Triple
T12790336
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Highland Branch (Green Line D) |
E305741
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerOperator |
P179
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Boston and Albany Railroad |
E233762
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Boston and Albany Railroad | Statement: [Highland Branch (Green Line D), formerOperator, Boston and Albany Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston and Albany Railroad Context triple: [Highland Branch (Green Line D), formerOperator, Boston and Albany Railroad]
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A.
Boston and Albany Railroad
chosen
The Boston and Albany Railroad was a historic rail line that connected Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, playing a major role in 19th- and early 20th-century transportation and commerce in the region.
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B.
New York, Providence and Boston Railroad
The New York, Providence and Boston Railroad was a 19th-century rail line in southern New England that connected New York City with Providence and Boston as part of the region’s early intercity rail network.
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C.
New England Central Railroad
New England Central Railroad is a regional freight railroad operating primarily in New England, providing vital rail connections between local industries and the broader North American rail network.
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D.
Boston and Maine Railroad
The Boston and Maine Railroad was a major New England railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and surrounding states from the 19th through the mid-20th century.
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E.
Boston and Providence Railroad
The Boston and Providence Railroad was a 19th-century rail line that provided one of the earliest and most important rail connections between Boston, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d7bdf366888190a8cccb982606889c |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96e6a61f48190972e241e70bc392c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f68ebeab2081908a6e38351613e3ed |
completed | May 2, 2026, 11:54 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:30 p.m.