(Source: Bloomberg News, August 30, 2012)
TAMPA, Fla. — With pitched baseballs and idled rail cars, companies such as Microsoft Corp., CSX Corp. and AT&T Inc. this week put their names, representatives and issues in front of the elected officials, senior aides and delegates attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
CSX, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, used two classic locomotives outfitted in the company’s blue-and-yellow color scheme to create a rail village for hosting receptions for convention delegates — including elected officials who oversee the railroad industry.
A green carpeted platform provides access to air conditioned cars filled with food and drink — including CSX- branded bottle water. One of the cars had a large rear platform that was used to accommodate President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s wheelchair; the vehicle later served as part of the funeral train for slain Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was shot during the 1968 Democratic presidential primary.
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