Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Employees - Fatigue Accident Validation Database
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": "Fatigue Accident Validation Database", "mediaType": "text/csv", "downloadURL": "http://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/Details/L03039" } ] |
| identifier |
"283.9"
|
| isPartOf | DOT-283 |
| issued | 2008-03-01 |
| keyword |
[ "alertness", "employee", "fatigue", "pattern", "railroad", "schedule", "sleep", "work" ] |
| landingPage | https://data.transportation.gov/d/sqd9-uqzd |
| 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 - Fatigue Accident Validation Database |
