US Railroad Retirement Board
Government AdministrationIllinois, United States501-1000 Employees
The Railroad Retirement Board is an independent federal agency established in 1935 under President Roosevelt's New Deal legislation. It administers retirement, survivor, unemployment, and sickness benefits for railroad workers, retirees, and their families, serving as a federal program that supports the railroad workforce. The agency is headquartered in downtown Chicago and maintains 53 field offices nationwide, with staff spanning information technology, benefit program operations, accounting, finance, procurement, and law. Its primary customers are railroad workers and their families, for whom it delivers income support and access to benefits across the lifecycle of railroad employment. In 2026, the agency announced a redesign of myRRB to update its online interface.