Easy coloring page of steam train 123 passing a railroad crossing sign and striped gate.

Steam Train at the Railroad Crossing

Engine 123 chugs past a big railroad crossing sign, with a striped gate, rolling hills, clouds, and a small house beyond.

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🎨 How to color it

Color engine 123 bright red, the passenger cars golden yellow, the railroad crossing sign black and white, and the hills soft green. Use chunky crayons or broad markers for the train’s big wheels and cars, and don’t worry if little hands color over the tiny track ties. Add a puff of pale gray smoke that turns sky blue at the top, like the engine is racing into a breezy day.

The story behind this coloring page

Nico’s Unseen Delivery — Each morning, before the whistle blew, Nico tucked one shiny button into his pocket and made a dare: do one helpful thing before anyone thanked him. Read the full story →

Each morning, before the whistle blew, Nico tucked one shiny button into his pocket and made a dare: do one helpful thing before anyone thanked him. The cab smelled like coal dust and warm metal as Engine 123 rattled toward the country crossing.

One day, the striped gate stuck down with a clack-clack-clack, and a milk cart waited in the road. Because of that, the train paused. Because of that, Nico spotted the crossing keeper’s lamp sputtering in the wind, almost dark.

“Hold my button,” Nico whispered to the engine. He dashed over gravel, left a little can of oil by the post, and scrambled back as the gate lifted. The keeper never saw him. Engine 123 puffed away, and if you peek at the crossing, you might catch where Nico’s secret help happened.