Triple
T16736185
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bangor and Aroostook Railroad |
E406723
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entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Maine Northern Railway (on some lines)
Maine Northern Railway is a regional freight railroad operating former Bangor and Aroostook lines in northern Maine and neighboring Canadian provinces.
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E406723
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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: Maine Northern Railway (on some lines) | Statement: [Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, successor, Maine Northern Railway (on some lines)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maine Northern Railway (on some lines) Context triple: [Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, successor, Maine Northern Railway (on some lines)]
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A.
Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central Railroad was a major New England railroad that operated extensive freight and passenger services across Maine and neighboring states from the 19th through the 20th century.
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B.
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad was a regional railroad in northern Maine known for hauling forest products, potatoes, and other freight across the state's rural areas.
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C.
Boston–Maine rail network
The Boston–Maine rail network was a regional railroad system in New England that connected major cities and towns, notably linking Boston with communities throughout Maine and neighboring states.
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D.
Boston and Maine Railroad
The Boston and Maine Railroad was a major New England railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and surrounding states from the 19th through the mid-20th century.
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E.
Boston and Maine Railroad main line
The Boston and Maine Railroad main line was a major New England rail corridor that formed the core route of the Boston and Maine Railroad, connecting Boston with key cities and towns across northern Massachusetts and beyond.
- 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: Maine Northern Railway (on some lines) Triple: [Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, successor, Maine Northern Railway (on some lines)]
Generated description
Maine Northern Railway is a regional freight railroad operating former Bangor and Aroostook lines in northern Maine and neighboring Canadian provinces.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maine Northern Railway (on some lines) Target entity description: Maine Northern Railway is a regional freight railroad operating former Bangor and Aroostook lines in northern Maine and neighboring Canadian provinces.
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A.
Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central Railroad was a major New England railroad that operated extensive freight and passenger services across Maine and neighboring states from the 19th through the 20th century.
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B.
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
chosen
The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad was a regional railroad in northern Maine known for hauling forest products, potatoes, and other freight across the state's rural areas.
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C.
Boston–Maine rail network
The Boston–Maine rail network was a regional railroad system in New England that connected major cities and towns, notably linking Boston with communities throughout Maine and neighboring states.
-
D.
Boston and Maine Railroad
The Boston and Maine Railroad was a major New England railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and surrounding states from the 19th through the mid-20th century.
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E.
Boston and Maine Railroad main line
The Boston and Maine Railroad main line was a major New England rail corridor that formed the core route of the Boston and Maine Railroad, connecting Boston with key cities and towns across northern Massachusetts and beyond.
- 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_69d8838ffb088190a0b11149929006bf |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e39c3a86848190a03f243dd1bdb899 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a014136275c819084da2756632e0f48 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0141cadb6c8190b2832e12fd431b0b |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:41 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a014264ff8881909722c262c3f85e1f |
completed | May 11, 2026, 2:43 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:20 a.m.