Steam Train Coloring Page
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Prints on one US Letter page. Print at 100% / "Actual size". Free for personal and classroom use.
About this coloring page
A steam locomotive rolls along a railway track that runs across the bottom of the page. It has a tall smokestack, a dome, a round boiler front with a big headlamp, a cab with windows and a cowcatcher at the front. Large spoked wheels are joined by a connecting rod, and a coal tender with smaller wheels follows behind.
Coloring ideas
Black, red and gold are traditional colors for a steam engine, but a bright blue or green train looks just as good. Color the wheels in a contrasting shade and the railroad ties in brown. Add puffs of gray smoke above the stack, and draw hills or a tunnel in the background.
Skills practiced
Trains are great for talking about how things moved before cars, and steam engines are a simple introduction to how heat can make things move. Counting the wheels and the railroad ties, then comparing the totals, adds number practice.
Printing tips
The many small parts call for colored pencils or fine markers and a little patience. Print at actual size, and encourage older children to plan their colors before they start.
Related pages
Want to keep going? Color Fire Truck, School Bus or Tractor next, or browse all vehicle coloring pages. For a little learning after the coloring, try our free Telling Time to the Hour and Half Hour and Skip Counting by 5s, 10s and 100s worksheets.
