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I would not dismiss your pool idea out of hand, especially on the basis of any cost issue.  The whole premise of this outside-the-box pool company is to deal with the extra cost imposed by sleep disorders.  So the cost has to rise.  The only question is whether it is cheaper for the railroad to manage the sleep disorder issue themselves or to farm it out to a specialized company.  There are many cases where businesses find it cheaper to get their labor from an independent contractor.   <o:p></o:p> It may very well be the case that this sleep/rest issue is so complex and challenging that it will be more cost effective to let an independent contractor do it.  And if that is what they decide to do, the pay will be whatever it will be.  Since this whole problem amounts to a new added cost, the money has to come out of somebody’s pocket.  But there will be no comparison between the direct railroad pay and pay through a third party agency because working direct won’t be an option.   <o:p></o:p> I suspect the sleep disorder issue will be accompanied by massive new federal regulations about how to deal with it.  I think that is what the NTSB activism in their Iowa crash report is all about.  So when the dust settles on sleep disorders and its relationship with national healthcare, it may indeed be the straw that breaks the camel’s back and changes the labor force from direct hire to a specialized, medically supervised pool.  If they can impose PTC on the industry, just think what they can do with fatigue management.
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