By 1929, the orphan train stopped running altogether, but its principles lived on.

The last orphan train left for Texas in 1929.

But the orphan train, the enormous other half of the story, is curiously incomplete.

Between 1854 and 1929, more than 200,000 children rode the "Orphan Train" to new lives.

The railroad also made an appearance in the movie, Orphan Train.

The orphan trains, as they were called, left a psychic print, some counselors and historians say.

The last Orphan Train left for Texas in 1939.

The orphan trains ran between 1853 and 1929, relocating an estimated 250,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children.

It also appeared in the movie, Orphan Train.

Also at this historical train depot is where the first orphans from the orphan train were dropped off and adoped.