Rock Island Line
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"Rock Island Line" is a skiffle song popularized by Lonnie Donegan in the 1950s that became a major hit and a key influence on the British rock and folk revival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rock Island Line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16878372 — 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: Rock Island Line Context triple: [Lonnie Donegan, notableWork, Rock Island Line]
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A.
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island Railroad was a major American railroad that operated across the Midwest and Southwest, known for its extensive freight and passenger services before its bankruptcy and liquidation in the 1980s.
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B.
Rock Island District main line
The Rock Island District main line is a primary Metra commuter rail route in the Chicago area, running between downtown Chicago and its southwestern suburbs.
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C.
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a major Midwestern U.S. railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services, notably connecting Chicago with cities across the Great Plains and Southwest, until its final liquidation in the 1980s.
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D.
Wabash Railroad
Wabash Railroad was a major Midwestern American railroad company that operated an extensive network connecting key cities such as Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, and Buffalo during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly known as the Nickel Plate Road, was a prominent Midwestern and Great Lakes region railroad in the United States that operated major freight and passenger services between key industrial cities.
- 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: Rock Island Line Target entity description: "Rock Island Line" is a skiffle song popularized by Lonnie Donegan in the 1950s that became a major hit and a key influence on the British rock and folk revival.
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A.
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island Railroad was a major American railroad that operated across the Midwest and Southwest, known for its extensive freight and passenger services before its bankruptcy and liquidation in the 1980s.
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B.
Rock Island District main line
The Rock Island District main line is a primary Metra commuter rail route in the Chicago area, running between downtown Chicago and its southwestern suburbs.
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C.
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a major Midwestern U.S. railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services, notably connecting Chicago with cities across the Great Plains and Southwest, until its final liquidation in the 1980s.
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D.
Wabash Railroad
Wabash Railroad was a major Midwestern American railroad company that operated an extensive network connecting key cities such as Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, and Buffalo during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly known as the Nickel Plate Road, was a prominent Midwestern and Great Lakes region railroad in the United States that operated major freight and passenger services between key industrial cities.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.