Cable Car Museum
E447017
The Cable Car Museum is a small museum in Wellington, New Zealand, that showcases the history, technology, and heritage of the city’s iconic cable car system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cable Car Museum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4493566 — 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: Cable Car Museum Context triple: [Wellington Cable Car, nearbyAttraction, Cable Car Museum]
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A.
San Francisco Cable Car Museum
The San Francisco Cable Car Museum is a historic institution in San Francisco that showcases the city’s iconic cable car system, featuring preserved cars, machinery, and exhibits on their engineering and history.
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B.
Electric City Trolley Museum
The Electric City Trolley Museum is a transportation museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of electric trolleys and streetcars in the region.
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C.
Powell & Market cable car turnaround
Powell & Market cable car turnaround is a major San Francisco cable car terminus and popular tourist spot where the historic cars are manually turned around at the end of the line.
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D.
Angels Flight Railway
Angels Flight Railway is a historic narrow-gauge funicular in Downtown Los Angeles that carries passengers up and down the steep Bunker Hill slope.
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E.
Powell-Mason cable car line
The Powell-Mason cable car line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, carrying passengers between the bustling waterfront and the hilltop neighborhoods, including Nob Hill.
- 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: Cable Car Museum Target entity description: The Cable Car Museum is a small museum in Wellington, New Zealand, that showcases the history, technology, and heritage of the city’s iconic cable car system.
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A.
San Francisco Cable Car Museum
The San Francisco Cable Car Museum is a historic institution in San Francisco that showcases the city’s iconic cable car system, featuring preserved cars, machinery, and exhibits on their engineering and history.
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B.
Electric City Trolley Museum
The Electric City Trolley Museum is a transportation museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of electric trolleys and streetcars in the region.
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C.
Powell & Market cable car turnaround
Powell & Market cable car turnaround is a major San Francisco cable car terminus and popular tourist spot where the historic cars are manually turned around at the end of the line.
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D.
Angels Flight Railway
Angels Flight Railway is a historic narrow-gauge funicular in Downtown Los Angeles that carries passengers up and down the steep Bunker Hill slope.
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E.
Powell-Mason cable car line
The Powell-Mason cable car line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, carrying passengers between the bustling waterfront and the hilltop neighborhoods, including Nob Hill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
museum
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transport museum ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | Wellington Cable Car NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingUse | former winding house of the Wellington cable car ⓘ |
| category |
Museums in Wellington
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Rail transport museums in New Zealand ⓘ Tourist attractions in Wellington ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
heritage of the Wellington cable car
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history of the Wellington cable car ⓘ technology of the Wellington cable car ⓘ |
| exhibits |
cable car machinery
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cable winding gear ⓘ historic Wellington cable car grip cars ⓘ historic Wellington cable car trailers ⓘ interpretive displays about cable car history ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Wellington’s iconic cable car system
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development of Wellington’s hillside transport ⓘ social history of cable car use in Wellington ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
historical documents
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photographs ⓘ transport artifacts ⓘ |
| hasExhibitType |
mechanical equipment
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restored vehicles ⓘ static displays ⓘ |
| hasType | small museum ⓘ |
| heritageAspect | preservation of Wellington cable car heritage ⓘ |
| languageOfExhibits | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kelburn
NERFINISHED
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North Island ⓘ Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington Cable Car terminal at Kelburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Carter Observatory
NERFINISHED
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Wellington Botanic Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ top station of the Wellington Cable Car ⓘ |
| offers |
historical context for Wellington’s cable car line
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interpretive information about cable car operation ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Wellington Museums Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesOn | Wellington Cable Car system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Wellington City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Wellington tourism brochures ⓘ |
| theme |
engineering heritage
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urban transport history ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cable Car Museum Description of subject: The Cable Car Museum is a small museum in Wellington, New Zealand, that showcases the history, technology, and heritage of the city’s iconic cable car system.
Referenced by (1)
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