Triple
T1400261
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Canadian National Railway |
E30762
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPredecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
National Transcontinental Railway
The National Transcontinental Railway was a historic Canadian transcontinental rail line built in the early 20th century to link eastern and western Canada and later absorbed into the Canadian National Railway system.
|
E160865
|
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: National Transcontinental Railway | Statement: [Canadian National Railway, hasPredecessor, National Transcontinental Railway]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Transcontinental Railway Context triple: [Canadian National Railway, hasPredecessor, National Transcontinental Railway]
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A.
First Transcontinental Railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad was the 19th-century rail line that first connected the eastern and western United States by land, revolutionizing cross-country travel, commerce, and settlement.
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B.
The Standard Railroad of the World
The Standard Railroad of the World was the proud slogan and nickname of the Pennsylvania Railroad, once one of the largest and most influential railroads in the United States.
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C.
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway is a legendary long-distance rail line spanning Russia from Europe to the Pacific, renowned as one of the longest railway routes in the world.
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D.
Central Pacific Railroad
The Central Pacific Railroad was a major 19th-century American railroad company that built the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad, linking California to the eastern United States and transforming transportation and commerce.
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E.
Central Pacific
Central Pacific refers to the midsection of the Pacific Ocean region, historically significant as a major area of military operations and command during the Pacific theater of World War II.
- 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: National Transcontinental Railway Triple: [Canadian National Railway, hasPredecessor, National Transcontinental Railway]
Generated description
The National Transcontinental Railway was a historic Canadian transcontinental rail line built in the early 20th century to link eastern and western Canada and later absorbed into the Canadian National Railway system.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Transcontinental Railway Target entity description: The National Transcontinental Railway was a historic Canadian transcontinental rail line built in the early 20th century to link eastern and western Canada and later absorbed into the Canadian National Railway system.
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A.
First Transcontinental Railroad
The First Transcontinental Railroad was the 19th-century rail line that first connected the eastern and western United States by land, revolutionizing cross-country travel, commerce, and settlement.
-
B.
The Standard Railroad of the World
The Standard Railroad of the World was the proud slogan and nickname of the Pennsylvania Railroad, once one of the largest and most influential railroads in the United States.
-
C.
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway is a legendary long-distance rail line spanning Russia from Europe to the Pacific, renowned as one of the longest railway routes in the world.
-
D.
Central Pacific Railroad
The Central Pacific Railroad was a major 19th-century American railroad company that built the western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad, linking California to the eastern United States and transforming transportation and commerce.
-
E.
Central Pacific
Central Pacific refers to the midsection of the Pacific Ocean region, historically significant as a major area of military operations and command during the Pacific theater of World War II.
- 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_69a498fd4e408190bd73eca30ea9754c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c39c4c148190997150996ca26a99 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acde3799f881908efb4ee73d412482 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:25 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acdeef1b3c81908210246be0a8b37d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ace0042cd08190a0e1499d4c8e0769 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.