Triple
T20088805
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad |
E496209
|
entity |
| Predicate | famousForLocomotiveClass |
P86157
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Berkshire 2-8-4 steam locomotives |
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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: Berkshire 2-8-4 steam locomotives | Statement: [New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, famousForLocomotiveClass, Berkshire 2-8-4 steam locomotives]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berkshire 2-8-4 steam locomotives Context triple: [New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, famousForLocomotiveClass, Berkshire 2-8-4 steam locomotives]
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A.
4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives
4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives are steam engines with a wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels, designed primarily for hauling heavy passenger and freight trains over steep gradients.
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B.
Climax locomotive
The Climax locomotive is a type of geared steam locomotive, known for its rugged design and ability to haul heavy loads on steep, winding logging and industrial railroads.
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C.
Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshires
chosen
The Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshires were powerful high-speed steam freight locomotives famed for their role in hauling fast freight trains across the Nickel Plate Road in the mid-20th century.
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D.
B Class steam locomotives
The B Class steam locomotives are small, narrow-gauge tank engines historically used on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, renowned for hauling trains through the steep, winding mountain route in the Indian Himalayas.
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E.
BR 5MT 4-6-0 series
The BR 5MT 4-6-0 series is a class of British Railways mixed-traffic steam locomotives designed for versatile use on both passenger and freight services across the UK rail network.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: famousForLocomotiveClass Context triple: [New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, famousForLocomotiveClass, Berkshire 2-8-4 steam locomotives]
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A.
notableLocomotiveModels
chosen
Indicates a relationship where specific locomotive models are recognized as notable or significant examples associated with an entity (such as a manufacturer, railway, or time period).
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B.
typicalLocomotiveClass
Indicates that one locomotive class is the standard or most commonly used class for a given context, operator, or service.
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C.
winningLocomotive
Indicates that a locomotive is the one that wins a competition, race, or contest among locomotives.
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D.
firstLocomotiveName
Indicates the name assigned to the first locomotive associated with a given entity or context.
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E.
laterLocomotiveType
Indicates that one locomotive type succeeds or comes after another in time, representing a later development or version in locomotive design.
- F. None of above.
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_69da626eee3881909f3454986d4a6511 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6655d65a88190a510132f36341b6c |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:41 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e54cf369b88190931532420517dac7 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:45 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:18 p.m.