Kratville Publications

Auto-Liner, hardcover with dust jacket, 352 pages, 11 x 8.5 in. x 2 in., B&W photographs and diagrams.

Volume 1 is long out-of-print. Arizona Hobbies has never seen a copy of Volume 1.

Signed by both authors and numbered. Here is Volume 2 of the two Volume set about the Union Pacific 4-12-2 steam locomotive type. This unusual locomotive wheel arrangement, only found in the United States on the Union Pacific (hence the name 'Union Pacific Type'), was literally hated by some Union Pacific managers.

This three-cylinder design pushed the limits of locomotive design theory and the railroad's own clearance and other mechanical restrictions. Inside this book is the story of the design, fabrication, modification and operation of these 88 locomotives which lasted on the Union Pacific until the end of steam locomotive operations.

Contents:

• New
• Hardcover
• William Kratville and John E. Bush
• Kratville Publications
• 1995

A comprehensive history of the Union Pacific Streamliners. Five years of research covers every aspect of these famous trains including 43 timetables, 17 menus, 73 diagrams of locomotives and cars, profit and loss statements, operating contracts with partner railroads, equipment values, over 1200 photographs and 56,000 words of text.

Contents:

• Part 1: In The Beginning..., the early trains from the M-10000 to the Treasure Island Special Including Painting and Lettering
• Part 2: Then They Ran Daily. Including Motive Power After 1938 to the Train of Tomorrow
• City of Las Vegas and Braking Systems
• Part 3: Equipment 1948-1971, all classes of equipment up to the Amtrak Era
• Part 4: Streamliner Memories
• Index. Auto-Liner, hardcover with dust jacket, 592 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 2 in
• B&W photographs, diagrams, equipment rosters, data. Features: New Hardcover William Kratville and Harold Ranks Kratville Publications 1980

Auto-Liner, hardcover, 144 pages, standard portrait book 8 x 10 in.

, B&W photographs.The story of Union Pacific's Challenger 4-6-6-4 steam locomotives from development to their final years. Illustrated with B&W photographs and extensive text.

Contents:

• The First Challengers
• Union Pacific Influence
• Passenger Assigned
• Modifications 3900-3939 Early Series
• Operations 3900-3939 Early Series
• Jabelmann Power
• Extra 3950 West
• War-Time Duplicates
• Last Steam Design
• Modifications Later Series
• Operations Later Series. Features: New Hardcover William Kratville Kratville Publications 1980

B&W photographs of Union Pacific's Challenger locomotives with general dimension diagrams.A short pictorial of the Union Pacific's Challenger locomotive class. Includes both builders and operating photographs. Plus detail photographs and locomotive diagrams.Auto-Liner, softcover, 23 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .1 in., B&W photographs and diagrams.

Features:

• New Softcover William Kratville Kratville Publications 1993

B&W photographs of Union Pacific's 800-class 4-8-4 locomotives with general dimension diagrams.A short pictorial of the Union Pacific's 800 (4-8-4) locomotive class. Includes both builders and operating photographs. Plus detail photographs and locomotive diagrams.Auto-Liner, softcover, 23 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .1 in., B&W photographs and diagrams.

Features:

• New Softcover William Kratville Kratville Publications 2005