Train Coloring Pages

How to Download and Print the Train Coloring Pages

1. Scroll down to view the available coloring pages.
2. Click the “Download PDF” button below the design you like — or click directly on the image.
3. Download the PDF from there and print it (formatted for A4 paper).

Enjoy coloring your favorite designs for free!

Train Coloring Pages (47+ Easy and Free Printable PDF)

Coloring Tips & Tricks for Train Coloring Sheets

Start with a Light Sketch of Your Color Plan

Before you color, quickly decide where you want bright areas (like shiny metal or windows) and darker spots (under cars, beneath wheels). A simple plan prevents over-coloring and helps trains look realistic.

Use Directional Strokes for Motion

Color in long, parallel strokes along the length of the train cars to suggest movement. For backgrounds, use horizontal strokes for tracks and soft circular strokes for clouds or steam.

Create Metallic Shine on Engines

For steel or chrome parts, layer light gray, medium gray, then a touch of white highlight. Leave a thin uncolored line along edges to simulate a reflective rim.

Make Steam Look Fluffy

Lightly shade steam with pale blue or gray around the edges, keeping the center almost white. Blend outward with a tissue to get a soft, puffy effect.

Add Realistic Weathering

Dusty browns around the wheels, a bit of charcoal gray near vents, and faint rust tones at bolts or couplers give freight cars a lived-in look.

Blend Sky & Landscape Smoothly

Use two blues for the sky (light at the horizon, deeper at the top) and blend where they meet. Add a faint purple or pink line near the horizon for sunrise or sunset scenes.

Pop-Out Details with Contrast

Choose one accent color (like bright red for doors or signal lights) against neutral car bodies to make small features stand out.

Texture the Tracks & Ties

Layer warm grays for rails and add short, uneven brown strokes across the wooden ties to mimic grain. Speckle the ballast with tiny dots of gray, tan, and black.

Keep Colors Clean on Simple Pages

For toddler or kawaii trains, stick to bold primary colors and clear outlines. Avoid heavy shading so shapes stay friendly and easy to recognize.

Finish with Fine-Line Details

After coloring, use a fine black or dark gray pen to retrace key lines (rivets, ladders, logos). This crisp outline makes the page look polished.

10 Creative Craft Ideas Using Train Coloring Pages

Accordion Train Banner

Color several engines and cars, cut them out, and connect with folded paper “accordions” between cars. Hang as a party banner across a wall or doorway.

3D Pop-Up Tunnel Scene

Color a front-view train and a stone tunnel. Cut slits in a folded card to create layers: foreground tracks, mid-ground train, background tunnel and trees for a 3D postcard.

Name Train Door Sign

Print lettered cars (A–Z) or add letters to each colored car to spell a child’s name. Mount on cardstock and add ribbon to hang on a bedroom door.

Magnet Freight Yard

Laminate colored engines and cars, glue small magnets on the back, and build a “yard” on the fridge with washi-tape tracks for endless rearranging.

Learning Car Cards

Turn colored boxcars into flashcards by writing numbers, sight words, or shapes on each car. Connect correct “cargo” cars to the engine during learning games.

Shadow-Box Locomotive

Cut out a colored locomotive and mount it on foam tape inside a shallow box frame. Add cotton-ball steam and gravel for ballast to create museum-style depth.

Holiday Express Garland

Use Christmas, Halloween, or Polar Express pages to make seasonal garlands. Add glitter on snow, metallic pens for bells, or glow-in-the-dark stickers for spooky nights.

Moving Wheel Mechanism

Attach paper wheels to a colored engine with brass fasteners (paper brads). The wheels rotate, letting kids learn about rods and motion.

Railway Storybook

Bind 5–8 colored pages with a stapled spine. Write a short caption under each image to tell an adventure—from the station to mountains, tunnels, and back.

Trackside Diorama

Glue colored trains to cardboard stands and place them on a shoebox diorama with marker-drawn tracks, pebble ballast, and popsicle-stick signals for a play display.