Old Colony Lines
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Old Colony Lines are a group of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail routes connecting Boston with communities in the South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Colony Lines canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1872895 — 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: Old Colony Lines Context triple: [Quincy Center station, servedBy, Old Colony Lines]
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White Star Line
White Star Line was a prominent British shipping company best known for operating the RMS Titanic and other famous ocean liners during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Franklin Line
The Franklin Line is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail line serving communities southwest of Boston.
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C.
Black Star Line
Black Star Line was a shipping company established in the early 20th century as part of a broader movement to promote Black economic independence and facilitate the return of the African diaspora to Africa.
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D.
New England Shipbuilding Corporation
New England Shipbuilding Corporation was a World War II-era American shipyard in South Portland, Maine, known for mass-producing Liberty ships for the U.S. war effort.
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E.
Riviera Line
The Riviera Line is a scenic railway route in Devon, England, running along the coast and serving popular seaside towns between Exeter and Paignton.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Old Colony Lines Target entity description: Old Colony Lines are a group of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail routes connecting Boston with communities in the South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts.
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A.
White Star Line
White Star Line was a prominent British shipping company best known for operating the RMS Titanic and other famous ocean liners during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Franklin Line
The Franklin Line is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail line serving communities southwest of Boston.
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C.
Black Star Line
Black Star Line was a shipping company established in the early 20th century as part of a broader movement to promote Black economic independence and facilitate the return of the African diaspora to Africa.
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D.
New England Shipbuilding Corporation
New England Shipbuilding Corporation was a World War II-era American shipyard in South Portland, Maine, known for mass-producing Liberty ships for the U.S. war effort.
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E.
Riviera Line
The Riviera Line is a scenic railway route in Devon, England, running along the coast and serving popular seaside towns between Exeter and Paignton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commuter rail line group ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
MBTA Red Line at South Station
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Line at South Station
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification | none ⓘ |
| fareSystem | MBTA zone-based commuter rail fares ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Greenbush Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Greenbush branch
Kingston/Plymouth branch ⓘ Middleborough/Lakeville Line ⓘ
surface form:
Middleborough/Lakeville branch
|
| hasDepot |
South Station
ⓘ
surface form:
South Station, Boston
|
| hasLine |
Greenbush Line
ⓘ
Kingston Line ⓘ Middleborough/Lakeville Line ⓘ Plymouth Line ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Old Colony Railroad ⓘ |
| openedForService | 1997 ⓘ |
| operator |
MBTA Commuter Rail network
ⓘ
surface form:
MBTA Commuter Rail
MBTA ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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| owner |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|
| partOf |
MBTA Commuter Rail network
ⓘ
surface form:
MBTA Commuter Rail system
|
| primaryCityServed | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Boston ⓘ |
| reopenedHistoricRoute |
Old Colony Railroad right-of-way
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Colony Railroad main lines
|
| serves |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
South Shore ⓘ southeastern Massachusetts ⓘ |
| serviceType | commuter rail ⓘ |
| terminus | South Station ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock | diesel locomotive-hauled coaches ⓘ |
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Subject: Old Colony Lines Description of subject: Old Colony Lines are a group of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail routes connecting Boston with communities in the South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.