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)

Loaded ore train from Zouérate/F'derîk to the port of Nouadhibou only minutes from destination, following another loaded train in less then 1 hour distance. Locomotives SDL40-2 CC # 118, SD70ACS... (more)

A typical SNIM locomotive operation on the ore train route between the port of Nouadhibou and the mines in the Zouérate area and vice versa. Two SDL40-2 locomotives are often used together with o... (more)