R188
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The R188 is a class of New York City Subway cars used primarily on the IRT Flushing Line, notable for supporting Communications-Based Train Control and modernized features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R188 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13532058 — 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: R188 Context triple: [A Division, hasRollingStockFamily, R188]
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A.
R8
The Audi R8 is a high-performance mid-engine sports car known for its powerful engines, quattro all-wheel drive, and use of advanced lightweight construction.
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B.
R8
R8 is a commuter rail line in the Rodalies de Catalunya network that connects various towns in the Barcelona metropolitan area without passing through the city center.
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C.
R08
R08 is the pennant number of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the lead ship of the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers and one of the largest warships ever built for the United Kingdom.
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D.
R98
R98 is the hull number of the French aircraft carrier Clemenceau, a Cold War-era flagship of the French Navy.
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E.
R68
The R68 is a class of New York City Subway cars built in the 1980s for the B Division, known for their stainless-steel bodies and use on various lettered lines.
- 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: R188 Target entity description: The R188 is a class of New York City Subway cars used primarily on the IRT Flushing Line, notable for supporting Communications-Based Train Control and modernized features.
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A.
R8
R8 is a commuter rail line in the Rodalies de Catalunya network that connects various towns in the Barcelona metropolitan area without passing through the city center.
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B.
R8
The Audi R8 is a high-performance mid-engine sports car known for its powerful engines, quattro all-wheel drive, and use of advanced lightweight construction.
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C.
R08
R08 is the pennant number of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the lead ship of the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers and one of the largest warships ever built for the United Kingdom.
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D.
R98
R98 is the hull number of the French aircraft carrier Clemenceau, a Cold War-era flagship of the French Navy.
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E.
R68
The R68 is a class of New York City Subway cars built in the 1980s for the B Division, known for their stainless-steel bodies and use on various lettered lines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway rolling stock
ⓘ
electric multiple unit ⓘ |
| airConditioning | yes ⓘ |
| brakeType |
electro-pneumatic brakes
ⓘ
regenerative braking ⓘ |
| carBodyMaterial | stainless steel ⓘ |
| carHeight | 11.89 ft ⓘ |
| carLength | 51.04 ft ⓘ |
| carWidth | 8.6 ft ⓘ |
| CBTCCompatible | true ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | A Division clearances ⓘ |
| controlSystem | microprocessor-based control ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | R142A ⓘ |
| designedFor | Communications-Based Train Control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForPlatform | IRT division ⓘ |
| designedForSignaling | CBTC on Flushing Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | A Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doorOperation | automatic door control ⓘ |
| doorsPerSidePerCar | 3 pairs ⓘ |
| doorWidth | 50 in ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 600 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| enteredFullServiceOnLine | IRT Flushing Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredFullServiceYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| family | Kawasaki R142A/R188 family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fleetNumberRangeIncludes |
7811
ⓘ
7899 ⓘ 7900 ⓘ 7936 ⓘ |
| interiorInformationSystems |
LED strip maps
ⓘ
automated announcements ⓘ |
| introducedToService | 2013 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturerCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 55 mph ⓘ |
| network | New York City Subway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | New York City Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorRegion | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderType |
converted cars
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new-build cars ⓘ |
| powerOutputPerMotorCar | 150 hp per motor ⓘ |
| propulsionType | electric traction motors ⓘ |
| replacedRollingStock | R62A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | passenger service ⓘ |
| signageType | LED destination signs ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedOnLine | IRT Flushing Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOnService |
7 train
ⓘ
<7> train ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: R188 Description of subject: The R188 is a class of New York City Subway cars used primarily on the IRT Flushing Line, notable for supporting Communications-Based Train Control and modernized features.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.