Canada - The twin brother of Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer says he feels as if a part of him is missing after a Calgary-based Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) crew was killed in a train derailment near the Alberta-B.C. border.
 
"I feel like half of me is gone now," Jeremy Waldenberger-Bulmer said of his late brother, Daniel.
 
"Growing up, we fought like any other siblings would, but we were also inseparable."
 
"Daniel lived an amazing life. He got to experience a lot of things in the short time he was with us. He always lived his life to the fullest."
 
Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer, 26, was killed when a westbound freight train left the tracks about 01:00 on Monday just east of Field, B.C., about 200 kilometres west of Calgary.
 
The accident prompted union leaders to demand action in the wake of a mounting death toll among railway workers.
 
"My 19-month-old daughter is walking around saying Unco Dano as a constant reminder he is still with us," Jeremy said.
 
Dozens of Daniel's friends and family members shared their grief over social media, some saying they were "lost for words" after hearing the "tragic news" of their friend's death.
 
Jeremy said his brother was an avid golfer and "always brightened up the room, and was always able to put a smile on people's faces."
 
Two other CP employees, conductor Dylan Paradis, and locomotive engineer Andrew Dockrell, were also killed when the train derailed near a bridge over the Kicking Horse River, plunging some 60 metres to the icy waters below.
 
Two locomotives and 99 covered hopper cars left the tracks.
 
Jeremy also works for CP as a conductor and said he "had the privilege of working alongside" Paradis and Dockrell during his career.
 
"When Daniel got paired with Dylan he requested that Dylan remain his coach, because he looked up to him and loved everything Dylan was teaching him," Jeremy said.
 
"My heart goes out to everyone grieving."
 
Paradis was a father of two young girls.
 
Friends have started a GoFundMe campaign to support Paradis' family, saying all funds will go to his wife, Jen, and his daughters.
 
"He was kind, hilarious, hardworking, easy-going, and in love with his family," the fundraising page reads.
 
"They were everything to him."
 
The fundraiser had already received more than $5,000 of a $10,000 goal by 12:30 on Tuesday.
 
A group of railway workers have also started a GoFundMe to help all three of the men's families with expenses.
 
More than $29,500 of a $60,000 goal had been raised less than 24 hours after the incident.
 
Dave Fulton, general chairman with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), said the union has been giving "assistance in any way that the families need."
 
"CP is reaching out to them as well, obviously, and between the union and CP we're ensuring that the families' concerns are met," he said.
 
Daniel only began as a trainee in November, moving to Calgary from Victoria, and was "excited to have a life of railroading," Jeremy said.
 
Monday's fatal incident marked the eighth railway worker killed in Canada since 2017, spurring TCRC president Lyndon Isaack to demand a review of the industry to ensure the safety of workers.
 
Greg Edwards with the union said the Calgary-based crew had just taken over the train from a different crew at the Partridge station shortly before the derailment.
 
Fulton said the union has been "in contact with that crew and we've been offering our support and continue to offer our support."
 
"It's a difficult time for them and they're dealing with it in the best way they can, just like the rest of everyone in Calgary and Revelstoke," Fulton said.
 
James Carmichael with the Transportation Safety Board said the train had stopped for "approximately two hours" just a few kilometres east of where it jumped the tracks.
 
Emergency brakes had been applied to hold the train in place, and although the investigation is ongoing, Carmichael said initial reports show "the brakes releasing and the train starting to move" on its own.
 
Ryan Rumbolt.