In Mauritania, disused railroad equipment, be it vehicles or superstructure material, is usually not scrapped but left standing somewhere. Near Boulenouar, at kilometer 96 of the 652-kilometer-lon... (more)

An SDL40-2 consist of the CC # 115, # 105 and # 108 of the SNIM pulls the empty ore train V3 from Nouadhibou to F'derîk/Zouérate through Boulenouar on PK 96. This is the train, which has usually... (more)

There is a large underground water reservoir near Boulenouar at kilometer 96 of the 652-kilometer railroad line from Nouadhibou to Zouérate. This is used to supply the villages and towns along th... (more)

In Mauritania, the disused permanent way material such as steel ties and rails is deposited next to the tracks and remains there. Some of the ties are reused for simple shade, as markings or even ... (more)

This is the last turnout of Boulenouar (PK 96) on the east side. The 652-kilometre-long railroad line through the Mauritanian desert is single-track throughout, with crossing points for the trains... (more)

The sun sets at around 6.30 pm. There is a large supply of groundwater in Boulenouar, and 16 taps are set up at the station to fill the water tankers that supply the entire route with water. Later... (more)

An SDL40-2 consist of the CC # 115, # 105 and # 108 of the SNIM pulls the empty ore train V3 from Nouadhibou to F'derîk/Zouérate through Boulenouar on PK 96.

This day, the "Train du Désert" with the swiss group of SERVRAIL made the journey from Ben Amira (PK 393) till Boulenouar (PK 96) and is standing now in the stub track of the small station. GPL-1... (more)

In Boulenouar, PK 96 of the 652 kilometer long line through the Mauritanian desert, a work train with new concrete ties loaded arrives with GPL-15T BB # 210, built in 2008.

As morning dawns in the Mauritanian desert in Boulenouar at PK 95 at 07.18 AM, there is fog on the ground. The work train with new concrete ties and the GPL-15T CC # 210, which had arrived from No... (more)

The "Train du Désert" with GPL-15T BB # 207 stands in the stub track of the Boulenouar station on PK 96 of the 650 kilometer long railway line from Nouadhibou to Zouérate. It will depa... (more)

Arrival of a work train loaded with new concrete ties from Nouadhibou in Boulenouar (PK 96) in the evening. The SNIM has a own tie production work in Nouadhibou. The train was parked overnight and... (more)

Empty ore train V3 (vide train 3) including some loaded water tankers running through Boulenouar at PK 96 of the 650 kilometer long single track railroad from Nouadhibou to Zouérate. Pulling are ... (more)