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Half-Life Hints

How do I move the crane that is blocking the tracks?

  • 1 of 7: You should notice that there is a control room overlooking the crane.
  • 2 of 7: That room has a switch that will shift the crane out of your way.
  • 3 of 7: Getting there means you will have to follow the tracks around a ways.
  • 4 of 7: You are aiming to find a platform where a bullchicken is snacking on a fallen soldier and a staircase is on the right corner. There is also a headcrab and some grenades under the stairs.
  • 5 of 7: Hop off, take care of the bullchicken, and head up the stairs. Be careful, though, as an auto-turret is blocking your way into the control room.
  • 6 of 7: Dispose of the auto-turret with a grenade and run into the control room. Trigger the switch and start heading back to your tram car.
  • 7 of 7: This time, head down the tunnel that the crane was previously blocking.