P42DC
E702604
The P42DC is a General Electric-built diesel-electric passenger locomotive widely used by Amtrak across the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| P42DC canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7972954 — 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: P42DC Context triple: [Pepsi Can (early paint scheme), appliedToLocomotiveModel, P42DC]
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A.
PMC 1240
PMC 1240 is the original UK mono LP catalogue number assigned to the Beatles’ 1964 album "Beatles for Sale" by Parlophone/EMI.
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B.
PL42AC
The PL42AC is a modern diesel-electric passenger locomotive built by Alstom for New Jersey Transit, known for its streamlined design and AC traction technology.
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C.
P54C
P54C is the second-generation Intel Pentium microprocessor core, notable for introducing a refined 0.35 μm design and improved performance over the original Pentium (P5).
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D.
PB-02
PB-02 is the regional vehicle registration code assigned to the Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab.
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E.
D40
D40 is the third-generation Nissan Navara mid-size pickup truck platform produced globally in the mid-2000s to 2010s.
- 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: P42DC Target entity description: The P42DC is a General Electric-built diesel-electric passenger locomotive widely used by Amtrak across the United States.
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A.
PMC 1240
PMC 1240 is the original UK mono LP catalogue number assigned to the Beatles’ 1964 album "Beatles for Sale" by Parlophone/EMI.
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B.
PL42AC
The PL42AC is a modern diesel-electric passenger locomotive built by Alstom for New Jersey Transit, known for its streamlined design and AC traction technology.
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C.
P54C
P54C is the second-generation Intel Pentium microprocessor core, notable for introducing a refined 0.35 μm design and improved performance over the original Pentium (P5).
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D.
PB-02
PB-02 is the regional vehicle registration code assigned to the Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab.
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E.
D40
D40 is the third-generation Nissan Navara mid-size pickup truck platform produced globally in the mid-2000s to 2010s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | diesel-electric locomotive ⓘ |
| brakeType | air brakes ⓘ |
| builder |
GE Transportation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
General Electric Transportation Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Erie, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
corridor passenger trains
ⓘ
intercity passenger service ⓘ long-distance passenger trains ⓘ |
| family | Genesis series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelType | diesel fuel ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasBodyStyle | monocoque carbody ⓘ |
| hasCabConfiguration | full-width cowl ⓘ |
| hasHeadEndPower | yes ⓘ |
| hasMultipleUnitCapability | yes ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOperator |
Amtrak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Via Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimeMover | GE 7FDL16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1990s ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Amtrak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotiveType | road diesel ⓘ |
| manufacturer | General Electric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Genesis P42DC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedOn | electrified and non-electrified routes ⓘ |
| operator | Amtrak ⓘ |
| powerType | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| series | GE Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | EMD F40PH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tractionType | electric traction motors ⓘ |
| trainHeating | head-end power ⓘ |
| UICClassification | Bo′Bo′ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Amtrak California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amtrak Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Amtrak Northeast Corridor services NERFINISHED ⓘ Amtrak long-distance services NERFINISHED ⓘ Via Rail Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter and regional services
ⓘ
intercity rail service ⓘ passenger train haulage ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Amtrak corridor routes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amtrak long-distance routes ⓘ Amtrak national network NERFINISHED ⓘ Amtrak national passenger rail system ⓘ |
| wheelArrangement | B-B ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: P42DC Description of subject: The P42DC is a General Electric-built diesel-electric passenger locomotive widely used by Amtrak across the United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.