Train Coloring Pages

Make free printable train coloring pages from 13 train pictures we drew ourselves: a steam engine with a coal tender, a diesel locomotive, a high-speed bullet train, freight cars (a boxcar, a tank car and a hopper), a city tram, a wooden toy train, a caboose, a train crossing a bridge, a train coming out of a tunnel, a subway train at the platform, a railroad crossing with a passing train, a monorail on its beam and a big simple steam engine for little ones. Every train is our own drawing seen from the side, with no film, book, game, toy or cartoon trains, no faces on the engines and no railway or makers’ names or logos, so the pages suit homes, classrooms and libraries. Print one big train on a page, a grid of four or six small ones, a scene of a steam train and two coaches in the countryside, a fold-in-half card, or a train mandala with small engines round the edge and a new pattern at the press of a button. Blank engines to decorate prints 1, 2, 4 or 6 plain steam-engine outlines with no windows, bands or spokes, so children can paint their own; one fills a 186 mm square on US Letter. Type a child’s name for a name page, or paste a class list to get the same train for everyone with each name at the top. Choose simple, medium or detailed lines, never thinner than 0.5 mm. Download one multi-page PDF for US Letter or A4, a 300 DPI PNG of every page, or an SVG. No sign-up, no watermark.

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How to make and print train coloring pages

1. Choose what to make: one big picture, several small pictures, the train in the countryside scene, blank engines to decorate, the lettering poster, a name page, a class set, a card, a mandala, or a whole pack.
2. Pick the picture, or tick the ones you want for a grid or pack.
3. Choose the lines: simple for little ones, medium, or detailed for older children and adults.
4. Add a title, change the poster words, type a name or paste your class list, and pick the lettering.
5. Choose US Letter or A4 and download the PDF, or a PNG of every page.
6. Print on plain paper at 100% (Actual size).

What you can use it for

• A transport, travel or history topic at school
• Train fans of every age
• Design your own engine on the blank outlines
• Class sets with each child’s name
• Toddlers: the subway train at the platform and the monorail on its beam with simple lines
• Detailed train mandalas and the bridge and tunnel scenes for older children

The 13 train pictures

Picture	Shapes to color: simple	Medium	Detailed
Steam engine with a coal tender	41	53	75
Diesel locomotive	35	39	49
High-speed bullet train	27	33	38
Freight cars: boxcar, tank car and hopper	48	55	70
City tram	33	37	44
Wooden toy train	24	28	38
Caboose	33	36	43
Train crossing a bridge	48	64	92
Train coming out of a tunnel	34	59	83
Subway train at the platform	11	31	34
Railroad crossing with a passing train	37	47	54
Monorail on its beam	13	15	26
Big simple steam engine	16	18	21

Shapes are the closed outlines the tool draws for each picture at each level, counted by the tool. Simple keeps the trains, wheels with their hubs, windows, rails and ties; Medium adds the boiler bands, doors, stripes and spokes; Detailed adds rivets, grilles, wheel rims and the smallest lines.

Blank engines to decorate

Engines per page	Each fits (US Letter)	Each fits (A4)
1	186 mm square	181 mm square
2	120 mm square	129 mm square
4	89 mm square	86 mm square
6	77 mm square	83 mm square

Sizes are for the page with No title chosen; a title at the top makes them a little smaller. Each blank outline is a plain steam engine (boiler, cab, roof, smokestack, two domes, lamp, pilot, frame, rod and three wheels with hubs) with no windows, bands, rivets or spokes (16 shapes), so the design is up to you.

Simple to detailed lines

Lines	Outlines	Small details	Good for
Simple	1.8 mm	1.4 mm	Toddlers, chunky crayons, big markers
Medium	1.1 mm	0.8 mm	Most children, colored pencils
Detailed	0.75 mm	0.5 mm	Older children and adults, fine pens and pencils

Line widths are measured at print size. The thinnest line on any page is 0.5 mm, so every shape stays open to color.

What you can make

Page	What prints
One big picture	One picture filling the page, with an optional title at the top and an optional frame
Several small pictures	Four or six pictures on one page, each in its own box
Train in the countryside	A steam engine pulling two coaches along the rails past hills and trees, under clouds and a sun; Medium adds the bands and windows, Detailed adds the smallest lines
Blank engines to decorate	1, 2, 4 or 6 plain steam engines, to decorate
Lettering poster	Two lines of big hollow letters to color (“All” and “Aboard” or your own words) above three pictures
Name page	Words such as “Colored by” and a name in large hollow letters, with three pictures
Class set	The same picture for every child, each page with one child’s name at the top (up to 40 names)
Fold-in-half card	Picture and title on the front, a small picture on the back: 139.7 × 215.9 mm (5.5 × 8.5 in) from US Letter, 148.5 × 210 mm (A5) from A4
Train mandala	A symmetric pattern with small steam engines round the edge; every pattern number gives a new design
Whole pack	Your ticked pictures, one per page, plus the scene, the poster, three mandalas and a name page if you choose

Titles you can choose: Trains, All Aboard, Choo Choo, Full Steam Ahead, Next Stop, Train Ride, or your own words. Lettering styles: Fredoka, Baloo 2, Sniglet, Cherry Bomb One.

Train facts to read while you color

• On May 10, 1869, two ordinary steam locomotives, Jupiter and No. 119, met at Promontory Summit, Utah, for the Golden Spike Ceremony.
• Jupiter was built in New York in September 1868, taken apart and shipped around Cape Horn to San Francisco, then rebuilt.
• Neither engine was first choice: Jupiter stood in for an engine damaged by a log, and No. 119 was sent as a rescue engine.
• Both engines were later sold for scrap.
• Working copies of both, true to within a quarter of an inch, were built from old photographs and began service on May 10, 1979.
• Count the wheels: the big simple steam engine has two large driving wheels and a small leading wheel.

Source: National Park Service, Golden Spike National Historical Park, Everlasting Steam: The Story of Jupiter and No. 119 (last updated 3 November 2026); read 11 November 2026.

Coloring ideas

• Steam engines: black or deep green with red wheels and brass domes.
• Modern trains: silver with a bright stripe; trams in cheerful red or yellow.
• Blank engines: paint your own livery, number and name.

Printing tips

• Every page keeps a 12.7 mm (half inch) margin from the paper edge, on US Letter and A4.
• Plain paper is fine for crayons and pencils; use thicker paper or card for markers or paint.
• Print one page first and check it before printing a whole pack or class set.
• Choose Detailed lines only with fine pens or sharp pencils, and Simple lines with chunky crayons.

More things to make

• Turn a photo of a train you rode into line art to color: Photo to Coloring Page.
• Draw your own symmetric patterns: Mandala Maker.
• A paper mask to color as a train driver: Mask Template.
• A word puzzle to go with the pages: Word Search Maker.

Frequently asked questions

Are these train coloring pages free?

Yes. Every page is free to make, download and print, with no sign-up and no watermark. All the trains are our own drawings.

Which train pictures are there?

13: steam engine with a coal tender, diesel locomotive, high-speed bullet train, freight cars: boxcar, tank car and hopper, city tram, wooden toy train, caboose, train crossing a bridge, train coming out of a tunnel, subway train at the platform, railroad crossing with a passing train, monorail on its beam, big simple steam engine. On top of those there is a countryside scene, blank engines, a mandala, a lettering poster and name pages.

Are there trains with faces or cartoon trains?

No. Every train is drawn from the side, as a machine, with no face on the front and no film, book, game, toy or cartoon trains or characters. Children can give their engine a name, a number and colors.

How are these different from the car and truck coloring pages?

They are new drawings of trains and railways only. None repeats a picture from our car or truck pages or the train station in our Christmas village pages, and no outline is copied from those drawings.

Which trains met at the Golden Spike?

Two ordinary steam locomotives, Jupiter and No. 119, met at Promontory Summit, Utah, on May 10, 1869, for the Golden Spike Ceremony that marked the first transcontinental railroad, as the National Park Service tells it.

Can children design their own engine?

Yes. Choose Blank engines to decorate and pick 1, 2, 4 or 6 per page. Each is a plain steam engine (boiler, cab, smokestack, domes, pilot and wheels) with no windows, bands or spokes. With no title, one fills a 186 mm square on US Letter; six fill 77 mm squares.

Which train pages suit toddlers and preschoolers?

Choose Simple lines: big shapes with thick outlines. The subway train at the platform and the monorail on its beam have the fewest shapes, as the table shows.

Can I make a page for every child in my class?

Yes. Choose Class set, pick a picture and paste the names, one per line, up to 40. Each child gets the same picture with their own name in hollow letters at the top, all in one PDF.

Are there train coloring pages for adults?

Yes. Choose Train mandala with Detailed lines: each pattern number gives a different symmetric design. Choose 16 repeats for the most intricate pattern.

Can I sell what I make with these pages?

Yes. The pictures are our own drawings, and the note under the tool sets out how you may use them, including for things you sell.

How do I print the coloring pages?

Download the PDF and print it on plain paper. Choose 100% or Actual size to keep the margins and sizes as drawn; Fit to page also works if your printer cuts off the edges.

Is anything uploaded?

No. Everything runs in your browser. Names and words are not sent anywhere, and nothing is saved when you close the page.