Triple
T6018047
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | St. Louis–San Francisco Railway |
E133994
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pacific Railroad (Missouri)
Pacific Railroad (Missouri) was one of the earliest major railroads in Missouri, playing a key role in developing rail transport from St. Louis westward in the mid-19th century.
|
E561885
|
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: Pacific Railroad (Missouri) | Statement: [St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, predecessor, Pacific Railroad (Missouri)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pacific Railroad (Missouri) Context triple: [St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, predecessor, Pacific Railroad (Missouri)]
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A.
Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, commonly known as the MKT or "the Katy," was a major American railroad that served the south-central United States, particularly linking Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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B.
Kansas Pacific
"Kansas Pacific" is a 1953 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden, set during the Civil War and centered on efforts to build a strategic railroad line across Kansas.
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C.
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
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D.
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad was a pioneering 19th-century rail line in Missouri, notable as one of the first railroads to cross the state and for carrying early Pony Express mail.
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E.
Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch
The Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch was a 19th-century rail line that later evolved into the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, helping open the American Midwest and Southwest to expanded transportation and commerce.
- 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: Pacific Railroad (Missouri) Triple: [St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, predecessor, Pacific Railroad (Missouri)]
Generated description
Pacific Railroad (Missouri) was one of the earliest major railroads in Missouri, playing a key role in developing rail transport from St. Louis westward in the mid-19th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pacific Railroad (Missouri) Target entity description: Pacific Railroad (Missouri) was one of the earliest major railroads in Missouri, playing a key role in developing rail transport from St. Louis westward in the mid-19th century.
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A.
Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad
The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, commonly known as the MKT or "the Katy," was a major American railroad that served the south-central United States, particularly linking Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
-
B.
Kansas Pacific
"Kansas Pacific" is a 1953 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden, set during the Civil War and centered on efforts to build a strategic railroad line across Kansas.
-
C.
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
-
D.
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad was a pioneering 19th-century rail line in Missouri, notable as one of the first railroads to cross the state and for carrying early Pony Express mail.
-
E.
Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch
The Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch was a 19th-century rail line that later evolved into the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, helping open the American Midwest and Southwest to expanded transportation and commerce.
- 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_69c008742a5c8190b9cb9c2787a3d8b3 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c04f8458588190a78aa32cbdbecfb1 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c108b842c48190b9469e2892a213d3 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 9:32 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c10b7467e88190955014bc060b20e4 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 9:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c10c0a001c81908e3ca53e9491ff9a |
completed | March 23, 2026, 9:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:07 p.m.