Norfolk and Western Y class
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The Norfolk and Western Y class was a series of powerful articulated steam locomotives designed primarily for heavy coal and freight service on the Norfolk and Western Railway.
All labels observed (1)
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| Norfolk and Western Y class canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15976206 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norfolk and Western Y class Context triple: [Norfolk and Western Class A, relatedClass, Norfolk and Western Y class]
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Norfolk and Western Class J
The Norfolk and Western Class J was a famed series of streamlined 4-8-4 steam locomotives renowned for their power, efficiency, and elegant design, used primarily for high-speed passenger service in the mid-20th century United States.
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B.
Norfolk and Western Class A
Norfolk and Western Class A was a series of powerful articulated steam locomotives built for high-speed freight service on the Norfolk and Western Railway in the mid-20th century.
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EMD GP40
The EMD GP40 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division in the late 1960s and early 1970s, widely used by North American railroads for freight service.
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EMD GP40-2H
The EMD GP40-2H is a rebuilt, passenger-equipped variant of the EMD GP40-2 diesel-electric locomotive, featuring head-end power for commuter rail service.
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E.
EMD GP38-2
The EMD GP38-2 is a widely used four-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division, known for its reliability and versatility in freight service across North America.
- 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: Norfolk and Western Y class Target entity description: The Norfolk and Western Y class was a series of powerful articulated steam locomotives designed primarily for heavy coal and freight service on the Norfolk and Western Railway.
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A.
Norfolk and Western Class J
The Norfolk and Western Class J was a famed series of streamlined 4-8-4 steam locomotives renowned for their power, efficiency, and elegant design, used primarily for high-speed passenger service in the mid-20th century United States.
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B.
Norfolk and Western Class A
Norfolk and Western Class A was a series of powerful articulated steam locomotives built for high-speed freight service on the Norfolk and Western Railway in the mid-20th century.
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C.
EMD GP40
The EMD GP40 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division in the late 1960s and early 1970s, widely used by North American railroads for freight service.
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D.
EMD GP40-2H
The EMD GP40-2H is a rebuilt, passenger-equipped variant of the EMD GP40-2 diesel-electric locomotive, featuring head-end power for commuter rail service.
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E.
EMD GP38-2
The EMD GP38-2 is a widely used four-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division, known for its reliability and versatility in freight service across North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
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