Triple
T19855907
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dearborn Station |
E477130
|
entity |
| Predicate | railwayTerminusFor |
P21210
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway |
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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: Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway | Statement: [Dearborn Station, railwayTerminusFor, Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway Context triple: [Dearborn Station, railwayTerminusFor, Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway]
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A.
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad was a major American rail carrier that played a pivotal role in connecting the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico and fostering economic development along its north–south route.
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B.
Illinois Terminal Railroad
Illinois Terminal Railroad was an interurban electric railway system that operated in central Illinois, providing both passenger and freight service during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad was a regional U.S. railroad that primarily served Illinois and neighboring states, later becoming part of the Missouri Pacific (MoPac) system.
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D.
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a major Midwestern U.S. railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services, notably connecting Chicago with cities across the Great Plains and Southwest, until its final liquidation in the 1980s.
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E.
Chicago and Alton Railroad
The Chicago and Alton Railroad was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century Midwestern U.S. railroad that connected Chicago with central and southern Illinois and Missouri, playing a key role in regional passenger and freight transport.
- 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: Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway Target entity description: The Chicago and Illinois Midland Railway was a regional railroad in Illinois primarily known for hauling coal and serving industrial customers in the central part of the state.
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A.
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad was a major American rail carrier that played a pivotal role in connecting the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico and fostering economic development along its north–south route.
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B.
Illinois Terminal Railroad
Illinois Terminal Railroad was an interurban electric railway system that operated in central Illinois, providing both passenger and freight service during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad was a regional U.S. railroad that primarily served Illinois and neighboring states, later becoming part of the Missouri Pacific (MoPac) system.
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D.
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was a major Midwestern U.S. railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services, notably connecting Chicago with cities across the Great Plains and Southwest, until its final liquidation in the 1980s.
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E.
Chicago and Alton Railroad
The Chicago and Alton Railroad was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century Midwestern U.S. railroad that connected Chicago with central and southern Illinois and Missouri, playing a key role in regional passenger and freight transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69d8e51d39d081909bcfafeaaf3d2fcc |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6586c14fc81908d34785f1088b0a9 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:46 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:51 p.m.