Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway
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The Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway was a regional freight railroad operating in the northeastern United States and Quebec, best known for its involvement in the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16736184 — 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: Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway Context triple: [Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, successor, Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway]
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Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway
The Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway is a Canadian heavy freight railway primarily used to transport iron ore from mines in northeastern Quebec and western Labrador to ports on the St. Lawrence River.
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St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad is a regional rail line in the northeastern United States and Canada that provides freight transportation across parts of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Quebec.
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Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway
The Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway is a regional shortline railway in Nova Scotia, Canada, that provides freight service across the province including the link to Cape Breton Island.
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New Brunswick Railway Company
The New Brunswick Railway Company is a Canadian transportation and land-holding firm historically involved in rail operations in New Brunswick and now part of the diversified conglomerate J.D. Irving, Limited.
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E.
Intercolonial Railway of Canada
The Intercolonial Railway of Canada was a government-owned railway that linked the Maritime provinces with central Canada and played a key role in the country’s early national transportation network.
- 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: Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway Target entity description: The Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway was a regional freight railroad operating in the northeastern United States and Quebec, best known for its involvement in the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster.
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A.
Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway
The Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway is a Canadian heavy freight railway primarily used to transport iron ore from mines in northeastern Quebec and western Labrador to ports on the St. Lawrence River.
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B.
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad is a regional rail line in the northeastern United States and Canada that provides freight transportation across parts of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Quebec.
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C.
Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway
The Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway is a regional shortline railway in Nova Scotia, Canada, that provides freight service across the province including the link to Cape Breton Island.
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D.
New Brunswick Railway Company
The New Brunswick Railway Company is a Canadian transportation and land-holding firm historically involved in rail operations in New Brunswick and now part of the diversified conglomerate J.D. Irving, Limited.
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E.
Intercolonial Railway of Canada
The Intercolonial Railway of Canada was a government-owned railway that linked the Maritime provinces with central Canada and played a key role in the country’s early national transportation network.
- F. None of above. chosen
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