Orphan Train is an American TV movie directed by William Graham which was broadcast on CBS on December 22, 1979. It is based on the Orphan Train Movement, associated with the early days of Children's Aid and similar organizations.

This is a fictionalized account, based on actual events.In 1854, there were over 10,000 abandoned, orphaned children living on the streets of New York City. Out of this desperate situation was born the orphan Train. This is a fictionalized account, based on actual events.

Other organizations quickly adopted Brace's system, and for nearly 80 years, children migrated across the country to find new homes. Finally, in 1929, amidst growing objections and changing welfare systems, the orphan train movement came to an end. FAQs – All your basic questions, answered!

Therefore, he arranged to send the orphaned children to pioneer families. The Orphan Trains and the practice of “placing children out” into homes that would accept them was the precursor to the modern foster care system in the United States. A quarter million children rode the orphan trains from 1854 to 1929.