Amtrak to open IT office near Atlanta NEWSWIRE

ATLANTA – Amtrak will open an information technology office in metropolitan Atlanta later this summer. The new office will be located at Concourse Office Park in Sandy Springs, Ga. Workers there will support Amtrak operations nationwide.

Amtrak officials say the railroad will employ as many as 200 more people in the office in five years. Amtrak currently employs nearly 50 people in Georgia and spent more than $78 million on goods and services in the state during the most recent fiscal year.

Amtrak’s Crescent service travels twice daily between New York and New Orleans, and serves Atlanta’s Peachtree Station.

“We are excited to come to Georgia. The opening of this service delivery center strengthens our IT operations and allows us to deliver service more effectively and efficiently for our business and customers,” says Jason Molfetas, Amtrak’s chief information officer and executive vice president.

In addition to Sandy Springs, Amtrak has IT offices in Washington, Philadelphia, and Wilmington, Del.