Triple
T398920
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad |
E9234
|
entity |
| Predicate | successorLine |
P10969
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Conrail |
E24202
|
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: Conrail | Statement: [Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, successorLine, Conrail]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conrail Context triple: [Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, successorLine, Conrail]
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A.
Conrail
chosen
Conrail was a major U.S. freight railroad formed in the 1970s to take over and revitalize the operations of several bankrupt Northeastern railroads.
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B.
Amtrak
Amtrak is the United States’ national passenger railroad service, operating intercity and long-distance trains across much of the country.
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C.
Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
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D.
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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E.
Trinity Railway Express
Trinity Railway Express is a commuter rail service connecting Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, providing regional passenger transportation across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
- 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: successorLine Context triple: [Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, successorLine, Conrail]
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A.
successor
Indicates that one entity directly follows another in an ordered sequence or position.
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B.
successorDynasty
Indicates that one dynasty directly follows and replaces another in a sequence of rule or authority.
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C.
successorProtocol
Indicates that one protocol directly follows and replaces another in sequence or versioning.
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D.
successorOperator
Indicates that one operator directly follows another in a defined sequence or ordering.
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E.
successorDesignated
Indicates that one entity has been formally chosen or named to take over the role, position, or responsibilities of another entity in the future.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69a2e8004cb88190b92ed1add6abf41a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ec8d0ca881909d786e8eed9b6748 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a43667f180819099661c2cc5d8b188 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:51 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2e96d17d08190878d3a68b17d51ca |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a2ea4545608190898436c72e10f39d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:14 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.