Nacoochee Depot Although the railroad it served is long gone, Nacoochee's depot survives, minus its freight room. Abandoned in 1934, the Gainesville & Northwestern connected the lumber mills at Helen and Robertstown with the Southern Railway main line at Gainesville. Nacoochee is a small community in the north Georgia mountains two miles southeast of Helen. A photo of the station back when it was a gift shop. Now it is occupied by a land company.  Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home