The Underground Railroad was not an actual railroad, it was rather a network of houses and buildings that were used to help slaves escape from the South to freedom in the Northern states or Canada. In my yes, the underground railroad was one big code, and every part had codenames. The "passengers" were the slaves that were fleeing from the South. The "conductors" were the guides that led the slaves from one stop to another. The "stations" and "depots" were areas where the escaping slaves could rest. Whether it was a barn or a secret area in a house, the slaves would hide there to remain safe.
The Missouri Compromise was an agreement made to keep the balance of slave and free states equal. Missouri was added as a slave state and Maine was added as a free state in 1821. The Kansas-Nebraska act supersede the Missouri Compromise and allowed the territories in that state to decide whether or not they desired to be a free or slave territory. This was based on popular sovereignty.
Links
History: The Underground Railroad
Wikipedia: The Underground Railroad
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