Triple
T5130891
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lima Locomotive Works |
E115695
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableProduct |
P1448
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Shay locomotive
The Shay locomotive is a geared steam locomotive design, widely used on logging and industrial railroads for its exceptional low-speed power and ability to handle steep grades and sharp curves.
|
E496204
|
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: Shay locomotive | Statement: [Lima Locomotive Works, notableProduct, Shay locomotive]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shay locomotive Context triple: [Lima Locomotive Works, notableProduct, Shay locomotive]
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A.
Forney locomotive
The Forney locomotive is a compact 19th-century steam tank locomotive type, notable for its rigid wheelbase and rear-mounted fuel and water tanks, widely used on urban elevated and commuter railways.
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B.
Lion steam locomotive
The Lion steam locomotive is a preserved early 19th-century British steam engine famed for its role in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and as one of the oldest surviving working locomotives.
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C.
USRA Light Mountain 4-8-2
The USRA Light Mountain 4-8-2 was a standardized World War I–era American steam locomotive design used by multiple railroads for mixed-traffic service under the United States Railroad Administration.
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D.
USRA Heavy Mountain 4-8-2
The USRA Heavy Mountain 4-8-2 was a standardized World War I–era American steam locomotive design built for heavy passenger and fast freight service, featuring a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement and robust construction for demanding mainline duties.
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E.
Adler (locomotive)
Adler was Germany’s first successful steam locomotive, built in Britain and famously used to haul trains on the pioneering Nuremberg–Fürth railway in the 1830s.
- 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: Shay locomotive Triple: [Lima Locomotive Works, notableProduct, Shay locomotive]
Generated description
The Shay locomotive is a geared steam locomotive design, widely used on logging and industrial railroads for its exceptional low-speed power and ability to handle steep grades and sharp curves.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shay locomotive Target entity description: The Shay locomotive is a geared steam locomotive design, widely used on logging and industrial railroads for its exceptional low-speed power and ability to handle steep grades and sharp curves.
-
A.
Forney locomotive
The Forney locomotive is a compact 19th-century steam tank locomotive type, notable for its rigid wheelbase and rear-mounted fuel and water tanks, widely used on urban elevated and commuter railways.
-
B.
Lion steam locomotive
The Lion steam locomotive is a preserved early 19th-century British steam engine famed for its role in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and as one of the oldest surviving working locomotives.
-
C.
USRA Light Mountain 4-8-2
The USRA Light Mountain 4-8-2 was a standardized World War I–era American steam locomotive design used by multiple railroads for mixed-traffic service under the United States Railroad Administration.
-
D.
USRA Heavy Mountain 4-8-2
The USRA Heavy Mountain 4-8-2 was a standardized World War I–era American steam locomotive design built for heavy passenger and fast freight service, featuring a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement and robust construction for demanding mainline duties.
-
E.
Adler (locomotive)
Adler was Germany’s first successful steam locomotive, built in Britain and famously used to haul trains on the pioneering Nuremberg–Fürth railway in the 1830s.
- 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_69bd444426bc819099ccd23f141e22aa |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:57 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd782904788190b544540483915c0e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:39 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bec4c626a48190b2fd81b88b5a59cc |
completed | March 21, 2026, 4:18 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bec6728eac81908b795a7ce55f40b2 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 4:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bec7895aac81908dd6388c05abb75e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 4:30 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:42 p.m.