Calais Branch
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The Calais Branch is a former Maine Central Railroad line in eastern Maine that historically provided freight and passenger service to communities along the state's Downeast coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calais Branch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3975623 — 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: Calais Branch Context triple: [Maine Central Railroad, notableRoute, Calais Branch]
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A.
Seine maritime corridor
The Seine maritime corridor is the navigable stretch of the Seine River that connects inland ports like Rouen to the sea, serving as a major route for maritime and river traffic in northern France.
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B.
Chatham Main Line
The Chatham Main Line is a major railway route in southeast England that connects London with Medway, east Kent, and coastal towns such as Ramsgate and Dover.
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C.
Granville–Paris line
The Granville–Paris line is a French railway route best known as the site of the dramatic 1895 Montparnasse derailment, where a train overran the buffers and crashed through the station façade.
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D.
Pont Chaussée
Pont Chaussée is a historic bridge in Verdun, France, spanning the Meuse River and forming part of the city's traditional riverfront crossings.
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E.
Warminster Line
The Warminster Line is a commuter rail service in the Philadelphia region that connects Center City with suburban communities in and around Warminster, Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Calais Branch Target entity description: The Calais Branch is a former Maine Central Railroad line in eastern Maine that historically provided freight and passenger service to communities along the state's Downeast coast.
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A.
Seine maritime corridor
The Seine maritime corridor is the navigable stretch of the Seine River that connects inland ports like Rouen to the sea, serving as a major route for maritime and river traffic in northern France.
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B.
Chatham Main Line
The Chatham Main Line is a major railway route in southeast England that connects London with Medway, east Kent, and coastal towns such as Ramsgate and Dover.
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C.
Granville–Paris line
The Granville–Paris line is a French railway route best known as the site of the dramatic 1895 Montparnasse derailment, where a train overran the buffers and crashed through the station façade.
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D.
Pont Chaussée
Pont Chaussée is a historic bridge in Verdun, France, spanning the Meuse River and forming part of the city's traditional riverfront crossings.
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E.
Warminster Line
The Warminster Line is a commuter rail service in the Philadelphia region that connects Center City with suburban communities in and around Warminster, Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former railroad line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Maine Central Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Maine Central main line
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| historicalOperator | Maine Central Railroad ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
passenger transportation
ⓘ
transportation of general freight ⓘ transportation of lumber ⓘ transportation of paper products ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maine
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion | Downeast Maine ⓘ |
| operator | Maine Central Railroad ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Maine Central Railroad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Maine Central Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Maine Central Railroad network
|
| providedServiceType |
freight service
ⓘ
passenger service ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railwayType | branch line ⓘ |
| servedArea |
Downeast Maine
ⓘ
surface form:
Downeast coast of Maine
eastern Maine ⓘ |
| servedCommunity |
Calais, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellsworth, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Hancock County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
disused
ⓘ
partly abandoned ⓘ partly railbanked ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bangor, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calais, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local freight service
ⓘ
regional passenger service ⓘ |
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Subject: Calais Branch Description of subject: The Calais Branch is a former Maine Central Railroad line in eastern Maine that historically provided freight and passenger service to communities along the state's Downeast coast.
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