Plot (Part 1)
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Players in Half-Life are divided into two larger groups - those who never made it by train and those who made it several times.

--bash.org

Many played the second part of the adventures of the scientist with the red crowbar, the scourge of crates and the savior of space gnomes, but never reached the ending/didn’t make it to the first level in the first part. This post is for you - for those who haven't finished.

1. Black Mesa Inbound — “Good morning, and welcome to the Black Mesa Transit System. The time is 08:47 AM, the temperature in the facility is a constant 68°F…” (68°F = 20°C)

(screen text, beginning of the game)

We are informed of who we are and where we are. The information is modest but interesting: we are inside a mountain, hosting the Black Mesa Research Facility — located in the desert, in New Mexico, USA. We arrived here to work on the study of anomalous materials. Our security clearance is Level 3, meaning there could be a bunch of