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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad
Description	The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad's final train, departing Towson, Maryland, on June 11, 1958, prior to abandonment of the line. The freight train is next to the "Ma and Pa's" Towson station at Susquehanna Avenue.
Source	Photo by Charles T. Mahan, Jr., reprinted in The Ma & Pa, a History of the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad, Berkeley, Calif.: Howell-North, 1963 (LCCN 63-17444).
Article	Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad
Portion used	cropped; this image does not limit the copyright holder's ability to profit from the original source, nor will it dilute the importance or recognition of this image in connection with the copyright-holder.
Low resolution?	Yes. This image is a greatly reduced, low-resolution version. As such, it is non-reproduceable for commercial purposes.
Purpose of use	It is believed that this low-resolution version solely to illustrate this unique historic event — the end of all rail service to Towson, Md. — conveys to the reader this event in context better than mere prose alone. As such, use of this image solely in the Wikipedia article about the Ma & Pa Railroad is permissible Fair Use because no free-use substitute is possible. Use of this low-resolution version does not diminish the value of the original media to the copyright holder nor interfere with the media's original purpose, and meets all criteria in WP:NFCC.
Replaceable?	Not replaceable; the railroad's final train leaving Towson is a unique, one-time event which cannot be repeated. The rails and station no longer exist. No free images are known to exist.

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current	06:17, 15 January 2008	530×333 (57 KB)	JGHowes (Talk \| contribs)	({{Non-free media rationale \|Article=Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad \|Description=The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad's final train, departing Towson, Maryland, on June 11, 1958, prior to abandonment of the line. The freight tra)