Rayford Port

"So this is really it? We're gonna run away to some island, so long world, good luck with all the zombies?"

- Zoey "Ellis, you ready to meet that Zoey girl again?"

- Coach

Rayford Port is the main setting for both finales in the DLCs The Sacrifice and The Passing. It is the point where all of the Survivors (Excluding Bill) from both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 met and worked together in order to achieve an objective.

History
The port is a key area in Rayford where the people could use and rent boats as recreation and sport on the water. It is the main source of income for Rayford where they send and receive goods by boat and train. Big freight boats used to unload gravel and containers with goods (note the "Rayford Shipping" sign). Near the port is a key bridge in Rayford that leads to the main highway. The bridge itself is a lift bridge which allows big boat vessels to pass through and get to the other side.

There is a bar/lounge near the port that mainly serves the dock and construction workers whenever they need to wind down and relax and a convenience store is also located just off the main road past the bridge where customers can purchase small convenient items and drinks.

Current Status
When the infection hit and Rayford citizens prepared for the infection (By preparing large stockpiles of items), most of the town turned into Infected. Forced to allow CEDA to intervene, they setted a command area up near the port as it best serves as a defensive perimeter. The agency even tried having a live Tank specimen pass through the area by train. However, the train derailed and the remaining workers became infected.

Due to the constant power outages and necessity of power to allow for an evacuation, CEDA most likely brought a few gas-powered generators in. They were used as floodlights and three were mainly used for the purpose of dropping and raising the bridge. However, once they got the generators in place, it seems to have alerted the horde (similar in The Sacrifice) causing lots of Infected being drawn to the area. Therefore, CEDA and any remaining survivors pulled out and headed to the evacuation center at Whispering Oaks Amusement Park.

Left 4 Dead Survivors
The original Survivors arrived by an EMD GP10, through the brick factory and the freight port, opening the Tank Specimen train car. Note that this Tank is different from most Tanks, with a different skin tone, Green Boxers, and a tattoo. They killed the Tank and made their way towards the convenience store in the north end area of Rayford Port. Once they got through the convenience store, they barricaded the door off leading to the brick factory with a grocery shelf to prevent more Infected from reaching them.

Once they got to the port, they noticed a fully stocked sailboat that they planned on using to escape from the mainland to a suitable island in the Florida Keys. The sailboat is particularly selected for this purpose as there is no need to stop for fuel supplies. However, the sailboat is located on the wrong side of the bridge. Therefore, the Survivors have to start the three generators to have the bridge raised. That way, they can move the boat to the other side.

This is similar to Crash Course as the main generator cuts out and there was not enough power to continue raising the bridge, causing a Survivor to jump off (sacrifice themselves) and restart the generator to continue to get the bridge higher and prevent the Infected from attacking them and move the sailboat. Once this is achieved and a Survivor is killed (The main plot claims Bill), the Survivors waited until the Infected calmed down before venturing out to the boat and sailing away to the Florida Keys. This allows time for them to meet the Left 4 Dead 2 Survivors.

Left 4 Dead 2 Survivors
The Survivors escaped from Savannah by taking the Jimmy Gibbs Jr. stock car from Liberty Mall. However, when they reach the town of Rayford, the Left 4 Dead Survivors raised the key bridge to allow their sailboat to pass through which now prevents them from driving on. They had a short encounter on the other end of the bridge where they explained the situation and made a deal to help each other out. Once the Survivors went through the Rayford Historic Underground Tour which took them underground through the river, they left the nearby safe room to meet up with the Survivors from the west.

The entire group of Survivors had another short conversation and mentioned what tasks need to be done. Once they finished explaining everything to each other, the Survivors took an elevator down to the streets. The main generator that powered the bridge's raising/dropping mechanism ran out of gas and needs to be refilled. The original Survivors held out on the second floor of a nearby building and the bridge where they covered the new group of Survivors as they found and retrieved the gas cans to fill the generator. Once they had enough gas in the generator, it will activate the bridge and lower it to allow full access to the main highway so the Survivors can drive their car across it. The Survivors said their farewells on the short and brief encounter, thanked each other for their help and hoped that they will see each other again sometime in the future.

The Left 4 Dead 2 Survivors are seen speeding away in the Jimmy Gibbs Jr. car where the original Survivors from Left 4 Dead are seen still taking a break near the bridge. However, it is assumed that they will eventually take their sailboat and leave Rayford as well (As it was seen in The Sacrifice comic).