Angels Flight Railway
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Angels Flight Railway is a historic narrow-gauge funicular in Downtown Los Angeles that carries passengers up and down the steep Bunker Hill slope.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angels Flight | 6 |
| Angels Flight Railway canonical | 4 |
| Angels Flight funicular | 2 |
| Angels Flight Railway (nearby) | 1 |
| Angels Flight Railway Company (various periods) | 1 |
| Angels Flight funicular (nearby) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T845937 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angels Flight Railway Context triple: [Downtown Los Angeles, hasLandmark, Angels Flight Railway]
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A.
Centennial Wheel
The Centennial Wheel is a large, modern Ferris wheel at Chicago’s Navy Pier that offers panoramic views of the city skyline and Lake Michigan.
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B.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
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C.
Wellington Cable Car
The Wellington Cable Car is a historic funicular railway in New Zealand’s capital that runs between downtown Wellington and the hilltop suburb of Kelburn, offering scenic views over the city and harbor.
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D.
Adirondack Carousel
Adirondack Carousel is a handcrafted, nature-themed carousel in Saranac Lake, New York, featuring locally inspired wildlife figures and serving as a community attraction and cultural landmark.
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E.
Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel
Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel is a large, popular observation wheel in Osaka, Japan, offering panoramic views of the city and Osaka Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angels Flight Railway Target entity description: Angels Flight Railway is a historic narrow-gauge funicular in Downtown Los Angeles that carries passengers up and down the steep Bunker Hill slope.
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A.
Centennial Wheel
The Centennial Wheel is a large, modern Ferris wheel at Chicago’s Navy Pier that offers panoramic views of the city skyline and Lake Michigan.
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B.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
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C.
Wellington Cable Car
The Wellington Cable Car is a historic funicular railway in New Zealand’s capital that runs between downtown Wellington and the hilltop suburb of Kelburn, offering scenic views over the city and harbor.
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D.
Adirondack Carousel
Adirondack Carousel is a handcrafted, nature-themed carousel in Saranac Lake, New York, featuring locally inspired wildlife figures and serving as a community attraction and cultural landmark.
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E.
Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel
Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel is a large, popular observation wheel in Osaka, Japan, offering panoramic views of the city and Osaka Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
historic landmark ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkStatus | iconic Los Angeles attraction ⓘ |
| closed |
1969
ⓘ
2001 ⓘ 2013 ⓘ |
| connects |
California Plaza
ⓘ
Hill Street ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | transporting people up and down Bunker Hill ⓘ |
| fareType | short-distance urban transit ⓘ |
| gauge | narrow gauge ⓘ |
| hasColorScheme | orange and black ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Olivet
ⓘ
Sinai ⓘ |
| hasRollingStock | two funicular cars ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
lower station
ⓘ
upper station ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument ⓘ |
| heritageValue | symbol of historic Bunker Hill ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 298 feet
ⓘ
approximately 91 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Downtown Los Angeles ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn |
Bunker Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
Bunker Hill slope
|
| LosAngelesHistoricCulturalMonumentNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance | featured in numerous films and television shows ⓘ |
| municipality |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Los Angeles
|
| neighborhood | Bunker Hill ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1901-12-31 ⓘ |
| operator |
Angels Flight Railway
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Angels Flight Railway Company (various periods)
|
| originalOpeningYear | 1901 ⓘ |
| owner |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Los Angeles
|
| primaryUse | public transportation ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | electric motor-driven cable ⓘ |
| reopened |
1996
ⓘ
2010 ⓘ 2017 ⓘ |
| safetyIncident | fatal accident in 2001 ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| slope | steep hillside ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track with passing section ⓘ |
| transports | passengers ⓘ |
| typeOfRailway | inclined railway ⓘ |
| uses | cable haulage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Angels Flight Railway Description of subject: Angels Flight Railway is a historic narrow-gauge funicular in Downtown Los Angeles that carries passengers up and down the steep Bunker Hill slope.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Angels Flight
this entity surface form:
Angels Flight Railway Company (various periods)
this entity surface form:
Angels Flight funicular
this entity surface form:
Angels Flight funicular (nearby)
this entity surface form:
Angels Flight
this entity surface form:
Angels Flight funicular
this entity surface form:
Angels Flight Railway (nearby)
this entity surface form:
Angels Flight
this entity surface form:
Angels Flight
this entity surface form:
Angels Flight
this entity surface form:
Angels Flight