Originally Posted by
afsheen
Either pass works the same - you get a paper ticket (sadly no etickets yet for the passes, so you need to keep track of that very valuable piece of paper), and then you hop on any NE Regional or Keystone between PHL and NYP, with the exception of a few restricted trains (and, of course, no Acelas).
Oh wow, I thought I had heard they had moved to some eticketing. I stand corrected. That IS one valuable piece of paper to avoid losing.
The SEPTA/NJT combo will just suck the life out of you. Get an eyemask, earplugs, neck pillow, travel coffee mug, and you get used to the Amtrak commute pretty quickly.