Moffat Tunnel route
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The Moffat Tunnel route is a historic rail line through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, known for its long alpine tunnel and dramatic high-altitude scenery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moffat Tunnel route canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T960290 — 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: Moffat Tunnel route Context triple: [California Zephyr, traverses, Moffat Tunnel route]
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A.
Hindhead Tunnel
Hindhead Tunnel is a major road tunnel in Surrey, England, carrying the A3 beneath the Devil’s Punch Bowl to improve traffic flow and reduce environmental impact on the surrounding countryside.
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B.
Robertson Tunnel
Robertson Tunnel is a major light rail tunnel in Portland, Oregon, carrying MAX trains through the West Hills between downtown and the city’s western suburbs.
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C.
Malinta Tunnel
Malinta Tunnel is a historic underground complex on Corregidor Island in the Philippines that served as a bomb-proof headquarters and hospital for American and Filipino forces during World War II.
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D.
Great North Road
Great North Road is a historic major route in England that connected London to Edinburgh and served as a key coaching and trade road for centuries.
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E.
Clyde Tunnel
The Clyde Tunnel is a road tunnel in Glasgow, Scotland, carrying vehicular traffic beneath the River Clyde to connect the city’s north and south banks.
- 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: Moffat Tunnel route Target entity description: The Moffat Tunnel route is a historic rail line through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, known for its long alpine tunnel and dramatic high-altitude scenery.
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A.
Hindhead Tunnel
Hindhead Tunnel is a major road tunnel in Surrey, England, carrying the A3 beneath the Devil’s Punch Bowl to improve traffic flow and reduce environmental impact on the surrounding countryside.
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B.
Robertson Tunnel
Robertson Tunnel is a major light rail tunnel in Portland, Oregon, carrying MAX trains through the West Hills between downtown and the city’s western suburbs.
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C.
Malinta Tunnel
Malinta Tunnel is a historic underground complex on Corregidor Island in the Philippines that served as a bomb-proof headquarters and hospital for American and Filipino forces during World War II.
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D.
Great North Road
Great North Road is a historic major route in England that connected London to Edinburgh and served as a key coaching and trade road for centuries.
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E.
Clyde Tunnel
The Clyde Tunnel is a road tunnel in Glasgow, Scotland, carrying vehicular traffic beneath the River Clyde to connect the city’s north and south banks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Denver, Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Denver
Fraser ⓘ Glenwood Springs ⓘ Granby ⓘ Grand Junction, Colorado ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Junction
Winter Park ⓘ |
| crosses | Continental Divide via Moffat Tunnel ⓘ |
| electrification | non-electrified ⓘ |
| follows | former Denver and Salt Lake Railway main line ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasMaximumElevationApprox | over 9,000 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
long continuous grades and curves typical of mountain rail lines
ⓘ
numerous bridges and short tunnels outside the main Moffat Tunnel ⓘ |
| hasPart | Moffat Tunnel ⓘ |
| historicallyBuiltFor |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Denver and Salt Lake Railway
|
| historicalOperator |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
ⓘ
Union Pacific Moffat Subdivision ⓘ
surface form:
Denver and Salt Lake Railway
|
| knownFor |
high-altitude scenery
ⓘ
long alpine tunnel ⓘ mountain railroading ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Moffat Tunnel ⓘ |
| openedForThroughServiceViaTunnel | 1928 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Union Pacific Moffat Subdivision
ⓘ
transcontinental rail route between Chicago and the U.S. West Coast ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Winter Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Winter Park Resort
|
| passesThrough |
Byers Canyon
ⓘ
Colorado River canyon ⓘ Fraser River ⓘ
surface form:
Fraser River valley
Front Range of the Rocky Mountains ⓘ Glenwood Canyon ⓘ Gore Canyon ⓘ Moffat Tunnel under James Peak ⓘ |
| primaryUse | freight traffic ⓘ |
| region | north-central Colorado ⓘ |
| replaced | Rollins Pass route over the Continental Divide ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | passenger traffic ⓘ |
| traverses | Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| usedBy |
California Zephyr
ⓘ
surface form:
Amtrak California Zephyr
Ski Train to Winter Park (historically) ⓘ historic Rio Grande Zephyr passenger train ⓘ |
| usesStructure | Moffat Tunnel ⓘ |
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Subject: Moffat Tunnel route Description of subject: The Moffat Tunnel route is a historic rail line through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, known for its long alpine tunnel and dramatic high-altitude scenery.
Referenced by (2)
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