Toronto Getting Around Slang

This is TTC and highway culture — the nicknames locals actually use instead of the official names.

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• Red Rocket — The older, more literal version of "the Rocket" — a direct reference to the red subway trains and streetcars.
• The Rocket / Ride the Rocket — Nickname for the TTC (Toronto's transit system), dating back to the red-painted subway cars that debuted in 1954. The TTC still uses "Ride the Rocket" in its own marketing.
• The Vomit Comet — The overnight TTC bus routes (like Blue Night buses) that run after the subway closes and the bars let out — named for, well, exactly what you'd expect happens on them.

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