Caption: Sitting at the east end of CN's Belleville yard, leased DM&IR SD9 154 sits ready to head up an eastbound extra freight, departing shortly after the arrival of train 5, the Lakeshore.

During the winters beginning 1963-1964 through the winter of 1973-1974, DM&IR SD9s and SD18s were often leased by CN, as well as CP and other lines, to fill out power shortages. The winter of 1965/66 saw CN leasing 20 units.

Scan and editing by Jacob Patterson.