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How Amtrak is building the data backbone for its largest transformation in over 50 years

Databricks Blog · Aug 12, 2026 · Industry Trends

Amtrak is building a unified data platform to support its largest modernization in 50+ years

“Every new trainset is a data-generating asset. The intelligence platform that connects...”

Amtrak is partnering with Databricks to build a data infrastructure backbone supporting its major fleet and operational modernization. The initiative treats new trainsets as IoT data sources feeding a centralized intelligence platform. This is an enterprise data story with minimal direct AI industry signal for an AI conference audience.

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