ShipCSX vs NS Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShipCSX
Access real-time rail shipment status updates and manage freight movements from your iPhone. This app allows CSX customers to trace shipments by equipment, location, or train, and submit switch requests. Trucking companies can also manage freight drop-offs and pick-ups at terminals.
- Real-time shipment status updates
- Trace by equipment, location, or train
- Inventory Management Switch Request
- XGate for freight terminal management
- Anywhere/anytime access
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Please note: Only CSX customers with valid login credentials for ShipCSX will have access to the features on the ShipCSX mobile application. The ShipCSX mobile application provides customers anywhere/anytime access to updates on the status of their rail shipments from an iPhone. Customers can retrieve up-to-date information about their shipments using Trace by equipment, Trace by location, and Train Trace, or send information to CSX using the Inventory Management Switch Request features. ShipCSX mobile allows trucking company customers to enter information about freight to be dropped and picked up at the CSX terminals through the XGate part of the application, providing a more efficient experience at the terminals. ShipCSX Mobile is designed with our supply-chain and logistics conscious business customers in mind. For security reasons, only authenticated CSX customers can access shipment information through the application. If you need to set up a new secure login ID or reset your password, contact the ShipCSX team.
NS Events
Access all the essential information for Norfolk Southern events directly on your mobile device. This official application provides easy access to meeting details and schedules.
- Official event application
- Meeting information access
- On-device accessibility
- Event schedules
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This is the official mobile application for a variety of Norfolk Southern events. Download now and you will have all the meeting information easily accessible on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NS Events at 5.0 against ShipCSX's 2.0. NS Events also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). ShipCSX's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (78 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
NS Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShipCSX has 78 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ShipCSX ships an update every 2 months, NS Events every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShipCSX | NS Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (78 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CSX | Norfolk Southern Corporation |
Customer experience
ShipCSX
NS Events
In-app purchases
ShipCSX
No in-app purchases
NS Events
No in-app purchases
