Name the Trains Contest Winners

To help get ready for the launch of the O-Train Confederation Line, the City of Ottawa ran a Name the Trains Contest from November 2 to December 8. Children and youth aged 16 and under were invited to name 40 train cars: 34 for O-Train Line 1, the Confederation Line, and six for Line 2, the Trillium Line.

With a total of 1,899 submissions, the contest proved to be a success!

After significant deliberation and review, we were able to narrow the search to 40 names. The winning submissions fell within the bounds of the contest rules, regulations and guidelines. Names had to be:

Short (maximum of 16 characters, including spaces)

Linked to trains (or train service) or have Canadian or Ottawa-related significance

Related to one or more of the below five categories: People Animals Natural world Canadian culture History

Bilingual or easily translatable (English & French)

Friendly, positive and easy to remember

The winning names will be placed on the trains.

The City of Ottawa would like to thank all children and youth who submitted names.

See the full list of winning names, in no particular order:

O-Train Line 1 (Confederation Line)

Acadia

Agnes Macphail

Amik • Beaver

Bertha Wilson

Billy Bishop

Bluenose

Boreal

The Canada Goose

Eh-Train

Emily Carr

Farley Mowat

George Brown Gord Downie

Henrietta Edwards

Inuksuk

Jacques Cartier

John McCrae

Juno

Logdriver

Lord Stanley

Louis Riel

Majestic Moose

Maple Taffy The Mountie

Nathan Cirillo

Normandy

Odawa

Poppy

Samuel de Champlain

Snowbird

Thomas D'Arcy McGee

Totem

Tundra

Wagosh • Fox

O-Train Line 2 (Trillium Line)

Emily Murphy

Dreamcatcher Nanuq • Polar Bear

Northern Lights Portage

Rocket Richard

For a full list of entries, please contact Ready4Rail@ottawa.ca.