Triple

T1022842
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject United States Railroad Administration E22076 entity
Predicate introducedDesign P513 FINISHED
Object USRA standard steam locomotive designs
USRA standard steam locomotive designs were a series of standardized steam locomotive types created during World War I to simplify and unify locomotive production and maintenance across U.S. railroads.
E121801 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: USRA standard steam locomotive designs | Statement: [United States Railroad Administration, introducedDesign, USRA standard steam locomotive designs]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USRA standard steam locomotive designs
Context triple: [United States Railroad Administration, introducedDesign, USRA standard steam locomotive designs]
  • A. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive
    The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive is a powerful steam engine from the famed Santa Fe Railway, known for hauling high-speed passenger and heavy freight trains across the American West in the mid-20th century.
  • B. Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive
    The Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive is a distinctive class of steam engines with the cab placed at the front for crew safety, famously used by the Southern Pacific Railroad to haul trains through long, smoky mountain tunnels and snow sheds in the American West.
  • C. American Association of Railroads wheel arrangement classification system
    The American Association of Railroads wheel arrangement classification system is a standardized notation used in North America to describe the configuration and number of axles and wheels on locomotives and rail vehicles.
  • D. Union Pacific inspection cars
    Union Pacific inspection cars are specially outfitted railroad cars used by the Union Pacific Railroad to carry officials and inspectors for track, infrastructure, and operational evaluations along the rail network.
  • E. DE30AC locomotive
    The DE30AC locomotive is a diesel-electric passenger locomotive built by EMD for the Long Island Rail Road, designed for push-pull commuter service with head-end power.
  • 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: USRA standard steam locomotive designs
Triple: [United States Railroad Administration, introducedDesign, USRA standard steam locomotive designs]
Generated description
USRA standard steam locomotive designs were a series of standardized steam locomotive types created during World War I to simplify and unify locomotive production and maintenance across U.S. railroads.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USRA standard steam locomotive designs
Target entity description: USRA standard steam locomotive designs were a series of standardized steam locomotive types created during World War I to simplify and unify locomotive production and maintenance across U.S. railroads.
  • A. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive
    The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive is a powerful steam engine from the famed Santa Fe Railway, known for hauling high-speed passenger and heavy freight trains across the American West in the mid-20th century.
  • B. Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive
    The Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive is a distinctive class of steam engines with the cab placed at the front for crew safety, famously used by the Southern Pacific Railroad to haul trains through long, smoky mountain tunnels and snow sheds in the American West.
  • C. American Association of Railroads wheel arrangement classification system
    The American Association of Railroads wheel arrangement classification system is a standardized notation used in North America to describe the configuration and number of axles and wheels on locomotives and rail vehicles.
  • D. Union Pacific inspection cars
    Union Pacific inspection cars are specially outfitted railroad cars used by the Union Pacific Railroad to carry officials and inspectors for track, infrastructure, and operational evaluations along the rail network.
  • E. DE30AC locomotive
    The DE30AC locomotive is a diesel-electric passenger locomotive built by EMD for the Long Island Rail Road, designed for push-pull commuter service with head-end power.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: introducedDesign
Context triple: [United States Railroad Administration, introducedDesign, USRA standard steam locomotive designs]
  • A. introduced chosen
    Indicates that one entity caused another entity to become known, presented, or brought into use for the first time to a person, group, or context.
  • B. introducedConcept
    Indicates that one entity is responsible for presenting, defining, or bringing a new concept into use or awareness for another entity or context.
  • C. designedIn
    Indicates that something was created, planned, or conceived during a particular time period or at a specific location.
  • D. hasDesign
    Indicates that one entity possesses, embodies, or is characterized by a particular design associated with another entity.
  • E. introducedRight
    Indicates that one entity formally presented or brought another entity to the attention of a third party or context, with the second entity occupying a role or position on the right side in that introduction.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a493d6e380819097b384986ffc315c completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b7e0f8908190bfe0a4cd8b31dfed completed March 1, 2026, 10:04 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac3bb63f14819098f5e32af3b98508 completed March 7, 2026, 2:52 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac3de4fbb88190855cf92af51fe70b completed March 7, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac3e45d9e88190bc88d037c00c3ecc completed March 7, 2026, 3:03 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4b72619cc8190932fdfa0c74dc055 completed March 1, 2026, 10:01 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.