On this day, Mauritania's “Train du Désert” set off for the first time with a foreign tour group (Servrail from Switzerland) from Ben Amira (PK 393) westwards to the port of Nouadhibou, runni... (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 "V5" including some loaded water tankers running through Ben Amira at PK 394 of the 650 kilometer long single track railroad from Nouadhibou to Zouérate. Pulling are SDL40-2 locom... (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)

On this day, Mauritania's “Train du Désert” set off for the first time with a foreign tour group (Servrail from Switzerland) from Ben Amira (PK 393) westwards to the port of Nouadhibou, runni... (more)

It is very surprising that there are very few photos from Mauritania on Railpictures.net yet, although diesel locomotives from the USA have been in service there for over 40 years. Let's start wit... (more)

It is very surprising that there are very few photos from Mauritania on Railpictures.net yet, although diesel locomotives from the USA have been in service there for over 40 years. Let's start wit... (more)

With the crew inside having beans, MD&W 22 idles outside the main shop and offices building in International Falls, MN waiting to go to work.

L779 back in Tampa.

L779 shunting in Plant City.

NYC RF-16 3817 was idling at Detroit enginehouse on August 2, 1962. Baldwin RF-16 "Sharks" A units 3804-3821 and B units 3702-3709 were the only such models on the New York Central r... (more)

A pair of Transkentucky Transportation Railroad B36-7's sit quietly at the railroad's shops in Paris, Kentucky. The crew will arrive shortly and get the two locomotives started up in prep for a da... (more)

Thanksgiving Sunday Extra. An unusual meet occurred on Sunday, November 25, 2012 when Amtrak Holiday Extra 1056 pulled in on Track 7 at New York Penn Station with MARC 4912 (HHP-8) for pow... (more)

The Stewartstown's Plymouth, nicknamed "Mighty Mo", is about to couple up to a 2-car Lancaster Chapter NRHS Special at New Freedom. To the left is the old PRR Northern Central, once dou... (more)

First Night. On the overnight of November 18-19, 2024, MTA Metro-North Railroad's first pair of Siemens SC42-DMs, MNCW 301 and 302, began road testing on the Hudson Line. This was the debut... (more)