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When the Orphan Train Came to Town

LOVE ROLLED IN ON STEEL RAILS

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Trains with KidsAmerica grew because of westward migration. We all know the stories of hardy pioneers loading covered wagons and heading west.

Yet for 75 years a much different type of westward movement relocated nearly half a million people in new homes far away.

This is the story of the Orphan Trains. Continue reading