Triple

T23393672
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Otisville station E594088 entity
Predicate formerOperator P179 FINISHED
Object Erie Lackawanna Railway — NE NERFINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Erie Lackawanna Railway | Statement: [Otisville station, formerOperator, Erie Lackawanna Railway]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Erie Lackawanna Railway
Context triple: [Otisville station, formerOperator, Erie Lackawanna Railway]
  • A. Erie Lackawanna Railway chosen
    Erie Lackawanna Railway was a mid-20th-century U.S. railroad formed from the merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, known for serving the Northeast and Midwest before its assets were absorbed into Conrail.
  • B. Erie Railroad
    The Erie Railroad was a major 19th- and early 20th-century American railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across the northeastern United States, particularly linking New York City with the Midwest.
  • C. Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
    The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad was a regional U.S. railroad based in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, known for its heavy involvement in transporting steel and industrial freight.
  • D. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
    The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad was a major northeastern U.S. railroad known for its anthracite coal traffic and passenger services, which later became part of the Erie Lackawanna Railway.
  • E. New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
    The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway is a regional freight railroad operating primarily in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, known for serving as a key transportation link in the northeastern United States.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69e25d2754fc819085deea939bde60ab elicitation completed
NER batch_69f1a49eb3b881909da7f1c47c67c81f ner completed
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:36 p.m.