Pinewood Airport, located northwest of downtown. Historically, the Southern Railway ran several daily passenger trains, including the Kansas City-Florida Special, the Sunnyland and an Atlanta-Birmingham section of the Piedmont Limited, making flag or signal stops in Douglasville. The last trains made stops in 1967. Today, the nearest passenger service is Amtrak's Crescent in Atlanta, 26.4 miles to the east. Healthcare Residents of Douglasville are served by the Wellstar Douglas Hospital located at 8954 Hospital Drive. Douglasville Development Authority The primary goals of the City of Douglasville Development Authority (CDDA) are to promote the economic prosperity of the city while simultaneously increasing the existing industry and business sectors in order to raise the quality of life for the city's residents. The City Development Authority also focuses on education in order successfully promote the labor force. In the fall of 2009, an area of interest for the CDDA was the reconstruction and widening of Highway 92, which runs through the heart of the city. This major roadway reconstruction was expected to have a significant impact on the city and its ability to promote economic development. Notable people George Bello, American soccer player for Arminia Bielefeld Asia Durr, WNBA player for the Atlanta Dream Janie Lou Gibbs, serial killer and poisoner, died in a nursing home after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease after being released from prison Terry Harper, former outfielder for the Atlanta Braves Brian Heidik, winner of Survivor: Thailand Bill Hembree, politician from Georgia. Norma Jean, metalcore band Walton Goggins, actor best known for his role as Boyd Crowder in Justified. Though he was born in Birmingham Alabama, his family relocated to Douglasville for his formative years. He eventually graduated from Lithia Springs High School Priscilla Kelly, professional wrestler known in WWE as Gigi Dolin References External links City of Douglasville official website City of Douglasville Development Authority Douglasville Convention & Visitors Bureau Cities in Douglas County, Georgia County seats in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Populated places established in 1875 1875 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia populated places on the Chattahoochee River Cities in the Atlanta metropolitan area