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|OrganizationName=Railroad Retirement Board
|OrganizationName=Railroad Retirement Board
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies
|Mission=The Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) administers retirement, survivor, unemployment, and sickness benefits for the nation's railroad workers and their families. Its mission is to ensure that railroad employees receive benefits similar to those provided under Social Security, but tailored to the unique aspects of railroad employment.
|Mission=The Railroad Retirement Board administers benefits for railroad workers and families, ensuring retirement, survivor, unemployment, and sickness support similar to Social Security, tailored to railroad employment.
|CreationLegislation=Railroad Retirement Act of 1934; Railroad Retirement Act of 1974
|CreationLegislation=Railroad Retirement Act of 1934; Railroad Retirement Act of 1974
|Employees=974
|Employees=974
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|headquarters  = [[Bill Lipinski|William O. Lipinski]] Federal Building, [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], United States
|headquarters  = [[Bill Lipinski|William O. Lipinski]] Federal Building, Chicago, [[Illinois]], United States
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The '''U.S. Railroad Retirement Board''' ('''RRB''') is an [[Independent agencies of the United States government|independent agency]] in the [[Federal government of the United States#Executive branch|executive branch of the United States government]] created in 1935<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n2/v68n2p41.html|title=An Overview of the Railroad Retirement Program|access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref> to administer a [[social insurance]] program providing [[retirement]] benefits to the country's [[railroad]] workers.
The '''U.S. Railroad Retirement Board''' ('''RRB''') is an [[Independent agencies of the United States government|independent agency]] in the [[Federal government of the United States#Executive branch|executive branch of the United States government]] created in 1935<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v68n2/v68n2p41.html|title=An Overview of the Railroad Retirement Program|access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref> to administer a [[social insurance]] program providing [[retirement]] benefits to the country's [[railroad]] workers.


The RRB serves U.S. railroad workers and their families, and administers retirement, survivor, [[unemployment]], and sickness benefits. Consequently, railroad workers do not participate in the United States [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] program.  The RRB's headquarters are in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], with field offices throughout the country.
The RRB serves U.S. railroad workers and their families, and administers retirement, survivor, [[unemployment]], and sickness benefits. Consequently, railroad workers do not participate in the United States [[Social Security (United States)|Social Security]] program.  The RRB's headquarters are in Chicago, [[Illinois]], with field offices throughout the country.


In connection with the retirement program, the RRB has administrative responsibilities under the Social Security Act for certain benefit payments and railroad workers' [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] coverage.
In connection with the retirement program, the RRB has administrative responsibilities under the Social Security Act for certain benefit payments and railroad workers' [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] coverage.