Can nonrailroad work before retirement break a former railroad employees current connection?
Full or part-time work for a nonrailroad employer in an interim between the end of the last 30-month period including 12 months of railroad service and the beginning date of an employees annuity, or the date of death if earlier, can break a current connection. Self-employment in an unincorporated business will not break a current connection. However, if the business is incorporated, compensated service may break a current connection. Federal employment with the Department of Transportation, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Surface Transportation Board (the former Interstate Commerce Commission), the National Mediation Board, the Railroad Retirement Board, or the Transportation Security Administration will not break a current connection. State employment with the Alaska Railroad, as long as that railroad remains an entity of the State of Alaska, will not break a current connection. Also, non-creditable railroad service in Canada for a Canadian railroad will neither break no
