Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$42M
Total assets Below avg plan size
45
Participants Small participant base
82nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$925,100
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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

$42M in assets, 45 participants

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago's The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees reported $42M in total assets and 45 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 82nd 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.

  • #2,662 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 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, $42M for 45 participants (~$925,100/participant), down 1.6% in 2024.

#2,662
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
-1.6%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $674K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees's outsized position 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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$41,629,518 Top 18% higher than 82% of 123,620 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 2024

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees is a small filing (45 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$674K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees reported participants fell from 49 in the plan year 2023 filing to 45 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees end-of-year assets fell from $42M in the plan year 2023 filing to $42M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 366000256 · The Belt Railway Company of Chicago PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees · $42M · 45 · 82nd

  • IND $42M
  • EOY 45
  • 5500 82nd
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Oneida Healthcare Center Pension Plan
  • EIN ind #2662

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 Illinois →

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$42M
Net Assets (End of Year)$42M
Net Income-$674K
Employer EIN366000256
Plan Effective Date1976-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Belt Railway Company of Chicago)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Belt Railway Company of Chicago plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$63M 10.567619253144764% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$56M$58M$60M$62M$64M 202220232024 $57M $63M ▲ +10.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 439 $57M
2023 2 422 $62M
2024 2 438 $63M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.041629518 · Participants: 45The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule EmployeesCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Oneida Healthcare Center Pension Plan in NY ($42M); by covered participants it is Employee Benefits Plan of Cp Rochester in NY (45 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (45 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees assets move in 2024?
The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees edged down modestly - down 1.6% during 2024, from $42M to $42M. Reported net income was -$674K.
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 82nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Oneida Healthcare Center Pension Plan in NY ($42M, 141 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Belt Railway Company of Chicago Pension Plan for Non-Schedule Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Employee Benefits Plan of Cp Rochester in NY (45 participants, N/A in assets).