Started by Yuki Tanabe (@yuki_reads) ·
the 2.5 km iron ore train across the Sahara
One of the longest and heaviest trains in the world, and people ride on top of the ore for free. Saw a travel video and couldn't stop thinking about it.
4 sources · 24 min down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- “mauritania iron ore train”
- Ended at
- Nouadhibou
The Trail
- “mauritania iron ore train” (youtube.com)
- Mauritania Railway (en.wikipedia.org)
- Zouérat (en.wikipedia.org)
- Nouadhibou (en.wikipedia.org)
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