Information and Communications Technology Survey of Class I Railroad Train, Yard, and Engine Workers
This research assists the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in its desire to improve its understanding of railroader Information and Communications Technology (ICT) access, use, confidence, and preferences to create better safety-related programs and outreach campaigns for the industry. In conjunction with labor union partners, researchers surveyed a random sample of Class I train, yard, and engine (TY&E) railroaders during the summer of 2020. Responses generalized to the population and suggest relationships between ICT study variables and various railroader demographic differences, as well as differences between groups of railroaders depending on their preferences, confidence with ICT tasks, and use of ICT devices. Results pertaining to the Railroaders’ Guide to Healthy Sleep (RGHS) website provide qualitative data for FRA to use strategically
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Corporate Authors:
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Cambridge, MA United States 02142Federal Railroad Administration
Office of Railroad Policy and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590Federal Railroad Administration
Office of Research, Development, and Technology
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Authors:
- Howarth, Heidi D
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0000-0002-1150-6432
- France, Megan E
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0000-0001-7224-3982
- Snow, Juna Z
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0000-0003-1536-159X
- Harnar, Michael A
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0000-0002-5640-0738
- Publication Date: 2022-1
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 90p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Demographics; Information technology; Railroad engineers; Railroad yards; Surveys; Train crews
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01834487
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/FRA/ORD-22/03
- Contract Numbers: 51RR04AB20; K294, LM40, H023
- Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 25 2022 5:30PM