The line branches towards Sokolniki from the trunk line along Rusakovskaya Street. Once upon a time the fire tower was the tallest building of the district, but now it looks depressed by modern blocks.

A tram line along the 2nd Polevoy Perulok (that can be translated as the 2nd Field Lane - these times are gone...)

Sokolnicheskaya Zastava terminus. This route 45 tram is having a short break before departure.

Route 45 returned hither in 2002 after a 5-year break caused by reconstruction of Krasnoselskiy overpass. This tram #4210 has a special livery devoted to 75th anniversary of Oktyabrskoye depot.

This rusty box once was used as a sort of schedule control device. I clearly remember drivers putting a card into a slot of this box and then pressing a pedal to stamp something on it, but these memories are from 1970's. This practice was abandoned later for unknown reasons.

The stop named Sokolnicheskaya Zastava is served by route 4 alone, while the two other routes (13 and 45) terminate at the loop. Having seen this place three decades ago, I have to admit that today it looks slightly less livable, with those concrete buildings around.

The tramcar is departing from the terminus. There is a main entrance to the Sokolniki Park to the right, obscured by trees. This junction you can see also in the next section, Oleniy Val.