Carpenter is one of three Pioneers who work for this railroad (see also Thomas Fiorentino and Joseph Bogosian). CSX joined three other major railroad interests in “Destination DC,” a ‘99 lobbying effort to prevent Congress from imposing new regulations on the industry through the renewal of the Surface Transportation Board. Carpenter organized a Bush fundraiser in ’99 that netted almost half a million dollars. He is one of the “Jacksonville Eight,” wealthy executives who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Jeb Bush’s ’98 gubernatorial campaign.