Along with shopping and dining, business and leisure travelers in Amtrak stations along the Northeast corridor can now add "cruising the Internet" to their list of activities, thanks to a new partnership between Amtrak and T-Mobile.

Starting this month, commercial-grade Wi-Fi services will be available at Washington, DC's Union Station, Baltimore's Penn Station, Wilmington Station, Philadelphia's 30th Street Station and Manhattan's Penn Station.

But secure and speedy Internet access is only one of a multitude of other offerings that could tempt you to linger.

If visual contemplation is on your radar, roll into Penn Station in Baltimore for a view of the city's most controversial piece of art, "Male/Female"—a 57-foot tall contemporary sculpture that contrasts sharply with the Beaux Arts style of the station itself.

If shopping is your preference, check out Union Station in Washington, D.C. or 30th Street Station in Philly where you can eat mightily, shop ‘til you drop and even tie the knot in one of the multitude of beautiful event rooms.

And if you're heading to the City That Never Sleeps, Penn Station is your stop for authentic New York-style pizza, Kosher hotdogs and pastrami sandwiches.

For travels overseas, iPass will keep you in touch in London.

The most connected train stations in the world are stations Waterloo, Paddington and Heathrow Express. Waterloo Station had enough yearly Internet usage that it rivals the world's most connected hotel—the Marriot World Center in Orlando, Florida. And for a fully connected traveling experience, hop on the Heathrow Express train from Paddington to Heathrow Airport, where the service offers full Wi-Fi service on all trains.

With all the possibilities available to you in train stations these days, maybe heeding the "all aboard" doesn't seem so urgent after all.

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