Art Smith's Story - Arthur F. Smith, an orphan train rider in 1922, tells his personal story.
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.