Triple
T20530709
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Southern Pacific main line in California’s Central Valley |
E504058
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Southern Pacific Railroad network |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: Southern Pacific Railroad network | Statement: [Southern Pacific main line in California’s Central Valley, partOf, Southern Pacific Railroad network]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southern Pacific Railroad network Context triple: [Southern Pacific main line in California’s Central Valley, partOf, Southern Pacific Railroad network]
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A.
Southern Pacific Railroad
chosen
Southern Pacific Railroad was a major American railroad company that operated extensive rail networks across the western and southwestern United States from the 19th to the late 20th century.
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B.
Southern Pacific Siskiyou and Shasta routes
The Southern Pacific Siskiyou and Shasta routes were mountainous mainlines in Oregon and Northern California known for their steep grades, dramatic scenery, and heavy steam locomotive operations.
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C.
Union Pacific West Line
The Union Pacific West Line is a commuter rail route in the Chicago metropolitan area that runs between downtown Chicago and western suburbs, providing daily passenger service as part of the Metra system.
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D.
Union Pacific Railroad line
The Union Pacific Railroad line is a major freight rail route in the western United States operated by Union Pacific Railroad, one of the largest railroad networks in North America.
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E.
California Western Railroad
California Western Railroad is a historic short-line railway in Northern California, best known for its scenic "Skunk Train" excursions through the redwood forests between Willits and Fort Bragg.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69e0b4b3a6e08190ae663701f50fab8e |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6a06b923c81908ba24be6645a7c61 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:53 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:37 a.m.