Triple
T19655547
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rutland Railroad |
E471929
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Rutland and Burlington Railroad |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: Rutland and Burlington Railroad | Statement: [Rutland Railroad, predecessor, Rutland and Burlington Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rutland and Burlington Railroad Context triple: [Rutland Railroad, predecessor, Rutland and Burlington Railroad]
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A.
Rutland Railroad
The Rutland Railroad was a regional railroad in the northeastern United States that primarily served Vermont and parts of New York, playing a key role in the area's freight and passenger transportation during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Burlington Route
Burlington Route was the popular name for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, a major Midwestern U.S. railroad known for its extensive passenger and freight services.
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C.
Concord Railroad
Concord Railroad was a 19th-century New Hampshire railroad company that later became part of the Boston and Maine Railroad through consolidation.
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D.
Vermont Railway
Vermont Railway is a regional freight and passenger rail operator in Vermont that provides key rail infrastructure and services across the state.
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E.
Burlington – Rutland line
The Burlington–Rutland line is a regional rail corridor in Vermont connecting the cities of Burlington and Rutland, primarily used for freight service.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rutland and Burlington Railroad Target entity description: The Rutland and Burlington Railroad was a 19th-century Vermont railway line that formed a key part of the regional network later consolidated into the Rutland Railroad system.
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A.
Rutland Railroad
The Rutland Railroad was a regional railroad in the northeastern United States that primarily served Vermont and parts of New York, playing a key role in the area's freight and passenger transportation during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Burlington Route
Burlington Route was the popular name for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, a major Midwestern U.S. railroad known for its extensive passenger and freight services.
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C.
Concord Railroad
Concord Railroad was a 19th-century New Hampshire railroad company that later became part of the Boston and Maine Railroad through consolidation.
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D.
Vermont Railway
Vermont Railway is a regional freight and passenger rail operator in Vermont that provides key rail infrastructure and services across the state.
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E.
Burlington – Rutland line
chosen
The Burlington–Rutland line is a regional rail corridor in Vermont connecting the cities of Burlington and Rutland, primarily used for freight service.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (2 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_69d8e51395348190ac1416d46dfc6db0 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e641452ac481908d5493506ee96516 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:07 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:45 p.m.