Dispatch from the Empire Builder: Portland, Oregon

As we pulled into Union Station in Portland, two announcements could be heard simultaneously.

From the speaker on the platform outside: "Now arriving, Train 27, the Empire Builder, from Chicago, Minneapolis, Minot, Havre, Whitefish, and Spokane."

On board the train: "This is the last and final station stop for the Empire Builder, Portland, Oregon...

D'Mestiere out.