Somerset Railroad Subdivision
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The Somerset Railroad Subdivision (called the Somerset Secondary under Conrail) is a 15.59 mile section of railroad between Lockport, New York and Somerset, New York built by the Somerset Railroad Corporation. The line was constructed to allow coal trains to service the Kintigh Generating Station in Somerset. East of Newfane, NY, the Somerset Secondary utilizes the abandoned Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad right of way. The railroad track includes a large loop at the power plant where the coal cars are unloaded by a rotary dumper. A chemical plant in Lockport is also serviced from the line.
