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Todd DeFeo/Railfanning.org The Crescent approaches Doraville on the way to the Peachtree Station in Buckhead. The Crescent was once operated by Southern Railways. In Doraville, the tracks are owned by Norfolk Southern, which was formed, in part, from a merger between Norfolk & Western and Southern Railways.
Todd DeFeo/Railfanning.org A freight train slowly passes through Doraville. Railfanning in Doraville, Ga. DORAVILLE, Ga. – Railroads came to this Atlanta suburb following the Civil War, sparking growth and changing the face of this small town. The city was named in honor of Dora Jack, the daughter of an Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railroad official. The town originally stretched one-half mile in every direction from the train depot. The depot was shuttered during the Great Depression. Despite efforts to persuade the railroad to reopen the depot, it apparently never did. In addition to the Norfolk Southern Railway line that still operates through town, the city is the terminus of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Northeast Line.
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