The Train du Désert stopped in the middle of the Mauritanian Sahara desert near kilometer 517, between Choum and Tuadschil, so that some of the guests of the SERVRAIL group could change in the dr... (more)

Dromedaries and an about two kilometer long loaded ore train, called "mineralier", near Nouadhibou. Pulling are the SDL40-2 # 109, 103 and 117 in multiple control.

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)

SDL40-2 locomotive CC # 119 of the SNIM in the workshop of Nouadhibou.

In front of the large SNIM workshop in Nouadhibou are the SDL40-2 CC # 114, # 110 and # 101. # 101 was the first american locomotive in Mauritania in 1981, before there were used locomotives of th... (more)

After the journey from Boulenouar (PK 96), the “Train du Désert” arrived in Nouadhibou and was shunted onto the site of the SNIM's main workshop. In the foreground is the double-decker “sal... (more)

The “Train du Désert” with the Swiss tour group from Servrail arrived in Ben Amira early in the morning, still in the dark, after traveling through the night from Zouérate. At 07.15 AM, the ... (more)

The traditional saloon car train for the first Advent of the Pro Salonwagen RhB association on the 4.5 % gradient of the Wolfgang Pass between Davos Laret and Davos Wolfgang. Train 92042 ran from ... (more)

The traditional saloon car train for the first Advent of the Pro Salonwagen RhB association on the 4.5 % gradient of the Wolfgang Pass between Davos Laret and Davos Wolfgang. Train 92042 ran from ... (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)

When the 650 kilometer long railroad line was built in Mauritania between 1960 and 1963 to develop the iron ore mine near Zouérate, a total of 21 six-axle diesel locomotives were procured from Al... (more)

When the 650 kilometer long railroad line was built in Mauritania between 1960 and 1963 to develop the iron ore mine near Zouérate, a total of 21 six-axle diesel locomotives were procured from Al... (more)

SDL40-2 locomotive CC # 107 of the SNIM in shunting duty at F'derîk.

GPL-15T locomotive BB # 204 of the SNIM parked in Choum.

The Mauritanian "Train du Désert" (Desert train) with locomotive GPL-15T BB # 207 is ready for departure in Choum to Zouérate, a distance of 190 kilometers, for the swiss group of Serv... (more)