The Orphan Trains

7.8
/10
In the 1850s, thousands of homeless children roamed New York City streets in search of food and shelter. The Children's Aid Society sent the children on trains to rural areas, where families would take in the orphans.
S8.E4

American Experience

The Orphan Trains

season 8 episode 4

episode aired on november 1995

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7.1
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6.8
E2
6.6
E3
7.8
E4
6.2
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6.7
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7.7
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7.7
E8
7.2
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