Hi.....yes train from Princeton Jct to EWR is my first choice......but will be unsure if I can get a drop-off at station......there will be many co-workers at this meeting, so I'm likely shanghaied into a rental car after the meeting so corporate festivities can continue on the way.
Upon further research, the train station is quite close to the back of Carnegie Ctr...maybe there is a corporate campus shuttle bus? I'll check with meeting center......or maybe get colleagues to drop me off on their way to PHL......these things are always more complicated with more colleagues!
Interestingly, northbound Amtrak regionals stop at Princeton Jct only at 7:39pm and 8:30pm (Fares are $51 for a 36min trip to EWR and $37 for the later 24 min trip to EWR). New Jersey transit has trains about every 20 mins starting at 3:30pm, taking 45-50 mnins to EWR for $16.25.
And upon further review by the comptrollers booth, it's likely that PHL will be the goal, since airfares are so much lower versus EWR.......so now I'll check on train to PHL 30th St, then R1 every half-hour to PHL.
thanks to everyone