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Website. www .rrb .gov. The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board ( RRB) is an independent agency in the executive branch of the United States government created in 1935 [2] 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 ...
The Federal Railroad Administration ( FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The agency was created by the Department of Transportation Act of 1966. [3] The purpose of the FRA is to promulgate and enforce rail safety regulations, administer railroad assistance programs, conduct research and development in ...
The Railroad Retirement Program is a federal program that extends retirement benefits to railroad employees. The program was established in the 1930s and in addition to retirement benefits, it ...
The Railroad Retirement Revenue Act of 1983, also known as the Railroad Retirement Solvency Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-76), was passed on August 12, 1983. Among other things, it raised tax rates for the railroad retirement taxes. Without the enactment of this legislation, the Railroad Retirement Board would have been required to substantially ...
General Code of Operating Rules. The General Code of Operating Rules ( GCOR) is a set of operating rules for railroads in the United States. The GCOR is used by Class I railroads west of Chicago, most of the Class II railroads, and many Short-line railroads. [1]
Description Strasburg RR in 2004. Strasburg Rail Road is a shortline railroad that connects the town of Strasburg with Amtrak's Keystone Corridor mainline. The line is used for excursion trains, which carry passengers on a 45-minute round-trip journey from East Strasburg to Leaman Place Junction through nearly 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) in southeastern Lancaster County.
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak (/ ˈ æ m t r æ k /; reporting marks AMTK, AMTZ), is the national passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous U.S. states and three Canadian provinces.
December 26, 1957. ( 1957-12-26) (age 66) Evergreen Park, Illinois. Alma mater. Governors State University. Joseph C. Szabo (born December 26, 1957) is a former government official who was the twelfth Federal Railroad Administrator of the United States. Nominated by President Barack Obama on March 20, 2009, he was confirmed by the United States ...