A quarter million children were touched by the Orphan Train movement from 1854 - 1929. Less than one hundred of these people still survive today to share their unique story.
Our history books lacked this pertinent information until recently. Although this was the start of what we know today as foster care and adoption, riders were often "looked down upon or felt ashamed."

I didn't know I had this before but it sounds very necessary. I work very closely with B & N. Many of my customers go to Amazon. The more books I get the more these outlets are critical. Now that my Orphan Train talk is with the Nebraska Humanities Council, things will "begin to happen." It just took time. Patience is key!

Climb aboard to hear the true stories
of the children who rode the Orphan Train By Train They Came: Fragile Excess Baggage, Vol. 1 is the perfect adjunct to Plains Bound: Fragile Cargo, which brought us the extraordinary history of the Orphan Train Riders. In this latest work, written especially for young people, the Endorfs share the personal stories of those whose lives were forever altered when they were taken by rail to be placed with foster families throughout America.

Praise for By Train They Came: Fragile Excess Baggage, Vol. 1 "The message of the lives of the Orphan...

Who rode the Orphan Trains? Children, still in diapers, searching for a home.
In this final volume of By Train They Came: Fragile Excess Baggage, young adult readers and history buffs alike can experience the touching and often surprising stories of those who, between 1854 and 1929, rode the Orphan Trains. This beautiful, full-color collector's edition brings to life important memories that spotlight a unique time in America's history-a time that impacted the lives of so many children.
Praise for By Train They Came: Fragile Excess Baggage, Vol. 2 "This book is a wonderful...