Name the TTC's New Tunnel Boring Machines - Page 5

Filip · November 9th, 2010, 01:02 AM

How about: "$4 billion tunnel for streetcars, only in Toronto"

JustinB · November 9th, 2010, 03:48 AM

The TBM's are being used on the Spadina Subway extension.

Your pathological hatred for LRT, and obsession with subways is pitiful sometimes.

Filip · November 9th, 2010, 05:37 AM

"Your pathological hatred for subways, and obsession with LRT is pitiful sometimes"

See what I did there?

JustinB · November 9th, 2010, 01:06 PM

You're the one who thinks the TBM's are being used for the Eglinton Tunnel!

You cannot understand why your "$4 billion tunnel for streetcars, only in Toronto" names make no sense!

Awesome!

Filip · November 9th, 2010, 03:41 PM

The conversation above, if you had cared to read, was 'what could the names for the Eglinton TBMs be?'

MysticMcGoo · November 10th, 2010, 01:46 AM

I think we should maybe move this thread to the transit & infrastructure section.

This and the Robert Bruce Ford thread. They are basically touching on the same subjects.

***Taller, Better*** · November 11th, 2010, 05:06 PM

agreed!!

OEincorparated · November 22nd, 2010, 02:34 AM

This thing should be called TB1, tunnel borer1 nice and simple. Gives the city opportunity to bring in a TB2 for the Sheppard line and TB3 for extending the Yonge line. Just one tunnel borer ain't going to cut it for all the subway expansion plans this city has.

current · March 8th, 2011, 12:33 AM

The tunnel boring machines have names according to York University's YFile:

Holey, Moley! York History Prof Names Tunnel-Boring Machines

By Jenny Pitt-Clark, YFile editor
Tuesday, February 01, 2011

When York history Professor Thomas Cohen read an online posting about a contest to name the four tunnel-boring machines that would be used to build the York-Spadina subway extension, it was a challenge he could not refuse.

The contest, which was sponsored by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), asked Torontonians to come up with quirky names for the giant earth-eating machines.

Cohen, who is a scholar of Renaissance Rome in the Department of Humanities in York's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), decided to enter the contest. An urban activist and advocate of public transit, Cohen thought the contest would not only be fun, but also a great way to draw attention to the important role the subway extension would play in uniting the Greater Toronto Area.

“I came up with the names of Holey and Moley,” he said with a laugh. “It was kind of a ‘Eureka’ moment for me. Essentially, the machines are moles that make marvellous holes. The words went together beautifully.”

Earlier this year, Cohen received official notification that he had won the contest and two of the machines would be christened Holey and Moley. City of Vaughan resident Rose Rinella’s submission of Yorkie and Torkie snagged the other win. A total of 720 entries were submitted to the contest. The TTC narrowed the field to 10 entries and the public was invited to vote for their favourites. The winners secured the top spot by a landslide lead of more than 2,000 votes on the contest's website....

....Cohen and Rinella will be present at the official naming ceremony for the York-Spadina tunnel-boring machines that will take place this spring. If Cohen has his way, the ceremony location and time are sure to be on multiple listservs, posted online, tweeted and included in Facebook.

Read More: http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/in...?Article=16354

November 9th, 2010, 03:48 AM	#82
JustinB Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,246 Likes (Received): 4	The TBM's are being used on the Spadina Subway extension. Your pathological hatred for LRT, and obsession with subways is pitiful sometimes. __________________ The more valuable you perceive your time as worth, the less valuable it actually is.

November 9th, 2010, 01:06 PM	#84
JustinB Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,246 Likes (Received): 4	You're the one who thinks the TBM's are being used for the Eglinton Tunnel! You cannot understand why your "$4 billion tunnel for streetcars, only in Toronto" names make no sense! Awesome! __________________ The more valuable you perceive your time as worth, the less valuable it actually is.

November 10th, 2010, 01:46 AM	#86
MysticMcGoo d(X_x)b Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,566 Likes (Received): 58	I think we should maybe move this thread to the transit & infrastructure section. This and the Robert Bruce Ford thread. They are basically touching on the same subjects. __________________ An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. - Benjamin Franklin "The Fascists of the future will be Anti-Fascists". Winston Churchill In real life, there are no good guys and bad guys. Everyone feels justified in their actions, and still manage to sleep at night. - Humble the Poet .....................::::::::::::::::::::::::........................ My July 2012 North American Road trip!

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November 9th, 2010, 01:02 AM	#81
Filip Torontonian 4ever Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,257 Likes (Received): 16	How about: "$4 billion tunnel for streetcars, only in Toronto"

November 9th, 2010, 05:37 AM	#83
Filip Torontonian 4ever Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,257 Likes (Received): 16	"Your pathological hatred for subways, and obsession with LRT is pitiful sometimes" See what I did there?

November 9th, 2010, 03:41 PM	#85
Filip Torontonian 4ever Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,257 Likes (Received): 16	The conversation above, if you had cared to read, was 'what could the names for the Eglinton TBMs be?'

November 22nd, 2010, 02:34 AM	#88
OEincorparated Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,990 Likes (Received): 4	This thing should be called TB1, tunnel borer1 nice and simple. Gives the city opportunity to bring in a TB2 for the Sheppard line and TB3 for extending the Yonge line. Just one tunnel borer ain't going to cut it for all the subway expansion plans this city has.

March 8th, 2011, 12:33 AM	#89
current Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,942 Likes (Received): 3	The tunnel boring machines have names according to York University's YFile: Holey, Moley! York History Prof Names Tunnel-Boring Machines By Jenny Pitt-Clark, YFile editor Tuesday, February 01, 2011 When York history Professor Thomas Cohen read an online posting about a contest to name the four tunnel-boring machines that would be used to build the York-Spadina subway extension, it was a challenge he could not refuse. The contest, which was sponsored by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), asked Torontonians to come up with quirky names for the giant earth-eating machines. Cohen, who is a scholar of Renaissance Rome in the Department of Humanities in York's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), decided to enter the contest. An urban activist and advocate of public transit, Cohen thought the contest would not only be fun, but also a great way to draw attention to the important role the subway extension would play in uniting the Greater Toronto Area. “I came up with the names of Holey and Moley,” he said with a laugh. “It was kind of a ‘Eureka’ moment for me. Essentially, the machines are moles that make marvellous holes. The words went together beautifully.” Earlier this year, Cohen received official notification that he had won the contest and two of the machines would be christened Holey and Moley. City of Vaughan resident Rose Rinella’s submission of Yorkie and Torkie snagged the other win. A total of 720 entries were submitted to the contest. The TTC narrowed the field to 10 entries and the public was invited to vote for their favourites. The winners secured the top spot by a landslide lead of more than 2,000 votes on the contest's website.... ....Cohen and Rinella will be present at the official naming ceremony for the York-Spadina tunnel-boring machines that will take place this spring. If Cohen has his way, the ceremony location and time are sure to be on multiple listservs, posted online, tweeted and included in Facebook. Read More: http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/in...?Article=16354