▁customer : ▁Tul no y ▁L umber , ▁located ▁at ▁Put nam ▁Avenue . ▁After ▁this ▁location ▁was ▁closed , ▁Con ra il ▁file d ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁line ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁However , ▁the ▁Inter state ▁Com merce ▁Commission ▁( IC C ) ▁post pon ed ▁authorization ▁for ▁abandon ment ▁to ▁review ▁offers ▁from ▁the ▁Long ▁Island ▁Rail ▁Road ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁( N Y SD OT ). ▁Con ra il ▁file d ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁line ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁" ear ning ▁ins u fficient ▁reven ues ▁over ▁the ▁tracks ." ▁NY SD OT ▁offered ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁line , ▁while ▁the ▁L IR R ▁offered ▁$ 3 ▁million ▁for ▁the ▁line . ▁However , ▁Con ra il ▁val ued ▁the ▁line ▁at ▁$ 5 , 2 5 9 , 9 8 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁I CC ▁approved ▁Con ra il ' s ▁application ▁for ▁abandon ment ▁after ▁the ▁NY SD OT ▁and ▁the ▁L IR R ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁b idd ing . ▁So on ▁after , ▁it ▁quickly ▁sold ▁every ▁lot ▁from ▁Cooper ▁Avenue ▁to ▁Put nam ▁Avenue . ▁While ▁the ▁Bay ▁R idge ▁Branch ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁L IR R ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁Ever green ▁Branch ▁was ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁transaction . ▁The ▁property ▁that ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁Tul no y ▁L umber ▁was ▁sold ▁to