McRae Depot The old Southern Railway depot still stands in downtown McRae. To the right in the photo is U.S. 341; on the left are the tracks of Norfolk Southern. McRae (pop. 2,701) is the county seat of Telfair County in middle Georgia.   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home