Fourth Annual MetroLink Prom Returns to Celebrate the Blue Line

“Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.” - Ovid

Four years ago the future for public transit in St. Louis seemed uncertain at best. The repercussions of the Cross-County (now christened the Blue Line) expansion endangered operating funding and imperiled Metro’s much needed Proposition M campaign. Into this grim atmosphere stepped the crusading self-styled superhero Miss Metrolink (neé Liz Kramer). Kramer, along with co-organizer Claire Nowak-Boyd wanted to create a memorable and creative event to rally support for the beleaguered Prop M. Following the general idea of "if you love it so much why don’t you marry it" (or at least dance on it) Metrolink Prom, the nation’s first organized dance aboard light rail, was inaugurated with around 80 attendees.

Surviving the close 2008 defeat of Proposition M, Metrolink Prom continued to grow. In 2009 Metro recognized the event and contributed promotional prizes. In 2010, the reigning Prom King took charge of the event and more than 150 attendees celebrated the restoration of funding to Metro through passage of Proposition A.