Triple
T6851973
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kansas City Southern Railway |
E158040
|
entity |
| Predicate | railroadReportingMark |
P18202
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
KCS
KCS is the reporting mark used by Kansas City Southern Railway, a major freight railroad operating in the central and southern United States and into Mexico.
|
E623708
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: KCS | Statement: [Kansas City Southern Railway, railroadReportingMark, KCS]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: KCS Context triple: [Kansas City Southern Railway, railroadReportingMark, KCS]
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A.
KCS
KCS is the commonly used abbreviation for Knox County Schools, a public school district serving Knox County, Tennessee.
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B.
KCS
KCS is a public school district serving the Kannapolis, North Carolina area.
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C.
KCA
KCA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing life-saving HIV treatment, care, and support to children and families in underserved communities, particularly in Africa and India.
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D.
KC(J)
KC(J) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Kerala, led by P. J. Joseph and primarily representing Christian agrarian interests.
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E.
KSCK
KSCK is the ICAO airport code for Stockton Metropolitan Airport, a public airport serving Stockton, California.
- 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: KCS Triple: [Kansas City Southern Railway, railroadReportingMark, KCS]
Generated description
KCS is the reporting mark used by Kansas City Southern Railway, a major freight railroad operating in the central and southern United States and into Mexico.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: KCS Target entity description: KCS is the reporting mark used by Kansas City Southern Railway, a major freight railroad operating in the central and southern United States and into Mexico.
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A.
KCS
KCS is the commonly used abbreviation for Knox County Schools, a public school district serving Knox County, Tennessee.
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B.
KCS
KCS is a public school district serving the Kannapolis, North Carolina area.
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C.
KCA
KCA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing life-saving HIV treatment, care, and support to children and families in underserved communities, particularly in Africa and India.
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D.
KC(J)
KC(J) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Kerala, led by P. J. Joseph and primarily representing Christian agrarian interests.
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E.
KSCK
KSCK is the ICAO airport code for Stockton Metropolitan Airport, a public airport serving Stockton, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: railroadReportingMark Context triple: [Kansas City Southern Railway, railroadReportingMark, KCS]
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A.
usesRollingStockBrand
Indicates that one entity employs or operates rolling stock manufactured under a specific brand.
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B.
railroadCodeFor
chosen
Indicates that a specific railroad code is assigned to or used to identify a particular railroad entity.
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C.
railCarries
Indicates that a rail or railway system transports or conveys a specified entity from one place to another.
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D.
railroadClass
Indicates the classification or category of a railroad according to an established system (e.g., by size, revenue, or regulatory status).
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E.
aircraftMarking
Indicates a relationship where a marking, symbol, or identifier is applied to or displayed on an aircraft.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69c6882fae988190864cbba788c5ebb4 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d84e6fb08190915954be5b0df2d8 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c72fd2800c8190997c0bc7ff3e1491 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:33 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c73208e9408190b246837c0e436575 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:42 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7326b04ac8190a700061e6546cb50 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:44 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c6d0a12834819097d7e6c0b823745e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 6:46 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:20 p.m.