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Contact Information

Email Address

My email address is eby_michael@sympatico.ca.

Corrections? Comments? Please feel free to express your opinions of the site, or correct me regarding any inaccuracies or broken links.  If I don't fix the problem, please tell me again!  This is a large site and it's hard to keep track of all its sections.

Drawing Requests

Let me know if you'd like to see new locomotives or rolling stock in the drawings, or updated versions of old drawings.  I try to fill out requests on a regular basis. I will not take payments for requests, but neither will I guarantee their completion.

Image Use

Photos and drawings on this site have been displayed on many other websites. Please email me for permission to do so. Terms of use of the drawings are described at the bottom of the Drawings page.

Contributions

I do not post image contributions any more, since I was formerly unable to keep up with updates on the rest of the site.  Feel free to send images or links nonetheless—I won't post images, but I do enjoy seeing them!

About the Author

Full Name: Michael John Eby (But call me Mike or Michael)
Date of birth: January 20, 1986
Home: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, 1 1/2 hours due East of Montreal. Within walking distance of both the MMA and SLR rail lines.

Occupations

• 2012-2013: Certificate in Computer Science at Bishop's University (Lennoxville, QC)
• 2007-2012: BA in Environmental Studies (with minor in History) at Bishop's University
• 2005-2007: Studied Mechanical Engineering at the Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke, QC)
• 2005-2013: Self-employed mowing lawns, landscaping, small-scale construction work and odd jobs (mainly summer)
• 2002-2013: Sound technician, webmaster and (starting in 2011) secretary for Plymouth-Trinity United Church.

Hobbies

• Trainspotting and modelling
• Photography
• Biking, hiking and enjoying the great outdoors
• Renovation and construction

Interests (aside from trains)

• The environment (trees and forests in particular)
• Subaru (and cars in general); daily driver as of May 2011 is a 2005 Subaru Legacy 2.5i manual (the previously-listed 1996 Legacy wagon was finally retired in late 2011 after almost 16 years of salt-infested winters)
• Music; can play the piano/keyboard
• Cats; pet cat named Rufus (and other cats in the family)

Railroad Perspectives

• Locomotives: I'm somewhat of an EMD fan, but I have come to like GE locomotives more than I used to. My favourite model (from a railfan's perspective) is the GP40-2L(W). With old, rare locomotive models, I favour locomotive preservation or use on smaller railroads over immediate scrapping.
• Railroads: I prefer small railroads. My favourite is the St. Lawrence & Atlantic RR, which I lived beside until 2008. My favourite large railroad as a child was CN.
• Railfanning: I've learned not to pass up an opportunity to catch rare or unusual equipment. I try to always remain on public property. I rarely drive great distances solely for railfanning, in the interests of the environment and fuel conservation.