Triple
T2395117
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Southern Pacific Railroad |
E47630
|
entity |
| Predicate | wasAcquiredBy |
P16131
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Union Pacific Railroad |
E2147
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Union Pacific Railroad | Statement: [Southern Pacific Railroad, wasAcquiredBy, Union Pacific Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union Pacific Railroad Context triple: [Southern Pacific Railroad, wasAcquiredBy, Union Pacific Railroad]
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A.
Union Pacific Railroad
chosen
Union Pacific Railroad is one of the largest freight rail networks in the United States, operating an extensive system that spans the western two-thirds of the country.
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B.
Southern Pacific Railroad
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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C.
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, operating an extensive system that spans the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico.
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D.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad was a historic U.S. railroad known for its scenic mountain routes through Colorado and Utah and its role in transcontinental passenger and freight service.
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E.
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad was a major American Class I railroad that operated across the Midwestern and Southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation before its merger into the Union Pacific system.
- 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: wasAcquiredBy Context triple: [Southern Pacific Railroad, wasAcquiredBy, Union Pacific Railroad]
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A.
laterAcquiredBy
Indicates that one entity was acquired by another entity at a later point in time, after some prior state or ownership.
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B.
acquiredCompany
chosen
Indicates that one entity has purchased and taken ownership or control of another company.
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C.
acquisitionAnnouncedBy
Indicates that an acquisition event was publicly announced by the specified announcing entity (such as a company or organization).
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D.
acquiredFor
Indicates that one entity obtained or purchased another entity specifically for the benefit, use, or purpose of a third entity.
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E.
wasAcquiredByUSAThrough
Indicates that something came under the ownership, control, or sovereignty of the USA by means of a specified acquisition process or event.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69a88a1c450c81909f61abb8b6863885 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc879b1b88190be8d0337d9a17bd0 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:40 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afaf32014c8190aa3cfea010c3bb39 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:42 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abc5a3825c81909ec6111dfc165453 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:57 p.m.