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As I understand it, the issue for sleep disorders in railroad employment is Shift Work Sleep Disorder (SWSD).  To contract that disorder, one must work nights.  It can be further complicated by working irregular shifts that include nights.  It cannot be contracted by simply getting insufficient sleep during the time between work cycles.  However, if one does contract SWSD by working nights, one symptom of SWSD can be the inability to sleep during the day. In the report on the Iowa crash, the NTSB says the engineer and conductor were never evaluated for sleep disorders such as SWSD.  So I do not see how the NTSB can conclude that the engineer and conductor were suffering from SWSD.  Therefore, NTSB appears to be engaging in SWSD activism in carrying the water for a movement in the context of an ostensibly fair and objective accident report.  The appearance of the NTSB pushing an agenda of SWSD leads me to be skeptical of SWSD for the possibility of it being exaggerated to force the industry to pay for a costly remedy that will redound to the benefit of the special interests who will provide that remedy.
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