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Walkthrough: 8 - On a Rail

Overview
It sounds simple, what you have to do is take this tram to a rocket that you need to launch, but this tram line is old and badly designed. There's Military everywhere!

Near the beginning you come to the bottom of a rocket. About 10 minutes later you'll find yourself higher up the same rocket. And right at the end of the level (which is very long) you're at the top of the same rocket. See what I mean by badly designed?

Part 1
  Listen to the Security Guard and open the Barrier using the switch behind him, then return to your tram. Do not board the first lift until you have killed the Barnacles, otherwise they'll kill you. Then take your tram down the lift and follow the tunnel, avoiding electricity coming out the walls, and a dangling electrified cable (duck to avoid it). When you come to an arrow on a red background pointing right, shoot it. Make sure you kill the Barnacle over the rail ahead and continue till you come to a platform, stop here. Go up the stairs and throw a Grenade round the boxes to destroy the sensory gun. Push the lever to move a crane blocking the rail below. Take your tram until you come to another arrow, shoot it then continue.
  There is a lot of Military ahead so stay alert. Try your best to kill all the Military around the lift, and stop when you get to the top. Climb down the ladder to the right of the rail to find a First-Aid Unit. Go back up and continue on the train and kill more Military in the next area.
  Optional: This little section will take you to a H.E.V unit if you need power:

Jump across to the opposite side (under an air conditioning shaft) and go up the stairs there. After killing an Alien Slave and a couple of Headcrabs, you will find a H.E.V. Unit. Then return to your tram.
  Go up the staircase near your tram and kill the Military at the top, then make your way round killing the Military and breaking boxes as you go. When you go down some stairs at the end turn left and you'll see some Trip Mines. Blow them up with your Pistol, then kill the Alien Slaves at the other end and return to your tram the way you came. Open the Barrier blocking your path and take your tram along the tunnel. When you see a blockade ahead get ready for three more Military to the left.
  You then have to leave your tram and continue on foot for a bit. When you get close to the door a battle between Alien Slaves and Military will start. Once that has finished, you go in and kill the victor. If you go right you will see two vending machines and a First-Aid unit, beware here of some Headcrabs which will fall from the ceiling. If you didn't already know (you should) you will get one health from every drink you get out of a Vending Machine. Break the boards opposite and you'll find a security guard.

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Quick-save your game and do not ask the Security Guard to follow you yet. I hope you've got some Grenade-rounds for your machine gun because your going to need them! There is a Military man on a big gun ahead (see picture). You need to try to get a grenade round behind the gun to blow up the Military man.

Congratulations! You've completed Part 1! Save your game.

Part 2
  Enter the Blast Door and climb down the ladder to your left and go through the next Blast Door. Ignore the tram for a minute and enter the room to your right and break the boxes. If you look behind this room you will find a H.E.V. Unit. Board the tram and duck when you come to the lasers to avoid activating some sensory guns.
  After two corners you will start to get shot at by a big Military Rocket Launcher. Simply duck to avoid them. Kill the military person controlling it then stand well back and blow up the Trip Mine. Continue until just before a corner, stop here and shoot the Trip Mine just round the corner. There is about five Alien Slaves ahead so be careful. Get off your Tram at the barrier and use the First-Aid unit if you need it. When you come to some green crates stand back and shoot one of the Trip Mines behind it. Then climb over the boxes and go up the stairs.
  Kill the Military around, use the switch and the H.E.V. unit if you need to, then return to your tram. Take your tram round and try to stop the Military person taking the other tram. Do not continue in your current tram, there is a trap ahead. If you failed to stop him taking the other tram, try to follow on foot, it will have been stopped ahead by another barrier.
  When you come to the next barrier, get ready for another one of those big guns surrounded with sand bags. There are also two Military men hiding behind some crates. Kill the military man controlling the gun like you did the first one, then pull the lever and return to your tram.
  Stop just before the next tram lift and drop a Satchel Charge into the middle of the person lift, then send it up without you. Detonate the bomb when the lift reaches the top to blow up some explosive boxes blocking your way. Then call the lift back down to you and go up the lift yourself. The explosion should have blown up the Military person at the top of the lift, so climb down the ladder and dispatch of the military person at the bottom. Return to your tram using the lift and go up the tram lift.
  Try to avoid the electrical sparks crossing the rail. Stop just before the corner and shoot the Trip mines. Continue down the line, ducking when you come to some moving boxes. There are some Military hiding behind some boxes at the next barrier. Make sure you stay ducked at the next set of moving boxes. You will come to another manned rocket launcher, which you can once again duck to avoid. Make sure you shoot the arrow ahead so you go forward instead of right.
  Stop at the broken tram lift and climb down the ladder to your right. At the bottom jump over the laser and go in the opposite room. There is a Zombie on each side of the door. Use the First-Aid Unit (if you need to) then break and climb through one of the windows. The next bit is very hard, what you need to do is avoid getting killed by the big gun as best you can, using the boxes and sandbags as cover.
episode8b_picture1.jpg (45220 bytes) Once you get outside, watch out for a sniper. When you come to some lasers and explosives lining the walls (see picture) you need to use the crates to climb up to the top of the stairs without touching the lasers. Put the crates against the wall to the right of the stairs and use them to get up. Go to the room at the end and press the "Launch" button. Enjoy the show!
  If you go to the other room before leaving you will find a First-Aid Unit. Then return to the tram line and go through the now open door and climb down a ladder to the right. Board the tram here and continue.

Congratulations! You've completed the level! Save your game!

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