By Galen Moore, Boston Now

3/4/08 - The MBTA may expand Commuter Rail service into New Hampshire.

The Lawrence Eagle-Tribune reported the T is negotiating to buy land in Plaistow to relocate its Haverhill layover facility.

That land could include a new Commuter Rail station, State Sen. Steven Baddour told the Eagle-Tribune. Tracks used by Amtrak's Downeaster service already run through Plaistow.

The T hopes to relocate its Haverhill layover facility, spokesman Joe Pesaturo confirmed. The T will "consider any new opportunities" arising from the relocation, he said, but he declined to answer specific questions about a New Hampshire expansion.

Baddour, D-Methuen, could not be reached for comment. 

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