As Bay Area World Cup ticket sales rev up, here’s why I won’t be buying | Opinion

Bee opinion editor Marcos Breton is a huge fan of the beautiful game. But the Bay Area’s World Cup matchups are anything but, ...
The New York Times

The 1994 World Cup draw: FIFA’s Vegas show that ‘will never be matched’

Scenes from FIFA's 1994 World Cup draw in Las Vegas Mike Powell, Al Bello, Chris Wilkins, Neal Simpson / Getty; design: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic Wandering the maze of slot machines and ...
25newsnow

St. Louis to Chicago Amtrak train disabled; passengers bused to destination

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (25News Now and First Alert 4) - An Amtrak train that left St. Louis for Chicago around 8 a.m. Sunday was disabled on the way and could not complete the trip, according to an Amtrak ...
Newsweek

America Is Finally Falling in Love With Amtrak. The Tracks Can’t Keep Up

As millions of Americans crowd highways and airports this Thanksgiving week, Amtrak is enjoying an unexpected surge: a record 36.2 million passengers in fiscal year 2025, up a remarkable 10 percent ...
Business Insider

We spent 2 days in roomettes on an Amtrak train. Our trip was nice, but it cost more than our first-class flights home.

My family of four spent 46 hours traveling from Chicago to Seattle in two Amtrak roomettes. The roomettes were small but comfortable, and we got to see lots of gorgeous views along the way. The rail ...
Fox News

Amtrak president urges travelers to book holiday trains 'as soon as' they can

"We're working really hard to put a better product out there every day, increase capacity and get schedules that are more convenient for customers to take," he also noted. Transportation Secretary ...