Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$39M
Total assets
49
Participants
86th
Percentile by assets
$804,093
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees · Sponsored by The Belt Railway Company of Chicago · Illinois · Transportation & Warehousing

$39M in assets, 49 participants

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago's The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees reported $39M in total assets and 49 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 86th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #3,297 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Where The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees sits by assets

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $39M for 49 participants (~$804,093/participant), down 23.9% in 2022.

$39M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
49
covered participants
86th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$804,093
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees sits by total assets

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$39,400,551 Top 14% higher than 86% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

State
Illinois
Industry
Transportation & Warehousing

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees outranks 86% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 0.4x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$52M
Net Assets (End of Year)$39M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN366000256
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Belt Railway Company of Chicago)

$56M$58M$60M$62M$64M 202220232024 $57M $63M ▲ +10.6%
Total plan assets by year, all The Belt Railway Company of Chicago plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 439 $57M
2023 2 422 $62M
2024 2 438 $63M

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees assets move in 2022? ▼
The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees declined sharply - down 23.9% during 2022, from $52M to $39M. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have The Belt Railway Company of Chicago plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Belt Railway Company of Chicago's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.6%, from $57M to $63M.
Where does The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dominion Energy Kewaunee Union Pension Plan in VA ($39M, 5 participants).

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  • By total assets, The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees ranks in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois. Compare plans
  • The Belt Railway Company of Chicago's sponsor-wide assets have grown 10.6% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 366000256.

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.