the red carpet treatment

Well, after much searching (nothing on Bartleby's or Phrasefinder) I found this...stay tuned, there may be more:

>June 16-22: New York to Chicago to "Celebrate the Century of the Century!"

Is there anybody reading this page who is not familiar with New York Central's "20th Century Limited," arguably the most famous train in the world? It's inaugural run was on June 15, 1902, and the railroad's practice of rolling out a crimson carpet to welcome passengers to the train gave rise to the phrase "red carpet treatment."<

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http://www.nyc-3.com/future.html