Train Conductor Coloring Page

This train conductor coloring page is all about one friendly person. A big smiling conductor stands on the platform in a long coat with two rows of buttons. He wears a flat topped cap with a star, and he has a bushy mustache. One hand holds up a pocket watch on a chain, and the other carries a lantern. A speech bubble says All Aboard, and a child with a ticket and a suitcase waits to get on the red coach.

Ages three to nine can enjoy this one. Expect about twenty minutes. The figure is very large, so even small hands can color inside the coat without much trouble.

Uniform colors

Dark navy is the classic choice for the coat, trousers and cap. Add gold to the buttons, the cap band and the star. A red tie gives a little pop at the collar.

The mustache and hair can be gray, white or any color you like. Give the watch a gold case and a white face, then color the lantern yellow with an orange flame inside.

The coach behind him looks great in red with a white stripe. Paint the platform gray with a yellow safety edge. For the child, pick bright colors such as green and blue, so that they stand out from the dark uniform.

Tips for this train conductor coloring page

• Color the big coat with a crayon held flat. It goes fast and looks smooth.
• Leave the buttons for last, and press hard with your gold or yellow.
• Keep the coach a bit lighter than the coat, so the conductor stands in front.
• Fill the letters of All Aboard in a bright color, so they can be read from across the room.

Skin tone is up to your child. Conductors come from everywhere, and any choice works.

Look at the long chain from the watch down to the coat pocket. Color it gold, and it will link the two hands together in a neat line that a young child can trace.

What does a conductor do?

On a passenger train, a conductor sells and checks tickets, helps riders, opens and closes the doors and keeps the train on schedule. Safety comes first, so the conductor also makes sure the rules are followed. In North America, the conductor manages the train and the crew, and the engineer takes direction from the conductor.

Freight trains have conductors too. Long ago they rode in a caboose at the back. Now they sit up front with the engineer, and most freight trains run with just those two people. On a subway, a conductor checks that the train lines up with the platform and keeps an eye on it as the train leaves. You can read more about the job of a train conductor.

Play conductor

Make a paper hat from a strip of dark card and a gold star. Now your child is in charge. Set up chairs, hand out tickets and call out All Aboard. Younger kids love punching tickets with a hole punch, and it is great practice for little fingers.

Use the pocket watch to teach time. The hands show four o clock. Draw a few blank clocks on another sheet and ask what time the next train leaves. Teachers can set a new time each day during a transport unit.

Talk about helpers. Who helps us when we travel? A pilot, a bus driver, a crossing guard. Ask your child to draw one more person next to the conductor and say what that person does.

More from the platform

This train conductor coloring page belongs to our train coloring pages. Look for the passenger train this conductor might work on, and see where conductors once rode on the caboose sheet.

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