On a train, what does Y-8 mean?

Question

i was riding NJ transit and the conductor says "next stop woodbridge, (or some c**p, i forget) attention all crew, Y-8"

I have ridden alot but ive never heard the Y-8 command before, wth does it mean, and why did the conductor say it with such emphasis and seriousness?

Answer 1

it's called "coding", different industries have different codes so outsiders don't know what it means.

Example: 10-4 = police code for A-OK. comes from ham radio code.

Answer 2

I haven't been in railroading since the last ice age, but maybe since the rein of the buffalo. I've never heard that one either. Probably something unique to New Jersey Transit.

Answer 3

mabe 8 cars to the yard ?

Answer 4

Y-8?

Been railroading since the last ice age and I have never heard that one.

and I have heard almost everything yelled you can imagine LOL.

It must be a local expression for somehtinmg, perhaps get ready for lunch??

Or perhpas the conductor just wanted to sound important.