They weren’t criminals. They weren’t troublemakers. They were children — and America shipped them away by the thousands. 🚂🍀 In the late 1800s, over 200,000 Irish and immigrant orphans were taken from New York City, tagged like packages, and placed on the Orphan Trains heading west. Some were adopted by kind families… others were taken as free labor, their names changed forever. Children were lined up on stage while strangers inspected their teeth, muscles, and bodies — deciding who to take hom