[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 20, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 20CFR211.1] [Page 206] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD PART 211_CREDITABLE RAILROAD COMPENSATION--Table of Contents Sec. 211.1 General. Benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act are based in part on the individual's years of service and amount of compensation credited to the individual under the Act. This part defines what the term compensation means and sets forth the criteria applied in determining what payments are creditable as compensation under the Railroad Retirement Act.