"Cascades" Train

The "Casades" train that travels between Eugene, Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia ran neck and neck next to me on my way up to Albany this evening as I traveled to Albany for my machining class.
It is a "Talgo 8 trainset"; quite unique for Amtrak.
I learned how to use the lathe this evening.
My "piston" for the potato launcher is taking shape and nearly completed!