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)

Empty ore train "V5" including some loaded water tankers running through Ben Amira at PK 394 of the 652 kilometer long single track railroad from Nouadhibou on the Atlantic coast to the mine area ... (more)

The evening before at about 6 PM or so, the empty ore train "V5" began its 652-klometer long journey from Nouadhibou on the Atlantic coast to the ore mines around Zouérate. The about 2 ... (more)

About 3 kilometers north of the railroad line through the Mauritanian desert lies the largest monolith in Africa, Ben Amira, the second largest in the world. Its height is given as 633 meters, but... (more)

Empty ore train "V5" including some loaded water tankers nearing Ben Amira at PK 394 of the 650 kilometer long single track railroad from Nouadhibou to Zouérate. Pulling are SDL40-2 loc... (more)

The empty ore train V5, about 2 kilometers long, slowly moves away in the direction of Choum. Above the train lies a cloud of diesel exhaust fumes, whirled up fine desert sand and dust from iron o... (more)

Northeast of Africa's largest monolith Ben Amira, there are several minor mountains in the Mauritania desert, about 9 kilometer north of the railway track. The about 2 kilometer long loaded iron o... (more)

Northeast of Africa's largest monolith Ben Amira, there are several minor mountains in the Mauritania desert, about 9 kilometer north of the railway track. The about 2 kilometer long empty ore tra... (more)

In front of Africa's largest monolith, the about 540 meter a.s.l. Ben Amira, which rises about 370 meter above the desert, the empty ore train "V5" (vide train # 5) from Nouadhibou to Zouérate is... (more)

There is almost no wind in the Mauritanian desert as the about two-kilometre-long empty train from the port of Nouadhibou to the ore mine near Zouérate approaches Pk 404 between Ben Amira and Cho... (more)

The SDL40-2 CC # 114 built by EMD in 1993 pulls the about 2 kilometer long empty ore train of the SNIM (Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière) from Nouadhibou to Zouérate at line kilometer... (more)

Through the Mauritanian desert, about 10 kilometers east of the Ben Amira monolith, a two to 2.5 kilometer long loaded iron ore train approaches from Zouérate/F'derîk to the port of Nouadhibou a... (more)