Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Employees - Dispatcher Background Survey
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 | Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
[ "021:27" ] |
| contactPoint |
[ { "fn": "Office of Railroad Safety", "@type": "Kind", "hasEmail": "mailto:List-FRA-SAFETEAM@dot.gov" } ] |
| describedBy |
{ "@type": "Distribution", "downloadURL": "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": "Distribution", "title": "Dispatcher Background Survey", "modified": "2026-09-03", "accessURL": "https://data.transportation.gov/d/ieuq-74gr", "mediaType": "text/csv", "downloadURL": "http://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/Details/L04105" } ] |
| identifier | https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/ieuq-74gr |
| keyword |
[ "alertness", "employee", "fatigue", "pattern", "railroad", "schedule", "sleep", "work" ] |
| landingPage |
{ "@type": "Document", "title": "Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Employees - Dispatcher Background Survey - Dataset Home", "issued": "2018-12-17", "accessURL": "https://data.transportation.gov/d/ieuq-74gr", "publisher": [ { "@id": "https://data.transportation.gov/user/htbu-py9w", "name": "Federal Railroad Administration", "@type": "Organization" } ], "description": "Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Employees - Dispatcher Background Survey - Dataset Home" } |
| modified | 2026-09-03 |
| programCode |
[ "021:000" ] |
| publisher |
{ "@id": "https://data.transportation.gov/user/htbu-py9w", "name": "Federal Railroad Administration", "@type": "Organization" } |
| rights |
[ "public" ] |
| spatial |
{ "@type": "Location", "prefLabel": "N/A" } |
| temporal |
[ { "@type": "PeriodOfTime", "endDate": "2010-12-31", "startDate": "2003-01-01" } ] |
| theme |
[ { "prefLabel": "Transportation" } ] |
| title | Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Employees - Dispatcher Background Survey |
