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Word: hemingford (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usage:

...Justice Department decided that the abrupt cancellation of an Omaha-to-Billings, Mont., train last summer at remote Hemingford, Neb., was outrageous enough to file criminal charges against two Burlington Lines executives. When an expiring court injunction permitted abandonment of the service, they had the train flagged down in mid-run, stranding several irate passengers. The executives were accused of failing to provide service for tickets previously sold; if convicted, they would face fines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Railroads: The Unloved Passenger | 1/5/1970 | See Source »

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