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The Train Rush

Frequency: 1 episode/78d. Total Eps: 33

The Train Rush began life as a short form podcast in which the hosts discussed a single ‘train game’ (primarily, but not exclusively, from the 18XX family) they had played in the preceding fortnight. Since 2020, The Train Rush offers a thoughtful exploration of salient titles or topics within the genre of train games, with episodes released when the hosts have something to say and lasting as long as it takes them to say it. Rich descriptions, zen reflections and meandering musings often feature. Empirical ratings (mostly) do not.

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https://thetrainrush.com/2023/05/10/station-to-station-we-are-hungry-men/
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S04E04 - The Tracks of My Tears - 18 India

Tuesday, May 6, 2025 • Duration 02:22:42

Joe spent a delightful afternoon in 2014 visiting an ashram and Craig recently devoted a productive hour to digesting the canon of Western philosophy via Wikipedia. With their bona fides established, our hosts of the podcast present ruminations on 18 India, accompanied by suggestions for further thematic reading. 00:00:00 Being and Nothingness. 00:22:27 Simulacra and Simulation. 00:41:56 The Order of Things. 01:06:59 An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. 01:34:10 Critique of Practical Reason. 01:57:40 The Medium is the Message. 02:11:14 Beyond Good and Evil.

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S05E01 - Driving Home for Christmas - Santa Claus Takes the Intercity

Sunday, December 22, 2024 • Duration 59:58

There's a world outside your window and it's a world of dread and fear. Joe and Craig delve into the archives of the Central Office of Information to unearth forgotten 20th Century media. Well, tonight thank God it's them instead of you. Mind How You Go (1973) 00:00 I Stopped, I Looked, and I Listened (1975) 09:53 Design - Waste of Materials (1979) 16:06 Rubbish Tips (1980) 27:49 Reaching the People (1981) 40:20 Double Take (1986) 51:43

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S04E02 - 9 Lives - Erie Railroad

Thursday, December 14, 2023 • Duration 01:42:46

A year ago, the mighty duo of Craig Taylor and Joe Reese were barely known outside of a small handful of enthusiasts for hard-to-acquire train games within the 18xx genre. Now, following a whirlwind tour of the Eastern United States that drew their loyal American fan to Pittsburgh, Craig and Joe are back to grow their reputation among a slightly larger handful of enthusiasts for hard-to-acquire train games from Winsome Games. In another installment of what some critics have hailed as "a [...] podcast", The Train Rush presents: 9 Lives

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S04E01 - Station to Station - We Are Hungry Men - Part C

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 • Duration 01:03:57

Following the most mundane of years, Craig and Joe sally forth from the Train Shed, seeking a new purpose in the harsh terrain of the Harz mountains... ...featuring FIRST IMPRESSIONS! A COMPETITION! CELEBRITY GUESTS! SOME SORT OF LIST! POPULAR CULTURAL REFERENCES! AND MORE! A year's worth of episodes in ONE EPISODE, (hence it's in three parts). Lubricate your ear holes and buckle up for the BIGGEST train game podcast experience of the year (if measured by compound file size). Highly recommended you don't attempt to ingest this in one sitting, hence the detailed show notes, available here: https://thetrainrush.com/2023/05/10/station-to-station-we-are-hungry-men/ Stereo version also hosted exclusively on the website, if you want to appreciate the full soundscape Joe has lovingly put together.

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S04E01 - Station to Station - We Are Hungry Men - Part B

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 • Duration 52:15

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S04E01 - Station to Station - We Are Hungry Men - Part A

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 • Duration 01:10:50

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S3E02 - 18[space]Wheel[space]Tapping[period]

Friday, August 26, 2022 • Duration 00:34

Craig and Joe exclusively cover the secret forthcoming 2023 game, 18 [space] Wheel [space] Tapping [period]

S03E01 - Frontier Psychiatrist - Colorado Midland

Sunday, April 17, 2022 • Duration 02:06:00

Two hard men forge a path together in the Colorado Rockies to leave a life they can’t remember whilst playing a game they can’t forget. 0:00:00 - Intro, or Welcome to the 'Regular Weekly Podcast' 0:04:06 - Game Overview, or How our Hosts Met Colorado Midland 0:08:54 - Design Distance, or Does Familiarity Breed Contempt? (Probably Not) 0:17:54 - Game History, or A Brief Genealogy of Colorado Midland 0:22:22 - Anxiety of Influence, or The Other Bloom's Taxonomy 0:34:30 - Rules of Play, or How to Claim Your Mines 0:48:00 - Analysis, or From Whence Do We Like Our Asymmetry? 1:01:51 - Game Balance, or Should Play Be Fair? 1:10:54 - House Rules, or How to Win Friends & Influence People 1:24:19 - The American Psyche, or Freud and Trains (Entering Tunnels?) 1:36:50 - A Lesser-Spotted Positive Review 1:58:11 - The End, or How Games Are Scored 02:03:40 - Holy Resurrection Ova, or Stuff and Nonsense

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S02E10 - An Imitation of Life - What Price Originality?

Monday, September 13, 2021 • Duration 01:26:25

Once again, Joe finds himself in a pique of rage, having identified Craig’s plagiarised contributions towards The Train Rush’s topic-based episode on ‘the value of originality’? Why must his work follow him home? WHY can’t his co-host be more mature than the juveniles under his charge? He slowly reaches into the West most drawer of his home-office desk for the familiar, dull weight of his blood-splattered souvenir railroad spike thinking, “this will be the last time…” Chicago Express/American Rails/Luzon Rails/A bloody murder may feature.

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S02E09 - Tragedy Looper - Union Station

Saturday, June 26, 2021 • Duration 01:02:10

In a potential historical future-past time-stripe that certainly might definitely happen maybe, Craig and Joe will discussed their experiences with the PnP edition of the soon-to-be published Union Station. Will you have been tired of the episode before I tire of this conceit? Yes, you did.

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