Shasta Route
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The Shasta Route was a scenic rail line in the Pacific Northwest known for connecting California and Oregon through the Cascade Range under the Southern Pacific Railroad.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shasta Route canonical | 3 |
| Feather River Route | 1 |
| UP Shasta Route (partial) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2395104 — 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: Shasta Route Context triple: [Southern Pacific Railroad, operatedRoute, Shasta Route]
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A.
Applegate–Lassen Route
The Applegate–Lassen Route was an alternative emigrant trail in the mid-19th century that branched off the main California Trail to provide a northern route into California and southern Oregon.
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B.
Bristlecone Trail
Bristlecone Trail is a hiking path in Great Basin National Park known for its ancient bristlecone pine trees and high-elevation mountain scenery.
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C.
Lassen Peak Trail
Lassen Peak Trail is a popular high-elevation hiking route in Lassen Volcanic National Park that climbs to the summit of the Lassen Peak volcano, offering expansive views of the surrounding volcanic landscape.
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D.
Santa Cruz Trail
Santa Cruz Trail is a popular backcountry hiking route in California known for its scenic canyon views, chaparral landscapes, and access to remote areas of the Santa Ynez Mountains.
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E.
John Muir Trail
The John Muir Trail is a long-distance hiking route in California renowned for its spectacular alpine scenery as it passes through Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks.
- 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: Shasta Route Target entity description: The Shasta Route was a scenic rail line in the Pacific Northwest known for connecting California and Oregon through the Cascade Range under the Southern Pacific Railroad.
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A.
Applegate–Lassen Route
The Applegate–Lassen Route was an alternative emigrant trail in the mid-19th century that branched off the main California Trail to provide a northern route into California and southern Oregon.
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B.
Bristlecone Trail
Bristlecone Trail is a hiking path in Great Basin National Park known for its ancient bristlecone pine trees and high-elevation mountain scenery.
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C.
Lassen Peak Trail
Lassen Peak Trail is a popular high-elevation hiking route in Lassen Volcanic National Park that climbs to the summit of the Lassen Peak volcano, offering expansive views of the surrounding volcanic landscape.
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D.
Santa Cruz Trail
Santa Cruz Trail is a popular backcountry hiking route in California known for its scenic canyon views, chaparral landscapes, and access to remote areas of the Santa Ynez Mountains.
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E.
John Muir Trail
The John Muir Trail is a long-distance hiking route in California renowned for its spectacular alpine scenery as it passes through Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
passenger rail route
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Oregon ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasScenicFeature |
forested mountain landscapes
ⓘ
views of Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| hasTransportationMode | rail ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rail travel through the Cascade Range
ⓘ
scenic mountain scenery ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Oregon ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| marketingNameFor |
Southern Pacific Siskiyou and Shasta routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Pacific main line between California and Oregon
|
| namedAfter | Mount Shasta ⓘ |
| operator | Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Southern Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Pacific Railroad network
|
| passesThrough |
northern California
ⓘ
southern Oregon ⓘ |
| railwayClass | main line ⓘ |
| traverses | Cascade Range ⓘ |
| usedByService |
Shasta Daylight
ⓘ
Shasta Limited ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shasta Route Description of subject: The Shasta Route was a scenic rail line in the Pacific Northwest known for connecting California and Oregon through the Cascade Range under the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Feather River Route
this entity surface form:
UP Shasta Route (partial)