 The little railroad went broke a few years later. At about this time, the Arkansas, Oklahoma & Western Railroad (AO & W) was forming. The railroad ran from Rogers to Siloam Springs, over a distance of approximately 30 miles (43 km). It was opened for traffic New Year's Day 1908, connecting with the Frisco at Rogers and the Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Gulf (P & G) at Siloam Springs. AO & W planned to build eastward to Eureka Springs. On December 1, 1909 the AO & W purchased the Monte Ne railroad. To connect the AO & W and the Monte Ne, a track would have to be laid from Hazelwood, Arkansas on the AO & W to Lowell; the Frisco line was in the way and they would not allow a connection. AO & W instead built an expensive underpass of the Frisco. The construction of the underpass enabled the Monte Ne line to turn over much of its outbound freight business to the AO & W rather than competitor Frisco. So the line enjoyed a brief but substantial volume of outgoing freight traffic from the Rogers White Lime Company located at Limedale. The underpass still exists and is still crossed by trains of Frisco Central Division successor Arkansas and Missouri Railroad.
