"That brings up another question, though; what are the emergency flags that tripped? If electrical interference was enough to cause such a large reaction, wouldn't the train have fled from a particularly severe thunderstorm or similar?"

Such as the storm that was happening outside, not that there was much lightning to speak of.

"It is not as if we could ask the train, unfortunately - or, rather, we can, but we cannot expect an answer."

Webmind clasped one of the shelf-struts tightly, frown on his screen.