Running with one ditch light burned out, 1545 plods along through a tunnel of trees.
1545 returns to McKees Rocks with the day's catch in tow.
The conductor protects the crossing while 1545 rolls south with freight for Canonsburg and Arden.
A scale test car and depressed center flat for Canonsburg add some variety to the string of covered hoppers typically found on this train.
Completing a busy scene, the Arden Turn's conductor offers a friendly wave from the cab.
The brick buildings in the background of this photo look like they might be part of a college campus. But in actuality, they are part of Mayview State Mental Hospital.
It's a tight squeeze for the 1545's train due to the MOW equipment on the near track.
The Arden Turn leaves Canonsburg after doing some switching in town.
1545 exits a vintage through truss bridge, as the train cautiously approaches a busy grade crossing.
With a short train of covered hoppers in tow, #1545 heads south through Carnegie.
