Orphan trains: taking the rails to a new life

Clutching his brother's hand: Stanley Cornell

Missionary to "street rats"

Cheers for Michigan, the first orphan train

From newsboy to news maker: Andrew Burke

A baby doll of her own: Agnes Ruth Anderson Hickok

Just an adopted brat: Robert Hunt Hume

Mothers and many sisters: Edith Peterson

Pretending to be happy: Marguerite Driscoll Thompson

A little boy with a big imagination: Arthur Field Smith

What happened to them?

What happened to the orphan trains

Glossary.