Code Words

008-the-underground-railroad-2580440.jpgNot just “Underground Railroad,” they had a big glossary of code words. In their code language “passenger” meant the escaped slave who has been freed. Those who took action in order to free the “passengers” were called “agents.” The room that the Reddit user found was named “station” as that was the spot where the people would wait for agents. “station master” was the person who owned the “station.” And lastly, those who led the ‘passengers’ to the safe place would be called “conductor.”