Triple
T16194257
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Union Pacific City of Portland |
E393020
|
entity |
| Predicate | primaryRailroad |
P18201
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Union Pacific Railroad |
E2147
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Union Pacific Railroad | Statement: [Union Pacific City of Portland, primaryRailroad, Union Pacific Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union Pacific Railroad Context triple: [Union Pacific City of Portland, primaryRailroad, Union Pacific Railroad]
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A.
Union Pacific Railroad
chosen
Union Pacific Railroad is one of the largest freight rail networks in the United States, operating an extensive system that spans the western two-thirds of the country.
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B.
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad was a major American railroad company that operated extensive rail networks across the western and southwestern United States from the 19th to the late 20th century.
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C.
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, operating an extensive system that spans the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico.
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D.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad was a historic U.S. railroad known for its scenic mountain routes through Colorado and Utah and its role in transcontinental passenger and freight service.
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E.
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad was a major American Class I railroad that operated across the Midwestern and Southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation before its merger into the Union Pacific system.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: primaryRailroad Context triple: [Union Pacific City of Portland, primaryRailroad, Union Pacific Railroad]
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A.
relatedRailroad
Indicates that there is an association or connection between an entity and a specific railroad, such as ownership, operation, service, or historical linkage.
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B.
formerRailroad
Indicates that an entity was previously a railroad but no longer functions as one.
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C.
railroad
chosen
Indicates that one entity constructs, operates, or provides railroad or train transportation services for another entity or area.
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D.
primaryRailUse
Indicates the main or predominant purpose for which a rail line, segment, or facility is used (e.g., passenger, freight, or mixed traffic).
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E.
originalRailway
Indicates that a railway is the first or initial line from which others in a network, route, or system originate or are derived.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d87f1e49ac8190a311b54d32990576 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e222d851188190b2452d165e4fc4bd |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0017a90be08190bd9fb64abd424e1e |
completed | May 10, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e219e11f6081909106b1240a17fd37 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 11:30 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:02 a.m.