"It's possible, but..." He grimaces at the thought. "But automation wouldn't be able to react or analyze the way a person does. It's awfully risky. And if something were to short circuit or get a virus, we'd be in a lot of trouble real fast."

His eyes fall on one of the safety cards in the room and, after a hesitation, he leans over to pick it up and pore over it.

"This...doesn't have any contingencies or workarounds for catastrophic electrical or system failures, either. That's more engineer-handbook-type stuff."

This better be one helluva train, then.