BNSF Railway Monticello Subdivision
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The BNSF Railway Monticello Subdivision is a freight and passenger rail corridor in Minnesota that carries BNSF trains as well as Metro Transit's Northstar commuter rail service between Minneapolis and its northwestern suburbs.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BNSF Railway Line | 2 |
| BNSF Railway Monticello Subdivision canonical | 1 |
| BNSF Railway Staples Subdivision | 1 |
| BNSF Railway corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2687617 — 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: BNSF Railway Monticello Subdivision Context triple: [Northstar commuter rail, usesRailLine, BNSF Railway Monticello Subdivision]
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A.
Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch
The Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch was a 19th-century rail line that later evolved into the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, helping open the American Midwest and Southwest to expanded transportation and commerce.
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B.
Union Pacific West Line
The Union Pacific West Line is a commuter rail route in the Chicago metropolitan area that runs between downtown Chicago and western suburbs, providing daily passenger service as part of the Metra system.
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C.
Union Pacific North Line
The Union Pacific North Line is a Metra commuter rail line in the Chicago metropolitan area that runs north from downtown Chicago through suburbs along Lake Michigan into Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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D.
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
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E.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line is a major transcontinental freight rail corridor in the United States that carries heavy rail traffic across key western routes, including the desert region near Needles, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: BNSF Railway Monticello Subdivision Target entity description: The BNSF Railway Monticello Subdivision is a freight and passenger rail corridor in Minnesota that carries BNSF trains as well as Metro Transit's Northstar commuter rail service between Minneapolis and its northwestern suburbs.
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A.
Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch
The Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch was a 19th-century rail line that later evolved into the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, helping open the American Midwest and Southwest to expanded transportation and commerce.
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B.
Union Pacific West Line
The Union Pacific West Line is a commuter rail route in the Chicago metropolitan area that runs between downtown Chicago and western suburbs, providing daily passenger service as part of the Metra system.
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C.
Union Pacific North Line
The Union Pacific North Line is a Metra commuter rail line in the Chicago metropolitan area that runs north from downtown Chicago through suburbs along Lake Michigan into Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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D.
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
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E.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway main line is a major transcontinental freight rail corridor in the United States that carries heavy rail traffic across key western routes, including the desert region near Needles, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad subdivision
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| commuterServiceBrand | Northstar ⓘ |
| connects |
Minneapolis
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northwestern suburbs of Minneapolis ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| locatedIn |
Hennepin County
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surface form:
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Minneapolis–Saint Paul ⓘ
surface form:
Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area
Sherburne County, Minnesota ⓘ Wright County, Minnesota ⓘ |
| operator | BNSF Railway ⓘ |
| owner | BNSF Railway ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | BNSF Railway network ⓘ |
| passengerService | Northstar commuter rail ⓘ |
| primaryCommuterOperator | Metro Transit ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railMode | heavy rail ⓘ |
| regionServed | northwestern suburbs of Minneapolis ⓘ |
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| trackUsage | shared freight and commuter rail corridor ⓘ |
| trafficType | mixed traffic ⓘ |
| usedBy |
BNSF Railway freight trains
ⓘ
Metro Transit Northstar Line ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: BNSF Railway Monticello Subdivision Description of subject: The BNSF Railway Monticello Subdivision is a freight and passenger rail corridor in Minnesota that carries BNSF trains as well as Metro Transit's Northstar commuter rail service between Minneapolis and its northwestern suburbs.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.