ased ▁from ▁the ▁Gl end ale ▁and ▁East ▁River ▁Rail road . ▁The ▁second ▁portion , ▁from ▁Jefferson ▁Avenue ▁to ▁R idge wood , ▁was ▁le ased ▁from ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁and ▁Rock away ▁Beach ▁Rail road ▁Company , ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ever green ▁Branch , ▁a ▁name ▁later ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁line . ▁ ▁The ▁Gl end ale ▁and ▁East ▁River ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁South ▁Side ▁Rail road ▁an ▁additional ▁water front ▁terminal , ▁but ▁was ▁instead ▁used ▁to ▁connect ▁Austin ▁Cor bin ' s ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Manh attan ▁Beach ▁Rail road ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁via ▁fer ry ▁service ▁from ▁Green point . ▁The ▁Ever green ▁Branch ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁with ▁service ▁only ▁running ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁season ▁from ▁May ▁to ▁September . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁cons olid ated ▁into ▁the ▁L IR R , ▁and ▁service ▁to ▁Green point ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁service ▁to ▁Long ▁Island ▁City ▁instead , ▁with ▁a ▁sh utt le ▁allowing ▁passengers ▁from ▁Green point ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁Manh attan ▁Beach . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁standard ▁gauge ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁the ▁transfer ring ▁of ▁fre ight ▁along ▁the ▁line . ▁Pass enger ▁service ▁ended ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁and ▁fre ight ▁service ▁ended ▁four ▁years ▁later . ▁The ▁right - of - way ▁between ▁Green point ▁and ▁South ▁Side ▁Cross ing ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in