Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Association of American Railroads Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $79M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 558
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 89th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $142,007
- Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Association of American Railroads Pension Plan · Sponsored by Association of American Railroads · District of Columbia · Transportation & Warehousing
$79M in assets, 558 participants
Association of American Railroads's Association of American Railroads Pension Plan reported $79M in total assets and 558 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.
- #2,854 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
Coverage in District of Columbia
Association of American Railroads Pension Plan covers 558 participants in District of Columbia, about 38% of the average District of Columbia filer (state average ~1,456 per filing). Assets: $79M.
- #2,854
- in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
- -1.2%
- assets change YoY
- 0.8×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $972K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$79,239,807 Top 11% higher than 89% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Association of American Railroads Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2024 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 (558 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Association of American Railroads Pension Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$972K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Association of American Railroads Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $80M in the plan year 2023 filing to $79M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 536000125 · Association of American Railroads PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Association of American Railroads Pension Plan · $79M · 558 · 89th
- EBSA $79M
- PART 558
- TYPE 89th
- NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
- BOOK near Latrobe Steel Company Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees
- VS-ST ind #2854
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
District of Columbia filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $80M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $79M |
| Net Income | -$972K |
| Employer EIN | 536000125 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1952-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- Central Pension Fund of the Iuoe & Participating Employers $27.4B · 103,525
- Iam National Pension Fund $15.0B · 102,493
- United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Plan $3.8B · 58
- Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund $1.9B · 3,559
- Bricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund $1.9B · 27,474
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 Latrobe Steel Company Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees in PA ($79M); by covered participants it is Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 123 Pension Fund in FL (558 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($79M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (558 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 123 Pension Fund (FL) 558 · 0 off
- Chicago and Midwest Regional Pension Fund (WA) 557 · 1 off
- Northwest Community Hospital Employees Retirement Plan (IL) 557 · 1 off
- American Income Life Insurance Company Collective Bargaining Agreement Employees Pension Plan (TX) 559 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.