HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — Hastings officials will ask Amtrak to reconsider its decision to no longer employ a ticket agent at its train station.

Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari tells the Hastings Tribune that it discontinued the position after an employee left to accept another job within the company.

Hastings Mayor Vern Powers says he was disappointed when he learned of Amtrak’s decision to eliminate the ticket agent job last week. He says that he hopes it isn’t the company’s first step to discontinue service to Hastings.

With the position gone, customers departing from the Hastings station will have to purchase their tickets online in advance and either print or transfer their ticket information to a mobile device for scanning.