Although the Underground Railroad was neither underground, nor a railroad, the system worked in a similar fashion to a railroad. The passengers followed a route; there were many stops; a conductor led the way. It was underground because it had to be a secretive operation in order to succeed, and the runaway slaves often had to hide to stay safe. Those involved with the Underground Railroad developed a code system of railroad terms to discuss the network in secret. The stations were the stops at safe-houses, their owners the station masters. The passengers or cargo were the runaways, who were led by a conductor to the entry port, Canada.
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