Triple
T1003246
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Coast Starlight |
E21649
|
entity |
| Predicate | railLineUsed |
P15040
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Union Pacific Valley Subdivision (segments)
Union Pacific Valley Subdivision (segments) is a series of Union Pacific Railroad mainline sections in California’s Central Valley that form part of the route used by Amtrak’s Coast Starlight passenger train.
|
E117840
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Union Pacific Valley Subdivision (segments) | Statement: [Coast Starlight, railLineUsed, Union Pacific Valley Subdivision (segments)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union Pacific Valley Subdivision (segments) Context triple: [Coast Starlight, railLineUsed, Union Pacific Valley Subdivision (segments)]
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A.
CSX RF&P Subdivision
The CSX RF&P Subdivision is a major CSX Transportation rail line in Virginia that forms part of the busy freight and passenger corridor linking Washington, D.C. with Richmond and points south.
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B.
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.
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C.
Sacramento Southern Railroad
The Sacramento Southern Railroad is a heritage railway in Sacramento, California, offering excursion train rides along the Sacramento River as part of the California State Railroad Museum’s operations.
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D.
Great Western Main Line
The Great Western Main Line is a major intercity railway route in England that connects London with key cities in the west, including Bristol and South Wales.
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E.
Metra BNSF Railway Line
The Metra BNSF Railway Line is a major Chicago-area commuter rail route running between Chicago Union Station and Aurora, Illinois, primarily along tracks owned by BNSF Railway.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Union Pacific Valley Subdivision (segments) Triple: [Coast Starlight, railLineUsed, Union Pacific Valley Subdivision (segments)]
Generated description
Union Pacific Valley Subdivision (segments) is a series of Union Pacific Railroad mainline sections in California’s Central Valley that form part of the route used by Amtrak’s Coast Starlight passenger train.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union Pacific Valley Subdivision (segments) Target entity description: Union Pacific Valley Subdivision (segments) is a series of Union Pacific Railroad mainline sections in California’s Central Valley that form part of the route used by Amtrak’s Coast Starlight passenger train.
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A.
CSX RF&P Subdivision
The CSX RF&P Subdivision is a major CSX Transportation rail line in Virginia that forms part of the busy freight and passenger corridor linking Washington, D.C. with Richmond and points south.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Sacramento Southern Railroad
The Sacramento Southern Railroad is a heritage railway in Sacramento, California, offering excursion train rides along the Sacramento River as part of the California State Railroad Museum’s operations.
-
D.
Great Western Main Line
The Great Western Main Line is a major intercity railway route in England that connects London with key cities in the west, including Bristol and South Wales.
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E.
Metra BNSF Railway Line
The Metra BNSF Railway Line is a major Chicago-area commuter rail route running between Chicago Union Station and Aurora, Illinois, primarily along tracks owned by BNSF Railway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a493c53e648190ae8cb76c433fd9a7 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b7570b388190ada9693935792a58 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:01 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac2a1ecddc8190b954d16c6e269498 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac2a8dd818819088e6140e9a12594b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac2af2efd88190b1da673aa3ead5fd |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.