When the “train du Désert” arrived at Ben Amira at 05.14 AM after the night journey from Zouérate, the empty ore train V3 from Nouadhibou to Zouérate was waiting there for the crossing and ... (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)

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)

In the SNIM workshop in Nouadhibou we can see the SDL40-2 CC # 104, built in the first batch in 1981.

The loaded and empty ore trains between the town of Nouadhibou on the Atlantic and the area of the mines in the Zouérate region have always been used by the locals, like her on the train M4, as t... (more)

The approximately 2 kilometer long loaded iron ore train M4 from the mines near Zuoérate and M'haoudat has completed most of the 16 to 18 hour journey and is about to reach its destination. A her... (more)

SDL40-2 CC # 107 of the SNIM is shunting water tank cars in F'derîk.

Roster shot of the SDL40-2 CC # 114 of the SNIM, pulling an empty ore train near Ben Amira. This locomotive was built in a third batch of 6 locomitives (# 111 to 116) in 1993 by EMD in Ontario/Can... (more)

Roster shot of the SDL40-2 CC # 109 of the SNIM, pulling a loaded ore train near Nouadhibou. This locomotive was built in a second batch of 4 locomotives (# 107 to 110) in 1988 by EMD La Grange. F... (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.

The SDL40-2 CC # 114, standing in front of the SNIM workshop in Nouadhibou, was built in 1993 in the third order of 6 locs. The SDL40-2 are an about 10 ton lighter version of the SDL40-2, with mov... (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.

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)

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