Arthur F. Smith, an orphan train rider in 1922, tells his personal story.

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

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

Provides a brief history of the orphan trains and the stories of riders Anna May Potthoff Keeton and William James Kimmel.

From P.B.S.'s "The American Experience." This site provides information about the orphan trains designed to take their passengers to a better place and a fresh start.

An article about the orphan trains of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the children who rode them.