Lula Depot Lula's historic depot no longer stands by the tracks, but a depot-style community building and a caboose are prominent features in the town's Railroad Park alongside the former Southern Railway (now Norfolk Southern). Nearby, an old humpback bridge still crosses over the tracks. (February 2003). Lula, a town of 1,500 people, is in north Georgia about ten miles northeast of Gainesville. Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home