{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-216.11","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 216.11","heading":"General.","body":"A current connection with the railroad industry is required to qualify for certain types of railroad retirement benefits. The existence of a current connection is clear in most cases where entitlement or death immediately follows continuous years of railroad employment. However, there are cases in which the employee did not work for a railroad employer for a period of time before entitlement or death. In these situations, special tests are applied to determine whether the employee can be considered to have a current connection with the railroad industry for the purpose of determining his or her eligibility for an annuity or other benefits.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER II—RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD","SUBCHAPTER B—REGULATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT","PART 216—ELIGIBILITY FOR AN ANNUITY","Subpart B—Current Connection With the Railroad Industry"],"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":"33d48e1d1ec53b62d002b283b35b33825a2e550a90c56e33f45493c71d9a2ad8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-216.3","next":"us/20-cfr-216.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}