▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁with ▁few ▁traces ▁of ▁that ▁branch ▁left . ▁ ▁With ▁passenger ▁service ▁over , ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁South ▁Side ▁Cross ing ▁and ▁Cooper ▁Avenue ▁became ▁exclus ively ▁used ▁for ▁fre ight . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁Him rod ▁Street ▁and ▁St arr ▁Street ▁was ▁removed . ▁While ▁the ▁L IR R ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁State , ▁the ▁branch ▁was ▁kept ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road , ▁and ▁through ▁corpor ate ▁changes ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Con ra il . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Con ra il ▁was ▁granted ▁permission ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁branch . ▁While ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁branch ' s ▁right - of - way ▁have ▁been ▁built ▁upon ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁par king ▁lots , ▁newer ▁buildings , ▁and ▁old ▁rails , ▁show ▁where ▁the ▁line ▁formerly ▁went . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁Ever green ▁Branch ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁Ever green . ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁settled ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁South ▁Williams burgh . ▁South ▁Williams burgh ▁and ▁other ▁surrounding ▁areas ▁gradually ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁R idge wood . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁distinguish ▁itself , ▁som etime ▁around ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁the ▁local ▁community ▁renamed ▁itself ▁Ever green ▁after ▁the ▁nearby ▁C emetery ▁of ▁the ▁Ever