Triple
T4561509
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | USRA standard steam locomotive designs |
E121801
|
entity |
| Predicate | appliesToJurisdiction |
P82
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
United States railroads
United States railroads comprise the extensive freight- and passenger-rail network that has played a central role in the nation’s economic development, industrialization, and transportation infrastructure since the 19th century.
|
E27533
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: United States railroads | Statement: [USRA standard steam locomotive designs, appliesToJurisdiction, United States railroads]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States railroads Context triple: [USRA standard steam locomotive designs, appliesToJurisdiction, United States railroads]
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A.
Class I freight railroads in the United States
Class I freight railroads in the United States are the largest and highest-revenue freight rail carriers in the country, operating extensive long-haul networks that move the majority of U.S. rail cargo.
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B.
North America’s Railroad
North America’s Railroad is the motto of Canadian National Railway, emphasizing its extensive rail network spanning Canada and parts of the United States.
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C.
Appalachian railroads
Appalachian railroads are the network of rail lines that traverse the Appalachian Mountains, historically crucial for transporting coal, timber, and other resources through this rugged region of the eastern United States.
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D.
United States federal control of railroads
United States federal control of railroads was the World War I–era period (1917–1920) when the U.S. government temporarily nationalized and centrally managed the country’s railroads to improve efficiency for wartime transportation needs.
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E.
North American rail network
The North American rail network is an extensive, interconnected system of freight and passenger rail lines spanning the United States, Canada, and Mexico, operated by multiple major and regional railroads.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: United States railroads Triple: [USRA standard steam locomotive designs, appliesToJurisdiction, United States railroads]
Generated description
United States railroads comprise the extensive freight- and passenger-rail network that has played a central role in the nation’s economic development, industrialization, and transportation infrastructure since the 19th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States railroads Target entity description: United States railroads comprise the extensive freight- and passenger-rail network that has played a central role in the nation’s economic development, industrialization, and transportation infrastructure since the 19th century.
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A.
Class I freight railroads in the United States
chosen
Class I freight railroads in the United States are the largest and highest-revenue freight rail carriers in the country, operating extensive long-haul networks that move the majority of U.S. rail cargo.
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B.
North America’s Railroad
North America’s Railroad is the motto of Canadian National Railway, emphasizing its extensive rail network spanning Canada and parts of the United States.
-
C.
Appalachian railroads
Appalachian railroads are the network of rail lines that traverse the Appalachian Mountains, historically crucial for transporting coal, timber, and other resources through this rugged region of the eastern United States.
-
D.
United States federal control of railroads
United States federal control of railroads was the World War I–era period (1917–1920) when the U.S. government temporarily nationalized and centrally managed the country’s railroads to improve efficiency for wartime transportation needs.
-
E.
North American rail network
The North American rail network is an extensive, interconnected system of freight and passenger rail lines spanning the United States, Canada, and Mexico, operated by multiple major and regional railroads.
- F. None of above.
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_69bd463f156881908a99aca69c5721ac |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd582d98fc8190a760dbb5f20c775d |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdd3aa3b9081908984777207f4040e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 11:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bdd4b703748190a17cf4f02456c39a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 11:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bdd548ea348190818f4335b8ebad2e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 11:16 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:09 p.m.