The Orphan Train Between the 1850s and 1920s, more than 200,000 children were put on trains and sent west — alone. Some found loving homes. Others were treated like labor. Most were never asked what they wanted. This is the forgotten story of the Orphan Train — when America tried to solve poverty by separating families and scattering children across the country. #Orphantrain Do you think this was rescue… or displacement? Tell me what you think. | Americanimmigrantstories