FORT EDWARD — A transfer station to bring grain for local dairy farmers is set to open soon at the former General Electric Co. dewatering site in Fort Edward.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, is expected to tour the industrial park 9 a.m. Friday, after Town Supervisor Terry Middleton said he and other local officials invited him to view the site during his stop through Washington County.

Schumer’s Upstate Press Secretary Allison Biasotti said in an email that the senator “was invited by the railroad and local officials to see the industrial park and discuss ways he might help it prosper and grow.”

John Davidson, who represents WCC, said SMS Rail has been onsite for almost two years now, but the grain operation is new. He said it will assist many of the regional farms throughout southern Vermont and part of New York.

“It’s grain distributors shipping to the park, and SMS Rail does the trans-loading for customers, for the end customers,” Davidson said. “The timeline is within the next week or so to be complete, so it’s a new venture for them.”

SMS Rail Lines did not return The Post-Star‘s request for comment Thursday morning.