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Chicago and Joliet. Connected to the Work.

Cushing Transportation, Inc. works from two terminals, Chicago and Joliet, with its office in Orland Park between them. Owner operators and the drivers who run for them pull containers from 15 rail ramps on six railroads, and dispatch answers at any hour.

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Cushing tractor 2507 under a 53 foot EMP container on a chassis at a Chicago rail ramp, the Willis Tower on the skyline behind Chicago
Unit 2507 under a 53 foot EMP container at a Chicago ramp, the Willis Tower behind.

Chicago terminal. Drivers based in Chicago work the city's ramps: the crosstown moves between them, and the deliveries from them to docks and yards across the city.

White Mack day cab unit 2507 under a 53 foot container in the snow at UP Global 4, loaded railcars behind Joliet
Unit 2507 under a 53 foot container in the snow at UP Global 4, the Union Pacific ramp in Joliet.

Joliet terminal. Drivers based in Joliet work the corridor to the southwest: Union Pacific Global 4, BNSF Logistics Park Chicago in Elwood, and the warehouses around them.

  • Terminals in Chicago and Joliet
  • Office in Orland Park
  • 24/7 Dispatch
  • 15 Ramps on Six Railroads
The office lobby: a brick arch, the Cushing Transportation Inc. sign, a Cushing floor mat and two stair rails
The lobby at 13301 Southwest Highway, Orland Park.

The Office Between Them

One office and one dispatch desk serve both terminals; dispatch answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Orland Park sits between the two, southwest of the city and east of Joliet.

Cushing Transportation, Inc.
13301 Southwest Highway, Orland Park, Illinois 60462

Dispatch 708.656.5050, call or text, any hour.

Directions to the Office

The Terminals, Railroad by Railroad

15 ramps on six railroads, all of them the railroads' own terminals: Cushing pulls containers from them and delivers across Chicagoland. By railroad:

Norfolk Southern
47th Street (Chicago), Calumet, 63rd Street (Chicago), 79th Street (Chicago)
BNSF Railway
Corwith (Chicago), Cicero, Willow Springs, Logistics Park Chicago (Elwood)
CSX
Bedford Park, 59th Street (Chicago)
Union Pacific
Global 2 (Northlake), Global 4 (Joliet), Yard Center (Dolton)
Canadian National
Harvey
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Bensenville (Franklin Park)

Every Ramp We Pull From

15 ramps on six railroads, from our dispatch records. Choose a railroad to see its ramps on the map; the numbers on the map match the list beside it.

Show the ramps of
I 55I 80I 294I 57I 90/94 Chicago Joliet Lake Michigan Orland Park office 10 miles Drag sideways to see Joliet.
  1. 1 Corwith BNSF
  2. 2 47th Street NS
  3. 3 Cicero BNSF
  4. 4 Calumet NS
  5. 5 63rd Street NS
  6. 6 Bedford Park CSX
  7. 7 Willow Springs BNSF
  8. 8 Logistics Park Chicago BNSF
  9. 9 79th Street NS
  10. 10 Global 2 UP
  11. 11 59th Street CSX
  12. 12 Harvey CN
  13. 13 Global 4 UP
  14. 14 Yard Center UP
  15. 15 Bensenville CPKC
Positions are to about a mile, for bearings, not directions. The white diamond is the office in Orland Park.

Norfolk Southern 4 ramps

  1. 2 47th Street Chicago
  2. 4 Calumet
  3. 5 63rd Street Chicago
  4. 9 79th Street Chicago

BNSF Railway 4 ramps

  1. 1 Corwith Chicago
  2. 3 Cicero
  3. 7 Willow Springs
  4. 8 Logistics Park Chicago Elwood

CSX 2 ramps

  1. 6 Bedford Park
  2. 11 59th Street Chicago

Union Pacific 3 ramps

  1. 10 Global 2 Northlake
  2. 13 Global 4 Joliet
  3. 14 Yard Center Dolton

Canadian National 1 ramp

  1. 12 Harvey

Canadian Pacific Kansas City 1 ramp

  1. 15 Bensenville Franklin Park

This list comes from our dispatch records, not from a map of every yard in Cook County. Railroad names and marks belong to their owners and are shown to name the ramps we work.

Where the Work Goes

Chicagoland: the city's rail ramps, the marine terminal traffic that reaches them, and the inland yards and customer doors across the metropolitan area. Ask dispatch about a lane that runs farther.

Cushing day cab 2507, Cushing Transportation lettering and USDOT 528388 on the door, with a dark UMAX container on its chassis in a paved lot
Unit 2507 with a UMAX container on its chassis.

Terminal Questions, Answered.

Which Chicago rail terminals does Cushing serve?

15 ramps on six railroads: Norfolk Southern (47th Street in Chicago, Calumet, 63rd Street in Chicago, 79th Street in Chicago), BNSF Railway (Corwith in Chicago, Cicero, Willow Springs, Logistics Park Chicago in Elwood), CSX (Bedford Park, 59th Street in Chicago), Union Pacific (Global 2 in Northlake, Global 4 in Joliet, Yard Center in Dolton), Canadian National (Harvey), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (Bensenville in Franklin Park). They are the railroads' terminals; Cushing pulls containers from them.

Where are Cushing's terminals?

Chicago and Joliet, with the office and the one dispatch desk at 13301 Southwest Highway, Orland Park, Illinois 60462. Dispatch answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Does Cushing deliver beyond Chicagoland?

Chicagoland is the daily work: the rail ramps, the marine terminal traffic that reaches them, and the inland yards and customer doors across the metropolitan area. Ask dispatch about a lane that runs farther.

Have a Container on One of These Ramps?

Send the ramp, the delivery address, the container details and the dates. Cushing dispatch will help coordinate the next step.

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