There is no technology that can scan a facemask. The railroad industry has come a long way with advancements over the last few years, but even with innovations popping up during a pandemic there is still nothing that can measure facial expressions. Michael Ehrenberger, project manager for Burns, wishes there was something that could indicate what the person across from him is thinking. Back in April, Ehrenberger was in charge of a team that was working with Amtrak to integrate Positive Train Control (PTC) along the Northeast Corridor from Washington, D.C., to Boston. Despite the beginnings of the worst global pandemic in a generation, Ehrenberger and his colleagues decided to move on and finish the program, and came up with a unique system in the process.
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