Railroad Retirement Board

RRB Completes Last Phase of New Toll-Free Service Project

February 2009

 

The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) announced that all of its field offices are now participating in its nationwide toll-free telephone service.

 

The final 23 offices added were Fort Worth and Houston, TX; Little Rock, AR; New Orleans, LA; Cincinnati and Cleveland, OH; Detroit, MI; Pittsburgh, PA; Roanoke and Richmond, VA; Charlotte, NC; Huntington, WV; Newark, NJ; Buffalo, Albany, Westbury, and New York, NY; Boston, MA; Milwaukee, WI; Indianapolis, IN; and Chicago, Decatur, and Joliet, IL.

 

The first 30 of the RRB’s 53 field offices participated in a two-phase implementation of nationwide toll-free telephone service during the period November 2008 through January 2009.

 

A single toll-free number (1-877-772-5772/1-877-RRB-5RRB) now provides RRB customers with easy access to the agency’s field offices.  In addition, the new toll-free number offers options for self-service through automated menus and automatic routing of calls to claims representatives in nearby offices during emergency and peak periods.

 

Contact the nearest field office of the Board for additional information or refer to the Board's Web site at www.rrb.gov.

 

Persons can find the address and phone number of the Board office serving their area by calling the automated toll-free RRB Help Line at 1-877-772-5772/1-877-RRB-5RRB, or from the Board's Web site.  Most Board offices are open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

 

U.S. Railroad Retirement Board

Public Affairs                                312-751-4777

844 North Rush Street                  312-751-7154 (fax)

Chicago, Illinois  60611-2092       http://www.rrb.gov

 

Posted:  02/26/09