They have also been ordered by Amtrak for national and other state-supported routes (including those in California, Washington, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maine, Virginia, North Carolina, and Vermont), Via Rail, and Ontario Northland.
[7][8] In November 2017, a coalition of states with state-supported Amtrak routes ordered 137 Venture railcars through its contractor Sumitomo Corporation.
[9] The order included seven trainsets for California and 88 cars for Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri (Amtrak Midwest) as married pairs and single coaches.
[15] In August 2019, the state of Wisconsin used a Federal Railroad Administration grant to purchase six Venture coaches and three cab cars.
In April 2021, Amtrak announced that they would order 83 trainsets to replace the aging Amfleet I fleet and Metroliner cab cars.
[27] Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin have ordered 97 Venture cars for the Amtrak Midwest routes, including the Blue Water, Hiawatha, Illini and Saluki, Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg, Lincoln Service, Missouri River Runner, Pere Marquette, and Wolverine.
[28] This arrangement—unique among Venture operators—allows trains to be sized to meet the travel demands of individual routes and allows business class seating and cafe cars to be added or removed.
These trainsets will be used on the Carolinian, Downeaster, Hartford Line, Keystone Service, Palmetto, Pennsylvanian, Valley Flyer and Vermonter.
[30] Amtrak will also purchase 17 six-car battery-diesel hybrid trainsets, where the trailer car closest to the locomotive will have batteries to supply electricity to traction motors in the locomotive when operating around New York Penn Station, eliminating the need for third rail propulsion on the Adirondack, Empire Service, Ethan Allen Express, and Maple Leaf.
Two coaches per set will have built-in wheelchair lifts for compatibility with the low-platform boarding used at stations on the San Joaquins routes.
[35] The cab-control cars, once delivered, will provide additional space for passenger seating and checked baggage.
[40][41] Brightline purchased five trainsets for its initial service between Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.
Five more trainsets were purchased ahead of the extension of the line to Orlando and additional stations opening in Aventura and Boca Raton.
The government announced that it had ordered three, three-car trainsets (two coaches and a cab car) with a food service area, which would be paired with a Charger locomotive.
All cars will be semi-permanently coupled with open gangways, which, compared to the current fleet, are wider and isolated from weather.