Triple
T5702073
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ann Arbor Railroad (original) |
E125687
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lake Michigan rail car ferries
Lake Michigan rail car ferries were specialized ships that transported railroad freight cars across Lake Michigan, providing a vital shortcut and year-round link between Midwestern rail networks.
|
E540895
|
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: Lake Michigan rail car ferries | Statement: [Ann Arbor Railroad (original), knownFor, Lake Michigan rail car ferries]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lake Michigan rail car ferries Context triple: [Ann Arbor Railroad (original), knownFor, Lake Michigan rail car ferries]
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A.
Muskegon–Milwaukee ferry route
The Muskegon–Milwaukee ferry route is a high-speed Lake Michigan passenger and vehicle ferry corridor linking Muskegon, Michigan, with Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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B.
Washington Island Ferry Line
Washington Island Ferry Line is a ferry service that transports passengers, vehicles, and goods between Washington Island and the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin.
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C.
Great Lakes port system
The Great Lakes port system is a network of interconnected commercial and industrial ports on the North American Great Lakes that supports regional and international shipping, trade, and transportation.
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D.
Great Lakes waterway
The Great Lakes waterway is a system of natural and artificial channels that enables commercial and recreational navigation between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.
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E.
Lake Erie coastal transportation corridor
The Lake Erie coastal transportation corridor is a major travel and commerce route that runs along Ohio’s Lake Erie shoreline, linking key coastal communities, ports, and recreational areas.
- 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: Lake Michigan rail car ferries Triple: [Ann Arbor Railroad (original), knownFor, Lake Michigan rail car ferries]
Generated description
Lake Michigan rail car ferries were specialized ships that transported railroad freight cars across Lake Michigan, providing a vital shortcut and year-round link between Midwestern rail networks.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lake Michigan rail car ferries Target entity description: Lake Michigan rail car ferries were specialized ships that transported railroad freight cars across Lake Michigan, providing a vital shortcut and year-round link between Midwestern rail networks.
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A.
Muskegon–Milwaukee ferry route
The Muskegon–Milwaukee ferry route is a high-speed Lake Michigan passenger and vehicle ferry corridor linking Muskegon, Michigan, with Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
-
B.
Washington Island Ferry Line
Washington Island Ferry Line is a ferry service that transports passengers, vehicles, and goods between Washington Island and the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin.
-
C.
Great Lakes port system
The Great Lakes port system is a network of interconnected commercial and industrial ports on the North American Great Lakes that supports regional and international shipping, trade, and transportation.
-
D.
Great Lakes waterway
The Great Lakes waterway is a system of natural and artificial channels that enables commercial and recreational navigation between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River.
-
E.
Lake Erie coastal transportation corridor
The Lake Erie coastal transportation corridor is a major travel and commerce route that runs along Ohio’s Lake Erie shoreline, linking key coastal communities, ports, and recreational areas.
- 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_69c0082c96988190b3a6a201edce472a |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0245581988190a819b8137533ed31 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c05a5fe4fc8190944a63a29da0fe3c |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:08 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c05c1d98b4819080ae9163a0cfd659 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c05caea8b881908a4d12aec44f422e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:18 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:45 p.m.