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[edit] Fair use in Boston and Albany Railroad

It is believed that this image qualifies under fair use because:

The image depicts the official corporate logo for the entity described by the article
Use of a low-resolution, black and white version of the logo does not hamper or dilute the copyright holder's use of the original logo
The image is being used for identification purposes
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