
Giant earth-chewing machines that will carve Ontario Line just got names
Kimia Afshar Mehrabi
created: Sept. 4, 2025, 2:48 p.m. | updated: Sept. 5, 2025, 6:40 p.m.
The first two Ontario Line tunnel boring machines (TBMs), which will dig twin tunnels in the downtown portion of the forthcoming transit line, have officially been named, and they're inspired by the city's very own neighbourhoods.
As part of their June 2025 naming contest, Metrolinx received over 900 submissions and over 1,000 votes cast.
After reviewing all of the submissions, the two machines have officially been named...drumroll please...Libby and Corkie!
Once in service, the Ontario Line will bring 15 new stations to the city, with one trip from one end of the line to the other taking less than 30 minutes, compared to the hour-plus journey it takes on transit today.
This isn't the first time twin tunnel boring machines in Toronto have been nicknamed after local neighbourhoods.
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