Train Coloring Pages (Free PDF Printables)

By: Papaya Ink Team · Last updated: October 14, 2026

A train is the only machine that gets a wave from strangers. Nobody waves at a bus. Something about a long line of cars sliding past on its own private road makes people stop, look up and lift a hand, and that feeling is what these train coloring pages are built around. Steam locomotives with spoked wheels and tall stacks, streamlined diesels, electric commuter trains under a web of wires, high-speed sets shaped like arrows, a monorail on stilts, a streetcar squeezing through a town square – the whole family is here, and every one of them is on its way somewhere: through orchards and deserts, along lakes and coastlines, into tunnels and out into the snow.

Click any sheet and it opens as a PDF in a new tab, ready to print. The pages are sized for US Letter and print just as well on A4, with a white margin on every side so nothing is lost at the edge of the paper. Line weight changes from sheet to sheet on purpose. Some pages are a handful of big clean shapes you can finish with markers before the coffee cools; others are packed with rivets, ballast, brickwork and rooflines, and will keep a sharp pencil busy for a whole evening. A few are drawn simple enough for small hands, but most of this page was made for people who stopped getting coloring books as gifts a long time ago.

Trains are grateful things to color because the real ones were painted in bold liveries: a deep green boiler with red wheel rims, a cream-and-maroon coach, a silver streamliner with a single orange stripe. Pick two colors for the engine and carry them down the whole train, then let the landscape be as loose as you like. Steam and smoke look best left white against a sky filled in with the flat side of a blue pencil, and metal starts to shine the moment you leave a thin strip of bare paper along the top edge of the boiler and every window.

Show me

Showing only black & white pages. 20 other pages are hidden.

Showing only pages with a color sample. 60 other pages are hidden.

No black & white pages here yet – showing everything.

No pages with a color sample here yet – showing everything.

Train Coloring Pages - Morning shift at the roundhouse. The big steam locomotive rolls out through the brick arch, boiler first, with a lantern and a tool chest left on the floor by the door. Detailed - rivets, spokes and brickwork; a fine-tip pencil pays off here. — Morning shift at the roundhouse. The big steam locomotive rolls out through the brick arch, boiler first, with a lantern and a tool chest left on the floor by the door. Detailed – rivets, spokes and brickwork; a fine-tip pencil pays off here.

Train Coloring Pages - Two cars, one long nose and a sky with room to spare. This bullet train is drawn in the fewest lines possible, which makes it the right sheet for markers: fill the body in one sweep and add a single racing stripe below the windows. — Two cars, one long nose and a sky with room to spare. This bullet train is drawn in the fewest lines possible, which makes it the right sheet for markers: fill the body in one sweep and add a single racing stripe below the windows.

Train Coloring Pages - An electric commuter train glides into a city platform, pantograph raised against the wires. Behind it, towers and treetops; in front, a glass shelter and a planter in bloom. Make the overhead lines dark so they read against the sky. — An electric commuter train glides into a city platform, pantograph raised against the wires. Behind it, towers and treetops; in front, a glass shelter and a planter in bloom. Make the overhead lines dark so they read against the sky.

Train Coloring Pages - Covered hoppers swing around a long curve between flat-topped mesas, a freight diesel on the point. Prickly pear and agave crowd the bottom of the sheet. The rock wants layers of rust, tan and pink laid lightly one over the other. — Covered hoppers swing around a long curve between flat-topped mesas, a freight diesel on the point. Prickly pear and agave crowd the bottom of the sheet. The rock wants layers of rust, tan and pink laid lightly one over the other.

Train Coloring Pages - Dad and daughter have been waiting for this one. The regional train pulls in, both of them wave, and the flowers in the planter get completely ignored. Try a bright coat for the girl and quiet tones for everything else. — Dad and daughter have been waiting for this one. The regional train pulls in, both of them wave, and the flowers in the planter get completely ignored. Try a bright coat for the girl and quiet tones for everything else.

Train Coloring Pages - Not every train is full size. This miniature park railway loops past a gazebo, a picket fence and flowerbeds, pulling open carriages with low sides. Candy colors suit it: a red cab, brass trim and a grass-green chassis. — Not every train is full size. This miniature park railway loops past a gazebo, a picket fence and flowerbeds, pulling open carriages with low sides. Candy colors suit it: a red cab, brass trim and a grass-green chassis.

Train Coloring Pages - Evening on the lake line. A diesel passenger train runs along the shore under a thin crescent moon, with reeds and boulders at the water's edge. Blend the water from pale blue to near-black toward the far bank. — Evening on the lake line. A diesel passenger train runs along the shore under a thin crescent moon, with reeds and boulders at the water's edge. Blend the water from pale blue to near-black toward the far bank.

Train Coloring Pages - One small tank engine, one puff of smoke, no cars to pull. Daisies up close, bushes at the back. An easy page: the shapes are large, the lines are few, and the whole engine can be a single shade. — One small tank engine, one puff of smoke, no cars to pull. Daisies up close, bushes at the back. An easy page: the shapes are large, the lines are few, and the whole engine can be a single shade.

Train Coloring Pages - Country station, single coach, one big tree leaning over the roof. The short steam train has just pulled up and the hills roll on past the roofline. Good for younger hands too - the station and the sky are mostly open space. — Country station, single coach, one big tree leaning over the roof. The short steam train has just pulled up and the hills roll on past the roofline. Good for younger hands too – the station and the sky are mostly open space.

Train Coloring Pages - The monorail hums along its beam above a park with a domed pavilion and a pond below. White suits the train itself; spend your color on the flowers in the foreground and the reflections in the water. — The monorail hums along its beam above a park with a domed pavilion and a pond below. White suits the train itself; spend your color on the flowers in the foreground and the reflections in the water.

Train Coloring Pages - Out of the tunnel and onto the viaduct: a streamlined diesel with snow peaks and a lake beyond. Classic streamliner livery is silver with one bold stripe and dark windows. Detailed - count the stones in the arch before you start. — Out of the tunnel and onto the viaduct: a streamlined diesel with snow peaks and a lake beyond. Classic streamliner livery is silver with one bold stripe and dark windows. Detailed – count the stones in the arch before you start.

Train Coloring Pages - Last car of the freight, first car for coloring. The caboose rolls past an apple orchard with a barn and silo further up the slope, apples over the fence and in the basket. Tradition says barn red for the caboose; the apples decide the rest. — Last car of the freight, first car for coloring. The caboose rolls past an apple orchard with a barn and silo further up the slope, apples over the fence and in the basket. Tradition says barn red for the caboose; the apples decide the rest.

Train Coloring Pages - Grain elevator on the horizon, hopper cars in front of it, wheat in the foreground. The locomotive leads a loaded train out of prairie country. Keep the wheat golden and let the silos go gray so the train reads clearly between them. — Grain elevator on the horizon, hopper cars in front of it, wheat in the foreground. The locomotive leads a loaded train out of prairie country. Keep the wheat golden and let the silos go gray so the train reads clearly between them.

Train Coloring Pages - Bold black lines and no fine detail. A steam train crosses a stone arch bridge over a winding river, with huge leaves framing the scene. This one was drawn for markers and poster paint - every shape is big enough to fill fast. — Bold black lines and no fine detail. A steam train crosses a stone arch bridge over a winding river, with huge leaves framing the scene. This one was drawn for markers and poster paint – every shape is big enough to fill fast.

Train Coloring Pages - Lavender close by, a row of cypress on the hill, and a two-car railbus rattling between them toward the farmhouses. Lavender is purple, the fields are striped, and the railbus looks good in almost anything that is not purple. — Lavender close by, a row of cypress on the hill, and a two-car railbus rattling between them toward the farmhouses. Lavender is purple, the fields are striped, and the railbus looks good in almost anything that is not purple.

Train Coloring Pages - A high-speed train skims the coast on a stone embankment while a sailboat tacks offshore and a lighthouse watches from the headland. Keep the rocks pale and put the strongest color into the water and the train. — A high-speed train skims the coast on a stone embankment while a sailboat tacks offshore and a lighthouse watches from the headland. Keep the rocks pale and put the strongest color into the water and the train.

Train Coloring Pages - First train after the snowfall. A commuter unit waits at a platform where snow sits on the bench, the luggage cart and the lanterns. Leave every snow cap white and work around it; the contrast does the rest. — First train after the snowfall. A commuter unit waits at a platform where snow sits on the bench, the luggage cart and the lanterns. Leave every snow cap white and work around it; the contrast does the rest.

Train Coloring Pages - Hanging baskets, lamp posts, a fountain, and a vintage streetcar easing through the middle of it all. Mountains show between the rooftops. Streetcars were often two-tone: try cream above the windows and a deep shade below. — Hanging baskets, lamp posts, a fountain, and a vintage streetcar easing through the middle of it all. Mountains show between the rooftops. Streetcars were often two-tone: try cream above the windows and a deep shade below.

Train Coloring Pages - Wires overhead, a waterfall behind: the electric train threads the valley beside a wooden signpost by the track. Detailed - mountains, forest, rocks and ballast. Start with the far peaks and move forward so the train stays sharpest. — Wires overhead, a waterfall behind: the electric train threads the valley beside a wooden signpost by the track. Detailed – mountains, forest, rocks and ballast. Start with the far peaks and move forward so the train stays sharpest.

Train Coloring Pages - The diesel and its coach pass a fence where a deer and a rabbit have gathered to watch. Nobody is in a hurry. Soft greens for the woodland, warm brown for the deer, and the train takes whatever pencil you have left. — The diesel and its coach pass a fence where a deer and a rabbit have gathered to watch. Nobody is in a hurry. Soft greens for the woodland, warm brown for the deer, and the train takes whatever pencil you have left.

Train Coloring Pages - Grand terminals were built to impress, and this one still does: stepped towers, tall arched windows and a station clock as wide as a door. A sleek electric train waits beneath it. Detailed - the facade rewards a ruler and patience. — Grand terminals were built to impress, and this one still does: stepped towers, tall arched windows and a station clock as wide as a door. A sleek electric train waits beneath it. Detailed – the facade rewards a ruler and patience.

Train Coloring Pages - Maple leaves frame the top of the sheet while an old steam engine, its tender and one coach cross the river beside a covered bridge. Fall colors belong here: amber, rust, and barn red for the bridge. — Maple leaves frame the top of the sheet while an old steam engine, its tender and one coach cross the river beside a covered bridge. Fall colors belong here: amber, rust, and barn red for the bridge.

Train Coloring Pages - Low concrete piers carry the line straight across the bay. A pair of sailboats drift by, the far shore is a band of pines, and the commuter train looks tiny against all that water - which is exactly the point. — Low concrete piers carry the line straight across the bay. A pair of sailboats drift by, the far shore is a band of pines, and the commuter train looks tiny against all that water – which is exactly the point.

Train Coloring Pages - Palm trees, hibiscus and a striped awning: the little railcar has reached the beach stop. Bold outlines and wide shapes make this a relaxed page. A surfboard leans against the shelter if you look closely. — Palm trees, hibiscus and a striped awning: the little railcar has reached the beach stop. Bold outlines and wide shapes make this a relaxed page. A surfboard leans against the shelter if you look closely.

Train Coloring Pages - Timber trestles were the cheapest way across a gorge, so the old West built hundreds of them. Here a diesel and two coaches roll over four wooden towers above a rocky creek. Detailed - shade every cross brace. — Timber trestles were the cheapest way across a gorge, so the old West built hundreds of them. Here a diesel and two coaches roll over four wooden towers above a rocky creek. Detailed – shade every cross brace.

Train Coloring Pages - Above the street, below the skyline. The metro runs on its concrete viaduct past balconies and rooftop water tanks, and the city carries on underneath. Gray for the concrete, then go bright on the trees and balconies. — Above the street, below the skyline. The metro runs on its concrete viaduct past balconies and rooftop water tanks, and the city carries on underneath. Gray for the concrete, then go bright on the trees and balconies.

Train Coloring Pages - A stubby switcher hauls a pair of flatcars stacked with logs away from the sawmill, tall firs on one side and a creek on the other. Draw growth rings on the cut log ends before you start coloring. — A stubby switcher hauls a pair of flatcars stacked with logs away from the sawmill, tall firs on one side and a creek on the other. Draw growth rings on the cut log ends before you start coloring.

Train Coloring Pages - Somebody runs a small locomotive and one coach through their back garden, right by the greenhouse door. A watering can the size of the locomotive sits in front. Ferns overhead, flowers below, and a very proud gardener nowhere in sight. — Somebody runs a small locomotive and one coach through their back garden, right by the greenhouse door. A watering can the size of the locomotive sits in front. Ferns overhead, flowers below, and a very proud gardener nowhere in sight.

Train Coloring Pages - Down at the docks a squat shunter pushes one container flat along the quay. Behind it a crane lifts cargo off a ship; closer in, crates and a mooring post wrapped in rope. Containers come in every color, so pick a loud one. — Down at the docks a squat shunter pushes one container flat along the quay. Behind it a crane lifts cargo off a ship; closer in, crates and a mooring post wrapped in rope. Containers come in every color, so pick a loud one.

Train Coloring Pages - Market day, and the modern tram curves through the cobbled square between fruit stalls and flower boxes. Its pantograph reaches up to the wire above. Leave its windows pale so the shops behind still read. — Market day, and the modern tram curves through the cobbled square between fruit stalls and flower boxes. Its pantograph reaches up to the wire above. Leave its windows pale so the shops behind still read.

Train Coloring Pages - Pumpkins in the front row, a fence, then the train gliding along under a barn on the hill. Every shape is generous and simple. Ideal for markers, crayons or a quick October afternoon with the kids. — Pumpkins in the front row, a fence, then the train gliding along under a barn on the hill. Every shape is generous and simple. Ideal for markers, crayons or a quick October afternoon with the kids.

Train Coloring Pages - Mountain lines that climb this steep often use a toothed rack between the rails, and this car is working its way up toward the peaks. A chalet station sits beside the track, wildflowers tumble down the bank. Detailed. — Mountain lines that climb this steep often use a toothed rack between the rails, and this car is working its way up toward the peaks. A chalet station sits beside the track, wildflowers tumble down the bank. Detailed.

Train Coloring Pages - Grandpa and granddaughter stop at a polished steam engine under the arched glass roof of a rail museum. She points at the wheels; he already knows the story. Brass bands and a black boiler look superb here. — Grandpa and granddaughter stop at a polished steam engine under the arched glass roof of a rail museum. She points at the wheels; he already knows the story. Brass bands and a black boiler look superb here.

Train Coloring Pages - Picnic basket, blanket, one excited boy and a dog who heard the whistle first. Mom and son watch the train cross the valley, smoke rolling over the hills. Warm yellows for the picnic, cool greens for the valley. — Picnic basket, blanket, one excited boy and a dog who heard the whistle first. Mom and son watch the train cross the valley, smoke rolling over the hills. Warm yellows for the picnic, cool greens for the valley.

Train Coloring Pages - Saguaros grow only in the Sonoran Desert, and the observation car at the back of this train has the best view of them. Wide outlines, big mesas, smoke trailing from the stack. A good sheet for poster markers. — Saguaros grow only in the Sonoran Desert, and the observation car at the back of this train has the best view of them. Wide outlines, big mesas, smoke trailing from the stack. A good sheet for poster markers.

Train Coloring Pages - Just the basics: a two-car electric train on a viaduct, one tower, one cloud, a few overhead wires. Very few edges to stay inside, which makes it a calm, quick page for beginners and small children alike. — Just the basics: a two-car electric train on a viaduct, one tower, one cloud, a few overhead wires. Very few edges to stay inside, which makes it a calm, quick page for beginners and small children alike.

Train Coloring Pages - Between storms the snowplow locomotive rests outside its shed, the huge steel blade bolted to its nose. Railroads still clear mountain lines this way. Pale blue shadows in the snow will make the yellow or red engine glow. — Between storms the snowplow locomotive rests outside its shed, the huge steel blade bolted to its nose. Railroads still clear mountain lines this way. Pale blue shadows in the snow will make the yellow or red engine glow.

Train Coloring Pages - The crossing gate is down, the windmill turns, and a streamlined train hurries by the farm. Five sunflowers fill the bottom half of the sheet with petals big enough for crayons. Bright, cheerful and quick to finish. — The crossing gate is down, the windmill turns, and a streamlined train hurries by the farm. Five sunflowers fill the bottom half of the sheet with petals big enough for crayons. Bright, cheerful and quick to finish.

Train Coloring Pages - Retired from the freight run, this caboose now lives in a backyard among daisies and a watering can. The cupola on top was where the crew watched the train ahead. Classic choices: barn red, yellow trim, black wheels. — Retired from the freight run, this caboose now lives in a backyard among daisies and a watering can. The cupola on top was where the crew watched the train ahead. Classic choices: barn red, yellow trim, black wheels.

Train Coloring Pages - Rain on the cobbles, puddles under the shelter, umbrellas waiting in a stand. The vintage tram pulls up anyway. Reflections are the fun part: repeat the tram colors faintly in the wet pavement beneath it. — Rain on the cobbles, puddles under the shelter, umbrellas waiting in a stand. The vintage tram pulls up anyway. Reflections are the fun part: repeat the tram colors faintly in the wet pavement beneath it.

Train Coloring Pages - Turquoise trains are rare, which is why this one stands out against the forest and a glacier-blue lake. The sample on top shows the palette; the outline below adds a boathouse, reflections and far more pines. Detailed. — Turquoise trains are rare, which is why this one stands out against the forest and a glacier-blue lake. The sample on top shows the palette; the outline below adds a boathouse, reflections and far more pines. Detailed.

Train Coloring Pages - Bright yellow, round-nosed and in no hurry, the local railcar stops at a tiny country platform with apple trees on both sides. Fat outlines and wide spaces suit for crayons or markers. — Bright yellow, round-nosed and in no hurry, the local railcar stops at a tiny country platform with apple trees on both sides. Fat outlines and wide spaces suit for crayons or markers.

Train Coloring Pages - Cherry blossom season at a quiet station: pink petals drift onto the track as a blue commuter train arrives. Copy the sample exactly, or swap spring for autumn and make the tree flame orange instead. — Cherry blossom season at a quiet station: pink petals drift onto the track as a blue commuter train arrives. Copy the sample exactly, or swap spring for autumn and make the tree flame orange instead.

Train Coloring Pages - Red diesel, cream coach, sandstone arches and a turquoise river underneath. The color guide works in warm layers, so start with the palest peach for the cliffs and build toward rust in the shadows. — Red diesel, cream coach, sandstone arches and a turquoise river underneath. The color guide works in warm layers, so start with the palest peach for the cliffs and build toward rust in the shadows.

Train Coloring Pages - Coral paint, cream trim and a round bed of tulips at the tram stop. Old townhouses in yellow and mint line the street behind it. A cheerful city page that looks good in almost any pastel set. — Coral paint, cream trim and a round bed of tulips at the tram stop. Old townhouses in yellow and mint line the street behind it. A cheerful city page that looks good in almost any pastel set.

Train Coloring Pages - Bright red tank engine, one matching carriage, and the sea right beside the rails. Dune grass waves in the front and a lighthouse stands on the far point. Polished brass on the boiler band is worth a yellow gel pen. — Bright red tank engine, one matching carriage, and the sea right beside the rails. Dune grass waves in the front and a lighthouse stands on the far point. Polished brass on the boiler band is worth a yellow gel pen.

Train Coloring Pages - Streamliners of the forties wore stripes like these, and they look even better with a huge sun setting over the mesas. Notice the guide paints the sky a soft peach rather than blue. Saguaros finish the scene. — Streamliners of the forties wore stripes like these, and they look even better with a huge sun setting over the mesas. Notice the guide paints the sky a soft peach rather than blue. Saguaros finish the scene.

Train Coloring Pages - Tulips taller than the locomotive tell you the scale right away: this is a backyard railway. A teal engine pulls one yellow wagon past the picket fence and an orange watering can. Simple, bold and quick. — Tulips taller than the locomotive tell you the scale right away: this is a backyard railway. A teal engine pulls one yellow wagon past the picket fence and an orange watering can. Simple, bold and quick.

Train Coloring Pages - Orange shunter, blue container, warehouses with their doors rolled open. Out in the harbor a crane unloads a red-hulled ship. Yellow mooring posts and hazard stripes on the buffer beam are the small details that sell it. — Orange shunter, blue container, warehouses with their doors rolled open. Out in the harbor a crane unloads a red-hulled ship. Yellow mooring posts and hazard stripes on the buffer beam are the small details that sell it.

Train Coloring Pages - White and blue with a long pointed nose, this high-speed set slices through a patchwork of green and golden fields. Plenty of empty sky and field means a fast finish; try a blended yellow-green for the hills. — White and blue with a long pointed nose, this high-speed set slices through a patchwork of green and golden fields. Plenty of empty sky and field means a fast finish; try a blended yellow-green for the hills.

Train Coloring Pages - Purple stripes, a glass dome and a beam that curves out of sight. The monorail circles a science park full of round trees. Color the dome in two or three shades of cyan so the panes read as real glass. — Purple stripes, a glass dome and a beam that curves out of sight. The monorail circles a science park full of round trees. Color the dome in two or three shades of cyan so the panes read as real glass.

Train Coloring Pages - Night travel, minimal style: a navy locomotive and a plum coach with glowing yellow windows, a full moon and a calm lake. Few lines, wide water. A violet sky instead of black keeps the page soft and readable. — Night travel, minimal style: a navy locomotive and a plum coach with glowing yellow windows, a full moon and a calm lake. Few lines, wide water. A violet sky instead of black keeps the page soft and readable.

Train Coloring Pages - Funicular cars are built in steps so the floor stays level on a steep slope, and this red one shows it perfectly. A lake island and a stone pavilion wait at the top. Big yellow flowers fill the corner. — Funicular cars are built in steps so the floor stays level on a steep slope, and this red one shows it perfectly. A lake island and a stone pavilion wait at the top. Big yellow flowers fill the corner.

Train Coloring Pages - Deep green paint, gold lining and a brass bell: the museum keeps this old steam locomotive on display outside its arched hall. Flower beds run along the front. Real engines were finished in exactly this kind of livery. — Deep green paint, gold lining and a brass bell: the museum keeps this old steam locomotive on display outside its arched hall. Flower beds run along the front. Real engines were finished in exactly this kind of livery.

Train Coloring Pages - Golden diesel, rust-red hopper, wheat to the horizon and a windmill turning beside the grain elevator. The outline is detailed in the grass; the sample stays flat. Pick whichever approach suits your pencils. — Golden diesel, rust-red hopper, wheat to the horizon and a windmill turning beside the grain elevator. The outline is detailed in the grass; the sample stays flat. Pick whichever approach suits your pencils.

Train Coloring Pages - Redwoods dwarf everything that passes them, even a maroon excursion train with a full head of steam. Ferns, a split-rail fence and a cream carriage complete the picture. Two browns on the trunks give them depth. — Redwoods dwarf everything that passes them, even a maroon excursion train with a full head of steam. Ferns, a split-rail fence and a cream carriage complete the picture. Two browns on the trunks give them depth.

Train Coloring Pages - Vintage tram, beach road, palm trees on either side. Red below, cream above and a teal roof, the classic resort colors. A sailboat sits on the horizon, and the shelter at the stop waits for passengers. — Vintage tram, beach road, palm trees on either side. Red below, cream above and a teal roof, the classic resort colors. A sailboat sits on the horizon, and the shelter at the stop waits for passengers.

Train Coloring Pages - Cobalt engine, cobalt coach and a red cabin half buried in snow. Bold, almost poster-like shapes make this one of the easiest sheets here. Leave the snow paper-white and shade the drifts with the lightest gray you own. — Cobalt engine, cobalt coach and a red cabin half buried in snow. Bold, almost poster-like shapes make this one of the easiest sheets here. Leave the snow paper-white and shade the drifts with the lightest gray you own.

Train Coloring Pages - An orange two-car shuttle runs in front of a row of sunflowers, with a windmill on the green hill behind. Everything sits in tidy horizontal bands, so even a beginner can stay organized. — An orange two-car shuttle runs in front of a row of sunflowers, with a windmill on the green hill behind. Everything sits in tidy horizontal bands, so even a beginner can stay organized.

Train Coloring Pages - A heron fishing between lily pads barely glances at the mint-green railcar crossing the marsh. Willow branches hang from the top left corner. Keep the water a strong blue and let the reeds go gold. — A heron fishing between lily pads barely glances at the mint-green railcar crossing the marsh. Willow branches hang from the top left corner. Keep the water a strong blue and let the reeds go gold.

Train Coloring Pages - Land, step off the plane, and the airport express is already at the platform. A control tower and a parked jet wait beyond the terminal windows. Bold lines and a sweeping roof make this a strong graphic page for markers. — Land, step off the plane, and the airport express is already at the platform. A control tower and a parked jet wait beyond the terminal windows. Bold lines and a sweeping roof make this a strong graphic page for markers.

Train Coloring Pages - New cars rarely travel to dealers on their own wheels; they ride inside tall enclosed autoracks, such as the one this diesel is pulling by the warehouses. A highway and a city skyline complete the scene. — New cars rarely travel to dealers on their own wheels; they ride inside tall enclosed autoracks, such as the one this diesel is pulling by the warehouses. A highway and a city skyline complete the scene.

Train Coloring Pages - Banana leaves, hanging blossoms and a glass roof overhead: a quiet shuttle glides right through the conservatory. Lily pads float in the pool up front. Use every green in the box and save one bright color for the train. — Banana leaves, hanging blossoms and a glass roof overhead: a quiet shuttle glides right through the conservatory. Lily pads float in the pool up front. Use every green in the box and save one bright color for the train.

Train Coloring Pages - A wooden-bodied streetcar rolls beside the park railings while a domed palm house rises across the lake. One broad shade tree leans over everything. Clean outlines and mid-sized shapes suit felt tips well. — A wooden-bodied streetcar rolls beside the park railings while a domed palm house rises across the lake. One broad shade tree leans over everything. Clean outlines and mid-sized shapes suit felt tips well.

Train Coloring Pages - The storm has just moved out to sea. Sunbeams break through the clouds, puddles shine on the coast path and a diesel with its coach runs beneath the cliffs. Try a pale gold wash for the light rays. — The storm has just moved out to sea. Sunbeams break through the clouds, puddles shine on the coast path and a diesel with its coach runs beneath the cliffs. Try a pale gold wash for the light rays.

Train Coloring Pages - Cap on, coveralls pressed, the engineer gives a wave before climbing into the cab of her streamliner. The station clock says the shift is about to begin. Denim blue for the uniform works nicely. — Cap on, coveralls pressed, the engineer gives a wave before climbing into the cab of her streamliner. The station clock says the shift is about to begin. Denim blue for the uniform works nicely.

Train Coloring Pages - Spring fair at the village depot: bunting strung across the platform, tulips in half barrels, a jug of lemonade on a checkered table. The train is just part of the party. Pastels everywhere, and a bold color for the flags. — Spring fair at the village depot: bunting strung across the platform, tulips in half barrels, a jug of lemonade on a checkered table. The train is just part of the party. Pastels everywhere, and a bold color for the flags.

Train Coloring Pages - Track crews check the rails from small inspection cars such as this one, here rolling by a reservoir and its concrete dam. Few edges and broad water make for an easy, calm afternoon. — Track crews check the rails from small inspection cars such as this one, here rolling by a reservoir and its concrete dam. Few edges and broad water make for an easy, calm afternoon.

Train Coloring Pages - Two rowboats tied to their posts, cattails at the edge, cottages on the hill and a short railcar trundling along the shore. Big simple shapes, so it works for crayons as well as for markers. — Two rowboats tied to their posts, cattails at the edge, cottages on the hill and a short railcar trundling along the shore. Big simple shapes, so it works for crayons as well as for markers.

Train Coloring Pages - Curved steel ribs, a glass elevator tower and a high-speed commuter unit easing to a stop. Tactile paving runs along the platform edge. Detailed - a gray scale from light to dark makes the architecture feel solid. — Curved steel ribs, a glass elevator tower and a high-speed commuter unit easing to a stop. Tactile paving runs along the platform edge. Detailed – a gray scale from light to dark makes the architecture feel solid.

Train Coloring Pages - Tank engines carry their water and coal on board instead of in a tender, and this one sits by a timber depot with a woodpile stacked high. Lakes and peaks fill the valley beyond. Detailed - rivets and wildflowers. — Tank engines carry their water and coal on board instead of in a tender, and this one sits by a timber depot with a woodpile stacked high. Lakes and peaks fill the valley beyond. Detailed – rivets and wildflowers.

Train Coloring Pages - Hexagons for leaves, triangles for mountains, arches for windows: this funicular climbs a hillside drawn almost like stained glass. Each cell can take its own color, which makes it surprisingly relaxing to fill. — Hexagons for leaves, triangles for mountains, arches for windows: this funicular climbs a hillside drawn almost like stained glass. Each cell can take its own color, which makes it surprisingly relaxing to fill.

Train Coloring Pages - Under a full moon and a scatter of stars, a local train winds up the cliff road toward the observatory dome. Dark blues and violets for the sky, warm yellow for the windows. Pines crowd the whole climb. — Under a full moon and a scatter of stars, a local train winds up the cliff road toward the observatory dome. Dark blues and violets for the sky, warm yellow for the windows. Pines crowd the whole climb.

Train Coloring Pages - Trunks so wide they frame the whole page, ferns knee-deep, and a vintage steam engine pulling an open-sided coach through the grove. Build the bark in vertical strokes of brown and rust. — Trunks so wide they frame the whole page, ferns knee-deep, and a vintage steam engine pulling an open-sided coach through the grove. Build the bark in vertical strokes of brown and rust.

Train Coloring Pages - Refrigerated boxcars once carried citrus from groves to cities across the country. A small diesel waits by the packing shed with two of them, orange trees lined up behind. Very simple, very bold. — Refrigerated boxcars once carried citrus from groves to cities across the country. A small diesel waits by the packing shed with two of them, orange trees lined up behind. Very simple, very bold.

Train Coloring Pages - Willow leaves hang into the frame, a path winds between two benches, and the tram crosses an arched bridge over the river. Thick outlines throughout. Good for a slow evening with gel pens or brush markers. — Willow leaves hang into the frame, a path winds between two benches, and the tram crosses an arched bridge over the river. Thick outlines throughout. Good for a slow evening with gel pens or brush markers.

Train Coloring Pages - Nothing but the locomotive, a tuft of grass and one cloud. The streamliner fills the page with curves and a single chrome-style stripe. Practice metal shading here: gray, white highlights and a touch of blue in the reflections. — Nothing but the locomotive, a tuft of grass and one cloud. The streamliner fills the page with curves and a single chrome-style stripe. Practice metal shading here: gray, white highlights and a touch of blue in the reflections.

Train Coloring Pages - Hobbyists spend years on layouts of this kind: a looped track, a truss bridge, a tunnel mouth, cottages and tiny trees, all on a sturdy wooden table. A toolbox waits on the corner. Detailed. — Hobbyists spend years on layouts of this kind: a looped track, a truss bridge, a tunnel mouth, cottages and tiny trees, all on a sturdy wooden table. A toolbox waits on the corner. Detailed.

Train Coloring Pages - Herons wade among the reeds while a modern train slides past on the far side of the marsh, and a boardwalk curves into the foreground. Cattails everywhere. Keep the water pale so the birds stand out. — Herons wade among the reeds while a modern train slides past on the far side of the marsh, and a boardwalk curves into the foreground. Cattails everywhere. Keep the water pale so the birds stand out.

Train Coloring Pages - A friendly steam engine with its coal tender, three spoked wheels and a row of daisies along the track. Wide open spaces and very little detail. One of the easiest sheets here, made for small hands. — A friendly steam engine with its coal tender, three spoked wheels and a row of daisies along the track. Wide open spaces and very little detail. One of the easiest sheets here, made for small hands.

Fun Things to Make with These Coloring Pages

Hallway train – color the engines and cars from several sheets, cut each one out along its outline and tape them nose to tail along a hallway wall at eye level. The line grows every time a new sheet is finished.
Lit windows – color the train, then cut out the windows with a craft knife and tape yellow tissue paper behind them. Hung against a real window, the whole train glows at dusk.
Ticket bookmarks – trim a finished sheet into tall strips, punch a hole at the top and thread a ribbon through. Each strip shows a different slice of the scene, like a stack of old railway tickets.
Watercolor sky – before touching the train, wet the sky area and drop in a wash of blue or sunset orange. Once dry, color the train with pencils; the soft background makes the hard lines of the engine pop.
Metal practice – pick one locomotive and color it entirely in shades of gray, leaving a thin unpainted strip along every top edge. It is the quickest way to learn how light sits on a curved boiler.
Shoebox diorama – cut the train out and stand it on a strip of cardboard inside a shoebox laid on its side, with the colored landscape glued to the back wall. A desk lamp from one side gives it real shadows.
Travel journal cover – glue a finished sheet to the front of a plain notebook, cover it with clear adhesive film and keep it for a trip. The train on the cover will outlast the trip itself.
Station banner – cut out the trains from a few sheets, glue each onto a paper pennant and string the pennants on twine. It works for a birthday, a moving-in party or a room that simply needed a train in it.

More Coloring Pages

Mushroom Coloring Pages - One portobello the size of a dinner plate, alone at the edge of the woods. It is simply a cremini that was allowed to grow up, hence the flat open cap and exposed gills. Dark brown gills under a tan cap is the classic look.

80 pages80 B&WMushroomColoring Pages

Whale Coloring Pages - Those enormous flippers are the longest of any whale, close to a third of the body, and every bump on the head holds a single hair. Males sing songs that change with the season across an entire ocean. Pale throat pleats, near-black back.

80 pages80 B&WWhaleColoring Pages

Zoo Coloring Pages - Through the gate and straight to the map. The boy is plotting a route, his sister has spotted something ahead, and the carved giraffe, elephant, lion and flamingo on the columns hint at what waits inside. Paint the ZOO letters in one bold color.

80 pages80 B&WZooColoring Pages

Pizza Coloring Pages - One slice pulled free and the cheese stretching after it, refusing to let go. A tomato, a sprig of basil and a mushroom sit beside the pie like ingredients that got left out. Big topping shapes and a thick crust ring - a relaxed start.

80 pages80 B&WPizzaColoring Pages

See all 22 sets