Holding onto the rail
t's just turning dark on a recent Saturday night, and the K-Line Trolley is humming down Kercheval Street in Grosse Pointe, pumping out Motown music as passengers dressed in everything from topsiders to pearls hop on and off.
At one point, the new transportation service that operates Friday and Saturday nights becomes standing room only. Holding onto the rail, passengers chat amicably, excited to try out the new Atwater Brewery or see the car show in "The Village" shopping district. All ages are represented, from newly minted college grads out for drinks to elderly women en route to fine dining to teens who don't yet have driver's licenses but are out and in search of a good time.
"I like that it's super low-key. It's super easy, too. And it's free. Free is good," said Chelsea Groustraw, who rode the trolley from her Grosse Pointe Park home to the Kercheval shopping district area with husband Ted and children Charlie, 9, and Isabel, 7.
The Groustraws are among the thousands of Grosse Pointe-area residents who like having the K-Line Trolley in town. It started in late August, and trolley organizers hoped a few hundred people might enjoy the open-air ride along one of the area's busiest thoroughfares.
