CSXSalemtunnel.jpg (320 × 268 pixels, file size: 24 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
editCSX Transportation train removing tracks along the now-North Bend Rail Trail, Salem, West Virginia. September 9, 1988.
Fair use for North Bend Rail Trail
editThough this image is subject to copyright, its use is covered by the U.S. fair use laws, and the requirements of Wikipedia's content policies, because:
- It is a historically significant photo of a significant transit operation
- The photo is only being used for informational purposes.
- Its inclusion in the article adds significantly to the article because the photo and its historical significance are the object of discussion in the article.
- Its usage would be considered fair use in United States copyright law
- It is used for a purpose that cannot be fulfilled by free material (text or images, existing or to be created),complies with the above and the rest of the Non-free content criteria, and
- It has a valid rationale indicating why its usage would be considered fair use within Wikipedia policy and US law. The image was taken on September 9, 1988, and is historic, as it represents a railroad line that is no longer in existence. There is no known free version of this photo at this location taken during the same time period, and cannot be recreated for free.
- This location taken during the same time period, and cannot be recreated for free.
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Source: Schwieterman, Joseph P. (2001). When the Railroad Leaves Town: American Communities in the Age of Rail Line Abandonment, Vol. 1 Eastern United States. Truman State University Press. p. 313. ISBN 0-943549-98-1.
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