Illinois Central Railroad Station (New Orleans)
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Illinois Central Railroad Station in New Orleans was a historic passenger rail terminal that served as a major hub for Illinois Central Railroad trains before its operations were consolidated into the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Illinois Central Railroad Station (New Orleans) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1896943 — 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: Illinois Central Railroad Station (New Orleans) Context triple: [New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, replaced, Illinois Central Railroad Station (New Orleans)]
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A.
Missouri Pacific Railroad Station (New Orleans)
Missouri Pacific Railroad Station in New Orleans was a former passenger rail depot that served Missouri Pacific Railroad trains before being superseded by the centralized New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
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B.
Louisville and Nashville Station (New Orleans)
Louisville and Nashville Station (New Orleans) was a historic railroad passenger station in New Orleans that served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad before being superseded by the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
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C.
Texas and Pacific Railway Station (New Orleans)
Texas and Pacific Railway Station (New Orleans) was a historic passenger rail terminal in New Orleans that once served as a key hub for the Texas and Pacific Railway before being superseded by the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
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D.
Southern Railway Terminal (New Orleans)
Southern Railway Terminal (New Orleans) was a historic passenger rail station in New Orleans that served as a major hub for the Southern Railway before being superseded by the consolidated New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
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E.
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal is the primary intercity rail and bus station in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving as a major transportation hub for Amtrak and regional transit services.
- 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: Illinois Central Railroad Station (New Orleans) Target entity description: Illinois Central Railroad Station in New Orleans was a historic passenger rail terminal that served as a major hub for Illinois Central Railroad trains before its operations were consolidated into the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
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A.
Missouri Pacific Railroad Station (New Orleans)
Missouri Pacific Railroad Station in New Orleans was a former passenger rail depot that served Missouri Pacific Railroad trains before being superseded by the centralized New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
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B.
Louisville and Nashville Station (New Orleans)
Louisville and Nashville Station (New Orleans) was a historic railroad passenger station in New Orleans that served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad before being superseded by the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
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C.
Texas and Pacific Railway Station (New Orleans)
Texas and Pacific Railway Station (New Orleans) was a historic passenger rail terminal in New Orleans that once served as a key hub for the Texas and Pacific Railway before being superseded by the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
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D.
Southern Railway Terminal (New Orleans)
Southern Railway Terminal (New Orleans) was a historic passenger rail station in New Orleans that served as a major hub for the Southern Railway before being superseded by the consolidated New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
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E.
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal is the primary intercity rail and bus station in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving as a major transportation hub for Amtrak and regional transit services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former railway station
ⓘ
passenger rail terminal ⓘ railway station ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| functionedAs | major hub for Illinois Central Railroad trains ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major passenger rail hub prior to consolidation into New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Louisiana
ⓘ
New Orleans ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| operator | Illinois Central Railroad ⓘ |
| primaryUse | intercity passenger trains ⓘ |
| railNetwork |
Illinois Central Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois Central Railroad network
|
| replacedBy | New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal ⓘ |
| servedAsTerminusFor | Illinois Central Railroad trains to and from New Orleans ⓘ |
| servedCity | New Orleans ⓘ |
| servedRailway | Illinois Central Railroad ⓘ |
| serviceConsolidatedInto | New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor | passenger rail service ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Illinois Central Railroad Station (New Orleans) Description of subject: Illinois Central Railroad Station in New Orleans was a historic passenger rail terminal that served as a major hub for Illinois Central Railroad trains before its operations were consolidated into the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.