diff --git a/scripts/zm/locs/zm_transit_loc_power.gsc b/scripts/zm/locs/zm_transit_loc_power.gsc
index 0afe8632..e817e137 100644
--- a/scripts/zm/locs/zm_transit_loc_power.gsc
+++ b/scripts/zm/locs/zm_transit_loc_power.gsc
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ main()
     show_powerswitch();
 	generatebuildabletarps();
     disable_zombie_spawn_locations();
+	level thread activate_core();
     level thread maps/mp/zm_transit::falling_death_init();
 	scripts/zm/locs/loc_common::init();
 }
@@ -95,6 +96,28 @@ show_powerswitch()
 	hand setModel( "p6_zm_buildable_pswitch_hand" );
 }
 
+activate_core()
+{
+	power_event_time = 30;
+	reactor_core_mover = getent( "core_mover", "targetname" );
+	reactor_core_audio = spawn( "script_origin", reactor_core_mover.origin );
+
+	maps/mp/zm_transit_power::linkentitiestocoremover( reactor_core_mover );
+
+	flag_wait( "initial_blackscreen_passed" );
+
+	reactor_core_mover playsound( "zmb_power_rise_start" );
+	reactor_core_mover playloopsound( "zmb_power_rise_loop", 0.75 );
+
+	reactor_core_mover thread maps/mp/zm_transit_power::coremove( 30 );
+
+	wait power_event_time;
+
+	reactor_core_mover stoploopsound( 0.5 );
+	reactor_core_audio playloopsound( "zmb_power_on_loop", 2 );
+	reactor_core_mover playsound( "zmb_power_rise_stop" );
+}
+
 generatebuildabletarps()
 {
 	// power switch