The Algorail is a lake freighter owned and operated by Algoma Central.She is a self-unloading bulk carrier, christened in 1968.She is one of the last lake freighters built in the traditional 2 superstructure style, with the bridge right in the bows.She is the second vessel of this name.In June 2013 she ran aground with a shipment of salt in the Saginaw River.Zilwaukee Dock Manager Jim Cnudde cited the Algorail's running aground as an indication that greater efforts should be made to keep the river dredged.