Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Association of American Railroads Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$80M
Total assets Below avg plan size
556
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$144,264
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Association of American Railroads Pension Plan · Sponsored by Association of American Railroads · District of Columbia · Transportation & Warehousing

$80M in assets, 556 participants

Association of American Railroads's Association of American Railroads Pension Plan reported $80M in total assets and 556 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #2,937 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Coverage in District of Columbia

Association of American Railroads Pension Plan covers 556 participants in District of Columbia, about 38% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $80M.

#2,937
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+1.4%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Association of American Railroads Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Association of American Railroads Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$80,210,864 Top 10% higher than 90% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 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 2023

Association of American Railroads Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Association of American Railroads Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (556 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Association of American Railroads Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$19M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Association of American Railroads Pension Plan reported participants fell from 625 in the plan year 2022 filing to 556 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Association of American Railroads Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $79M in the plan year 2022 filing to $80M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 536000125 · Association of American Railroads PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Association of American Railroads Pension Plan · $80M · 556 · 90th

  • VS-ST $80M
  • BOY 556
  • SCH 90th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Astoria Generating Company, LP Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #2937

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in District of Columbia →

Association of American Railroads Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Association of American Railroads Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

District of Columbia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$79M
Net Assets (End of Year)$80M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN536000125
Plan Effective Date1952-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Association of American Railroads)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Association of American Railroads plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$215M 6.317133126202087% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$205M$210M$215M$220M 202220232024 $202M $215M ▲ +6.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,231 $202M
2023 2 1,115 $209M
2024 2 1,116 $215M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in District of Columbia

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Association of American Railroads Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Association of American Railroads Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.080210864 · Participants: 556Association of American Railroads Pension PlanCentral Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers, Total assets ($B): 24.899227069 · Participants: 100627Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating EmployersIam National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 14.299885772 · Participants: 92151Iam National Pension FundUnited Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.510841748 · Participants: 52United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension PlanDanaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.889401706 · Participants: 3354Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension PlanLiuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.815316886 · Participants: 3533Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund
Association of American Railroads Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in District of Columbia, assets vs. participants
Compare Association of American Railroads Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Association of American Railroads Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside District of Columbia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Astoria Generating Company, LP Retirement Plan in CT ($80M); by covered participants it is Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan in MA (556 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (556 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Association of American Railroads Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Association of American Railroads Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 1.4% during 2023, from $79M to $80M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Association of American Railroads plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Association of American Railroads's sponsor-wide assets grew 6.3%, from $202M to $215M.
Where does Association of American Railroads Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Association of American Railroads Pension Plan ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Association of American Railroads Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Astoria Generating Company, LP Retirement Plan in CT ($80M, 85 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Association of American Railroads Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sappi North America, Inc. Central Mills Employees' Retirement Plan in MA (556 participants, $73M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 536000125.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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