Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Employees
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a study of the work schedules and sleep patterns of railroad employees. The purpose of the study was to understand work-schedule related fatigue that affects various categories of railroad employees by documenting a group's work/rest schedules and sleep patterns to ascertain their impact on the level of fatigue/alertness.Employees surveyed include: signalmen, maintenance of way (MOW) workers, dispatchers, and train & engine service workers (in both freight and passenger train service)
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| accrualPeriodicity | R/P1D |
| agencyDataSeriesURL | http://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0604 |
| agencyProgramURL | http://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0068 |
| analysisUnit | Employee |
| bureauCode |
[
"[ "021:27" ]"
]
|
| categoryDesignation | Research |
| collectionInstrument | http://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0604 |
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Office of Railroad Safety",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:List-FRA-SAFETEAM@dot.gov"
}
|
| dataQuality |
true
|
| describedBy | http://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0604 |
| description | The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a study of the work schedules and sleep patterns of railroad employees. The purpose of the study was to understand work-schedule related fatigue that affects various categories of railroad employees by documenting a group's work/rest schedules and sleep patterns to ascertain their impact on the level of fatigue/alertness.Employees surveyed include: signalmen, maintenance of way (MOW) workers, dispatchers, and train & engine service workers (in both freight and passenger train service) |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Dispatcher Background Survey",
"mediaType": "text/csv",
"downloadURL": "http://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/Details/L04105"
}
]
|
| identifier | DOT-283 |
| issued | 2008-03-01 |
| keyword |
[
"alertness",
"employee",
"fatigue",
"pattern",
"railroad",
"schedule",
"sleep",
"work"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data.transportation.gov/d/nakk-yyk5 |
| language |
[
"en-US"
]
|
| license | https://project-open-data.cio.gov/unknown-license/ |
| modified | 2026-04-14 |
| phone | 202-493-6356 |
| programCode |
[
"[ "021:000" ]"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Federal Railroad Administration",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| references |
[
"http://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0604"
]
|
| spatial | N/A |
| temporal | 2003-01-01/2010-12-31 |
| theme |
[
"[ "Transportation" ]"
]
|
| title | Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Employees |
