Triple
T1631258
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MBTA Type 8 Light Rail Vehicle |
E35259
|
entity |
| Predicate | railSystem |
P522
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Boston light rail system |
E25076
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Boston light rail system | Statement: [MBTA Type 8 Light Rail Vehicle, railSystem, Boston light rail system]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston light rail system Context triple: [MBTA Type 8 Light Rail Vehicle, railSystem, Boston light rail system]
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A.
MBTA Green Line
chosen
The MBTA Green Line is a light rail service in Boston, Massachusetts, known as one of the oldest subway lines in the United States and serving key neighborhoods, universities, and cultural destinations across the city.
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B.
MBTA Orange Line
The MBTA Orange Line is a rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs roughly north–south, connecting neighborhoods such as Jamaica Plain, Downtown Boston, and Malden.
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C.
MBTA Red Line
The MBTA Red Line is a major rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs through key communities including Cambridge, connecting them to downtown Boston and other parts of the region.
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D.
Boston subway
The Boston subway, officially known as the MBTA or "the T," is one of the oldest public transit systems in the United States, serving the Greater Boston area with an extensive network of underground and surface rail lines.
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E.
MBTA Blue Line
The MBTA Blue Line is a rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs primarily along the city’s northeastern corridor, connecting downtown Boston with East Boston, Logan Airport, and Revere.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a886036bc081909ff5de16dbe5e8ea |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a909f5ae98819091ce5e00eb4256a2 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:43 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aea82cd9748190ac82c7221455b2d5 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 10:59 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.