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""  All Annuitants and/or Workers ""  Pre-Retirement
"" Current Worker ""  Railroad Career
""  Legislation ""  Retirement and /or Survivor Annuity
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All Annuitants and/or Workers

Question:  Who should I contact if an annuitant dies?
Answer:  Contact the nearest field office.  You must return any payments received after the date of death.
More Questions...
What Internet services are currently offered by the RRB?
How can the Help-line help me?
How do I send a secure message to my district office?
What is the Railroad Retirement Board appeals procedure?
How is the Customer Service Plan progressing?
Where is my district office and how do I contact them?
How do I report fraud?

Current Worker (including Unemployment or Sickness Claimants)

My railroad employer has offered me a buy-out.  How would accepting it affect my future benefits?
I am a railroad worker; how do I find out about open railroad jobs?
What is the benefit rate for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits?
What are this year's Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Taxes?
How do you read or correct a " BA-6 Certificate of Service Months and Compensation?"
What are the Occupational Disability Standards?  (Takes several minutes to load.)
What changes are there in the new benefit year for unemployment and sickness benefits?
Is the Railroad Retirement Board going to be there when I am ready to retire?
Longevity of Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries

Legislation

Where can I get information about the  Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001 (RRSIA)?

Miscellaneous Questions

What is the longevity of the railroad annuitant population?
What is the financial health of the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board?
Can I obtain genealogical information from the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board?

Pre-Retirement Questions

Question:  Can I get my annuity estimate online?
Answer:  Railroad workers who have not yet retired may obtain an estimate for themselves and their spouses.
More Questions...
What can I do to get ready for retirement?
View RRBVision Presentation View presentation on Advance Filing of Proofs for Retirement Read RRB's external link disclaimer
What are the conditions to be eligible for a Railroad Retirement Annuity?
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What if I need to retire because of disability?
How do you determine a current connection?
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What are the requirements for a spouse annuity?
When is military service creditable toward benefits under the railroad retirement act?
When is a divorced spouse entitled to an annuity under the Railroad retirement Act?
How is a Public Service Pension treated if you are a spouse or widow(er)?
I'm planning to retire, how will my accrued vacation time affect my annuity?
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Railroad Career

Is there a list of collegesRead RRB's external link disclaimer offering Associate Degrees in Railroad Operations Technology?

Retirement and/or Survivor Annuity

How does receiving a Social Security benefit affect my Railroad Retirement annuity?
How much is the cost-of-living increase?
What is the 2005 earnings limitation?
How do Railroad Retirement annuities compare with Social Security benefits?
How is my Federal Income tax affected by receiving railroad retirement benefits?
How are annuities partitioned by court decree?
What are the components of an employee or spouse retirement annuity?
How can I find out more about student benefits?
What events need to be reported to the Railroad Retirement Board?

 
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Date posted: 02/27/2009
Date updated: 02/27/2009