I was in Utica this past weekend, and used stealth technology* to photograph the severely vandalized steam loco t the Utica station. I want to share some observations with you guys, since this tragedy might resonate in a number of ways.
Engineer's side. I noted the crosshead guides were smooth and actually had seen some lubrication at the time 6721 was displayed. The rods and pistons had obviously moved.
Fireman's side, showing break in frame ahead of the steam chest.
Tender is damaged, but it appears to be pipe and sheet metal, and little irreversible damage.
Close up of tender and locomotive entanglement.
Locomotive cab was pushed back, destroying the foot plate and wood portions of the tender. A lot of sheet metal damage here, and possibly worse, but I hesitate to speculate until the two units are parted.
http://www.rypn.org/forums/posting.php?mode=post&f=1&sid=7b367eef30feb48935f3c6f2a5412295#This is where it took the worst battering. The "S" shape is the draw bar. In bending the draw bar, a great deal of shock was disipated, but it lifted the tender upward.
Forward tender truck is loose, while the pin is clearly seen above the bolster. The trucks do not appear to be damaged.
This is the pilot beam in fragments, along with the footboards. I don't know if it's possible to weld this mess back into a pilot beam, but smart people are out there. It's a massive reconstruction.
*Sadly, this means a camera phone.