{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-210.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 210.2","heading":"Definition of service.","body":"Service means a period of time for which an employee receives payment from a railroad employer for the performance of work; or a period of time for which an employee receives compensation which is paid for time lost as an employee; or a period of time credited to an employee for creditable military service as defined in part 212 of this chapter. Service shall also include deemed months of service as provided under § 210.3(b) of this chapter and any month in which an employee is credited with compensation under § 211.12 of this chapter based on benefits paid under title VII of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 210—CREDITABLE RAILROAD SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"1045a3285ace157be79170e2512d1bdb998d1dedcb3c9dc36a42490a51ec4522","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-210.1","next":"us/20-cfr-210.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}