Cascade Lakes Rail Line Horde

The Cascade Lakes Rail Line Horde is a 125-Swarmer Horde Killer target on the Highway 97 rail line. It opens after For An Outlaw Biker and shares the tracks with the Cascade Lakes Rail Line Infestation.

Horde size: About 125
Type: Horde
Region: Highway 97

Part of

Horde KillerHorde Killer is the storyline for wiping out every Freaker Horde in Oregon. It mixes a few story missions with the open-world Hordes you find yourself, from small cave groups in the north to the huge swarms in the south.

Requires

For An Outlaw BikerThe final push into the Ark on Wizard Island. You fight through the Militia inside, save Weaver, settle things with Skizzo and head for the Colonel's chamber.

Found in

Highway 97Highway 97 is the southern stretch of US highway running through Chemult and past Chemult Community College. It has more Hordes than any other region, including the 300-strong Lobert Draw Ridge Horde, so bring your best gear.

Good to know

It holds 125 Swarmers.
Clearing it gives 4,000 XP.
It earns 1,650 Trust and 1,700 credits at Diamond Lake.
It is part of the Horde Killer storyline.
The Cascade Lakes Rail Line Infestation shares the same stretch of track.

How to approach it

Fill your saddlebags, carry every explosive slot and find explosive barrels and fuel tanks before you start. Lead the Horde through them, mine your retreat with proximity bombs and park the bike far down the escape route. Clear the infestation on a separate day so you don't fight both.

When to hit it

Hordes rest in their hibernation spot during the day and go out to feed and drink after dark. Hitting a sleeping Horde lets you set up traps first. Every Swarmer drops an ear, so loot the field afterward for the bounty collector.

When it opens

It becomes a Horde Killer target after For An Outlaw Biker.

Deacon's note

Deacon blames NERO's body trains for turning the rail lines into feeding grounds.

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