▁alignment . ▁From ▁there , ▁the ▁line ▁proceeded ▁sout heast ▁and ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁Bay ▁R idge ▁Branch ▁at ▁Cooper ▁Avenue ▁J unction ▁near ▁the ▁C emetery ▁of ▁the ▁Ever gre ens . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁Ever green ▁Branch ▁traces ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Gl end ale ▁and ▁East ▁River ▁Rail road ▁( G & ER ), ▁which ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁rail road ▁from ▁Qu ay ▁Street ▁in ▁Green point , ▁Brook lyn ▁to ▁Hun ting ton ▁on ▁Long ▁Island , ▁running ▁through ▁Gl end ale , ▁Queens . ▁It ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁to ▁give ▁an ▁additional ▁terminal ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Side ▁Rail road . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁needed ▁once ▁the ▁South ▁Side ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Con rad ▁Po ppen hus en . ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁a ▁line ▁to ▁Green point ▁re emer ged ▁when ▁Austin ▁Cor bin ▁proposed ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁& ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁Railway ▁Company ▁( N Y & MB ) ▁to ▁connect ▁his ▁resort s ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁with ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁via ▁fer ry ▁service ▁in ▁Green point . ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁he ▁le ased ▁the ▁G & ER ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁northern ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁line , ▁and ▁to ▁bridge ▁the ▁gap ▁between ▁that ▁line ▁and ▁his ▁line ▁in ▁East ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁G & ER ' s ▁southern ▁termin us ▁was ▁extended