Awesome work, great luck, and good quick thinking! ; That's a rare one indeed -and very nicely done.
How'd you do the stitching? ; If you didn't already, you might try uploading Autostitch...it's free, it's one of the best pano stitchers out there, and you don't have to do anything but feed it the originals and go.
I pray for a ride stoppage while I've got my camera ready, but never seems to happen to me!