Triple
T16721491
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hornell, New York |
E406358
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasTransportationHistory |
P1298
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad
The New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad was a 19th-century American railroad that formed part of the Erie Railroad system, serving key routes across New York and neighboring states.
|
E925053
|
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: New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad | Statement: [Hornell, New York, hasTransportationHistory, New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Context triple: [Hornell, New York, hasTransportationHistory, New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad]
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A.
New York and Erie Railroad
The New York and Erie Railroad was a 19th-century American railway company that operated a major broad-gauge line across New York State, playing a key role in opening up the Southern Tier region to commerce and transportation.
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B.
Erie Railroad
The Erie Railroad was a major 19th- and early 20th-century American railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across the northeastern United States, particularly linking New York City with the Midwest.
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C.
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway is a regional freight railroad operating primarily in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, known for serving as a key transportation link in the northeastern United States.
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D.
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad was a regional U.S. railroad based in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, known for its heavy involvement in transporting steel and industrial freight.
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E.
Erie Lackawanna Railway
Erie Lackawanna Railway was a mid-20th-century U.S. railroad formed from the merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, known for serving the Northeast and Midwest before its assets were absorbed into Conrail.
- 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: New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Triple: [Hornell, New York, hasTransportationHistory, New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad]
Generated description
The New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad was a 19th-century American railroad that formed part of the Erie Railroad system, serving key routes across New York and neighboring states.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Target entity description: The New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad was a 19th-century American railroad that formed part of the Erie Railroad system, serving key routes across New York and neighboring states.
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A.
New York and Erie Railroad
chosen
The New York and Erie Railroad was a 19th-century American railway company that operated a major broad-gauge line across New York State, playing a key role in opening up the Southern Tier region to commerce and transportation.
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B.
Erie Railroad
The Erie Railroad was a major 19th- and early 20th-century American railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across the northeastern United States, particularly linking New York City with the Midwest.
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C.
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway is a regional freight railroad operating primarily in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, known for serving as a key transportation link in the northeastern United States.
-
D.
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad was a regional U.S. railroad based in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, known for its heavy involvement in transporting steel and industrial freight.
-
E.
Erie Lackawanna Railway
Erie Lackawanna Railway was a mid-20th-century U.S. railroad formed from the merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, known for serving the Northeast and Midwest before its assets were absorbed into Conrail.
- F. None of above.
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_69d8838f242881908abd8bc138795886 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e38743750c81908a980372ad8f1a6a |
completed | April 18, 2026, 1:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00aaef72fc8190975edfe5076ed9db |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00acaf3b8c8190820e0abbdd5f8811 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:05 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00ad4bb7a08190ba93bb05435e66b1 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:07 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:20 a.m.