Steam Loco - Henry Doorly Zoo (Omaha Zoo) Omaha, NE, USA

[BoomerangTown]

@BuffettBobcat Agree I live here all my life

[LNER4771]

@BoomerangTown

I live 100 miles north in Cuming County.

[BNSF9250]

ignore the whistle. look at its cool shape there smell its exaughst feel the smoke shake the ground and you will fall in love with it as i did yesterday at the zoo. but i dont like the whistle.

[colinroxanduknowit]

I like the crown better

[ac120479]

That crazy train used to scare me when I was a kid. We'd go on field trips to the Henry Doorly every summer. Memories...

[Beerbaron1972]

WOW! This is the "Riva"... it worked in Mori-Arco-Riva railroad (Italy)!....

[metroareatransit]

WHISPER SOUNDS LIKE A GIRL SCREAMING

[metroareatransit]

LOL I WORK FOR THE ZOO

[955TYF]

Sorry for the late response, I am not sure about the origin of the loco ...

[chessiethecat]

The engine is a Austrian steam locomotive, built in 1890. Spent its life pulling freight and passenger cars, and was even working during both world wars. In the 1970s, it made it's way to Omaha, NE to work for the Omaha Zoo Railroad. Union Pacific purchased and rebuilt the engine, and donated it to the Zoo. It is a 0-6-2T.  The road foreman wants to keep it as close to original as possible, so the whistle is the original European whistle. I was there, this day working on the other engine.

[955TYF]

Thanks chessiethecat ... for the detailed information. I appreciate your efforts and subject knowlege

Regards,

955TYF

[955TYF]

By the way one thing which I personally liked most about the loco is the vintage style whistle and towards the end of the video you can actually see the steam being blown up the whistle!

[metroareatransit]

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER ONE

[chessiethecat]

The other engine is a 4-4-0 American Type, built by the Crown Locomotive Works in 1967, or around then. It is much weaker, having trouble pulling 4 cars at times. The whistle on it is much deeper. It is a sweet engine to run. This engine runs at the Omaha Zoo from Memorial Day to Labor Day on Weekdays. Saturdays and Sundays has the 0-6-2T running.

[lbmykey]

chessiethecat,

I use to work at the zoo years ago, I was at the zoo a few weekends ago and noticed a diesel engine with a creepy face. What is this engine going to be used for?

[chessiethecat]

This fun looking locomotive is going to be used as the weekday off season engine. When the Austrian 0-6-2T is running weekends, this diesel will run daily. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, it will sit idle, except for switching duties on Fridays, and Sundays. The Supervisor's for the rides are to be trained to operate it.

[BNSF9250]

your wrong yesterday this very engine was pulling the train,

[chessiethecat]

Yes, I know this one has been pulling the train. It has been for most of the Summer. The fire brick, inside the firebox collapsed earlier this year. It has been put out of service for the rest of the season, and I think the Crown will be getting it replaced all winter.

[chessiethecat]

That engine was donated by a group in Missouri, I believe. It is to be used at the end, and beginning of the season, during the weekday, before the Crown takes over operations. Being a diesel it is more fuel efficient, and easy to operate.

Since I left the Zoo almost a year ago, I do not know of the progress of the engine. Last I knew, the brakes, horn, and lights, weren't working. Oh, and some of the journal box supports needed to be fixed. It'll take time.

[BoomerangTown]

@chessiethecat in the 60's it was in a other country

[goonwichabigass]

This Must be a barrowed european steamer right?

[joneau261]

It's from Austria, an unusual 30" gauge engine. The Zoo does own it.

Nice video. I really don't mind foreign steam engines but HOLY COW, what is with that whistle?

- Jonathan

[JonatanGronoset]

French and Swedish whistles sounds like this. :]