Freight Network Features

The MFN is composed of different national node and link networks. For the highway and rail portion of the network, additional network detail is provided for the CMAP region.

• Highway
• Rail
• Inland Waterway
• Crude Oil
• Coal NEC
• Petroleum

Logistic Nodes The CMAP region contains special nodes called logistics nodes that represent key locations of mode-specific activity. Current logistics nodes are as follows (as of September 2026). Truck Terminals

• Node 133 - Lake County
• Node 134 - South Cook/Eastern Will
• Node 135 - Fox Valley
• Node 136 - Western Will
• Node 137 - Indiana South Shore
• Node 138 - O'Hare
• Node 139 - Cook Central/Southwest

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