Despite our best efforts we were unable to locate waffled, bagged, or burned sheets in either the firebox itself or the thermic syphons and only minor leaks were noted around a few bolts. The only notable repairs required within the firebox pertain to the syphon “diaphragms” and the replacement of about 60 crown bolts which no longer have a “head” protruding above the sheet. Many locomotives currently in service would be lucky to have a firebox in this good of condition.

Approximately 120 flexible staybolt sleeves had improper repairs made to them.
These repairs consisted of applying schedule 40 couplings to the boiler shell (by welding)
around sleeves which likely were no longer in a condition to contain pressure. These
couplings were then plugged with cast iron (most made in Thailand) pipe plugs. Schedule
40 pipe fittings are rated 150 psi steam in a piping system and they are not manufactured
of A105 material. The caps are also of a lower pressure rating due to their cross section
and they are not of a material or which allows them to be used as a first point of pressure
retention from the power boiler

A schedule 40 coupling was incorrectly applied by
welding to the belly of the second course in place of a previously existent washout plug. It
is unclear as to why this alteration was made to the locomotive boiler though we believe it
was for filling the boiler as there is a firehose fitting in the none code compliant/non-steam
rated ball valve which was utilized as a first point of pressure retention. Normally a fitting is
attached to the injector delivery line which allows for the same function without altering the
pressure vessel.

Most all crankpins are scored from a lack of lubrication. The most recent operator
for a long time did not possess any type of hard grease gun. Once one was
obtained it was “only used when the bearings started to get hot”. Check quarter on
pins, either trepan with a portable machine or quarter depending upon the condition
of the existent quarter and throw.

That being said, in much better condition than say, a park locomotive, or one that was sitting outside for decades.

And a lot better condition than all the naysayers who never actually saw 2100 when running at Tacoma wouldn't shut up about...

This mudslinging... it's possible that the real issues are personal antagonisms and/or animosities clouding their supposed judgement.

Are you suggesting that someone could take a nugget of truth, add in conjecture (their own or that of others) and mix it with personal bias to create an alternate reality which is then presented as fact on the Internet?