Video of the 309 Dedication

The 309 dedication ceremony on July 5th was videotaped by Al Stasch, a commercial video producer. He generously sent us an 18-minute DVD of footage taken that day, and here are some excerpts. I decided to skip the speeches, which the DVD includes in full. I don't know about Ray or Nick, but after seeing the video I decided to fire my campaign manager and find some new speechwriters. Anyhow, on to the action!

First, breaking through the banner:



Then, coupling the two cars together. I thought this might be interesting because you seldom see Van Dorn couplers in action:



Then, we load the passengers and leave on the first trip:



And thanks to Al Stasch for posting these to YouTube and helping with the html!