Acela
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Acela is Amtrak’s high-speed train service in the Northeast Corridor, known for providing the fastest intercity rail travel in the United States between cities like Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Acela canonical | 12 |
| Acela Express | 2 |
| Acela (via New York Penn Station) | 1 |
| Acela Express trainset | 1 |
| Acela Express trainsets | 1 |
| Acela service | 1 |
| Amtrak Acela | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T54423 — 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.
Target entity: Acela Context triple: [Amtrak, majorRoute, Acela]
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A.
MARC Train
MARC Train is a commuter rail service operating in Maryland and the surrounding region, connecting cities such as Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Martinsburg.
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B.
E train
The E train is a New York City Subway service that runs primarily along the IND Eighth Avenue Line, providing rapid transit between Queens and Manhattan.
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C.
Amtrak
Amtrak is the United States’ national passenger railroad service, operating intercity and long-distance trains across much of the country.
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D.
M train
The M train is a New York City Subway service that runs through parts of Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan, connecting neighborhoods such as Middle Village and Forest Hills with Midtown and Lower Manhattan.
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E.
F train
The F train is a New York City Subway service that runs primarily along the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, connecting neighborhoods in Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Acela Target entity description: Acela is Amtrak’s high-speed train service in the Northeast Corridor, known for providing the fastest intercity rail travel in the United States between cities like Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C.
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A.
MARC Train
MARC Train is a commuter rail service operating in Maryland and the surrounding region, connecting cities such as Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Martinsburg.
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B.
E train
The E train is a New York City Subway service that runs primarily along the IND Eighth Avenue Line, providing rapid transit between Queens and Manhattan.
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C.
Amtrak
Amtrak is the United States’ national passenger railroad service, operating intercity and long-distance trains across much of the country.
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D.
M train
The M train is a New York City Subway service that runs through parts of Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan, connecting neighborhoods such as Middle Village and Forest Hills with Midtown and Lower Manhattan.
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E.
F train
The F train is a New York City Subway service that runs primarily along the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, connecting neighborhoods in Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-speed rail service
ⓘ
passenger rail service ⓘ |
| brandedAs |
Acela
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Acela Express
|
| classOffered |
Business Class
ⓘ
First Class ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification |
12 kV 25 Hz AC overhead line
ⓘ
12.5 kV 60 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ 25 kV 60 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train ⓘ |
| inception | 2000 ⓘ |
| manufacturerOfRollingStock |
Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Alstom
Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation) ⓘ
surface form:
Bombardier Transportation
|
| maximumServiceSpeed |
150 mph
ⓘ
240 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fastest intercity train service in the United States
ⓘ
tilting trainsets for higher speeds on curves ⓘ |
| operator | Amtrak ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Amtrak ⓘ |
| primaryCorridor |
Northeast megalopolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston–Washington corridor
|
| railwayLineUsed | Northeast Corridor ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs | Acela self-link ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Northeastern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast United States
|
| routeLength |
approximately 457 miles
ⓘ
approximately 735 kilometers ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
Automatic Train Control
ⓘ
surface form:
Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System
Positive Train Control ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Baltimore
ⓘ
Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
New York City ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| servesStation |
Pennsylvania Station (Baltimore)
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore Penn Station
South Station ⓘ
surface form:
Boston South Station
Penn Station (New York City) ⓘ
surface form:
New York Penn Station
30th Street Station ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia 30th Street Station
Union Station ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Union Station
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| serviceEntry | December 2000 ⓘ |
| serviceType | premium business service ⓘ |
| startPoint | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock |
Acela
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Acela Express trainset
Avelia Liberty trainset ⓘ |
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Subject: Acela Description of subject: Acela is Amtrak’s high-speed train service in the Northeast Corridor, known for providing the fastest intercity rail travel in the United States between cities like Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C.
Referenced by (19)
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