Triple
T1400276
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Canadian National Railway |
E30762
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMotto |
P42
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
North America’s Railroad
North America’s Railroad is the motto of Canadian National Railway, emphasizing its extensive rail network spanning Canada and parts of the United States.
|
E160867
|
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: North America’s Railroad | Statement: [Canadian National Railway, hasMotto, North America’s Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North America’s Railroad Context triple: [Canadian National Railway, hasMotto, North America’s Railroad]
-
A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Amtrak Empire Builder
The Amtrak Empire Builder is a long-distance passenger train route that runs between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, offering scenic views of the northern United States.
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D.
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" is a popular 1945 Academy Award–winning song, famously featured in the film *The Harvey Girls* and widely associated with the golden age of Hollywood musicals.
-
E.
Reading Railroad
Reading Railroad was a major 19th- and 20th-century American railroad company based in Pennsylvania, best known for transporting anthracite coal and for its iconic place on the U.S. Monopoly game board.
- 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: North America’s Railroad Triple: [Canadian National Railway, hasMotto, North America’s Railroad]
Generated description
North America’s Railroad is the motto of Canadian National Railway, emphasizing its extensive rail network spanning Canada and parts of the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North America’s Railroad Target entity description: North America’s Railroad is the motto of Canadian National Railway, emphasizing its extensive rail network spanning Canada and parts of the United States.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Amtrak Empire Builder
The Amtrak Empire Builder is a long-distance passenger train route that runs between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, offering scenic views of the northern United States.
-
D.
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" is a popular 1945 Academy Award–winning song, famously featured in the film *The Harvey Girls* and widely associated with the golden age of Hollywood musicals.
-
E.
Reading Railroad
Reading Railroad was a major 19th- and 20th-century American railroad company based in Pennsylvania, best known for transporting anthracite coal and for its iconic place on the U.S. Monopoly game board.
- 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.