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Join Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad Executive Director Bethan Maher and Superintendent Rowdy Pierce and take a ride into the modern age of steam locomotives, cows, corn and incontinent Santas. This is an unvarnished look at the business of tourist steam railroads like you've never heard before.
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- 3 days ago1h 38m
Episode 19: Foamfluencer Tea Party
In this week's episode of Off the Rails with Rowdy and Bethan, we have a special guest! Off the Rails very first guest - Hyce! In this episode we talk: 1.) Who the heck is Hyce? 2.) SWOT Analysis of the Industry... 3.) How the internet internets and the impacts on our goofy little niche of the railroad world and our lives. 5.) In the News! Got a question or topic you want us to cover? Send it our way—we'd love to hear from you. So grab your coffee (or whateve...
- 2 weeks ago1h 2m
Episode 18: True Crime
In this week's episode of Off the Rails with Rowdy and Bethan, we present Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad’s version of a True Crime podcast, or plea for someone else to do one. This episode follows another bridge fire on Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad and ongoing trespassing concerns. 1.) True Crime Here’s the timeline (with some stuff left out): October 2024 – Mean, no-good emails start. December 2024 – Trespassing incident / western standoff. December 20...
- Jun 30, 20261h 2m
Episode 17: The Hangover (minus the Rule G Violations)
In this week's episode of Off the Rails with Rowdy and Bethan, we're calling this one the "Hangover Edition." Neither is actually hungover, just running on fumes after submitting our CRISI grant and getting Polson 70 back under steam. The result? A completely unscripted episode in which no one is entirely sure what was talked about... but apparently it was a lot. 1.) The final push to submit our nearly $30 million CRISI grant application and what the last few days looked like behind the scen...
- Jun 16, 20261h 23m
Episode 16:The making of The YouTubes
In this week’s episode of Off the Rails with Rowdy and Bethan, Bethan is M.I.A., and Calvin - commonly known as "Production" steps in to talk about all things YouTube and his entry to the Chugg Life. 1.) Who is Calvin? What's he do aside from "Production" stuff? What's his entry to the ChuggLyf been like? 2.) Behind "The YouTubes." How it got started, how it's found it's footing, and what goes into each week's episode. 3.) Polson 70 updates following the FRA's visit.&...
- Jun 2, 20261h 23m
Episode 15: Special Pridecast
In this week’s episode of Off the Rails with Rowdy and Bethan, Rowdy is conspicuously absent, leaving Eric in the hot seat for a special Pridecast focused on LGBTQ+ history in railroading and logging railroads, with a look at where we are today. Eric and Bethan spend some time discussing the unique "flavor" of Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad in the Year of Chugg™ (2026) and the team that has come together to make it all happen. There isn't much written about queer history in American railroadin...
- May 19, 20261h 1m
Episode 14: Playing with the Big Kids
In this week’s episode of Off the Rails with Rowdy and Bethan, Rowdy and Bethan are back to the usual shenanigans, with a bit less food-centered content than "the talent" prefers. They detail activities where they're parading around undercover, hanging out with the "Big Kids," a.k.a. freight folks. 1.) Recapping the ASLRRA Conference that was held in Minneapolis from April 12 through 14. 2.) The current state of our CRISI application. The scope of our project has increased from a...
- May 5, 20261h 7m
Episode 13: Radical Transparency
In this week’s episode of Off the Rails with Rowdy and Bethan, they discuss the “tough stuff,” their take on radical transparency, and a recent situation regarding anonymous complaints to the FRA about Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad’s repair work on steam engine, Polson 70. 1.) Radial transparency. Why has MRSR taken this approach from the start? How does radical transparency fit into our organizational purview and how it affect us? What things can we share, and what things can’t we share...
- Apr 21, 20261h 9m
Episode 12: Responsible Railfanning
In this week’s episode of Off the Rails with Rowdy and Bethan, Rowdy and Bethan dive deep into a topic near and dear to them, "Responsible Railfanning." Here's what comprises this episode: 1.) Introducing while Bethan loads up on the Red Bull. There's some buffering. 2.) How to safely foam. With some really, really big things happening in heritage rail space this year, we want to take a minute to talk about how to safely and respectfully railfan. 3.) What do we do with h...
About Off the Rails with Rowdy and Bethan
Join Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad Executive Director Bethan Maher and Superintendent Rowdy Pierce and take a ride into the modern age of steam locomotives, cows, corn and incontinent Santas. This is an unvarnished look at the business of tourist steam railroads like you've never heard before.
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