Minnesota Dakota and Western Railway is a shortline railroad operating 4 miles of track between International Falls and Ranier, Minnesota as well as between International Falls and Fort Frances, Ontario via the Fort Frances – International Falls International Bridge, which is jointly owned by MDW and Abitibi Consolidated. The railroad served the paper mills in both International Falls and Fort Frances until the Fort Frances mill closed in 2014. The railroad interchanges with Canadian National at Ranier.