The Orphan Trains
They relied on the kindness of strangers. The stories of some of the 150,000 poor children who from 1854 to 1929 were sent away from the cities on trains, by children’s charities, to begin new lives with foster families far away.
About
The Orphan Trains
Documentary
They relied on the kindness of strangers. The stories of some of the 150,000 poor children who from 1854 to 1929 were sent away from the cities on trains, by children’s charities, to begin new lives with foster families far away.
Information
- Released
- 1995
- Rated
- PG
- © 1995 Janet Graham and Edward Gray
Languages
- Original Audio
- English (United States)
- Audio
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English (United States) (AAC)
- Subtitles
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English (United States) (CC)
Accessibility
- Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.