The RRB replaces Social Security benefits for railroad workers. The payroll deductions are higher, but so are the benefits. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

Benefits coordination can get complicated, so you should speak to both the Railroad Retirement Board and Social Security to better understand what your benefits will be. You can call the Railroad ...

Vested dual benefit payments and supplemental annuities also paid by the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) are not adjusted for the CPI change. In January 2023, the average regular railroad ...

In the case of railroad workers, retirement benefits are known as annuities ... according to the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. In this case, “creditable” refers to credits for a month ...

Any sickness and unemployment benefits received through the Railroad Retirement Board are considered taxable income. These benefits should be reported on your federal income tax return.

The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) administers Medicare benefits for railroad retirees and their families. Also called Railroad Medicare, these benefits are typically the same as those of other ...

required that railroad unemployment and sickness insurance benefits be reduced by a set percentage,” the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) explained. “This requirement was temporarily paused at the ...

WATCHING WASHINGTON, RAILWAY AGE JUNE 2025 ISSUE: Students of freight railroading are conversant with how Congress and the Surface Transportation Board’s predecessor ... reduced Railroad Retirement ...