North Side Main Line
E104833
The North Side Main Line was a historic elevated rapid transit route in Chicago that formed a key part of the early "L" system and later evolved into segments of today’s Red Line.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Side Main Line canonical | 13 |
| North Side main line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T831974 — 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: North Side Main Line Context triple: [Addison station (CTA Red Line), formerRailwayLine, North Side Main Line]
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A.
South Side Main Line
The South Side Main Line is a key elevated rapid transit corridor on Chicago's 'L' system that carries multiple Green Line services through the city's South Side.
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B.
Dyre Avenue Line
The Dyre Avenue Line is a New York City Subway line in the Bronx operated by the IRT division, primarily serving the 5 train along a former New York, Westchester and Boston Railway right-of-way.
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C.
Myrtle Avenue Line
The Myrtle Avenue Line is a New York City Subway line in Brooklyn and Queens, primarily served by the M train.
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D.
Fulton Street Line
The Fulton Street Line is a major New York City Subway corridor in Brooklyn and Manhattan that carries IND services such as the A and C trains along Fulton Street.
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E.
Jerome Avenue Line
The Jerome Avenue Line is a New York City Subway route in the Bronx, primarily served by the 4 train and running along Jerome Avenue from the Yankee Stadium area toward the northern end of the borough.
- 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: North Side Main Line Target entity description: The North Side Main Line was a historic elevated rapid transit route in Chicago that formed a key part of the early "L" system and later evolved into segments of today’s Red Line.
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A.
South Side Main Line
The South Side Main Line is a key elevated rapid transit corridor on Chicago's 'L' system that carries multiple Green Line services through the city's South Side.
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B.
Dyre Avenue Line
The Dyre Avenue Line is a New York City Subway line in the Bronx operated by the IRT division, primarily serving the 5 train along a former New York, Westchester and Boston Railway right-of-way.
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C.
Myrtle Avenue Line
The Myrtle Avenue Line is a New York City Subway line in Brooklyn and Queens, primarily served by the M train.
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D.
Fulton Street Line
The Fulton Street Line is a major New York City Subway corridor in Brooklyn and Manhattan that carries IND services such as the A and C trains along Fulton Street.
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E.
Jerome Avenue Line
The Jerome Avenue Line is a New York City Subway route in the Bronx, primarily served by the 4 train and running along Jerome Avenue from the Yankee Stadium area toward the northern end of the borough.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railway line
ⓘ
elevated rapid transit line ⓘ historic transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| cityServed |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| evolvedInto |
Red Line (Chicago "L")
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago "L" Red Line
|
| formedPartOf | early Chicago "L" network ⓘ |
| hasLineColorSuccessor | Red ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor |
being a predecessor of the modern Red Line
ⓘ
forming a key part of the early Chicago "L" system ⓘ |
| openingDate | late 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Chicago Rapid Transit Company
ⓘ
Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago "L"
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago "L" system
|
| publicTransportSystem | Chicago "L" ⓘ |
| railwaySystem | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| routeType | elevated railway ⓘ |
| servedArea |
North Side of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago North Side
|
| servedCity |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| status |
historical
ⓘ
no longer used as a distinct named route ⓘ |
| structureType | elevated ⓘ |
| successorLine |
Red Line (Chicago "L")
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Line (Chicago Transit Authority)
|
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportationMode | rapid transit ⓘ |
| usedFor | urban passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Side Main Line Description of subject: The North Side Main Line was a historic elevated rapid transit route in Chicago that formed a key part of the early "L" system and later evolved into segments of today’s Red Line.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North Side main line