Triple

T1742193
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject First Transcontinental Railroad E38256 entity
Predicate partOf P40 FINISHED
Object United States railroad network E115617 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: United States railroad network | Statement: [First Transcontinental Railroad, partOf, United States railroad network]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States railroad network
Context triple: [First Transcontinental Railroad, partOf, United States railroad network]
  • A. North American rail network
    The North American rail network is an extensive, interconnected system of freight and passenger rail lines spanning the United States, Canada, and Mexico, operated by multiple major and regional railroads.
  • B. U.S. intercity passenger rail network chosen
    The U.S. intercity passenger rail network is a nationwide system of medium- and long-distance train routes, primarily operated by Amtrak, that connects major cities and regions across the United States.
  • C. United States transportation system
    The United States transportation system is the nationwide network of highways, railroads, air routes, waterways, and public transit infrastructure that supports the movement of people and goods across the country.
  • D. 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.
  • E. Class I freight railroads in the United States
    Class I freight railroads in the United States are the largest and highest-revenue freight rail carriers in the country, operating extensive long-haul networks that move the majority of U.S. rail cargo.
  • 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_69a8862b01a48190ab47209063af82d9 completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aa63c6d21c8190809bedaa798e2b14 completed March 6, 2026, 5:19 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad8b0ab7008190a2fafe1c8ac55ac4 completed March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.