Orphan Train Museum
Virtual Tour
Visitors enter the
museum through
the entrance to
the 1917 Union
Pacific Depot,
where passengers
would purchase
tickets for their
journey.
Mary Mole Rupp Freight Room
The Freight Room features the general history of
Orphan Trains, including photographs of New York
City in the mid-1800s, life on the streets, the
Children's Aid Society and the New York Foundling
Hospital.
Robert Summers Men's Waiting Room
In what was once the Men's Waiting Room, the
stories of the men involved in the Orphan Train
Movement are told.  These include stories of
Charles Loring Brace, who helped found the
Children's Aid Society, Agent H.D. Clarke, who
placed many children in the Mid-West, and the
stories of Orphan Train Riders Hallie Garwood
and the Neal brothers.
Clara Morgan Women's Waiting Room
In the Women's Waiting Room, visitors can learn about Children's Aid Society
Agent Anna Laura Hill, and Orphan Train Riders Adeline Trowbridge and Mabel
Erickson.  Featured in this room (as well as in the Men's Waiting Room) are
larger than life size window banners depicting children who rode the trains,
accompanied by their stories.
Station Master's Office
The Station's Master Office is now the children's room for the museum.  It contains a
puppet center where children can act out the Orphan Trains, books on the Orphan
Trains, and an activity table where kids can draw, color and do other arts and crafts.