Work Schedules and Sleep Patterns of Railroad Employees - Signalmen 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