Well, upon checking... this morning, seems like the Wellbond did the trick...
there appears to be a positive, re-connection of the front safety railing system, on my MTH GEVO. Not only is it now intact, but, it also looks balanced/proportional... quite good.
I kept the little squarish ditch light housings, trimmed of the original stanchion(s), just in case I want to slip them back over the, now, bare lights; I think both approaches... look good. Gluing the housing in-place, if I choose that remedy, shouldn't be too difficult.
BTW, the Santa Fe "snoot" version SD40-2, that I recently bought, is visually "striking"; a great combination of body styling and livery...
Like the other Intermountain SD40-2's, the "snoot" version comes with it's own unique details... including, a well done mechanical box(probably, an air conditioner) on the cab roof; and, an amber beacon(just for appearance... it doesn't actually light up). You install the horn and a few extra details... as is the case, with the 2014 produced models. The 2015 versions have their horns already installed.
Like the BN version, no ditch lights: headlights are installed at the top, leading edge of the cab roof... between the number boards.
All four Intermountain 40-2's, have that appealing prime mover build... sounds, first, followed by great slow speed motion...
Rick