▁Newton ▁Lower ▁F alls ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁G ross man ' s ▁L umber ▁Y ard . ▁The ▁last ▁fre ight ▁train ▁served ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁the ▁rails ▁were ▁removed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁formally ▁abandoned . ▁__ NOT OC __ ▁ ▁Route ▁The ▁line ▁originally ▁branch ed ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁Boston ▁and ▁Alb any ▁main ▁line ▁on ▁the ▁West on ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Charles , ▁and ▁then ▁crossed ▁back ▁over ▁the ▁Charles ▁before ▁continu ing ▁on ▁its ▁current ▁course . ▁When ▁the ▁High land ▁Branch ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁it ▁made ▁more ▁sense ▁to ▁connect ▁to ▁that ▁line . ▁The ▁right - of - way ▁in ▁modern ▁form ▁branches ▁off ▁from ▁the ▁R ivers ide ▁Y ard , ▁which ▁serves ▁the ▁High land ▁Branch ▁( which ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁Green ▁Line ▁" D " ▁Branch ). ▁It ▁cross es ▁highway ▁ram ps ▁and ▁Route ▁ 1 2 8 ▁before ▁running ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁Leo ▁J ▁Martin ▁golf ▁course . ▁It ▁tran sect s ▁a ▁resident ial ▁area ▁before ▁crossing ▁Con cord ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁Charles ▁in ▁to ▁W elles ley . ▁The ▁tracks ▁extended ▁across ▁Route ▁ 1 6 ▁after ▁crossing ▁the ▁Charles ▁River ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁yards ▁before ▁ending . ▁▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁rail ▁grade ▁in ▁Newton ▁is ▁int act , ▁while ▁in ▁W elles ley ▁it ▁has ▁mostly ▁been ▁built ▁over . ▁The ▁tracks ▁have