RRB Relocates Offices in Cincinnati and St. Paul
The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) recently relocated its field offices in Cincinnati, Ohio, and St. Paul, Minnesota. In both instances, the offices moved from leased private space into federal buildings, with the new locations within a block or two of the previous ones.
Both offices opened to the public at their new locations on September 24. The Cincinnati office moved from its previous location at 525 Vine Street to the John Weld Peck Federal Building, 550 Main Street, Room 1-770. The St. Paul office relocated from 180 E. Fifth Street to the Warren E. Burger Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 316 Robert Street, Room 304.
Working with the General Services Administration, the RRB has been reviewing its real estate footprint to identify opportunities to relocate offices from commercial locations to vacant space in federal buildings. The relocation of these two offices represents a continuation of this effort in 2025, with projected savings of approximately $1.2 million over a 10-year period.
The offices serve the railroad community from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Appointments for in-person service are not required but can be arranged through the agency’s toll-free number at (877) 772-5772. Customers can also communicate with the agency’s field offices by email through the agency website, RRB.gov. To send a secure email, click on the Field Office Locator tab then access the page for a particular office.
Director of Field Service Mark Blythe said, “We look forward to continuing to provide the highest degree of service to our customers in a cost-effective manner. These moves will save money while maintaining accessibility and convenience due to the proximity to the previous locations.”
He noted that the managers of the offices, Ashley Horn in Cincinnati and Justin Vandervegt in St. Paul, deserve congratulations for successfully coordinating the move with the RRB’s information technology staff to ensure timely network connectivity and availability of phone service, copiers, and scanning stations at the new spaces.
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The RRB, an independent federal agency headquartered in Chicago, pays more than $14.6 billion each year in benefits under the federal Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts, which cover the nation’s railroad workers and their families.