Ideal Depot Ideal's 1906 Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic depot was donated to the city in 1974 by AB&A successor Seaboard Coast Line. It was moved away from the tracks and rehabilitated for use as a community center. The town of Ideal (pop. 485) is located in Macon County in middle Georgia. Similar AB&A depots can be seen in Andersonville and Tifton. An older photo of the Ideal depot.   RailGa.com. Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage. © Steve Storey Railroad History | The Depot List | Locomotives On Display | Odds & Ends | Sources & References | Home