RailPASS vs UPGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RailPASS
Streamline your intermodal facility experience with this mobile application. Input shipment details in advance to bypass kiosks, track your assigned shipments, and update parking locations directly from your device. Save time and reduce gate entry friction.
- Expedited gate experience
- Pre-input shipment details
- Real-time shipment status
- Update parking location
- Reduce gate entry time
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RailPASS is a BNSF Railway mobile application designed to create an efficient and expedited gate experience for truck drivers who need to drop off, pick up or locate a shipment at a BNSF Intermodal Facility. From RailPASS, you can: • Input shipment details directly through the RailPASS app to avoid having to manually enter information at the intermodal facility kiosk. This feature will reduce time spent at the kiosk by eliminating screen requests and touches – cutting current entrance gate times by more than half. • Have up-to-date status information on shipments assigned to you once it is in your personalized "My Units" screen. • Update Parking: You will have the ability to update your assigned parking location directly through the RailPASS app eliminating the need to call your dispatcher or flag down a yard checker when there is an existing shipment in a designated spot.
UPGo
Streamline your intermodal terminal arrivals. This app helps truck drivers pre-validate scheduled missions for Union Pacific Intermodal Terminals, ensuring you're cleared to in-gate upon arrival and avoiding gate delays. Currently supports drivers registered with the UIIA.
- Pre-validate scheduled missions
- Ensure clearance for in-gate
- Reduce gate delays
- Supports UIIA registered drivers
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UPGo allows truck drivers to pre-validate their scheduled missions to Union Pacific Intermodal Terminals. By pre-validating, you'll be ensured you're cleared to in-gate when you arrive. No more delays at the gate! Currently available only for drivers registered with the UIIA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UPGo at 3.3 against RailPASS's 3.1. UPGo also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UPGo holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 120 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of RailPASS's written reviews are positive against 25% of UPGo's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RailPASS | UPGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (120 ratings) | 3.3 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BNSF Railway | Union Pacific Railroad Company |
Customer experience
RailPASS
UPGo
In-app purchases
RailPASS
No in-app purchases
UPGo
No in-app purchases







