Fort Smith Trolley

A Ride to Another Time
From its clanging bell to the
squeal of its brakes, the trolley
gives visitors to Fort Smith a
chance to ride the rails back
through history.

Part of the charm of a bygone era has
come back to life in downtown Fort
Smith. Thanks to the hard work of a
group of local enthusiasts, the city's
historic trolley line is once again
carrying passengers.

Based from the Fort Smith Trolley
Museum, restored FSL&T (Fort Smith
Light & Traction) #224 carries
passengers on an expanding route
past key historic sites in the
downtown area.

Trolleys ran for fifty years in Fort Smith
before being replaced by city buses in
1933. At its height, the city's trolley
system had over 30 miles of track and
carried passengers literally from one
side of Arkansas' second largest city
to the other.

The route is a bit shorter now, but an
expansion project is underway that
will soon have trolleys running
through much of downtown.

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The trolley currently runs a route from the Fort
Smith National Cemetery to the historic Fort
Smith riverfront. Passengers can climb
aboard at a number of stops along the line,
including the Trolley Museum, Fort Smith
Museum of History and Ross Pendergraft
Park..

The trolley is a favorite with children and is
priced for any budget. A round trip ride is
$2.00 for adults and $1.00 for kids. They
trolley runs 7 days a week during summer
and on weekends in the winter.