I think it's going to be a great train. It has been noted that the engine will, in fact, be orange in color, not yellow. The passenger cars should reflect the early orange color.
I don't have this engine on order, but I have the 613 with elephant ears on order. Both should be excellent models given the ex-MTH tooling and in particular, Lionel's recent home runs with the Pacemaker Mohawk and other well-executed fantasy schemes.