Omaha Zoo Railway (CFR1) 0-6-2T No. 395-104
Omaha, NE, United States 		Location: Henry Doorly Zoo
Status: Operational
Abbreviation Expansion English
1 CFR Caile Ferate Române Romanian Railways
Posted: Feb 22, 2022 @ 10:02:41 by Dale W Fickés
No mention appears to have been made of this locomotive’s history of work spanning nearly a century in Europe. It was originally Mori-Ario-Riva No. 2 “RIVA”, taken over by the German Heeresfeldbaln (HF) and conscripted for work in Poland during WWl. From 1918 it worked for Ind. Karpathoukraine, Galizien when, on the outbreak of WW2 it was once again made to work for the HF, on this occasion in Hungary becoming MÁV Siebenbürgen No. 395.104, moving in 1945 further east to Romania (CFR at Alba Julia-Slatna) with the same running number and in 1974 moved to the USA.
Posted: Jan 22, 2014 @ 09:01:16 by Ryan
This engine was rebuilt by the Midwest Central Railroad Shop Services in the 90s in Mt. Pleasant Iowa, Ryan Johnson, MCRR volunteer
Posted: Apr 2, 2006 @ 21:04:46 by Chris Little
I went to the Zoo and it is operational however what I thought I Saw was green paint turns out is still black but the right side tank had some prime red on it meaning that They've Primed both tanks meanig that they're getting ready to paint it just not yet and as you Know what is lef the color red should become invisible soon like the rest of it has. It is still a mystery wether they're going to pain it this year or during next winter.
Posted: Mar 19, 2006 @ 23:03:56 by Chris Little
Riva is ready to go I've peaked in several times now the lights have been on for a while now in fact they were on when it was still running season anyway the oil has been changed and runs start within a few weeks. The tanks have also been completely painted with green on them so it's time
Posted: Jun 19, 2005 @ 22:06:37 by Chris Little

I went to the zoo today and I have to tell ya Riva is running very well and the top of the boiler looks great. However if ypu are planning to go to the zoo in the next week or several minths the Riva might be a little strange because they haven't painted the Tanks green yet so they still look black and the rear headlights are gone from their hinges because there was a little accident with 119 and crushed its rear headlights so they are making new ones and haven't gotten done yet but once they are they'll be put onthe hinges and everything will be good for the Riva. Well then again theres another problem the front coach had one of its aksles broken so the Second coach will have to be hooked up to the trains until they get a new aksle which should be soon. This also means that the third coach will stay hooked up when they switch to 119. the third coach usually has to be unhooked sense 119 can only pull 4 coaches and they decide to originally to have the 4 & 5 coaches hooked up behind the 1 & 2 coaches because its a lot easier to get the signals from the 5 coach which is handicap acessable and where the condutor sits.

Posted: Jun 6, 2005 @ 21:06:01 by Sam Shull
Riva's new water tanks are installed and it looks like she may run this weekend, but if not the weekend after. Also, the air tanks and injectors have been moved below the running boards, so for the first time in its years at the zoo, it will not have all that extra stuff on top of the boiler.
Posted: Apr 28, 2005 @ 12:04:38 by Sam Shull

The bars on the the front and back of the engine are gone because they would not have cleared the platform at the new Kenefick Station.  Since the track has been smoothed out over the years, there is now little possibility that Riva will decide to jump a curve and bang her cylinders on the ground.  During December 2004 the water tanks were removed and new ones were fabricated.  They were not ready for the start of the 2005 season, and that is why 119 is pulling the train.

Posted: Apr 4, 2005 @ 19:04:23 by Chris Little
This engine also has a name it's the "Riva."
Posted: Mar 23, 2005 @ 21:03:04 by Chris Little
#395-104 did the 2003 season and now that #119 finished being worked on they were both able to run with #395-104 doing the weekend runs sense they need all the cars and #395-104 is the strongest. As a matter of fact the railroad got a new meaning they have 7cars now and #395-104 can perfectly handle all of them so the zoo now gots 6coaches and 1caboose at the end. The new coach is now the second coach meaning that they need to take off the caboose, last coach, and now need to take off the fourth coach so the handicap coach can be hooked up and they unhook these three cars for #119 sense it's can only pull four coaches. Also you see these bars that are behind the trailing wheel and in the front of the driving wheels well during its three years of being worked on they removed them permanitly so #395-104 no longer has them and they weren't exactly needed anyway so the engine doesn't need it on it if it's not needed and that's whats been going on with it.
Posted: Jan 10, 2003 @ 12:01:30 by Sam Shull
#395-104, more commonly known as "#104" or "the Austrian" was restored in the early 70's and made its first run on the Omaha Zoo Railroad in 1974. It came to the zoo because the crowds on busy days provided more traffic than 4-4-0 #119 could handle. #104 is expected to return to service for the 2003 summer season following a three-year overhaul in the zoo's shops.