Palmetto Depot Palmetto's big brick depot once served the Atlanta & West Point Railroad. It has suffered several unsightly alterations, as seen here. In 2006, Georgia DOT provided $750,000 in Transportation Enhancement funds to rehab the building. A town of 3,500 people, Palmetto is located in south Fulton County about 15 miles southwest of Atlanta.   Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. Copyright, Steve Storey. Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home