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Fayetteville, Arkansas: Bank in a Train (Closed)

The "Train Branch" of the Bank of Fayetteville was inside a vintage passenger car and caboose, still sitting on old railroad tracks, from 1995 to 2025.

Directions:
Downtown, on the west side of N. West St., just north of its intersection with W. Dickson St.
Hours:
M-F 8-5
Status:
Closed

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Bank in a Train

The bank in the train is closed. I just tried to go, and the person on the call informed me that they were closed.

[Will Ward, 08/15/2025]

The bank closed earlier in 2025. According to the Fayetteville Flyer newspaper, the train cars will be moved and turned into a restaurant.

Bank in a Train

A vintage passenger car and a former Cotton Belt wood caboose, still sitting on old railroad tracks, serve as the "Train Branch" of the Bank of Fayetteville. Most of the everyday banking takes place in the passenger car; the caboose contains the bank's conference room and bathroom.

[Kim Metcalf, 02/28/2022]

Winner of the Arkansas Times Interior Design Award.


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