Triple
T1400270
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Canadian National Railway |
E30762
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasSubsidiary |
P254
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
CN Intermodal
CN Intermodal is the intermodal freight division of Canadian National Railway, providing container and trailer transport services that integrate rail with truck and other modes across North America.
|
E160866
|
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: CN Intermodal | Statement: [Canadian National Railway, hasSubsidiary, CN Intermodal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CN Intermodal Context triple: [Canadian National Railway, hasSubsidiary, CN Intermodal]
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A.
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
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B.
CSX A-Line
The CSX A-Line is a major north–south freight and passenger rail corridor in the southeastern United States, running primarily through Florida and used by Amtrak’s Silver Meteor service.
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C.
BG Freight Line
BG Freight Line is a short-sea container shipping and logistics company operating services across Northern Europe and the UK and Ireland.
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D.
Conrail
Conrail was a major U.S. freight railroad formed in the 1970s to take over and revitalize the operations of several bankrupt Northeastern railroads.
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E.
Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
- 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: CN Intermodal Triple: [Canadian National Railway, hasSubsidiary, CN Intermodal]
Generated description
CN Intermodal is the intermodal freight division of Canadian National Railway, providing container and trailer transport services that integrate rail with truck and other modes across North America.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CN Intermodal Target entity description: CN Intermodal is the intermodal freight division of Canadian National Railway, providing container and trailer transport services that integrate rail with truck and other modes across North America.
-
A.
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
-
B.
CSX A-Line
The CSX A-Line is a major north–south freight and passenger rail corridor in the southeastern United States, running primarily through Florida and used by Amtrak’s Silver Meteor service.
-
C.
BG Freight Line
BG Freight Line is a short-sea container shipping and logistics company operating services across Northern Europe and the UK and Ireland.
-
D.
Conrail
Conrail was a major U.S. freight railroad formed in the 1970s to take over and revitalize the operations of several bankrupt Northeastern railroads.
-
E.
Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
- 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.