Arizona Eastern train and engine workers join BLET

Editor's note: This story has been updated.

Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) train and engine service employees have voted to join the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET).

The vote was certified June 13, BLET officials said in a press release. The vote at AZER marks the second property the BLET has organized with the National Mediation Board (NMB) in the past two years, union officials said.

“Across the country, locomotive engineers and train service employees at short lines have seen the strides our members have made in quality-of-life and scheduling and want to join us," said BLET National President Eddie Hall. "We have much more work to do. With our revamped organizing department, we’re just getting started.”

AZER operates 206 miles of track between Clifton and Miami, Arizona, and is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc.