That’s relatively standard for start-ups and not awful on its face.

But its not clear from the ad copy whether they’re actually offering any kind of independent service, or whether they’re just doing the middleman bullshit, where they charge you a convenience fee to buy a ticket you could have just as easily obtained directly from Amtrak.

If this is just Ticketmaster For Trains, then its arguably even worse. The last thing we need is more privatized transaction clearing services.