Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway
| Dates of operation | 1902–1981 |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Acme, Red River and Northern Railway |
| Successor | Burlington Northern Railroad |
Quanah, Acme and Pacific Railway (QA&P) was a 117-mile (188 km) freight railroad that operated between the Red River and Floydada, Texas, from 1902 until it was merged into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1981.
On May 3, 1902 the line was incorporated as the Acme, Red River and Northern Railway. The founders' original, never-realized plans were to extend the line 500 miles (800 km) from the Red River to El Paso, Texas.
On January 28, 1909 the railroad assumed the name of the Quanah, Acme and Pacific. One of the largest shareholders was Harry Koch.
In 1911 the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway assumed control of the QA&P.
In 1913 the eight-mile long Motley County Railroad was chartered with money from more than ninety investors. It ran through unfenced ranch lands in Motley County before joining the QA&P at Roaring Springs. This track continued to operate until 1936.
Freight stops on the QA&P were in Red River, Carnes, Quanah, Acme, Lazare, Swearingen, Paducah, Narcisso, Summit (Motley County), Russellville, Roaring Springs, MacBain, Dougherty, Boothe Spur, and Floydada.
On June 8, 1981 the QA&P was merged by owner Burlington Northern Railroad, which had merged the QA&P's corporate parent, the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway, on November 21, 1980.
The Burlington Northern Railroad abandoned the former QA&P line west of Paducah in 1982.
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