GTA San Andreas Catalyst Mission Walkthrough

Officer Tenpenny tips off Ryder and CJ about a freight train carrying goods. You race to the tracks, beat off the Vagos and Ballas who also want it, then chase the moving train in Ryder‘s Picador while crates are thrown down from the roof.

Before you start

Bring a decent weapon and full armor. Two rival gangs turn up at the train.

Keep the Picador in good shape, because it has to survive the whole chase.

Objectives

Drive Ryder’s Truck to the train.
Shoot the Vagos robbing the train!
Protect the train from the Ballas!
Climb onto the back of the train.
Use the nearby Pay ‘n’ Spray to lose the cops.
Take the crates back to Ryder’s.

Catalyst walkthrough

Tenpenny’s tip

Go to Ryder‘s house, where he is cooking his own drugs after failing to find his buried stash. Officers Tenpenny and Pulaski walk in and sneer at the pair. Tenpenny says a train will pass through Los Santos shortly, with goods on board that could help the Families, and he reminds CJ who owns him.

CJ finding Ryder cooking in the kitchen of his house

Officer Tenpenny smelling the cooking in Ryder's kitchen

Tenpenny telling CJ and Ryder about the train

Drive to the tracks

Get in Ryder‘s Picador, with CJ at the wheel as usual. Drive along the streets to the railway line, where the freight train has stopped. The way is short, so you do not need to rush, but do not wreck the car because you will need it again. Ryder keeps joking about your driving, so ignore him.

Driving Ryder's Picador through Ganton at night

CJ driving past a mural with Ryder in the passenger seat

The Picador rolling along the railway tracks toward the train

Hold off the Vagos and Ballas

Vagos are already looting the train. Get out and shoot them, using the train and the dumpsters as cover. Once they are dead, a car of Ballas arrives, and you must kill them too. Aim at one gangbanger at a time and use the weapons that drop to refill your ammo. Ryder and another Grove Street member help, but they do not hit much.

CJ running along the tracks beside the stopped train

A dead gangbanger near a dumpster as the Ballas arrive

Catch the crates

When the area is clear, climb onto the back of the train. It starts to move, and CJ throws crates down to Ryder, who follows in the Picador. Hold the throw button to aim at the car. Ryder drives along the tracks, so check the power bar and release when it lines up. You have a limited time, so keep throwing until every crate is delivered.

CJ on the train asking Ryder to throw boxes at the car

The Picador following the train along the tracks with the throw prompt

The Picador driving along the railway line with crates in the back

Lose the cops and go home

Throwing the crates earns a wanted level. Drive to the Pay ‘n’ Spray garage on the high street in Idlewood and enter to clear it. Then drive the loaded Picador back to Ryder‘s house in Ganton. Take the main road and watch for the traffic lights at the junction on the way.