Leading Rail Safety Through Collaboration with Jolene Molitoris
Leading Rail Safety Through Collaboration with Jolene Molitoris  
Podcast: Stop Requested
Published On: Mon Jun 01 2026
Description: In this episode of Stop Requested, John Maglio, Levi McCollum and Christian Londono talk with Jolene Molitoris, former Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration and former Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation. As the first woman to lead the FRA, Jolene shares how her career grew from Ohio rail advocacy to national transportation leadership. The conversation explores rail safety, collaborative rulemaking, the creation of the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee, and why lasting progress in transportation depends on teamwork across government, labor, industry, and the private sector.