Triple
T10711633
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Savage’s Station |
E252550
|
entity |
| Predicate | railroadInvolved |
P76977
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Richmond and York River Railroad
The Richmond and York River Railroad was a 19th-century rail line in Virginia that played a strategic role in the American Civil War, particularly in the Peninsula Campaign.
|
E880983
|
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: Richmond and York River Railroad | Statement: [Battle of Savage’s Station, railroadInvolved, Richmond and York River Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richmond and York River Railroad Context triple: [Battle of Savage’s Station, railroadInvolved, Richmond and York River Railroad]
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A.
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
The Richmond and Petersburg Railroad was a 19th-century rail line in Virginia that played a key role in connecting Richmond to southern routes and later became part of larger systems like the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
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B.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad was a historic rail line in Virginia that served as a key north–south transportation corridor linking Washington, D.C. with Richmond and points south.
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C.
Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad
The Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad was a 19th-century Virginia railway line that played a strategic role during the American Civil War, including in early engagements such as the Battle of Vienna.
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D.
Virginia Central Railroad
The Virginia Central Railroad was a 19th-century Virginia railway that played a key role in regional transportation and Civil War logistics before becoming a principal predecessor of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
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E.
Virginian Railway
The Virginian Railway was an early 20th-century American coal-hauling railroad that operated primarily in West Virginia and Virginia, renowned for its efficient, heavy-duty freight operations and later incorporation into the Norfolk and Western 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: Richmond and York River Railroad Triple: [Battle of Savage’s Station, railroadInvolved, Richmond and York River Railroad]
Generated description
The Richmond and York River Railroad was a 19th-century rail line in Virginia that played a strategic role in the American Civil War, particularly in the Peninsula Campaign.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richmond and York River Railroad Target entity description: The Richmond and York River Railroad was a 19th-century rail line in Virginia that played a strategic role in the American Civil War, particularly in the Peninsula Campaign.
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A.
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
The Richmond and Petersburg Railroad was a 19th-century rail line in Virginia that played a key role in connecting Richmond to southern routes and later became part of larger systems like the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
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B.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad was a historic rail line in Virginia that served as a key north–south transportation corridor linking Washington, D.C. with Richmond and points south.
-
C.
Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad
The Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad was a 19th-century Virginia railway line that played a strategic role during the American Civil War, including in early engagements such as the Battle of Vienna.
-
D.
Virginia Central Railroad
The Virginia Central Railroad was a 19th-century Virginia railway that played a key role in regional transportation and Civil War logistics before becoming a principal predecessor of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
-
E.
Virginian Railway
The Virginian Railway was an early 20th-century American coal-hauling railroad that operated primarily in West Virginia and Virginia, renowned for its efficient, heavy-duty freight operations and later incorporation into the Norfolk and Western 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_69d6aa5cbabc8190973e683950d89faf |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d6fe523de08190a82c8f057fe8baf6 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d99917df2c819099be2a9b9c4a2ce7 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 12:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d99e8632688190b3746649a124ca09 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 1:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69dadccd1d7081908ae53b97d2c2a6cb |
completed | April 11, 2026, 11:44 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:13 p.m.