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Know. >> reporter: drivers on the interstate below were injured as the train came crashing down, but none killed. dan konzelman jumped out of his car in snarled traffic and onto the train to help. >> we climbed underneath the train as best we could, and there was people, like, with half their bodies pinned who couldn't move and were in a lot of pain. a lot of them were screaming and moaning, but there was nothing we could do to help them really, so we just stayed with them. >> they're requesting all possible units. there's bodies on the freeway. >> when we got to the scene, it was obvious that...

At which these people are being treated. one is called st. peter's and st. joseph's in washington. i think the bulk of the people are being treated at mat abegan hospital. chris, this is just a matter of a couple of miles. in fact, it's adjacent to property that is a part of joint base mcchord. 55,000 people per day report to work at joint base lewis mcchord, most in uniform but not all obviously. >> i assume you were very much involved as this major project got under way for the newest expanded amtrak cascade service. i understand there was a lot of excitement about this. certainly if it was ...

Avoid the area. this is train 501. the cascades route going north to south. a very congested area for cars. this was a new service. there's about 14 miles of new and updated tracks along this route. the last known speed was reportedly, this is not confirmed, around 80 miles an hour. there's reports of massive damage in the area and according to the sheriff's department, injuries and casualties. those numbers are still to come. >> it looks like today was the first day for this expanded cascade service. if you're used to amtrak, it doesn't look like your typical train. it says cascades on the si...