Boston & Maine ALCO P-3a class 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive # 3704, is seen in a yard & shop area, ca late 1930's. This steam locomotive lasted in service until late 1953, and there were originally ten locomotive in the P-3a class, with one # 3709 lasting in service until 1955. Notice the train signal control box sitting in the middle top location on the boiler.

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SCL GE U18B locomotive 379, along with crew, proceeds around the Wye to pick up the 2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive 203 that's on a flat car at the long not used station in Trilby, Florida, 6-25-1976, Fred Clark, Jr. You can still see the remains of the station's order-board signal with it semaphore blades being removed. The Wye track curve is part of the old ACL route to Saint Petersburg, Florida. The U18B locomotive will be delivering the flat car with the steam locomotive to the Orange Belt Museum Railroad in San Antonio, Florida.

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Penn Central EMD GP30 locomotive # 2226 with ex New Haven Railroad NH-5 class caboose heads westbound along the electrified main line near tower SS38 at Stamford, Connecticut, 1970. The former New Haven Railroad did not have any GP30 locomotives so this was a new sight to see on the railroad. It is also interesting to note the colored PC mated worm logo used on this locomotive. Bob Hughes captured this image on film under low lighting conditions for all of us to enjoy. Notice the red warning flag at the end of the caboose.

New Haven Railroad EMD FL-9 locomotive # 2004 leads a westbound passenger train on an express track past tower SS38 at Stamford, Connecticut, 1968. The first car coupled to the locomotive is one of the various versions of the Pullman-Standard lightweight stainless steel combines ordered by the railroad. The combine is the Bronx County that was a Parlor-Buffet-Lounge that also includes two day roomettes and a drawing room, plus a baggage section. In the foreground is an old Reading gondola in the consist of freight cars shown, but most likely is in a group of cars being switched at this location. Bob Hughes was able to photograph a great number of trains from his tower location. There is an employee standing next to the flat car.

Denver Rio Grande & Western westbound Rio Grande Zephyr while operating on the main line is about to pass through a rock cut tunnel in Colorado, 1980. The train is still gaining altitude for its approach to Moffat Tunnel. On the roadbed you can see the new replacement welded ribbon rail to be installed. Numerous sections of the main line are being upgraded with the installation of welded rail.

Penn Central EMD FL-9 Locomotive # 5010 leads a passenger train on an express track past the station at Glenbrook, Connecticut, 1972. In this section of the electric zone (former New Haven Railroad) the arch style of catenary support structures are used. The first two coaches following the locomotive are lightweight Osgood-Bradley coaches (aka: American Flyer Cars).

This photo image was captured on film by Bob Hughes.

Delaware & Hudson Railway 4-6-0 (ten wheeler) steam locomotive # 500 with its passenger train is seen at Olyphant, Pennsylvania, ca 1950, John Krause Col, Bob Collins Photo. This train is a half head-end equipment and half coaches. You can see the fireman in his cab window as the train zips along the main line with a good plumb of smoke. Seen in the background is Wonderland Gateway Railroad Bridge that consists of twin truss bridges that cross the Lackawanna River. Today this is only a single track line, however, the rock embankment seen on the left side of the photo is still present.

The name of the photographer that captured this image on film is unknown. This photo came from my personal collection of Railroad images, however, this negative came from a friends personal collection.

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Delaware Lackawanna & Western 4-8-0 center cab or (Camelback) steam locomotive # 807, is seen in the yard at Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1898. An employee is standing by the pilot beam and cylinder with a large oil can sitting on the pilot deck.

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New Haven Railroad with EF-1 motor # 0110, along with three additional motors, is seen leading a manifest freight train on an elevated portion of the electrified main line in Queens, New York, ca 1940's. This area appears to be in a downtown city area where the train is passing through in the reverse direction on an express track. There appears to be a platform to the right, so a possible station stop may be located at this location.

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New Haven Railroad Roger Williams Budd RDC three car train set is seen entering what appears to be a platform track, possibly somewhere on the Springfield Line, ca 1958. The two Roger Williams train sets were deliver to the New Haven Railroad in 1957 and lasted as train set until sometime in June 1959, when they were stored, however, they were reactivated soon as individual RDC's, and operated along with the standard RDC's after that time. At first these train set were tried out on the Shore Line and operated with third rail shoes into Grand Central Terminal, but the service did not work out, so next they were sent to the Springfield Line. When first built these RDC train sets were geared for 110 mph operation, but later that was changed to match the standard RDC gearing. Notice the vintage vehicles that are seen in the left side background.

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New Haven Railroad ALCO S-2 DEY-5 class # 0609 switcher & Slug DT-1 is seen in the Yard at Hartford, Connecticut, ca mid 1950's. This switcher team of locomotive and slug were used for hump service. The slug was rebuilt for a NHRR EY-3 electric switcher 216 in 1952 by the Van Nest Shop. The slug was and locomotive were both MU equipped for this service to provide the extra tractive effort at low speed that was required to perform the hump duties. Observe the State Of Maine, red, white & blue, box car that is spotted to the left of the locomotive's cab. Box cars from long gone railroads are seen in this view, Southern, Reading, etc.

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Penn Central GG-1 # 4877 (former Pennsylvania Railroad) leads an afternoon eastbound passenger train past tower SS38 at Stamford, Connecticut, 1970. It appears that a former New Haven Osgood-Bradley coach and a Stainless Steel parlor car are dead-heading within the consists head-end cars. This train is another example of the mixed bag equipment that was found on the trains after the PC takeover. With the former New Haven passenger electric locomotives gone it is good to see a passenger train being led by a motor, and at least the GG-1 has a familiar wheel arrangement.

This photo image was captured by Bob Hughes from tower SS38 at Stamford.

New Haven Railroad I-2 class 4-6-2 light Pacific steam locomotive 1341 is seen while leading a three car passenger train at Devon Junction, Connecticut, ca 1940's. In the background is seen SS-71, the Naugatuck Junction tower. The cars within the consist of this train are interesting, because the head-end car, a mail-baggage car # 2787, is both a 30 foot RPO, and it also has a 30 foot baggage section with four doors. The next car is a four wheel truck older heavyweight coach, followed by one of the new Osgood-Bradley lightweight coaches (aka: American Flyer) which still has it full side skirts applied. The block signal seen in the foreground must be providing a clear indication because the train is passing into the block. The building seen in the background with the sign on top indicates Devon Coal & Fuel Inc. Check out the fireman leaning out of the cab window. If you blow the photo up to maximum size, using the all size control, you can actually read the SS-71 number on the tower.

This photo was taken by James D. Bennett.

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Penn Central ex PRR EMD GP35 locomotive # 2357 and ex New Haven GE U25B locomotive lead an eastbound manifest freight train close to sunset through the station area at Stamford, Connecticut, 1970. This photo was taken by Bob Hughes from the opposite side of the track location of tower SS38 and was a bit west of the tower location. You can see the edge of the eastbound station platform canopy in the background on the right side of the photo. You can see the engineer and the fireman in the front cab windows of the locomotive. The first car coupled to the locomotive is a Maine Central box car.

New Haven Railroad ALCO DL-109 locomotive 0709 in the lead, along with locomotive 0700, head a passenger train that is stopped at a station platform in an unknown location, 8-31-1946. Both locomotives are wearing different paint schemes, one with pin stripes and the other in the earlier more traditional scheme. These locomotives have not been modified with the removal of the side windows along with the screen coverings being installed and other updates to bring them to the final version of DER-1c. Most likely both of these locomotives are now in the DER-1b configuration. You can easily see the engineer looking back on his train and most likely for the conductor's hand signal. There is a tell-tail low clearance warning structure located over the locomotives.

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SCL GE U18B locomotive 379 is powering a flatcar, with 2-8-0 Consolidation steam locomotive 203 on board, that is heading to the Wye for turning prior to its trip to San Antonio from Trilby, Florida, 6-25-1976, Fred Clark, Jr. You may observe a crewman hanging onto to the grab iron rails by the cab of the U18B locomotive for this turning move, especially if you enlarge the photo by clicking on it..

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Seaboard Coast Line local freight trains, both led by GE U18B locomotives, are seen working at Betty Lane in Clearwater, Florida, 1-24-1976. Fred Clark, Jr. GE U18B locomotive 339, with its train is on a siding while the other local train led by GE U18B locomotive 353 is passing by. As many as four local freight trains may work on the old ACL lines daily during this time period. This photo is from the Fred Clark Jr. photo collection, courtesy of Mark Zelinski. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer Fred Clark Jr. These GE U18B locomotives pretty much replaced the old ALCO RS-3 and EMD GP7 locomotives previously used to perform the same duties.

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New Haven Railroad I-4 class 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive # 1368, with its commuter train is seen in the yard at Hartford, Connecticut, 1935. The train is ready for its next commuter train assignment operating from Hartford to New Haven. The old commuter coach coupled behind the tender has had its vestibule windows plated over. Seen In the far left background is a wood caboose.

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New Haven Railroad EDER-5 class EMD FL-9 locomotives lead an eastbound passenger train in a light snow fall past a tower (SS22+ SHELL) on the electrified main line in New Rochelle, New York, winter 1963. At this junction the routes to both Grand Central Terminal and to the Hell Gate Bridge were controlled. To the right is busy highway I-95.

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Amtrak's northbound Champion, led by EMD SDP40F locomotive 609 with another, is just coming off the Clearwater SCL branch or sub line and is heading to Tampa Union Station as it passes the station at Sulphur Springs, in Tampa, Florida, 3-27-1977, Fred Clark Jr. The train will now enter the former SAL CTC main line as it passes through Tampa. This train originated in Saint Petersburg and operated on the former ACL line to Clearwater via Pinellas Park and Largo. In Clearwater the train switched over to the former SAL line to Tampa which ran through Safety Harbor and Oldsmar prior to reaching Tampa. When this photo was taken by Fred, he did what most other photographers would not do by climbing up on signal masts, poles or building roofs to capture his selected image. In regard to this photo you will perhaps never see another one like it. The locomotive spotted on the north-south line is a GE U18B # 364.

This photo is from the Fred Clark Jr. photo collection, courtesy of Mark Zelinski. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer Fred Clark Jr.

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Penn Central EMD GP30 # 2226 & (former NH) ALCO C425 # 2557 lead a westbound manifest freight train past tower SS38 at Stamford, Connecticut, 1970. You may readily see the heat from the radiators and the hot exhaust gasses distorting the view of highway I-95 as seen above the locomotives. The use of GP30's are new to the former New Haven Railroad right-of-way. At this time a major portion of the freight train service was being hauled by diesel electric locomotives because the only remaining electric freight train locomotives were the EF-4's.

This image was captured on film by Bob Hughes from his tower SS38 window.

New Haven Railroad GE EP-5 class motor # 373, along with additional locomotives, is seen in the motor storage area near Union Station at New Haven, Connecticut, 1960. To the right of the EP-5 motor is a ALCO PA-1 and on the left is a McGinnis scheme painted EP-2 motor. Notice the old vehicles on the left.

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New Haven Railroad snow scene with an EMD FL-9 led eastbound passenger train at a station platform with an arriving FL-9 led westbound passenger train entering the station platform area at Stamford, Connecticut, winter 1968. The stub end siding on the left has little snow on it because normally MUT's are stored on this track. From the equipment seen on the westbound train it may be a Penn Station job. In the background the New Canaan Branch tracks leading to the station all seem to be covered with snow. Bob Hughes was able to capture this scene on film from his tower SS38 vantage point.

New Haven Railroad EP-5 motor # 374 leads # 12 an eastbound passenger train on the electrified main line through Stamford, Connecticut, 1-30-67. There are still small patches of snow and ice remaining on the ground along the right-of-way. EP-5 motor # 374 has a better conditioned paint than a good portion of the other locomotives in its class. the first car on this train is a parlor car. During the winter season it is harder to keep the locomotives and cars clean on the outside, even in the better financial times when there was no deferred washing maintenance.

The name of the photographer that captured this image on film is unknown. This is a modified, enhanced and cropped photo scan that is from a B&W negative in my personal collection.

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New Haven Railroad eastbound Pennsylvania Railroad Senator passenger train led by two EMD FL9 locomotives is seen operating on an express track as it passes through an unidentified commuter station West of Stamford, Connecticut, ca early 1960's. This train operates between Washington, D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts via Penn Station in New York City. The second Budd stainless steel lightweight passenger car ahead of what apperas to be a steel smooth side diner is a parlor car. Note the New Haven style of triangular catenary that is used in this section of the electrified main line.

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New Haven Railroad EDER-5a class EMD FL-9 locomotives # 2046 & another lead a passenger train around the Danbury line curve to head west on the Shore Line at an South Norwalk, Connecticut, ca 1968, Bob Hughes Photo. There is a large cloud of water vapor that is seen escaping between the rear locomotive and the first coupled car. Hopefully Bob Hughes will provide the exact location and perhaps some extra information about this photo. The sun is low and warm while casting long shadows in this scene.

Union Pacific ALCO 4-8-4 Northern steam locomotive # 8444, is seen leading a rail fan excursion train on a main line photo-run-by Colorado, July 26, 1980 - 6. The train is now slowing down near the end of its photo-run-by. Looking back on the train you can still see many passenger's arms and heads sticking out of the train.

CSX Railroad assigned duty switcher GE C40-8W locomotive # 7390 is seen while moving in the yard at Erwin, Tennessee 2006. This locomotive will shortly switch some cars to make up an addition to an existing train. that is northbound. You can see the engineer in the front cab window.

Penn Central GG1 leads a passenger train on a former New Haven Railroad express track through the station at Green Farms, Connecticut, early 1970's. There are numerous old vehicles to be seen in the parking lots within this scene. This little station building reminds one of a small county depot that might be found along a single track branch line. This photo was provide to me by the photographer that capture this image on film.

New Haven Railroad GE EF-4 motors # 306 & # 307 are seen leading a manifest freight train past tower SS38 at Stamford, Connecticut, ca 1968, Bob Hughes Photo. It appears that motor # 306 has been recently painted.

Penn Central former New Haven Railroad High Street tower SS124 is seen along the main line (Shore Line Route) at Westerly, Rhode Island, ca 1970, Bob Hughes Photo. Vintage vehicles are within this scene as well as it showing a highly used main line track and a lesser used siding beyond. There is a signal jack (dwarf signal) situated along side of the siding, plus you can see the automated switch machine right next to the switch turnout.

Amtrak Champion southbound with 15 cars being led by EMD SDP40F 643 & another is operating on the SCL (ex SAL St. Petersburg-Tampa Line) and is seen crossing the trestle in Oldsmar, Florida, 5-1-1977, Fred Clark, Jr. This trestle passes over the upper end of Tampa Bay. You can see the engineer and also the fireman in the front cab windows, especially if you click on the photo to enlarge it. When the merger of the SAL & ACL occurred to form the SCL, they operated passenger trains from Tampa on the ex SAL line to Clearwater and then switched to the ACL line to Saint Petersburg and its former ACL station.

This photo is from the Fred Clark Jr. photo collection, courtesy of Mark Zelinski. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer Fred Clark Jr.

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New Haven Railroad GE EP-5 motor # 379 leads a westbound passenger train past tower SS38 at Stamford, Connecticut, ca 1968 Bob Hughes Photo. In the background you can see the traffic on busy highway I-95. This train is operating on the westbound express track. It appears that this train has a consist of all Pullman standard stainless steel lightweight cars.

New Haven Railroad EMD FL-9 locomotive # 2038 & another, lead a westbound passenger train that's stopped on a station platform track in Stamford, Connecticut, fall 1963. The consist of this train includes a RPO, REA-baggage car and a mix of lightweight and heavyweight coaches. Seen on the track to the left of the locomotives is a Pullman Standard stainless steel lightweight MUT waiting for its next assignment. By this time the old hairpin and stick pin fences had been removed and standard chain link fences had been installed between the east and west bound tracks.

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New Haven Railroad EF-4 motors led by # 307 are seen while heading to the yard area while passing by tower SS38 at Stamford, Connecticut, 1968. You can plainly see the engineer in his front cab window. On the left is one of the Pullman Standard stainless steel lightweight MUT's. Seen in the background is a portion of the downtown area and highway I-95. Bob Hughes was able to capture this image from his elevated tower location.

Seaboard Coast Line local freight train, led by GE U18B locomotive 391, is about to cross the ACL-SAL diamond and head down the old SAL Bay Pines Route to Saint Peterburg from Clearwater, Florida, 2-21-1977, Fred Clark, Jr. During this time period there may have been three to four local freight trains daily operating on this former SAL line between Saint Petersburg and Tampa via Oldsmar, Safety Harbor, Clearwater and Largo to service industries and businesses all along the route. Today the old SAL route is the Pinellas Trail (a walking & bike trail).

This photo is from the Fred Clark Jr. photo collection, courtesy of Mark Zelinski. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer Fred Clark Jr.

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Penn Central cab ride view of Northup railroad yard with Ex PRR ALCO 6 axle locomotive seen near a tower in Providence, Rhode Island, 1971. This tower may be for control of hump tracks. Bob Hughes took this photo from one of his various cab rides on former New Haven Railroad tracks.

New Haven Railroad EDER-5 class EMD FL-9 locomotive # 2012, is seen from an engine cab of a train heading in the opposite direction, as it leads a six car passenger train along the electrified main line on a platform track through Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1968. There is a good chance that this location is Bridgeport. Bob Hughes was on one of his many cab rides when he was able to take this photo in the early evening hours with the golden sun light shinning on the train. Below on the right there are siding tracks on ground level with a couple of box cars spotted there.

Denver & Rio Grande Western westbound Rio Grande Zephyr while operating on the main line is passing some MOW (Maintenance of Way) equipment in Colorado, Summer 1980. The first two MOW cars appear to be weed or vegetation control cars with tanks to hold chemicals to be used for right-of-way maintenance.

New Haven Railroad EP-3 motor leads an eastbound passenger train in the Mott Haven Yard area of the Bronx, New York, ca late 1950's. The heavyweight car painted in a similar scheme as NYC equipment appears to be a parlor car that may be now used as a coach on this train. The connecting tracks to the NYC Mott Haven Yard are out of sight and to the left side of the photo.

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New Haven Railroad I-4 class 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive # 1382 with its heavyweigh passenger train consist travels through the Cedar Hill yard area, New Haven, Connecticut, ca late 1930's. You can see the engineer in his cab window. The fifty I-4 Pacific's were the main passenger power for most main line passenger train assignments, with a few others being carried out by lower class pacifics and on occasion or by the R-1 class mountains with extra heavy trains. This all changed in the late 1930's, once the famous I-5 Hudson steam locomotives came on the scene, because the major named trains would then be assigned a Hudson steam locomotive most of the time.

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New Haven Railroad I-4 class 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive # 1393 is seen while stopped on the main line with a new stainless steel passenger car train in Connecticut, ca late 1940's. The train is stopped by a red block signal and must wait for a clear block to proceed.

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Conrail local freight train with a transfer caboose and the crew standing on the rear platform at Canaan, Connecticut, 1979. Two young observers are standing behind the old wooden New York Central caboose that's on historic display. This location is near and behind the station at Canaan.

Seaboard Coast Line EMD SW8 switcher # 19 is preparing at the station to couple onto the rear of a recently arrived Amtrak train and push it back into the yard at Saint Petersburg, Florida 1973. Often the duty switches may have a box car or two still coupled at the other end from servicing local businesses, and today it has a NYC box car. Various employees and crewmen are standing on the platform. The rear car on the train is a former Illinois Central car, and most likely the train is the Amtrak Floridian that originated in Chicago, with a section for Saint Petersburg.

Denver & Rio Grande Western EMD SD9 locomotive # 5305, with a chopped nose, is switching freight cars as seen from the Rio Grande Zephyr as it passes by in the yard at Grand Junction, Colorado, summer 1980. The lighting for these photos taken at Grand Junction was not the best. Numerous locomotives were seen in the yard area.

Penn Central operated ex New Haven Railroad EP-5 motor # 371 passes by tower SS38 to await its next assignment at Stamford, Connecticut, 1970. This motor is sure in need of a paint job. You can see an engineer in the locomotive cab window. Busy highway I-95 with heavy traffic is seen in the background. Bob Hughes was able to take this photo from his tower location.

New Haven Railroad ALCO RS-2 diesel electric locomotive # 0509, is seen on the Armstrong turntable at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, May 9, 1948. On the left side background is seen one of the Osgood-Bradley (aka American Flyer) coaches, that has not yet had it wheel well cut-outs installed as of this date. When viewing the right side of the photo, you can plainly observe the manual handle that is used by employees to turn a locomotive while it is on the turntable. This class of RS-2 locomotives includes the installation of a steam generator in the short high hood area. Notice at this time that the NY,NH&H script Herald is applied to the side of the cab.

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Amtrak Silver Star southbound running late on the main line, led by EMD SDP40F locomotive 630, with Amtrak Silver Star northbound, led by EMD SDP40F locomotive 641, that is seen while stopped in a siding while they meet in Largo, Florida 2-21-1977, Fred Clark, Jr. Fortunately there was a number of double ended sidings on this route for meeting to occur with out incidents.

This photo is from the Fred Clark Jr. photo collection, courtesy of Mark Zelinski. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer Fred Clark Jr.

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New Haven Railroad MOW train with derrick D-6 "Maybrook" is being lead by FM H16-44 locomotive # 1610 while heading westbound by tower SS38 at Stamford, Connecticut, fall 1968. This short trains includes a boom flat car and a caboose. Bob Hughes was able to take this photo from his tower location. On this day the weather conditions look rather dreary with dull lighting. You can see a crew member in the cab.

SCL Clinchfield Number 1 Ten Wheeler steam locomotive with it's excursion train heads North out of town after a station stop at Dade City, Florida, 7-24-1978, Fred Clark, Jr. The excursion train has 13 passenger cars along with a gondola coupled to the rear of the trailing F7B-unit, making the train 14 cars in total length. You can see a cab crew member standing and looking back on the train from the gangway area of the tender. Also you might also note that the train was coming down a grade at this location.

This photo is from the Fred Clark Jr. photo collection, courtesy of Mark Zelinski. Any credit for this photo must be provided to the original photographer Fred Clark. Jr.

Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for the purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.