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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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Additional Info

Field Value
Maintainer Thomas Raslear
Last Updated March 6, 2021, 14:23 (EST)
Created March 6, 2021, 14:23 (EST)
Identifier DOT-283
Issued 2008-03-01
Language {en-US}
Modified 2018-12-19
Theme {Transportation}
accessLevel public
accrualPeriodicity R/P1D
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agencyProgramURL http://www.fra.dot.gov/Page/P0068
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landingPage https://data.transportation.gov/d/nakk-yyk5
license https://project-open-data.cio.gov/unknown-license/
phone 202-493-6356
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publisher Federal Railroad Administration
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temporal 2003-01-01/2010-12-31