Triple
T11504544
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Randolph Street Terminal |
E272747
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerRailNetwork |
P30332
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Illinois Central Railroad |
E147157
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Illinois Central Railroad | Statement: [Randolph Street Terminal, formerRailNetwork, Illinois Central Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Illinois Central Railroad Context triple: [Randolph Street Terminal, formerRailNetwork, Illinois Central Railroad]
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A.
Illinois Central Railroad
chosen
The Illinois Central Railroad was a major American rail carrier that played a pivotal role in connecting the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico and fostering economic development along its north–south route.
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B.
Chicago and Alton Railroad
The Chicago and Alton Railroad was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century Midwestern U.S. railroad that connected Chicago with central and southern Illinois and Missouri, playing a key role in regional passenger and freight transport.
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C.
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad was a regional U.S. railroad that primarily served Illinois and neighboring states, later becoming part of the Missouri Pacific (MoPac) system.
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D.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a major American railroad company in the Midwestern and Western United States, known for its extensive passenger and freight services and its role in developing routes between Chicago, Denver, and the Pacific Coast.
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E.
Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad
The Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad was an interurban electric railway that once connected Chicago with its western suburbs, playing a key role in regional commuter transit in the early to mid-20th century.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: formerRailNetwork Context triple: [Randolph Street Terminal, formerRailNetwork, Illinois Central Railroad]
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A.
formerRailwayLine
Indicates that a railway line previously existed in the past but is no longer in operation or has been decommissioned.
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B.
formerRailroad
chosen
Indicates that an entity was previously a railroad but no longer functions as one.
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C.
formerRailOperator
Indicates that an entity previously operated a rail service or railway system but no longer does so.
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D.
railroadNetwork
Indicates a relationship where locations are connected as part of the same system of railway lines and infrastructure used for train transport.
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E.
formerRailUse
Indicates that an entity previously served a particular railway-related function or purpose, but no longer does so.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d6aae2c3748190bed2ea50dfb160dc |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d86db2f4b08190801de1b773932f59 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e6851b0f0481909d61e343b000530b |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:57 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d808736c5c8190899b5b3b2e797f65 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.