Meet the Texas Eagle

• WiFi | While there’s no free WiFi, you are allowed to use your phone the entire ride. Pro tip: Outlets are more accessible in first or business class + sleeper cars.
• Food + Drink | This train offers flexible dining (complimentary meals for private room travelers), cafe service (snacks and drinks for purchase), and traditional dining (chef-prepared meals for first class travelers).
• Accommodations | The Texas Eagle features upper and lower level coach seats + various private roomettes and bedrooms.

Where it takes you

• Austin, TX | ~4.5-hour trip | Coach: $15-$20 | Private rooms: $140-$180
• Chicago, IL | ~21-26.5-hour trip | Coach: $110-$260 | Business: $230-$270 | Private rooms: $415-$700
• Los Angeles | ~40-42 or ~67.5-hour trip | Coach: $130-$250 | Business: $250-$280 | Private rooms: $300-$2,200

First stop: The ticket counter

Just down the track…

• Movie Nights | Friday, Oct. 4 | 7:30-9:30 p.m. | Burnett Park | Free | Bring your popcorn and picnic blankets to enjoy a screening of “Inside Out 2" under the stars.
• “Company” | Friday, Oct. 4-Sunday, Oct. 6 | Times vary | Bass Performance Hall | $44+ | Grab last-minute tickets to watch the musical that features award-winning songs like “You Could Drive a Person Crazy” and “Being Alive.”

• Oktoberfest | Saturday, Oct. 5 | 3-10 p.m. | Rusty Nickel IceHouse | $180+ | Your ticket includes a six- or eight-top table reservation, food, a stein of Oktoberfest, two buckets of Altstadt’s or Shiner, and swag.
• October Dog Days | Saturday, Oct. 5-Sunday, Oct. 6 | 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Fort Worth Botanic Garden | $6+ | Bring your furry friend along to enjoy the garden — dog hydration stations will be provided.

• Rooftop Brunch Buffet & Party | Sunday, Oct. 6 | 12-4 p.m. | Texas Republic | $20 | Enjoy a 30+ item brunch buffet, a mimosa, and music from DJs on the rooftop garden.
• Fettuccine Fun: Hands-On Pasta Making | Sunday, Oct. 6 | 5-6:15 p.m. | Lockwood Distilling Company - Magnolia | $69 | Make fettuccine with carbonara from scratch in this hands-on cooking class — drinks will be available for purchase.

• Dickies Arena will be a host site for future NCAA tournaments. UNT and the Fort Worth Sports Commission will host the men’s basketball 2027 Division I First and Second Rounds + TWU and the sports commission will host the women’s gymnastics 2027 National Collegiate Finals.

• Are you registered to vote? Monday, Oct. 7 is the voter registration deadline for Tarrant County. You can register to vote (or check your registration status) online.

• Barstool Sports owner and “One Bite Pizza Reviews” personality Dave Portnoy will bring his one bite reviews to the State Fair of Texas. According to Portnoy, he’ll be giving “infinity” reviews of “everything” at the fair. (WFAA)

• Miguelito’s Mexican Restaurant in Hurst is changing its name to Dos Amores. Fans of the Mexican restaurant, don’t fret — its menu remains largely the same under new owner Mauro Cisneros. (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

• East Fort Worth’s Oakland Lake Park got a bit of a makeover. Eastern Hills High School art students recently took to the park’s walls to paint messages of positivity and bright colors for an affirmative art installation. (KDFW)

• Nine Fort Worth suburbs were named in WalletHub’s list of “Best Small Cities in America.” Southlake, Colleyville, Keller, Mansfield, Weatherford, Grapevine, Burleson, North Richland Hills, and Hurst all made the list, along with nine other North Texas suburbs.

• Locally based BNSF Railway launched a new express service to help ship food and building supplies to inland markets. The new service will get goods from the Pacific Northwest to Denver + Salt Lake City in half the time that it previously took. (Fort Worth Report)

• Tacos y Rocky — originally a food truck, now a ghost kitchen — is serving up tacos with a Middle Eastern twist. You can order food from Tacos y Rocky for delivery or takeout from its Keller and Colleyville ghost kitchens. (CultureMap Fort Worth)

• Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey was named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Month. WFAA Sports Anchor Mike Leslie said that Aubrey was “the slam dunk choice.”

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