Triple
T13032336
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wilmington and Weldon Railroad |
E326470
|
entity |
| Predicate | connectsTo |
P845
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad at Weldon
The Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad at Weldon was a key 19th-century rail junction in Weldon, North Carolina, that served as an important connection point in the regional rail network.
|
E1017114
|
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: Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad at Weldon | Statement: [Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, connectsTo, Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad at Weldon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad at Weldon Context triple: [Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, connectsTo, Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad at Weldon]
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A.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad was a 19th-century North Carolina rail line that became a key component of the later Atlantic Coast Line system and was once among the longest railroads in the world.
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B.
Petersburg and Weldon Railroad
The Petersburg and Weldon Railroad was a key Confederate rail line in Virginia that served as a vital supply route to Petersburg and Richmond during the American Civil War.
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C.
Wilmington and Western Railroad
The Wilmington and Western Railroad is a historic heritage railway in northern Delaware that operates scenic tourist excursions through the Red Clay Creek valley.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad at Weldon Triple: [Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, connectsTo, Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad at Weldon]
Generated description
The Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad at Weldon was a key 19th-century rail junction in Weldon, North Carolina, that served as an important connection point in the regional rail network.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad at Weldon Target entity description: The Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad at Weldon was a key 19th-century rail junction in Weldon, North Carolina, that served as an important connection point in the regional rail network.
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A.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
The Wilmington and Weldon Railroad was a 19th-century North Carolina rail line that became a key component of the later Atlantic Coast Line system and was once among the longest railroads in the world.
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B.
Petersburg and Weldon Railroad
The Petersburg and Weldon Railroad was a key Confederate rail line in Virginia that served as a vital supply route to Petersburg and Richmond during the American Civil War.
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C.
Wilmington and Western Railroad
The Wilmington and Western Railroad is a historic heritage railway in northern Delaware that operates scenic tourist excursions through the Red Clay Creek valley.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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_69d8076cc45c81908123123f43e69266 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d97efe72348190b52fb4068f5fb829 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6cbcd25108190a6c4a129cde81534 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 4:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6cd0d21e08190855dcbee000fc25d |
completed | May 3, 2026, 4:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6ce6b220c8190b1f49a9b2bfce692 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 4:26 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 8:54 p.m.