Editing Fort Smith, Arkansas (section)

===Transportation===
Fort Smith is a major transportation hub for the surrounding region. It sits at the crossroads of two major interstate highways, is surrounded on three sides by the Arkansas River, is served by 1 major and 2 regional/switching railroad companies, and is the home of a regional airport.

The city sits just southwest of the intersection of [[Interstate 40 in Arkansas|Interstate 40]] and [[Interstate 49 in Arkansas|Interstate 49]]. Interstate 49 will extend southward to meet [[Interstate 30]] in [[Texarkana, Texas]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}. [[US 71]] and [[US 64]] also run through the community.

[[File:Fort Smith FSM.jpg|right|thumb|Fort Smith Regional Airport]]
Fort Smith is served by the [[Fort Smith Regional Airport]] (FSM), which is used for military aviation for [[Fort Chaffee]] and home of the 188th Fighter Wing of the [[Arkansas Air National Guard]], and is served by one commercial airline with flights to [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]].

[[Jefferson Lines]] bus service also links Fort Smith to other communities such as [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]], Kansas City, and [[Oklahoma City]], as well as intermediate points, with numerous connections to other cities and towns.

The city is located on the Arkansas River, part of the [[McClellan-Kerr Navigation System]] and is served by the Port of Fort Smith.

Fort Smith is served by the [[Kansas City Southern Railway]] from a branch connection on the mainline at Poteau, Oklahoma, and affords connections to other railroads at Kansas City, Missouri, and at New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition, the regional railroad company, the [[Arkansas and Missouri Railroad]] directly serves Fort Smith and provides connections through the St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis gateways to the east. The [[Fort Smith Railroad]] provides local switching service to a variety of businesses as well as providing haulage for the Union Pacific Railway with which it connects at Van Buren, Arkansas. At this time, there is no direct passenger service from Amtrak. The closest point for such service is Little Rock.

Within the city, public bus service is provided by [[Fort Smith Transit]] (FST). As of January 2015, FST operates 6 fixed routes, as well as [[paratransit]] service for disabled persons and Demand Buses.

A [[trolley-replica bus]] operates in the downtown area, providing transportation between the Belle Grove Historic District and the Fort Smith National Historic Site. The [[Fort Smith Trolley Museum]] operates genuine [[trolley car|trolleys]], but as a historic attraction, rather than as transportation.