FRANK G. ALBRIGHT, Buffalo, New York.
In 1843 Michael Albright emigrated to the United States and settled in New York City, moving shortly afterward to Buffalo, where he engaged in the funiture business. In this city on August 17, 1858, Frank Albright, son of Michael Albright, was born, and he received his education in the public schools of Buffalo. His first work was that of "printer's devil," as the apprentice in that trade is called. Mr. Albright worked three years as a printer and became an expert and fast compositor, but abandoned the business to assist his father in his furniture store, where he worked two years. At the end of this time he decided to enter the railroad business, and to fit himself thoroughly began at the bottom, working a year as a machinist's helper in the Erie shops. In 1877 he secured a position as fireman on the Buffalo & Jamestown Railroad-now a branch of the Erie-and for four years fired on local freight between Buffalo and Jamestown. He was promoted to engineer in 1881, and for the past eighteen years has run an engine in the freight service, now pulling fast freight between Buffalo and Bradford.

On March 25, 1885, Mr. Albright was married to Miss Annie Brown, daughter of John Brown, a carpenter of Buffalo. Mrs. Albright is a member of the Ladies of the Maccabees, the American Fraternal Union, and is secretary of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the B. of L. E. Mr. Albright is a member of the American Fraternal Union; Lodge 458, I. 0. 0. F.; Modesta Lodge, F. & A. M., and B. of L. E., Division No. 15, having held all the offices in the local lodge of the B. of L. E. He owns some valuable property in Buffalo, and with his accomplished wife is prominent in social affairs of the city.

Excerpted from: "American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition," H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899.

From the February, 1925 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
Frank G. Albright is a veteran employee of the Erie Railroad, and has spent about forty-two years running in and out of Buffalo.
He entered the service in 1876 as apprentice in the East Buffalo Machine Shop, and in 1877 became fireman. In 1881 he was promoted to engineer, and in 1902 was placed in charge of a passenger train. He held this responsible position up to and including 1918. his runs were on the Buffalo & Southwestern Division.

Engineer Albright has been retired for some time, and now lives contentedly at his home on Seneca Street, Buffalo, where he keeps in touch with the boys and what is going on along the Erie line, over which he ran engines so many hundred times. He is a veteran who retired with a first-class record, of which he and his friends are justly proud. One of the things he delights to talk about -- and the same goes for all engineers -- is the long Dayton hill on the B&SW that used to "try mens' souls," but at this time modern improvements have so changed conditions that it is just regarded as a grade.

A short time ago Engineer Albright's old Erie engineer friends and a few outsiders got together a neat purse and bought him an easy chair, so that when the boys call to recount the happenings of the days gone by he will be sure to be at ease, so far as seating accommodations are concerned.

From the June, 1926 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
Frank G. Albright, 67 years old, died of apoplexy April 21 (1926) at his home, 1790 Seneca street, South Buffalo, N.Y. In 1876 he began work in the Erie machine shop at Buffalo; later he became an Erie locomotive fireman and then an engineer. As engineer he ran on the Buffalo & Southwestern division.

Nine years ago on account of ill health he gave up his work as engineer to take lighter work as yard dispatcher and later as labor foreman for the Erie at Buffalo. About three and a half years ago he had to quit work entirely, and then he went to California in hope of benefiting his health. He died from a stroke of apoplexy.

Mr. Albright is survived by a widow, three sisters and two brothers. He was a member of the Masonic order, the Elks and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The South Buffalo News says that Mr. Albright had many friends in church, fraternal and railroad circles that lament his passing.