The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will conduct the first of 15 “Safety Surges” to address necessary maintenance work on Metro rail lines June 4-16. Continuous single tracking will occur between the East Falls Church and Ballston stations, resulting in the reduction of trains on the Orange and Silver lines. …

Paris is preparing to close the RER C suburban Metro line as water levels in the River Seine continue to rise. The Louvre museum has closed to evacuate its works.

Belgian train drivers belonging to two unions began an unannounced and indefinite labor action on the evening of May 25. The extent and duration of service interruptions remain unclear; it is also uncertain whether train drivers will follow through with their previously-planned threat to strike for 24 hours beginning at …