[3] In order to simplify transport, the first manually operated Decauville Railway was laid in the city around 1880.

[2] S. 413 Because of the insufficient water depth in the harbour for ocean-going vessels, small boats transported the sacked peanuts from the quay to the ships anchored outside the city.

[4] A toll of two francs had to be paid to transport a ton of peanuts on the Decauville inner-city railway.

This toll, which was the main source of income for the city budget, amounted to three francs after the construction of the pier, because economic competition with Dakar no longer played a significant role for Rufisque since then.

[7] From 1902 the economic situation in Rufisque worsened because Dakar, 28 km (17 mi) to the northwest, became the capital of French West Africa, after and due to the construction of a deep sea port and the metre gauge railway, which made it more accessible than before.