Amtrak passenger train

People will always step up when it counts. Commuters and emergency workers alike rushed to help survivors when an Amtrak passenger train derailed by Tacoma.

SEATTLE (AP) — Human error caused an Amtrak passenger train to derail as it headed north along the Washington state coast. Some of the 267 passengers only minor injuries in the derailment Sunday in Steilacoom, a town about 45 miles (73 kilometers) south of Seattle...