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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.