride. It take 1 week or so.

@andrewreynolds4949 2 года назад

Fantastic! What a trip! So wonderful to see Brightline recognize your hard work!

@Pensyfan19 2 года назад

Fantastic footage of this plant!

@dr.medwurst4547 2 года назад

Hope the USA will become a great railway nation and overcomes it's weakness for cars.

@chazco 2 года назад

Thank you for these updates. I am interested in this as I want to ride Brightline to Miami when it is finished

@andrewpalm2103 2 года назад

Thanks so much for this video! What a contrast from the "self-guided" tour I took of the CSS&SB Michigan City shops back in the 1960's where they did heavy work on cars and locos. Also, that welder protective equipment looked like something out of an 80's horror movie. Cheers from Wisconsin!

@Acehitman369 2 года назад

Great video, I can't wait to ride brightline again next month so excited

@freddienz 2 года назад

Excellent story. Well done.

@tim6053 2 года назад

Excellent !!

@keonikaig9247 2 года назад

Super...Thank you

@rodneythetall8877 2 года назад

Great job, thanks.

@MicrobyteAlan 2 года назад

Special edition, thanks.

@lovedfriend2020 2 года назад

That was cool :)

@scottscherer 2 года назад

Wow cool

@boterail 2 года назад

Italy's rail infrastructure is so good they put their own airline out of business.

@jimlove8144 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing your trip this is very interesting and I enjoyed it very much. Although I’m surprised you were allowed to film in certain areas especially that fuel tank. I used to be a GE fan but not since the Chinese bought them..

@OhioCentralModeler 2 года назад

That had to be the experience of a lifetime getting to tour there. Brightline made the right call with the streamlined noses, the standard nose design Amtrak, Via and all the commuter railroads are ordering is pretty ugly in my opinion.

@c449watomic 2 года назад

Amtrak and Via need that nose design because they need to have an exposed front coupler. They run some trains with more then one unit together and equipment is shuffled around a lot.

@wavesnbikes 2 года назад

@@c449watomic VIA Rail's design for an SC44 was well played. The Amtrak ALC 42 is so so... The Amtrak and commuter SC44 Versions of the nose are ugly asf.

@CaptainJeau 2 года назад

Via rails looks good, it’s like Brightline but it just has a hitch in the front

@OntarioTrafficMan 2 года назад

The VIA units also have an attractive streamlined nose, but with a standard coupler. I agree that the Amtrak / Commuter version looks like it has been punched in the face

@peterjaniceforan3080 2 года назад

👍

@favroitetiger5785 2 года назад

Do you know when the Siemens venture coaches will go in service for Amtrak Midwest more specifically Amtrak wolverine. I heard it was supposed to be in 2021. But my gut feeling that they where delayed into 2022. I know they had some deliveries earlier this year. And did some tests in January of 2021.

@RoamingRailfan 2 года назад

I don’t know anything about Amtrak's cars

@james6275 2 года назад

That is a awesome 16 cylinder diesel efficient engine, just goes to show fossil fuels are not going anywhere!!!!

@lovedfriend2020 2 года назад

I would like to know where wheelchairs go (power chairs) I want to ride Brightline but scared I cant due to the size of my chair.

@RoamingRailfan 2 года назад

You should have no issues navigating these trains with your chair, they were designed from the beginning with wheelchair accessibility in mind. I'll be sure to point that out in my next video on the train itself.

@lovedfriend2020 2 года назад

@@RoamingRailfan Thanks!

@SplashAnimationCo 2 года назад

@@lovedfriend2020 Brightline's trains are ADA compliant. The bathrooms are huge and the aisles are wide enough for wheelchairs to come through. The trains have floors that extend out to the station platforms to provide a smooth transition for wheelchairs (they have elevators that take you to the station platform). You have nothing to worry about with Brightline concerning wheelchairs.

@lovedfriend2020 2 года назад

@@SplashAnimationCo Thanks

@TheBleggh 2 года назад

Huh. For some reason my previous comment isn't showing up. Anyway, I don't think that coach you passed on the left near the end was actually for Brightline. Brightline doesn't have low-platform doors.

@RoamingRailfan 2 года назад

You're right, that's a Via Rail coach. Just saw the drawbar and high level door on the other end when editing so I assumed Brightline since there are no markings currently to differentiate them.

@Adamguitarherochamp1 2 года назад

What happened to the brightline app? Please send link to it.

@RoamingRailfan 2 года назад

They say it will be relaunched closer to when service resumes.

@Loud.Thoughts 2 года назад

Do you happen to know the the reasoning behind the different coloring of the train sets?

@RoamingRailfan 2 года назад

A way to identify the trains and is a fun way to bring additional interest to the trains from the general public.

@justahillbilly7777 2 года назад

@@RoamingRailfan It certainly makes it easier on the train spotters trying to spot each and every train set.

@nw24153ns 2 года назад

Did they fly you out or did you get to take the train?

@RoamingRailfan 2 года назад

I flew out

@fisherbridgeproductions 2 года назад

Does Siemens do public tours or only certain people ?

@RoamingRailfan 2 года назад

No public tours, this was filmed during a special media event.

@fisherbridgeproductions 2 года назад

@@RoamingRailfan ok thanks

@rdgk1se3019 2 года назад

I thought the new sets for Brightline were getting 6 coaches.

@RoamingRailfan 2 года назад

Only 4 right now to match the current trains with additional coaches to come soon.

@TheBleggh 2 года назад

@@RoamingRailfan Ah, so no (possible) cafe cars yet then, I presume?

@RoamingRailfan 2 года назад

Probably not until Tampa

@PrograError 2 года назад

Seems like a easy conversion... Tho there's probably no cooked hot meals more like airline food...

@gravelydon7072 2 года назад

@@RoamingRailfan I would hope that they have some when they start the runs to Orlando.

@paulmatulavich7321 2 года назад

Does someone have to have so many subscribers on RU-vid in order to be invited to such a media event? How did they know who you were to invite you? Thank you!

@RoamingRailfan 2 года назад

They have been well aware of who I am personally for many years even prior to RU-vid.

@OldSchool-px1xk 2 года назад

@@RoamingRailfan Maybe Mr Reisinger is watching your videos too, to see if there is proper progress :)

@RoamingRailfan 2 года назад

I can confirm that most of the upper management are regular viewers