Orphan Trains

Orphan Trains - Background on the orphan trains that brought children from overcrowded homes and orphanages in the big northeastern cities to homes out west.

The Orphan Trains - From P.B.S.'s "The American Experience." Provides information about the orphan trains designed to take their passengers to a better place and a fresh start.

Orphan Trains of Kansas - Stories, articles, bibliographies, timeline and other information on orphans shipped west at the turn of the century in hopes of a better life.

Riders on an Orphan Train - Provides a brief history of the orphan trains and the stories of riders Anna May Potthoff Keeton and William James Kimmel.