I finally bit the bullet and ordered this Lionel SP "Daylight" SD40 from Legacy Station. They did a superb job on this online order transaction-ordered Sunday, got it in Florida via USPS Priority mail on Wednesday.
It arrived damage free and is a superb runner just out of the box after an initial oil and smoke unit fill. This thing smokes like an MTH on the high setting, so I dialed it back so the smoke detector didn't get upset.
I thought when I first saw this in the catalog that it was a fantasy paint job. A little digging on the internet proved that the actual cab # did indeed wear this paint job. I think it looks great heading up a consist with my SP Trainmaster trailing.