The mauritanian iron ore railway passes Africa's largest monolith Ben Amira, which is 540 meter a.s.l. or rises about 370 meter above the desert. The about 2 kilometer long loaded iron ore train M... (more)

Both empty and loaded ore trains on the 652-kilometer route in Mauritania usually also carry other wagons, usually at the front or rear of the train. Here we see the loaded delayed train “M6” ... (more)

About 10 kilometers (7 miles) east of the village of Ben Amira there is a small rocky hill from where the long trains of the Mauritanian ore railway line can be observed well, while otherwise the ... (more)

The SDL40-2 CC # 118 built by EMD in 1997 pulls the about 2 kilometer long loaded ore train M6 of the SNIM (Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière) from Zouérate to the port of Nouadhibou a... (more)

The SDL40-2 CC # 118 was delivered to the SNIM in Mauritania in the last order in 1997 (# 117 to # 121). In total there were 21 SDL40-2 built between 1981 and 1997, all are in operation to this da... (more)