The Train Rush
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.
- Update frequency
- every 42 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
S04E04 - The Tracks of My Tears - 18 India
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…
02:22:42 |
Tue 06 May 2025
S05E01 - Driving Home for Christmas - Santa Claus Takes the Intercity
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, to…
00:59:58 |
Sun 22 Dec 2024
S04E02 - 9 Lives - Erie Railroad
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 …
01:42:46 |
Thu 14 Dec 2023
S04E01 - Station to Station - We Are Hungry Men - Part C
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!…
01:03:57 |
Tue 09 May 2023
S04E01 - Station to Station - We Are Hungry Men - Part B
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!…
00:52:15 |
Tue 09 May 2023
S04E01 - Station to Station - We Are Hungry Men - Part A
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!…
01:10:50 |
Tue 09 May 2023
S3E02 - 18[space]Wheel[space]Tapping[period]
Craig and Joe exclusively cover the secret forthcoming 2023 game, 18 [space] Wheel [space] Tapping [period]
00:00:34 |
Fri 26 Aug 2022
S03E01 - Frontier Psychiatrist - Colorado Midland
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:…
02:06:00 |
Sun 17 Apr 2022
S02E10 - An Imitation of Life - What Price Originality?
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 fol…
01:26:25 |
Mon 13 Sep 2021
S02E09 - Tragedy Looper - Union Station
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 S…
01:02:10 |
Sat 26 Jun 2021
S02E08 - Charmless Man - 18MAN
In a true act of heroism, Craig & Joe play a game few enough times to not suck all the joy out of it. Truly, a wide-eyed and naive Golden Age special.
Topics covered include 18MAN. Well, actually it…
00:45:38 |
Tue 16 Mar 2021
S02E07 - From Russia With Love - Trans Siberian Railroad
Christmas Movie Pitch Meeting--- An empath and a psychopath discuss their experience of a recent murder on a westbound train from Moscow to Siberia. The question on their minds: Do the dead forget?
…
01:34:53 |
Thu 24 Dec 2020
S02E06 - Slow Train Coming - 1836jr
Craig and Joe provide CRUDE ANALYSIS containing CRUDE WORDS from a CRUDE COUNTRY.
1836 ANYTHING BUT SUITABLE FOR JUNIORS
Seriously… You have been warned. I am NOT paying for the counselling for y…
01:26:59 |
Thu 29 Oct 2020
S02E05 - A Reply to Game Brain - House of Fun
Welcome to the House of Fun
Now Steam’s Come of Age
Welcome to the House of Fun
Bankruptcy’s on his way
Welcome to the House of Fun
I’m sorry son
But we don’t stock
Original analysis
In this shop
Bu…
00:46:45 |
Thu 01 Oct 2020
S02E04 - One Way Ticket - Ride the Rails
This is your last chance. A one way ticket. After this, there is no turning back.
You take the blue share—the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take t…
01:38:49 |
Wed 02 Sep 2020
S02E03- Never Gonna Give You Up - AesthetiXX in 18XX
Awakening from hibernation, with the physique of a slumbering Kraken and the intellect of a dozing minnow, Craig surfaces some loosely organised thoughts about art in 18xx.
Featuring a special guest…
01:12:16 |
Fri 31 Jul 2020
S02E02 - 18NewEngland - I'm not looking for a new England
In a country ridden by unrelenting political chaos, Dave and Craig attempt to escape to Scott Petersen’s England. A brave ‘New’ England…
Featuring Jake Klopfenstein of the Gaming Moguls as a guest t…
01:12:39 |
Thu 07 Nov 2019
S02E01 - 1834 - Belgian Waffle
Dave & Craig describe and discuss the 2018 Winsome 18xx, 1834 designed by , set in the chocolatier nation state of Europe, Belgium.
Should you seek this rarity out, like a fine Trappist beer, or is…
00:43:16 |
Tue 06 Aug 2019
S01E13 - Interview: Gavan Brown - China In Your Hand
As the next part of our entirely orchestrated and ‘not at all coincidental or fortuitous’ interview series, Craig Taylor interviews Gavan Brown, Director of Calgary-based Roxley Games Laboratory. Top…
00:47:39 |
Tue 11 Jun 2019
S01E12 - Interview: Scott Petersen - Chesapeakes and Troughs
Just in time to help you decide whether or not to convert that Kickstarter 'watch' into a pledge, Dave and Craig chat to Scott Petersen, the man behind All Aboard Games about his gaming life, 18Chesa…
00:53:06 |
Wed 15 May 2019
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