There is a gentleman who lives in Beaver Co, Pa., Wayne Cole, who has written quite a few books about the many small railroads that served the industries of western Pa. and some of Eastern Ohio. He has, also, written some books about the street car lines and the interurbans in western Pa. I have both books that cover the two interurban lines that crossed through Butler Co. One is only about 3 miles away. I have explored what is left of the right-of-ways but a lot has disappeared. There is still an old brick power house outside of Renfrew that produced electricity for the one line. It was a mine-mouth plant-built right next to the coal mine which fueled their boilers. The building still stands, in nice shape, but is repurposed. These helped spread electrification to the people. A big weakness of the trolleys was the long walk or ride to the trolley line in all kinds of weather, day or night. When I was a kid during WW II we had over a half mile walk to the trolley line. One reason cars became popular but no one mentions that. You can Google "Cole Books" if you are interested in his work.
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