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Burlington Northern SantaFe Railway Herald

Heralds are "logos" or "slogans" used by railroad companies and displayed on their equipment.

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Use of such images on Wikipedia arguably meets Fair Use requirements. See also http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html

[edit] Fair use in BNSF Railway

It is believed that this image qualifies under fair use because

  • The image depicts the former official corporate logo of 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 image
  • No free alternatives are available.

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