Roundup: Amtrak train to San Diego runs out of gas? AAA says Labor Day travel down; Southern Baja drenched by Tropical Storm Julio

Good morning travelers! I hope your weekend didn’t speed by too fast. The good news is that we’re working our way toward a long Labor Day holiday weekend. Enjoy.

Labor Day travel | The Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA) reports that despite travel decreasing slightly this year for Labor Day, 594,000 California residents will be flying to their destinations and 3.5 million California residents will be driving. Two hundred thousand will be traveling in other ways. Read: Labor Day Travel Volume Slips Slightly

Local | I’ve never heard of an Amtrak train running out of fuel, but it happened Sunday night. Passengers on their way to San Diego had to wait about two hours for another train to push them the rest of the way. Read: San Diego-bound Amtrak train runs out of fuel. Were you on the train? Tell us about your experience.

Baja | Southern Baja has been drenched by Tropical Storm Julio. “Most vacationers rode out the bad weather Sunday inside their hotel rooms, but some ventured out on shopping trips and excursions,” reported the Associated Press. The storm is expected to weaken today. Were you stuck in Cabo San Lucas during the storm? How were your hotel accommodations?

– Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel & Deal blogger

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